After calling the company i was informed that this alarm meant there was a break in the fence and that i should have them come out as soon as possible because my dog would surely figure this out in a few days.
Finding break in underground fence.
An invisible fence is both a type and a brand of fence that keeps your pet inside a confined area.
If the loop indicator light is on you can assume the break is in the other half of the boundary wire.
The underground boundary wire is a key component of a dogwatch hidden fence or any other pet containment system for pets including invisible fence brand.
The kit includes a mini transmitter and an am radio.
After some testing of different models we recommend the kolsol underground wire locator.
Splice the other end of the test wire to either side of your boundary wire where you cut it in half.
Hooking up to both fence wires will send a signal up both sides of the break making it much harder to detect.
When a family moves from their home they often leave their invisible fence wiring intact and install new wiring in the new place.
Recently i went into my garage to find the invisible dog fence transmitter beeping.
This locator can detect wires up to 80 cm away from the sensing.
Locate the halfway point of your boundary and cut the boundary wire.
Watch the video below for a demonstration of how to use it.
How to find a break in an invisible fence using a wire locator.
The wire is connected to a transmitter usually mounted in your basement or your garage.
Now that the wire locator transmitter is hooked up and sending a signal with our fence unit we can use the wire locator receiver to find the break in your underground fence.
This means the new owners already have the wiring for an invisible fence.
You can locate a wire break for any brand systems using a petsafe wire break locator kit.
First an overview of how a hidden fence or an invisible fence works.
Based upon our extensive tests we have determined that this device only works well for fence systems with less than 500 feet of wire.
Wire break locator kit.
The most common way to find a break is to use an underground locator.