Comments on: 18 Gauge or 20 Gauge http://www.dogfencediy.com Sat, 04 Sep 2010 02:09:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Tina Lainhart http://www.dogfencediy.com/faqs/wire-gauge/comment-page-1/#comment-2407 Tina Lainhart Thu, 12 Aug 2010 11:02:33 +0000 http://www.dogfencediy.com/?page_id=1369#comment-2407 How much wire would we need if we want to do about 1 and 1/4 acres ADMIN - Hi Tina, You'd need 1,500 feet of wire to cover 1 and 1/4 acres. Keep in mind that most systems come with 500 feet of wire. http://www.dogfencediy.com/faqs/how-much-wire/ How much wire would we need if we want to do about 1 and 1/4 acres

ADMIN – Hi Tina,

You’d need 1,500 feet of wire to cover 1 and 1/4 acres. Keep in mind that most systems come with 500 feet of wire.

http://www.dogfencediy.com/faqs/how-much-wire/

]]> By: Laura Johnson http://www.dogfencediy.com/faqs/wire-gauge/comment-page-1/#comment-1743 Laura Johnson Wed, 28 Apr 2010 16:53:55 +0000 http://www.dogfencediy.com/?page_id=1369#comment-1743 Can you mix 20 gauge wire with 18 gauge wire in the same system or does it all have to be the same gauge? ADMIN - Hi Laura, You want to avoid mixing very different gauges of wire, because the sections with thicker wires will produce a wider boundary signal than the sections with thinner wire. You can mix 20 gauge and 18 gauge and the system will work fine, but be aware that the boundary will be wider in the 18 gauge sections than in the 20 gauge sections. Can you mix 20 gauge wire with 18 gauge wire in the same system or does it all have to be the same gauge?

ADMIN – Hi Laura,

You want to avoid mixing very different gauges of wire, because the sections with thicker wires will produce a wider boundary signal than the sections with thinner wire.

You can mix 20 gauge and 18 gauge and the system will work fine, but be aware that the boundary will be wider in the 18 gauge sections than in the 20 gauge sections.

]]> By: Tad http://www.dogfencediy.com/faqs/wire-gauge/comment-page-1/#comment-717 Tad Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:10:15 +0000 http://www.dogfencediy.com/?page_id=1369#comment-717 I unfortunately have a bad case of moles in my back yard. Have you run across any problems with the moles chewing through the buried wire? Will constant mole activity disrupt the buried wire? I know strange question. ADMIN - Hi Tad, Moles, gophers, etc do not usually cause problems with the wire, (I suppose because wire is not particularly tasty). However, we do hear of the ocassional case where the mole will chomp right through. We don't have any great solutions for that problem - maybe someone has a solution? I unfortunately have a bad case of moles in my back yard. Have you run across any problems with the moles chewing through the buried wire? Will constant mole activity disrupt the buried wire? I know strange question.

ADMIN – Hi Tad,

Moles, gophers, etc do not usually cause problems with the wire, (I suppose because wire is not particularly tasty). However, we do hear of the ocassional case where the mole will chomp right through. We don’t have any great solutions for that problem – maybe someone has a solution?

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