Comments on: Digging

By: Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:40:34 +0000

Alternatively, couldn’t you just use a circular saw to quickly make a long cut in the ground and then lay the wire? Same as installing on pavement, but with grass/dirt.

ADMIN – Hi Ryan,

Using a circular saw to cut a trench in the ground sounds like it would work (much like using a garden edger). But, I think it would be a little difficult to do long runs, and it strikes me as a little dangerous. I would rather use an edger, but I can’t see any reason why the circular won’t do the trick too.

By: Jon Pietsch

Jon Pietsch — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 21:24:10 +0000

Can the invisible fence wire be buried next to metal edging material without affecting the signal?

ADMIN – Hi Jon,

Well, I’d lay above ground beside the metal edging material and plug up the fence and test it before burying it. Technically, any kind of metal is a potential risk for interference. However, it doesn’t mean interference is automatic. The best way is to test it before finishing your installation.

By: Sergio

Sergio — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 00:06:02 +0000

Hi, while I bury the wire if I go deeper than 3 inches the strength of the signal will be reduced in that section only?

ADMIN – Hi Sergio.

That is correct. If you bury the wire deeper in one section of the installation, the signal will be weaker in that section and that section only. This is because the signal will need to travel through more ground to get to the surface in that section and that diminishes the potency of the signal.

By: Kevin R

Kevin R — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 21:06:10 +0000

Hi; Quick tip for those using the shovel method. If you buy an edging shovel things will go faster and you’ll get straighter lines. Edging shovels have a flat and straight blade on them. As mentioned above, push it into the ground a few inches, pry it back and forth a bit, then move on. Won’t take long to cover 10′. After you lay the wire down, all you have to do is walk on the opened ground to compress it. Kevin

By: Joao

Joao — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:03:18 +0000

what is the maximum dept the wire can be buried without compromising effectiveness? Thank you

ADMIN – Hi Joao,

If you go deep, you just need to turn up the boundary width to compensate. This is not a problem unless is causes an issue in some other part of the yard where the wire is not buried as deep and the boundary will now be too wide.

In most circumstances you don’t want to go down much more than a foot.

By: mary perva

mary perva — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:59:40 +0000

My question is what do you do when you get to a sidewalk ? do you go under and if so how is this done? thanks mary

ADMIN – Hi Mary,

You can dig under. There are a variety of ways, but one of the easiest is to use a piece of PVC pipe to burrow under.

But, most people will cut a shallow slot or use an existing expansion joint. Lay the wire in the slot and then seal over.

There is a lot more detail in the “driveways and pathways” under the installation menu of the dropdown menu.

By: Gale

Gale — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:57:26 +0000

Regardless of the wire burying method, is the 3 inches mentioned here, at any danger of damage if constantly run over by a heavy ride on mower. If yes, would the 18 gauge wire be letter in the long run?

ADMIN – Hi Gale,

If you go down three inches you will be fine even if running it over with a heavy ride-on. No need to do 18 gauge, but it certainly would not hurt.