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Sample 6 (2J): Wire Loop Attached to Existing Fence (Double Loop)

This layout allows you to include your existing fence as part of your layout and

keep your cat from jumping out or digging under your existing fence. It reduces

the amount of wire which will need to be buried. Run the wire from the Fence

Transmitter to A, A to B, B to C, C to D, D to E, E to F, make a U-turn and

follow your path all the way back to A,

keeping the wire separated 1-1.5 m

(3-5 ft). Twist the wire from A back to the Fence Transmitter. See the “Install the

Boundary Wire” section for more information on attaching the wire to a fence.

1-1.5 m

(3-5 ft)

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Position the Boundary Wire

Lay out the Boundary Wire using your planned boundary and test the

system BEFORE burying the wire or attaching it to an existing fence.

This will make any layout changes easier.

Work carefully. A nick in the wire

insulation can diminish the signal strength and create a weak area where your pet

can escape.

Running฀the฀Boundary฀Wire฀parallel฀to฀and฀within฀1.5฀m฀(5฀ft)฀of฀electrical฀wires,฀

neighboring containment systems, telephone wires, television or antenna cables, or

satellite dishes may cause an inconsistent signal. If you must cross any of these, do

so฀at฀90-degree฀angles฀(perpendicularly)฀(3A).

Boundary Wire

3 m

10 ft

3 m

10 ft

Buried Cabl

90˚

If฀separating฀the฀Boundary฀Wire฀by฀at฀least฀3฀m฀(10฀ft)฀from฀a฀neighboring฀containment฀

system’s wire does not reduce the inconsistent signal, contact the Customer Care Centre.

To Twist the Boundary Wire

Twisting the Boundary Wire cancels the signal and allows your pet to cross over that area safely

(3B).฀To฀ensure฀the฀signal฀is฀cancelled,฀it฀is฀recommended฀that฀you฀cut฀and฀splice฀the฀Boundary฀

Wire between each twisted section. Plastic or metal piping will not cancel the signal. You can

twist your own wire by cutting two equal lengths of Boundary Wire supplied and twisting them

together. Anchor one end of the wires to something secure and insert the other end in a power

drill. Pull the wire taut. The drill enables you to twist the wire quickly. Twist the Boundary Wire

30฀times฀per฀metre฀(10฀to฀12฀times฀per฀ft)฀to฀cancel฀the฀signal.฀Once฀you฀have฀completed฀your฀

boundary layout, insert the twisted wire and insert into the transmitter.

To Splice or Repair the Boundary Wire

If you need additional Boundary Wire to expand your wire loop, you will need to splice the

wires together. Note the locations of all splices for future reference. Most Boundary Wire breaks

occur at splices.

Strip฀approximately฀1฀cm฀(

฀in)฀of฀insulation฀off฀the฀ends฀of฀the฀Boundary฀Wires฀to฀be฀spliced฀

(3C).฀Make฀sure฀the฀copper฀Boundary฀Wire฀is฀not฀corroded.฀If฀the฀Boundary฀Wire฀is฀corroded,฀

cut it back to expose clean copper wire.

Insert฀the฀stripped฀ends฀into฀the฀wire฀nut฀and฀twist฀the฀wire฀nut฀around฀the฀wires.฀Ensure฀that฀

there฀is฀no฀copper฀exposed฀beyond฀the฀end฀of฀the฀wire฀nut.฀Tie฀a฀knot฀7.5-10฀cm฀(3-4฀in)฀from฀

the฀wire฀nut฀(3D).฀Ensure฀that฀the฀wire฀nut฀is฀secure฀on฀the฀wire฀splice.฀

30 Twists/m

10 Twists/ft

1 cm

(

in)

1 cm

(

in)

Once you have securely spliced the wires together, open the lid of the gel-ﬁlled splice capsule and insert the wire nut

as฀deeply฀as฀possible฀into฀the฀waterproof฀gel฀inside฀the฀capsule฀(3E).฀Snap฀the฀lid฀of฀the฀capsule฀shut฀(3F).฀For฀proper฀

system performance, the splice connection must be waterproof.

If your splice pulls loose, the entire system will fail. Make sure your splice is secure. Additional gel-ﬁlled splice capsules

and wire nuts are available through the Customer Care Centre.

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