O/T Inground dog fence

ANyone else have the Petsafe InGround Pet Barrier? I have had mine installed for about 2 years. It will work great for a long time but when it breaks or makes a partial break it is a HUGE pain in the butt. I got the break detector a while back but I always had partial breaks, well tonight I can't even get the noise to come from the wires next to the sender. Ground is frozen so it will be a while before I can get it fixed for my babies.

Anyone have some tips on how to find the break easier? So far I have been digging parts of the wire out of the ground and running an extra wire back to one side of the boundry wire. Then taking an ohm reading and repeating the method until I find the partial break.

Thanks in davance!!!!

last time that happened I gave up trying to find problem, got lawn edger out, put new line down pushed in with paint stick. about 1 1/2 hours to put down 275 feet, ground was solid , not frozen completely, Mark

Look for spots that maybe got dug out by a snow blade ? even the dog,or once my wife planted flowers and sure enough dug into the wire !

No, I don"t have an easier method of tracing, but would recommend maybe replacing the line if it is recurring. I"ve heard you can use an am radio but can"t remember how.

But I go through that break tracing about every spring.
A few random comments that may or may not help you as you go:
1. After a while, the line does seem to give out underground. At that point, I"ve come to learn you start chasing your tail. You"ll find the break, then a month later your after another one. Not sure if it"s too many freeze thaw cycles or what. Now I just dig a new trench and replace it.
2. I use the backwoods install method. A 1" rod or concrete d-stake through the front snow plow on the tractor (plow removed) - has down pressure. Can run several hundred feet of trench quickly. Turn the two young boys loose burying the wire in it and closing it with their boots. Could probably do the stake through a 3pt drawbar with some weight too.
3. Part of mine is in a woods. No trench there. Just let it lay and it eventually buries itself. That"s also the place where rabbits, deer, and other varmints will chew through it.
4. Have had the best luck with non-stranded wire, one size bigger than they supply with the kit.
5. I usually splice the wire with wire nuts and silicone caulk.

Had lightning strike a tree in the woods about 10 years ago. The wire was a few feet from the trunk and as the wire runs, about 600 ft from the garage. It followed that little 16ga wire all the way in and blew the transmitter across the garage. Called petsafe, told them what happened. Sent them the transmitter in a bag, they sent a new one - no cost. Can"t remember if it was under warranty or what the deal was, but was very happy with the service.

I"m sure someone who installs the stuff will probably frown upon what I"ve listed above, but they seem to work for me.

Good luck

If all that trouble, put it in PVC. Hard part is digging. Dave

Thanks guys, I am pretty sure it is a rodent problem where the line runs next to the grain bins. I have a section of it run through PVC but maybe the moved there tunnel over. It seems that no matter how much poison I put out there is a constant supply of mice infiltrating.