Electric Fence Accessories: Handy Helpers for Building and Upkeep

Electric Fence Accessories: Everything for a Fence in Daily Use

The energizer, conductors, insulators and posts form the basic framework. For the fence to work reliably day to day, though, it needs a few more things. Electric fence accessories help you put it up and take it down, protect the energizer from storm damage, alert passers by to the current and let you switch individual sections off when needed. They also include underground cable connectors and tensioning tools.

Build Faster, Move More Easily

If you work with strip grazing, you unroll and roll up polywire and tape several times a week. A fence reel with a crank and carrying handle turns this into a job of a few minutes. For permanent wire fences, tensioning tools such as the Gripple Tensulator help, letting you retension the wire with controlled force. Underground cable connectors ensure that cables under gates and tracks are connected cleanly and do not lose any current.

Protection for People, Animals and Equipment

An electric fence along paths and roads should be clearly marked with warning signs, so that walkers and children know what to expect. Lightning protection diverts overvoltage into the ground during a thunderstorm before it can damage the energizer. With an electric fence switch you cut the power to individual sections, for example for work on the fence or for tracing faults, without switching off the whole paddock. That keeps the rest of the pasture safely charged.

Frequently asked questions

How do I lay an underground cable beneath a gate?
Lay a highly insulated underground cable in a protective pipe about a spade's depth under the gateway. Connect it to the fence on both sides, and the fence stays live even with the gate open.

What accessories does a new electric fence need as a minimum?
Besides the energizer, earthing, conductors, insulators and posts, warning signs along public paths and a fence tester for checks make sense. For mobile grazing, a reel makes the work much easier.

What should I do if a section of fence keeps losing voltage?
Disconnect the sections one after another with an electric fence switch and measure the voltage. That way you quickly find the area with the fault, such as a cracked insulator or vegetation.