Electric Fence Making Clicking Noise

Each click is a pulse.

Electric fence making clicking noise.

An electric fence can generate radio noise even if it is in otherwise good working order. Clicking and radio noise. A lot of poor performing fence systems can be blamed on inadequate ground systems. The fence is probably shorted out somewhere and is making an electrical arc at some point.

Two types are common. They may be affected even when you have no problems yourself. Other possible sources of interference with the phone line include fluorescent lamps a light dimmer or electric motors. Frozen soil will also hinder the operation of your fence.

The knots arc every time the energiser tries to charge the fence. Clicking is part of normal fence operation when a charger releases energy that. Whenever noise from an electric fence causes harmful interference to a. If you have a fence charger you probably have heard it clicking like a metronome.

The usual cause is poor joins in the tape often they have tied sections of tape together with knots instead of using proper buckle joiners. More ground rods should be installed if your electric fence is installed in sandy dry or rocky soil. Please be aware of the problems that can be caused by electric fences and think of your neighbours. The voltage can be very high but the amperage is low.

If you can here clicks on the line such as click click click or hums whines and buzzing noises then it s possible that the electric fence is creating interference. I suggest walking the fence line when it is very dark to look for a small glowing arc. In many cases this noise is caused by a portion of the fence that may fail as the spark causing the noise weakens the wire. Electric fences are not meant to do permanent harm to animals or humans.

This noise is not normal however and it almost always can be corrected. Every system should have at least three ground rods to perform properly.