How to Troubleshoot an Innotek Dog Fence

Electric underground fences provide boundaries for dogs so that they stay in their yard in a protected environment. Innotek dog fences keep dogs contained and do not require a visible fence around your property. Installing an underground fence is less expensive and much quicker than traditional above-ground fences. Underground fences can stop operating because of a break or split in the radio frequency wires.

Things You'll Need

  • RF choke
  • AM radio
  • 2-prong potato hoe
  • Scissors
  • Wire splicer
  • Wire nut
  • Electrical tape
  • Sandwich bag
  • Duct tape
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Instructions

    • 1

      Check the Innotek fence controller lights. Replace the battery if the battery low light is illuminated.

    • 2

      Secure the terminal leads to the fence controller to obtain a strong signal.

    • 3

      Remove the two lead out wires from the transmitter and attach one on each side of the Radio Frequency (RF) choke. Wrap the copper wire around each post on the ends of the choke.

    • 4

      Insert the two lead wires from the choke into the transmitter where the two lead out wires were originally.

    • 5

      Turn on a hand-held AM radio. Find the lowest frequency radio station with the smallest number by turning the tuner all the way to the left. Do not tune it to a station but only to an area that is all static.

    • 6

      Walk along the perimeter of the Innotek dog fence where the wires are underground, starting from one side of the fenced area. Hold the radio so that the antenna passes over the underground wiring. Listen to the static on the radio. When there is silence over the radio, stop and mark the area with a stick or any other object.

    • 7

      Continue walking around the perimeter and marking silent spots in the fence line.

    • 8

      Dig next to the markers with a potato hoe or a two-prong cultivator to access the wires in the ground. Gently remove the soil next to the fence lines to prevent causing additional breaks in the lines.

    • 9

      Kneel down next to the broken wires and cut them entirely through with scissors. Use a wire splicer to pull off two inches of the wire coating on each end of the cut wire.

    • 10

      Twist the two copper wires together, place a wire nut on the junction and turn it clockwise while pushing it on the wires.

    • 11

      Wrap at least four revolutions of electrical tape around the wire nut and wire on each side of the nut.

    • 12

      Wrap a sandwich bag around the electrical tape and wrap duct tape around the bag to insulate the wire from water.

    • 13

      Place the wire back in the ground and cover it with dirt.

    • 14

      Remove the RF choke from the transmitter and replace the two lead out wires.