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Find the Wire Break

For Systems with Twisted

Boundary Wire

• If a single wire in the twisted wire is broken,

you will hear both tones until the locator

reaches the break in the wire. Then you will

hear only a single tone.

• If both of the wires are broken in the twisted

wire, the volume from the locator will

decrease as you approach the break. The

tone will stop after you have passed the

break and the lights will disappear.

1. Begin outside where the twisted boundary

wire exits through a window, door or

wall (5A).

2. Place the locator directly over the buried

wire. The locator will pick up the 2

transmitted tones of the buried twisted

boundary wire. As a result you will hear both

the low frequency continuous tone and the

high frequency intermittent tone together.

3. Adjust the volume so that the tones are loud

enough to hear over normal outdoor noise.

4. Walk along the path and swing the

locator from side to side, listening for the

simultaneous tones (4C). The light that is

associated with the strongest signal will be lit.

Check the Boundary Wire Loop

• If there is a single break in the boundary loop, the tone will most likely change from one tone to

another (intermittent to continuous or from continuous to intermittent). The lights will also switch from

one color to the other. Ideally, if the tone disappears, you have located the break directly below

the locator.

• If there are multiple breaks in the boundary loop, the locator tone will decrease and will go silent

at the break, and the lights will turn off.

1. If you do not locate a break in the twisted wire, then you will eventually reach the splice where

the twisted wire meets the boundary wire loop in your yard (5A). You will only hear a single tone

(either intermittent or continuous) from one of the single boundary wires. You will also see only one

color on the locator (either red or green).

2. Select a direction and walk the boundary wire loop while listening for a change in tone or color.

Note: It may be difficult to hear the changes between tones due to the loud volume on the locator.

When you do hear a change in tone, stop and turn the volume down on the locator until you barely

hear the tone when you are directly over the wire. Move the locator towards the area of the wire

break. When the tone disappears, you have located the exact location of the break directly below the

locator.

We recommend repairing the breaks as you go around the entire loop.

Note: If the lawn was aerated there might be multiple breaks throughout the wire. It may be easier to

replace a long section of wire rather than making several small repairs. To do this, go back to where

the twisted wire meets the boundary loop and check the boundary wire loop in the opposite direction

this time. Once you find the break in the wire then you can estimate how long of a section of wire you

will need to replace.

Things to Keep In Mind

• As you move further from the transmitter, the locator volume will gradually decrease. This is not to

be confused with a wire break. You may need to increase the locator volume in order to continue

hearing the signal.

• If the twisted wire is greater than 50 ft. (15 m) and there are off-limits areas such as gardens and

pools in your boundary layout, you may need to locate the break by listening for a reduction in the

tone volume.

• If the twisted wire is greater than 100 ft. (30 m), the intermittent tone and the continuous tone will

most likely be combined over the entire boundary wire. If this occurs, you will hear a noticeable

reduction in the tones when the locator is over the break, and the colors may not change over

the break.

Boundary wire loop

Twisted

boundary

wire

Start here

Splice

Grounding

stakes

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