Use and Care Manual
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Adding a GATE
If you want a permanent opening or gate in
the containment eld, you must use what is
commonly called a double loop, as shown
in Figure 9. Carefully follow the current
around the wiring and you will realize that
this layout is actually still a single loop of
wire that is folded back upon itself. If the
gate is narrow, you may have to reduce the
boundary eld next to the gate. This can be
done by triangulating or folding the wire back
on itself for a short distance as shown inside
Figure 9. Do not bury the wire near the
gate until after the entire system is working
and adjusted for the proper eld strength in
all areas of the installation. In double loop
installations, it is very important to have
the inside and outside wires separated
by at least 6 feet all around the
containment area if you want a
normal containment eld width of
3 to 10 feet. Use 12 feet of wire
separation if you desire a wider
containment eld width – up to 20
feet. Using less wire separation
reduces the eld strength and
requires the dog to be closer
to the wire before receiving
a correction. Whatever wire
separation you choose, maintain
a consistent separation between
the inside and outside wires if
you want a consistent correction
distance. Remember the double
loop requires almost twice as
much wire, and burying of that
wire, as a single loop, so plan
accordingly.
Once you have chosen to use
the “double loop” layout, you can
place as many other openings/gates in the boundary eld as you wish by
twisting the inner and outer wires together, or simply bringing the two wires
together tightly. This concept, shown in Figure 10.
TIP: The amount of twist and the direction of the twist is of little
importance, as long as the wires are touching each other along the
entire “gate” section.
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MAKING A CONTAINMENT FIELD WITH A GATE
WIDE
GATE
Wire
Wire
Wire
Wire
NARROW
GATE
TWISTED WIRE
FIELD WILL CANCEL
6 FOOT
SEPARATION
RECOMMENDED
Figure 9
MAKING A CONTAINMENT FIELD WITH MULTIPLE GATES
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TWISTED WIRE
FIELD WILL CANCEL
GATE
GATE
GATE
6 FOOT
SEPARATION
RECOMMENDED
Figure 10