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DIY Electric fencing - any thoughts?

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So we have a fox problem and metal fencing all around the detached house, they come in and drop faeces everywhere and with a little child it is a safety issue really.


Is it possible to make a DIY electric fence (mains powered or through a 12V DC adapter supplied through an IP65 outdoor socket)?

I would look to run a seperate circuit for the outdoor socket for this purpose, but what should it be protected behind on a consumer unit - MCB / RCD / RCBO?


I guess at every instance of electrocution of the fox it would trip the circuit but I could accept a daily of trip protection if required.


Is there any legislation surrounding this?
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    Some years ago I read the death by electrocution statistics and reports for Ireland and there were a surprising number of people killed by people installing DIY electric fences.


    There's nothing vaguely sensible about the proposal and it will not work anyway. 



    This is a bowling club local to me, they have a conventional electric fence installed, I presume it is intended to keep foxes and badgers off the green to stop them ripping the turf up looking for a meal, which I think is unlikely to happen because the grass is so well maintained that there won't be many grubs and larvae under it. 

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    Some years ago I read the death by electrocution statistics and reports for Ireland and there were a surprising number of people killed by people installing DIY electric fences.


    There's nothing vaguely sensible about the proposal and it will not work anyway. 



    This is a bowling club local to me, they have a conventional electric fence installed, I presume it is intended to keep foxes and badgers off the green to stop them ripping the turf up looking for a meal, which I think is unlikely to happen because the grass is so well maintained that there won't be many grubs and larvae under it. 

    3162ac4dc531b6652d67e17130ed9672-original-20200419_170045.jpg
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