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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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    When in South Africa and kept Rottweillers as you do, I had a similar problem ... but in keeping dogs in and to stop them burrowing below a slabbed, concrete wall.

    I bought a custom mains transformer, and made an electric fence from thin gauge, galvanised wire on insulated supports; the supports were square, steel, reinforcing rods driven into the ground, and for insulation - plastic tubing slid over the rods, squashed at the top to create an insulated support and stop the tube from sliding down.


    An effective, non lethal solution, ? I expect with elf and safety in the UK you would need warning notices, not that the foxes can read though.


    Jaymack
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    When in South Africa and kept Rottweillers as you do, I had a similar problem ... but in keeping dogs in and to stop them burrowing below a slabbed, concrete wall.

    I bought a custom mains transformer, and made an electric fence from thin gauge, galvanised wire on insulated supports; the supports were square, steel, reinforcing rods driven into the ground, and for insulation - plastic tubing slid over the rods, squashed at the top to create an insulated support and stop the tube from sliding down.


    An effective, non lethal solution, ? I expect with elf and safety in the UK you would need warning notices, not that the foxes can read though.


    Jaymack
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