PetSafe Wire Break Locator - Effective & Accurate Fault Detector with Dual-Tone Detection - Wire Signal Tester - Fence Troubleshooting & Diagnostic Tool In-Ground Fence Repair Accessory

This device made finding the break in my line fast and easy. Highly recommend!

I wish this was available 20 years ago. It would have saved me untold money when we redid landscaping, and I paid the local Invisible Fence franchise $300+ each time they came out to locate and fix a fence break. Some time ago I tried using an electronic component and an AM radio as instructed by the Internet but was never able to get this arrangement to work. This unit is easy to set up and easy to use. As an added bonus, the instructions are both clear and concise (a nice change of pace). I bought it to locate a break I created last week while replacing fence posts. I had a general idea of where the break was and located it to within a foot in less than five minutes. I would like to think that anyone who can read and follow simple instructions can be successful locating breaks with this unit and save themselves the trouble and expense of paying a service to do it for them.

I have a 13 acre farm with an 8 gauge stranded wire encircling the entire property. So about 2,900 linear feet of fence wire. I only have about 8 feet of twisted wire between the transmitter and where the fence starts. I placed the stakes about 10 feet apart and ran a hose to each one and let it run at a bit more than a trickle for about an hour. I found the break with relative ease. (Cutting away brush was time consuming to follow the wire.) All in all a great experience with the tool.

Worked as advertised! Found the wire break within 10 minutes of set up! Fixed as quickly with repair kit! Dog fence is back in service, though our dog is not as happy about the repair as I am!

I would give this 10 stars if I could! If you have an in ground fence you need this. It’s not if it’s going to break, it’s when. I found my break in just a few minutes. I have used other methods to find a break and they were very time consuming and back breaking. Everything about this kit is great. Even the extending stick thing is long enough for me and I’m 6’5” tall. I know it’s pricey, but just get it. It’s sooooo worth it. There’s a video on YouTube to show how to use it. Just watch it and follow the simple instructions.

Not worth the hassle to attempt to find problem. I am handicapped and had my daughter come from NC to VA to try to find the problem in my invisible's fence. She can conquer all computer problems and even works for a leading dog food company visiting veterinarians in 4 states and leading Pet Stores in her territory. We could not locate the problem nor had anyone dug to sever or break the line…… too much of a problem. Not worth the aggravation to deal with!

Well worth the cost. I have a 5 acre dog fence. I agree with other reviewers. I set it up exactly as said in the instructions then followed the instructions to track the underground wire. 10 min later i was splicing the broken wire using the included splice hardware Great product (and i dont say that often)

The locator, with the grounding the wire kit set up, was very easy to use and found several breaks in the wire. Once I fixed the detected breaks with the gel-filled capsules, the controller stopped beeping and my dog could be out in our yard safe once again. However, the locator was not able to detect breaks near the house from chipmunks nawing through the wire - there was just enough of a connection that it was not a complete break. That has always been a problem and I knew I had to dig around my front stoop to find them which I did and fixed them with the gel-filled capsules.

This device is awesome. Works very well & I easily found the line break in my perimeter wire. As a FYI, I used it to find the break in my AutoMower (robotic lawnmower) perimeter wire. Saved me hours and hours of work. Great engineering & user interface. Pete

We install remote mowers and through the winter the mice had eaten a customers ground wire. We hooked this unit up and with very small learning curve we found the breaks in the ground wire. Awesome little unit.

This product worked perfectly to help fix my in ground fence. I originally was hesitant as the price seemed steep... but it took me under an hour to get the break located and repaired. Considering the age of the system (18 years), I imagine I may be using this break detector again at some point. It's worth the investment! Recommended :)

If you have breaks in the wire this will find them. We ran our wire around a fence. Not underground. Who does that. Found the break in hours. We had looked for days

**Update**: The second year my fence developed a break I set about setting this product up for use. When I plugged it in, a loud pop was heard and the unit began smoking and growing hot. Literally caught fire in my hands. Sadly, there is no other method for detecting wirebreaks in this fence. So I have to order another one. Angry face. I ordered this product as my in-ground fence has developed a frustrating series of line breaks. I tried the AM radio method of locating the breaks on my 5 acres, but it wasn't working for me, so 150$ later here we go. It's relatively simple to set up and use. Honestly, I wonder why it's not included with the original kit, as I'm pretty sure every owner of this system is going to experience hidden line breaks over the years. After following some ghost transmissions for awhile, I did eventually locate my break, so kudos to the system for working mostly as advertised. The detector stick (my kids call it the minesweeper) did stop working briefly for no apparent reason but then started working again a few minutes later. 3 stars, mostly due to price and it should really be a part of the original in-ground fence kit, not a pricey addition for something that will definitely happen.