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February 27, 2018 by Snupit
Electric Fencing

Electric fences were originally meant to keep farm or game reserve animals contained in a certain location. However, the security industry has seen how electric fences can be useful as a security measure. They have since been redesigned to keep intruders out of properties. When the fence is turned on it will shock anyone who touches it. This prevents people from climbing the fence and entering a property unauthorised. The shock will cause discomfort; however, it is illegal for the shock to be strong enough to result in the death of an individual. If you’re considering installing some electric fencing, Snupit can help you to find a supplier. Electric fencing is great way to beef up your security.



Here’s what you need to know if you’re interested in installing it:


There are some legal requirements that come with installing an electrical fence. Your installers should be able to give you a detailed description of these requirements. However, the main things to consider beforehand include height restrictions and voltage restrictions. You do not want to end up in a situation where your fence does not comply with the law. This could result in some serious legal action being taken against you.


There are many advantages that come with having an electric fence. First of all, the minute an intruder sees the fence they will be less likely to attempt to break in to your place. They will already know how difficult it is to get inside your house and assume that you have other security measures in place. In addition to this, if someone does try to trespass and enter you home, they will be shocked. Although the shock is not lethal, it does have the potential to demobilise the intruder. This will prevent them from getting inside the house and give you time to call your neighbourhood security or the police.


Electric fences can also be linked to some of the other security systems that you might have installed in your house. For example, you could position your security cameras to provide a view of the electric fencing. In extreme cases you can even link your alarm to your electric fencing. This means that the alarm will go off in the event that someone touches the electric fence. This will provide you with an early warning pertaining to possible intrusion. The only issue here is that your alarm may be set off if a tree branch or any other object happens to touch the fence by mistake.



Ultimately, it’s a good idea to install an electric fence if you’d rather be safe than sorry. They do need to be maintained to make sure that they are still safe for use. However, they do a good job of protecting any property.

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