If there is a short or fault in your electric fencing it is like a leak in a pipe and electricity escapes.

Shorts can be caused by long grass, branches and especially a stray piece of wire. Two common problems are broken insulator or bungy gates being let go and landing on fences and the ground.

The fence tester will show you 2 readings. KW ( or kilowatts ) tells you how much power is in the fence. A ( or amps ) show up when there is a short or fault. The tester will also point to the direction of the short.

Walk in the direction of the short ( arrow ) and inspect the fence for stray wires or branches etc.

Sometimes an insulator will have come off or be broken and the electric wire is touching a steel post.

Often you need to turn the isolator off to the fence to fix it.

Don’t forget to test the fence again to make sure you have actually turned it off.

Now fix the fence.

Turn the isolator back on and retest the fence.