Perimeter write is built to withstand a lot. But that doesn’t mean it’s invincible.
Maybe an animal causes the problem. Or mother nature creates destructive conditions for your wire. Or maybe it just wasn’t installed correctly in the first place.
Breaks are not a super common occurrence. But they can happen.
So if your mower sends you a message that your boundary wire isn’t working, here’s what you should do.
Step 1: Survey your lawn for
damaged wire
You may have buried the wire
or you might have left it exposed. Either way, you need to find the root of the
problem.
So
your first step is to walk throughout your lawn, looking for any damage. If you
see any type of disturbance in your soil, that’s a clue leading you closer to
the problem.
Also, look for exposed wire.
Anything that would indicate that there’s been a break.
Your robot is equipped with
technology that can guide you in the right direction. By switching on and off
the connection to the perimeter wire in your app, you can find the problem.
When the error message disappears, you know you’ve found your problem section.
Just look in your robot’s manual
for a detailed review of this process.
However
you search, obviously, you need to find the break to start the repair.
Step 2: Prep your wire for repair
Before you fix your perimeter
wire, you need to remove the old, damaged wire. Let’s fix the damage.
The fix isn’t complicated. But
you want to make sure that you prepare the wire.
Take the old broken wire and
remove both of the frayed and broken ends. Now you’ve
prepped you wire
and you can begin installation.
Step 3: Use a cable connector
You’re going to install your new
wire with your cable connector. Make sure to fill it with silicone if you are
using a standard cable connector.
Take both parts of the wire where
you’ve removed the end. Now place them securely into the openings of the cable
connector with the silicone.
See that the wire goes fully in
and is tight. You can use pliers to help make sure it is secure.
Now take the cable connector with
the two wire ends and bury it into the ground. Make sure to secure the repaired
perimeter wire as normal.
Step 4: Verify the wire is good
Go back to your mower. You should
no longer see an error message. Now you know that your perimeter wire is
repaired. And your robot is ready to get
moving again.
A helpful hint is to always have
extra perimeter wire on-hand. You never know when you’ll need a more major
repair that will require extra wire.
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