Maintain your electric fence

Following their Facebook post of a picture of two sticks that were used by criminals to get through an electric fence safely on 2 June, Ria Sebetsa has issued tips for complexes.

“Criminals climb over electric fences like it’s a jog in the park,” said chief executive officer of the security company, Danny Maduray.

“They know that if an electric fence doesn’t make that little click-click sound, it’s probably off. Or if the wires are hanging loosely all over the place, it’s probably broken.”

Perpetrators use a method of knocking an insulator or two off the fence bracket, or hit the fence wires with a piece of wood or tool to break some wires along the electric fence,” he said. Maduray added that the criminals then move away and wait to see if there is any security guard or armed response. If there is no reaction after the alarm stops, they will then attempt to climb over.

“Often times electric fences do not work,” he cautioned.

The following must be checked:

• Remove all foliage

• Remove any dead insects from the fencing

• Check the tension of wires

• Check and repair broken or loose wires

• Check the bobbins, springs and ferrules, as well as loops

• Check connections from HT leads

• Check for corrosion

• Ensure no leakage is occurring to earth

• Test the alarm functionality and activation

• Test energiser output and returns, as well as the voltage.

Read more:

The story behind Ria Sebetsa Security Services

False alarms pose problems for security companies

Crime tips from the police