Good Fencing / Bad Fencing
It is important to note that all electric fences are most
definitely not equal. Our consultants are often contacted
by potential clients they prepared quotations for saying they
had accepted another quotation and:
a. The fence
installed and the fence they had in mind don’t match; b. The
fence does not secure the perimeter effectively.
In all
of the above-mentioned cases, pricing was the overriding
consideration. In their “rush” to accept the cheapest possible
quotation, homeowners “failed” to do their homework and or just
did not care, resulting in a “bakkie” brigade installation, with
catastrophic results.
The following photographs are
classic examples of “Other” and “Gido” fencing.
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"Other" Fencing |
Gido Fencing |
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Wrong application:
Never step with round bar. Result:
Broken insulator.
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Correct application:
Stepping with the correct type of bracket
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Incorrect stepping
with round bar. Notice the cable ties used
to hold the wires in place. Under these
conditions it is not possible to adequately
tension wires.
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Notice the wire
following the bobbin contour. These wires
can now be properly tensioned.
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This client got a
quote with NO specifications. He was
horrified to find this 3 strand fence
installed. Do you know what you will be
getting?
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Always ask for
detailed installation specifications. An
example of a quality GIDO electric fence.
This client knew exactly what he would be
getting.
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Although installed
only a couple of years ago, this a prime
example of what happens when pricing is the
overriding factor.
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Another example of
quality GIDO workmanship.
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An installation with
sub-standard material. Notice bent
support stay.
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Freestanding fence
stays should have a minimum wall thickness
of 3mm.
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Gido originally
quoted this client. The client wanted a
“Good Price”, accepting another cheaper
quotation. He sure got what he wanted.
Notice the bracket spacing at 9 metres!
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A wall properly
secured with a Gido fence. Brackets should
ideally not be spaced more than 3 metres
apart.
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Another ineffective
installation, using the wrong tensioning
material. Notice how the springs have over-
stretched, resulting in slack wires.
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The proper way to
tension wires.
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Another nasty
installation. Notice how the high tension
cables just hang from the bracket.
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A Gido fence has the high
tension cables coming out of the conduit.
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An example of bad
planning for a townhouse complex.
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A Gido fence that was
properly designed at the outset.
Installing the correct fence the first time
could save your life. |
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Two fences and both are ineffective.
The original 5 strand bracket installed by
the developer was ineffective. A new 10
string round bar bracket system was
subsequently installed. Although a decent
height, it is the wrong bracket for this
type of application as it can be bent.
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Get it right the first time with GIDO. We
install quality, effective electric fencing. |
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Notice the gap between the wall and the
gate.
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A well secured pillar and gate section
installed by GIDO with
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A classic example of an installer that
does not know what he is doing. Notice the
single high tension wire going across to the
gate section. Notice that all the strands on
the gate are joined. This is called parallel
wiring. This gate offers NO security as all
one has to do is cut the HT and the gate is
bypassed. Because it is in parallel, no alarm
will sound!
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Notice the difference. On the left the
boundary wall and on the right the one gate
leaf. Notice how neatly the HT’s (bottom
centre) go across. Notice the gate wired in
series, live and earth. |
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High Tension cables
hang randomly down the side of the pre-cast
post at this gate.
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Notice the difference. The HT’s are
placed in a conduit. (White pipe in the
centre of the photograph.) |
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This complex had problems with the zoning
of their fence. The fence had not worked for
a few years. We discovered 5 energisers in
the guardhouse! Instead of addressing the
design shortcomings, a number of companies
had simply added more energisers.
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Notice the difference. A single state-of-the-art 20 zone energiser has been installed
that fulfils the complex’s requirements. |
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This client called Gido to service her
energiser. Our technician could not find the
energiser but eventually traced the cables
to this… A car coil connected to a
transformer!
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A qualified Gido technician busy
installing an energiser on yet another
installation. |
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Proof that razor wire and palisading do
not keep intruders out. This old age home
eventually had to install electrified
fencing, and as always, the “cheap” route
was followed. Notice 5 strand brackets. Gido
was called in to assess after yet another
break-in.
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Notice the electrified fence Gido had to
install in front of the palisading and razor
wire. |
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An example of bad planning. The
round bar was initially installed by
the developer. This was followed by the
black bracket on the inside of the wall. The
3rd fence is the white bracket on the
outside of the wall.
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An example of a well designed Gido fence.
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