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Petsafe RF-304W Deluxe In-Ground Radio Fence w/ Wire & Flags | 
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| Brand: Radio Systems
Category: Pet Products
List Price: $229.99
Buy New: $135.99
You Save: $94.00 (41%)
New (44) from $135.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 40792
Media: Misc.
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 9.1
Dimensions (in): 12 x 3 x 12
MPN: RF-304W
Model: RF-304W
UPC: 729849100688
EAN: 0729849100688
Release Date: April 14, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | In-ground radio-fence containment system for pets weighing 8 pounds or more | | • | 500 feet of boundary wire encloses area up to 25 acres; lightning protection | | • | Collar gives warning beep or static correction when pet strays into warning zone | | • | Manual and video CD included to ensure proper installation and training | | • | Transmitter measures 2 by 4-1/4 by 4-3/4 inches; receiver 3/4 by 2 by 3/4 inches |
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Product Description
Deluxe Radio Fence Kit, With 500' Of Wire With Flags, Use For Larger Yards Or Deep Snow Areas, Has Stronger Signal Than Standard Kit, Transmits Up To 100 Acres, 3 Adjustable Training Modes Warning Only, Correction Only, & Warning Followed By Correction, Break Alarm Warns When Wire Has Been Broken, Extra Surge Protection For Storm Prone Areas.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 5 more reviews...
 Works, good value, needs heavier wire September 23, 2008
The fence transmitter and receiver collar work just as well as the expensive ones that the pet containment companies would like to sell you. But watch out for the light guage antenna wire that comes with this kit. I've had 3 problems with the wire:
- Stapling the twisted pairs to the side of my house - the flat staples cut right through the insulation and shorted the antenna loop. Took a while to track that down.
- Easy to break. Above ground stretches of the wire (along a fence) have broken twice.
- Apparent high impedance - the transmitter chirps intermittently because it thinks there's a break in the wire when there isn't. I suspect this is just the impedance from 1000 feet of tiny wire.
I plan to buy a roll of heavier wire at the hardware store and replace the antenna entirely.
 Great Fence - But here are some tips September 13, 2008
We have 3 acres and the fence works great so far. I have learned a couple of things that I want to share. First, the installation manual says you can only twist the wire (to cancel the signal when getting from the boundary to the house) a total of 50 feet. Since my boundary is 160 feet from the house, this was a real problem. After 3 calls to PetSafe, it appears that exceeding the 50 foot limit will cause 'hot spots' or 'inconsistency' along the twisted section. My solution, which I verified with PetSafe, is to run the wire in metal conduit from the boundary to the house. This worked great, I didn't have to twist the wire, and it also kept the silly dog from digging up the wire near the house, it's protected in the conduit. I used 1/2 metal conduit, ~$2.80 for a 10 ft section.
So far, the collar appears to be waterproof, the dog hops in the pool several time a day.
As for training, I recommend following the PetSafe guide closely those first two weeks. My dog has been shocked a total of 5 times over 3 or 4 days and wants no part of the flags, even though his favorite digging spot was in the (now protected) flower bed. He's been within the fence for about a month now.
My dog is ~60 lbs, about 9 months old, and is a very active lab/boxer mix that loves to run.
There is much peace of mind now, the dog doesn't get yelled at for leaving the yard, and we are happy campers. Now, if I can just keep him from shredding aluminum cans and digging holes in the yard....
 Outstanding!! May 14, 2008
I am so happy with the results from this device! I thought I had a stubborn dog and was concerned that it wouldn't work. Within 24 hours my dog knew EXACTLY what those flags meant! After 3 weeks I put the collar on him only about 50% of the time just in case he decides to push the limits of the "fence". I used all 500ft of wire, almost to the foot!! My property is about 1/2 of an acre and it surrounded the entire property.
Pleasantly surprised March 21, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
We were expecting some issues based on the reviews, but actually now that ours is installed and the dog is trained, we have to say we're happy-it installed on the first try and works as advertised.
The video CD instructions included installation and training beyond the detail the written manual. Both are adequate.
The only negative surprise is once we read the instructions it indicated the unit should be grounded to guard against lightening strikes- so they recommend connecting a wire to the house ground rod or burying a new one 3 feet deep. Not a big deal if you locate the unit near your house grounding rod. They also recommend locating the transmitter 3 feet from any large metal objects in your garage- ie. the metal garage door, washer, hot water tanks, or electrical breaker box. (We did 2 feet and it seems to work fine)
We rented an edger to bury 1700 feet of wire around 2 acres (3 extra wire kits were purchased), and used a paint stick stirrer to push the wire in about 3". The edger worked pretty well, assuming I ran it twice over the cut to get the full depth. This process took a full day.
The unit has an adjustable range knob - it changes the distance to when the collar picks up this signal from the wire.
Our 7 month lab was fairly easy to train- starting at the low setting (of 5 levels, the lowest being beep only) on the collar and working up until he noticed it. Took about 2 weeks, and he respects the boundary, but without fear or emotional scars (best we can tell!)
One pleasant surprise: The collar will beep first as the dog nears the fence, and if he gets closer, then it zaps him. This was not clear to us from the instructions or the box.
Overall very happy with this unit.
 Wire Breaks January 5, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have had to reconnect breaks in the loop six times. I followed the installations to a tee, yet every week the loop breaks and I have to find and repair the breaks in the wire. First break I dug the whole fence up to finally find and repair the break. It took about 4 hours to find, repair, and re-bury the fence. On the second break I went out and bought a Wire Break Locater Kit for $50, which worked pretty well. Since then I have had four more breaks I have had to repair. There is quite a bit of maintenance involved in this fence.
So overall the fence works well when it is working but I would highly recommend the Wire Break Locater. Also you need to be willing to repair the fence frequently.
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