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Is an electric fence that earths heavy on ESB?

  • 20-06-2013 9:14pm
    #1
    Chevy RV
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 467 ✭✭


    Hello Folks,


    Is an electric fence that earths heavy on ESB?


    I would welcome your comments on the above question as it is very difficult to trace all possible earths throughout the farm?



    Regards,



    Chevy RV


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  • #2
    Floody Boreland
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 222 ✭✭Floody Boreland


    you could run the fencer for an hour with everything else switched off then compare before and after meter readings.


  • #3
    Rho b
    Closed Accounts Posts: 412 ✭✭Rho b


    All electrical appliances have a power rating in watts or kilowatts written on the appliance. Your electricity bill is calculated by the number of units of electricity that you use based on a Kilowatt hour or 1000 watts per hour (1 Unit of electricity).
    Look at the fencer and see how many watts or kilowatts it is rated for.
    Here is a link to Electric Ireland appliance calculator.
    https://www.electricireland.ie/ei/residential-energy-services/reduce-your-costs/appliance_calc/appliance_calculator.jsp

    Apparently it does not make a difference to usage if the fence is earthing.


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