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Planning Guides > Product Selection Guide > Electric Fence Insulators Guide
5. Electric Fence Insulators Guide
Electric fence insulators are confusing because there are so many. We have simplified matters some by not carrying the old-style porcelain insulators, thereby limiting the choices on these pages to the newer plastic types. Also, all but one of the electric fence insulators we offer are made by one company, Dare, a leading distributor of these products. In general, all of these plastic electric fence insulators are made of prime high-density polyethylene containing a UV inhibitor. All hold up well in the field. Aside from those made for nailing into wood posts, which require a hammer, none requires any tools to install. The reason why there are so many electric fence insulators is that they must attach to many kinds of posts and supports (round posts, wood posts, T-posts, U-posts, chain link fences, etc.) and must handle a variety of conductors (aluminum and steel electric fence wire, electric fence polywire, electric fence polyrope, and electric fence polytape in various widths). In some cases, surprisingly, no insulators are needed. Step-in posts come with their own hangers for wire and polyconductors; and the drilled 11/16-inch fiberglass posts recommended for high-tensile fence are themselves insulators, so they can use metal cotter pins instead of insulators to carry wire. Our catalog's section on electric fence insulators is organized according to the type of post involved—so if you know the kinds of posts or supports you plan to use, visit the pages describing insulators for those posts or supports and select the insulators that you need (in the catalog see Electric Fence Insulators). |
