Electric fence installation in the Moot, Gezina and Pretoria West
The Moot, Gezina and the western suburbs include some of Pretoria's older residential areas. We connect homeowners here with an independent electric fence installer for new fences, repairs, energizers and the certificate.
What electric fence jobs look like here
The Moot is one of Pretoria's older residential belts, and many homes in Villieria, Rietfontein and the surrounding suburbs date from roughly the 1960s to the 1980s. Stands are often a comfortable size, with a boundary wall that may have been raised or rebuilt over the years. Many of these walls already carry an electric fence, and many of those fences are not new.
That makes repairs, energizer replacements and a fresh certificate the bread-and-butter work here. A fence that has been on a wall for a long time often has brittle insulators, rusted brackets, slack strands and an energizer that is older than its battery.
Two certificates, one house
Older houses often have older electrical installations as well. When a house with an electric fence is sold, both the electrical Certificate of Compliance for the wiring and the electric fence certificate must be lodged with the conveyancing attorney before transfer. They are separate certificates, and the electric fence certificate may only be issued by a registered Electric Fence System Installer (source: ECA(SA)). If you are selling, ask early whether one visit can deal with both or whether you need two people. This is general information, not legal advice.
The jobs people ask for most
- Repairs to older fences that keep setting off the alarm or showing low voltage.
- Replacing an old energizer, or a battery that no longer lasts through a power cut.
- Certificates of Compliance for sales, often alongside the electrical COC for the house.
- Restringing and new brackets on a fence that has been patched many times.
- New installations where a wall has been raised or rebuilt.
Repair or replace an old fence
If the brackets are sound and only the wire and insulators are worn, restringing may be enough. If the brackets are rusted through, the energizer is very old and the fence has been patched many times, a new fence on the same wall may make more sense. Either way, a restrung or re-installed fence needs a valid certificate. See electric fence repairs, energizer and battery replacement and our guide on why an electric fence stops working.
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Frequently asked questions
Do you cover Gezina and other Moot suburbs?
Yes. Send your suburb through the contact form and we will check whether an installer covers it.
Is the electric fence certificate the same as the electrical COC?
No. They are separate certificates. A house with an electric fence needs both before transfer.
My fence is very old. Can it still get a certificate?
Only if it complies with SANS 10222-3 when inspected. If it does not, the installer will tell you what must be fixed first.