Hotcote Installation Tips
Before installing your Hotcote, read through these installation tips, as well as the installation
instructions. If you have any other questions, call and a member of our staff will assist you.
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Cut your corner/end tube insulator into several pieces approximately 22” long.
Cut approximately 28” of Hotcote off of the roll.
Insert the Hotcote into one of the pieces of insulator.
Remove 1” of coating on each end of the Hotcote, leaving 1” of bare hi-tensile wire on each side.
Wrap the corner wrap around the end post.
On one end of the corner wrap, slide three 12.5 gauge crimp sleeves onto the bare wire.
On the other end of the corner wrap, slide the tensioner onto the bare wire.
Take the two sides of the corner wrap and join them by sliding the tensioner side of the bare wire
into the closest two crimp sleeves on the other side (the third crimp sleeve is used for electric
hook up).
9. Using a crimping tool, crimp down on the two crimp sleeves, joining the two sides together.
10. Place the corner wrap at the correct height and staple on the back side of the end post using a
large barbed staple (keep the staple ¼” off of the wire to allow movement for tightening).
11. Repeat steps 1-10 at every end post.
12. Next, roll out the Hotcote and cut to the appropriate length.
13. Count the number of line posts and corner posts, and slide on one 4” tube insulator for every line
post and a 22” piece of the tube insulator for every corner to the next end post.
14. Remove approx 6” of Hotcote coating from the hi-tensile at each end using a utility knife.
15. At one end of the fence line, insert the bare hi-tensile into the tensioner spool and tension until
all of the bare wire wraps up into the tensioner.
16. Walk down your fence line and staple one 4” tube insulator to each line post at the correct height
using a large barbed staple. Do the same with the 22” tube insulator at every corner (keep the
staple ¼” off of the wire to allow movement for tightening).
17. At the next end, insert the bare hi-tensile on the end of the Hotcote into the tensioner that has
been attached as in steps 1-10. Tension the fence until all bare hi-tensile is wrapped into the
tensioner and the fence is taught (you may have to strip more of the coating off of the hi-tensile
until the fence becomes taught).