User's Manual Part 1b

Installation
G
ATEKEEPER SYSTEMS INC.
2007
CART CONTAINMENT MANUAL
Page 23
Installing the Perimeter Antenna
Once the saw cut is completed, and cleaned, the next step is to install the 14AWG antenna. Place the antenna
wire spool onto a wire caddy and walk along the saw cut so that the wire rolls off the spool and into the cut.
Follow with the Gatekeeper Antenna Roller to press the antenna securely down into the cut.
At some point during the installation, you will need to run the perimeter antenna through landscaped areas
enclosed by concrete curbs. See “Perimeter Antenna through Curbs”, page 42 for detailed instructions.
Before trenching in the landscape, insure that you will not be encroaching upon any sprinkler system or electrical
lines. It is imperative that any antenna placed in the landscape areas be installed in conduit, as the conduit offers
corrosion, resistance and high impact protection. Take caution to insure that the antenna is installed away from
sprinklers, water valves, and other high maintenance areas. User your fish tape to pull the antenna from one end
of the PVC to the other end. Anytime PVC conduit is used it must be sealed where the conduit ends. Use
expansion foam to seal each end of the PVC conduit after the antenna has been installed. Always return the
landscape area to its original condition.
When it is necessary to bring the
antenna across the roofline or down
the side of the building, ½” rigid
conduit is used for the first ten feet
(10’), than ½” EMT conduit should
be installed and supported as
required by code. When conduit is
exposed to the elements,
compression connectors must be
used. Never install any antenna
above ground without running it
through conduit.
Anytime a conduit makes contact
with the ground surface, a one inch
(1”) penetration must be made and
repaired with the appropriate patch, i.e. concrete or asphalt. If the conduit contacts the earth, the conduit must be
no less than six inches (6”) deep. Use expansion foam to seal the ends of conduit when installing below ground.
When EMT is installed on a roofline, 2” x 4” wood blocks must be used to support the conduit. Use mastic to affix
the blocks to the roof. Never nail or screw the wood blocks to the roof. The roof surface should never be
penetrated.
For detailed instructions on making splices in the perimeter antenna, see 46.