Line Guard

Our Line Guard helps to protect power lines from squirrels and other critters. If you have ever had a power outage because of a squirrel gaining access to critical equipment, you’ll understand the importance of our product. Many small animals climb on power lines to get from one place to another. The issue is that these small animals can cause power outage within your home, damage to your roof, attic, or soffits, or cause power outages across a utility system or substation. Additionally, our line guard product can also protect damages to critical conductors and wire/cable used by telecom companies and cable TV companies. The main benefit of purchasing our Line Guard system is that your overhead lines will be protected from squirrels and other critters ever reaching critical equipment, or your house/roof/solar panels, etc. Keeping your overhead lines protected, the power on and working properly is our main goal. Our Line Guard protects thousands of customers across the United States and around the world from typical animals including squirrels, possums, raccoons, snakes, and rats. Additionally, our products are also used outside of the U.S. to prevent animals Americans don't see many of like sloths, and even monkeys who can also cause power outages and other damages to critical infrastructures.  Because the Line Guard moves/spins with the animals weight once the animal contacts a roller, they can't get past the system and move on.  Critter Guard can keep your power lines and telecommunication equipment safe and humanely deter each animal. The Line Guard pack includes 5 rollers, 2 wheels, 2 “L” brackets, 6 stainless-steel ties, and 2 conductor clamps. Installation instructions are included to complete the Line Guard pack. We highly suggest hiring a professional power line technician to install the Line Guard. A Line Guard kit is for ONE overhead line (regardless of whether it is a powerline conductor, cable TV line, telephone line, or fiber/data cable bundle).  Please order the appropriate quantity of Line Guards to match the overhead lines you're protecting. We also offer a 4-pack for those needing 4 Line Guard packs at once. If you have duplex, triplex, or quadruplex power service lines, consider purchasing our Line Guard for Triplex product which includes rollers which are precut for the larger cable size. Options Line Guard Options Option for a 4 Pack: Each Line Guard kit is individually packaged.  However, in many utility applications with 3 phase power, there are 3 conductors and 1 ground wire where Line Guard is to be installed.  For convenience, we offer the LG201-4pk, which includes 4 individually packaged kits in 1 box, rather than a separate box for each kit. Option for HLC (HotLine Clamps): Critter Guard's HotLine Clamps (HLC) fastener option is specially suited for securing Critter Guard's Line Guard kit to powered overhead power lines. All overhead lines have a "droop." As a result, it is important to secure the Line Guard assembly to the conductor, so it doesn't slide apart due to gravity. The HLC is a C-clamp made of solid aluminum with a flat, smooth face so it doesn't interfere with the free spinning of the rollers or wheel of the Line Guard kit. It is 7/8" wide, with a clamping range suitable for conductor sizes from 2/0 (two-aught) through 556. It can be tightened using the 7/16" diameter eye bolt with a hot stick or other appropriate approved tool for powered lines. The HLC is 100% made in USA. Installation Line Guard Installation Installation is easy and takes about 15 minutes per conductor. Critter Guard recommends only experienced linemen install the system. Watch our Line Guard Installation Video and Download Instructions