Solenoid Valve Wiring

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Solenoid Valve Wiring

mpmcint

07-24-2006

Re: Solenoid Valve Wiring

professorpaul

07-24-2006

Re: Solenoid Valve Wiring

dpb

07-24-2006

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Posted by on July 24, 2006, 7:42 am

I need help wiring a 110 volt solenoid vavle. It has two wires both
red. I want to put a basic 3 prong plug to work off a controller that I
have. Can someone help me?

Posted by professorpaul on July 24, 2006, 9:34 am

mpmcint@wcnet.org wrote:

> I need help wiring a 110 volt solenoid vavle. It has two wires both

> red. I want to put a basic 3 prong plug to work off a controller that I

> have. Can someone help me?

Easy. Get a length of flexible cord with black/white/green. White goes
to large flat prong, black to small flat prong, green to round prong.

At the other end, black to one red wire, white to the other red wire,
and the green (ground) to the frame of the solinoid.

I suspect that the best splicing/connection bet is to use the right
size of crimp-on sleeves. Check the size of the wire involved. Probably
the blue ones, or maybe the yellow. Those sleeves (you can buy an
assortment) and the matching crimp/stripping tool are something you
should have around anyways.

No need for soldering.

Maybe a wire tie somewhere to anchor the cable to the side of the
solinoid to take the strain off things. Wire ties are also pretty handy
to have around as well.

All this in the electrical section at Lowes or Home Depot.

If you want a switch in the cord, get an in-line switch for the right
sized cord and switch the black wire.

Posted by dpb on July 24, 2006, 9:48 am

professorpaul wrote:

> mpmcint@wcnet.org wrote:

> > I need help wiring a 110 volt solenoid vavle. It has two wires both

> > red. I want to put a basic 3 prong plug to work off a controller that I

> > have. Can someone help me?

> Easy. Get a length of flexible cord with black/white/green. White goes

> to large flat prong, black to small flat prong, green to round prong.

> At the other end, black to one red wire, white to the other red wire,

> and the green (ground) to the frame of the solinoid.

...

To make the point explicit for OP, being as it's an AC-powered solenoid
the reason there are two undifferentiated power leads is that polarity
is immaterial...either way is fine.

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