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Originally Posted by Cole_Robbie

Thanks. Honestly, I had to look up what a solenoid is. I need to learn such things.

It would look like this, right?
http://www.chinazhanying.com/photo/o...noid-valve.jpg

Are they always brass, or do they make pvc ones?

No that is the wrong one you need to get ones for irrigation.
Let me give a picture and a link.
http://www.sprinklerwarehouse.com/Sp...alves-s/36.htm


All of your Irrigation valves work off of 24VAC and if you look at the specs not all of them are the same.
You can get a few good valves at HD and Lowes but make sure you have a flow control on them.The flow control is the valve handle on top.
You can even get them threaded if you like or slip I got all of mine threaded.