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The information below is from a Rain Bird DV valve installation instruction pamphlet which is out of print. It was written specifically for the DV series valves, but applies to any valve with similar inrush and holding current as a Rain Bird DV series valve.
| 24 VAC valves
Bold numbers in table are maximum wire lengths in FEET |
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| 150 psi | 125 psi | 100 psi | 80 psi | |||||||||||||||||
| Red Control Wire Size | Red Control Wire Size | Red Control Wire Size | Red Control Wire Size | |||||||||||||||||
| 18ga | 16ga | 14ga | 12ga | 18ga | 16ga | 14ga | 12ga | 18ga | 16ga | 14ga | 12ga | 18ga | 16ga | 14ga | 12ga | |||||
| White Common Wire Size |
18ga | 600 | 730 | 860 | 960 | 18ga | 1400 | 1720 | 2000 | 2240 | 18ga | 2300 | 2820 | 3290 | 3680 | 18ga | 3000 | 3680 | 4290 | 4800 |
| 16ga | 730 | 950 | 1170 | 1370 | 16ga | 1720 | 2200 | 2730 | 3190 | 16ga | 2820 | 3660 | 4490 | 5240 | 16ga | 3680 | 4770 | 5850 | 6840 | |
| 14ga | 860 | 1170 | 1510 | 1860 | 14ga | 2000 | 2730 | 3530 | 4340 | 14ga | 3290 | 4490 | 5800 | 7130 | 14ga | 4290 | 5850 | 7570 | 9300 | |
| 12ga | 960 | 1370 | 1860 | 2410 | 12ga | 2240 | 3190 | 4340 | 5620 | 12ga | 3680 | 5240 | 7130 | 9240 | 12ga | 4800 | 6840 | 9300 | 12050 | |
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