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Step 5Ready the Solenoids!
Your solenoid should have some kind of indicator as to the direction of flow (mine has a small arrow on the bottom). You're going to want to put the adapter that has a 3/8" female end on the "from" side of the arrow, and the 3/8" male end on the "to" side of the arrow (see first picture's annotations).
Next, grab half of your wire. Each of my pieces was about 6' in length in order to give me plenty of room to place the pedal where I wanted; you can adjust this for your project. Strip about 1" off of each end, and twist the wire up. Loop the wires through the contacts of the solenoid (see second picture). If you're using the solderless method, twist these up, and place a bit of electrical tape over them. If you're soldering them, then twist them up and solder them in place.
Finally, it will make installation easier if you wrap the wire around the valve (see third picture), just in order to keep it out of the way.
Do this for both solenoid valves. You're half way done!
Next, grab half of your wire. Each of my pieces was about 6' in length in order to give me plenty of room to place the pedal where I wanted; you can adjust this for your project. Strip about 1" off of each end, and twist the wire up. Loop the wires through the contacts of the solenoid (see second picture). If you're using the solderless method, twist these up, and place a bit of electrical tape over them. If you're soldering them, then twist them up and solder them in place.
Finally, it will make installation easier if you wrap the wire around the valve (see third picture), just in order to keep it out of the way.
Do this for both solenoid valves. You're half way done!
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You can buy some spade electrical connectors that crimp onto the wire and then plug onto the solenoid instead of having to solder them. They are much easier to remove if you ever need to replace anything.