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title: "How Can I Tell If My Existing Valves Are Electric or Battery-Powered?"
description: "**How Can I Tell If My Existing Valves Are Electric or Battery-Powered?** You can identify this easily by checking the wire colors on the solenoid valve. If the two wires coming from the valve are the same color, it is…"
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updated: "2025-12-19"
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# How Can I Tell If My Existing Valves Are Electric or Battery-Powered?

**How Can I Tell If My Existing Valves Are Electric or Battery-Powered?**

You can identify this easily by checking the wire colors on the solenoid valve.

If the two wires coming from the valve are the same color, it is a 24V AC (electric) valve.

If the two wires are different colors, it is a 9V DC latching (battery-powered) valve.