18/2 Control Valve Wire — 2 conductor
Wire & cable- Connection
- Direct burial, sun resistant, no conduit required; solid bare copper, PVC insulation; UL 1493 listed by UL or ETL; 30 V max, 80°C
- Sizes
- Item 180010 · 18/2 (also written 18-2) · 2 conductors · White jacket · O.D. .195" · 21 lbs/1000 ft
- Best for
- The everyday run — a hot and a common in one jacket to a single valve, and the count growers reorder most. Jacket is white, so the conductor count is identifiable at the valve box without counting. Paige spec P7183D covers 2 to 25 conductors in 18 AWG; counts without a stock item number are available to order.
Catalog ↗18/3 Control Valve Wire — 3 conductor
Wire & cable- Connection
- Direct burial, sun resistant, no conduit required; solid bare copper, PVC insulation; UL 1493 listed by UL or ETL; 30 V max, 80°C
- Sizes
- Item 180019 · 18/3 (also written 18-3) · 3 conductors · Blue jacket · O.D. .205" · 27 lbs/1000 ft
- Best for
- Runs up to 2 valves off one cable on a shared common, instead of pulling 3 separate wires down the same trench. Jacket is blue, so the conductor count is identifiable at the valve box without counting. Paige spec P7183D covers 2 to 25 conductors in 18 AWG; counts without a stock item number are available to order.
Catalog ↗18/5 Control Valve Wire — 5 conductor
Wire & cable- Connection
- Direct burial, sun resistant, no conduit required; solid bare copper, PVC insulation; UL 1493 listed by UL or ETL; 30 V max, 80°C
- Sizes
- Item 180030 · 18/5 (also written 18-5) · 5 conductors · Brown jacket · O.D. .245" · 43 lbs/1000 ft
- Best for
- Runs up to 4 valves off one cable on a shared common, instead of pulling 5 separate wires down the same trench. Jacket is brown, so the conductor count is identifiable at the valve box without counting. Paige spec P7183D covers 2 to 25 conductors in 18 AWG; counts without a stock item number are available to order.
Catalog ↗18/6 Control Valve Wire — 6 conductor
Wire & cable- Connection
- Direct burial, sun resistant, no conduit required; solid bare copper, PVC insulation; UL 1493 listed by UL or ETL; 30 V max, 80°C
- Sizes
- Item 180040 · 18/6 (also written 18-6) · 6 conductors · Black jacket · O.D. .265" · 54 lbs/1000 ft
- Best for
- Runs up to 5 valves off one cable on a shared common, instead of pulling 6 separate wires down the same trench. Jacket is black, so the conductor count is identifiable at the valve box without counting. Paige spec P7183D covers 2 to 25 conductors in 18 AWG; counts without a stock item number are available to order.
Catalog ↗18/7 Control Valve Wire — 7 conductor
Wire & cable- Connection
- Direct burial, sun resistant, no conduit required; solid bare copper, PVC insulation; UL 1493 listed by UL or ETL; 30 V max, 80°C
- Sizes
- Item 180050 · 18/7 (also written 18-7) · 7 conductors · Yellow jacket · O.D. .280" · 58 lbs/1000 ft
- Best for
- Runs up to 6 valves off one cable on a shared common, instead of pulling 7 separate wires down the same trench. Jacket is yellow, so the conductor count is identifiable at the valve box without counting. Paige spec P7183D covers 2 to 25 conductors in 18 AWG; counts without a stock item number are available to order.
Catalog ↗18/8 Control Valve Wire — 8 conductor
Wire & cable- Connection
- Direct burial, sun resistant, no conduit required; solid bare copper, PVC insulation; UL 1493 listed by UL or ETL; 30 V max, 80°C
- Sizes
- Item 180060 · 18/8 (also written 18-8) · 8 conductors · Orange jacket · O.D. .290" · 66 lbs/1000 ft
- Best for
- Runs up to 7 valves off one cable on a shared common, instead of pulling 8 separate wires down the same trench. Jacket is orange, so the conductor count is identifiable at the valve box without counting. Paige spec P7183D covers 2 to 25 conductors in 18 AWG; counts without a stock item number are available to order.
Catalog ↗18/9 Control Valve Wire — 9 conductor
Wire & cable- Connection
- Direct burial, sun resistant, no conduit required; solid bare copper, PVC insulation; UL 1493 listed by UL or ETL; 30 V max, 80°C
- Sizes
- Item 180070 · 18/9 (also written 18-9) · 9 conductors · Purple jacket · O.D. .310" · 75 lbs/1000 ft
- Best for
- Runs up to 8 valves off one cable on a shared common, instead of pulling 9 separate wires down the same trench. Jacket is purple, so the conductor count is identifiable at the valve box without counting. Paige spec P7183D covers 2 to 25 conductors in 18 AWG; counts without a stock item number are available to order.
Catalog ↗18/10 Control Valve Wire — 10 conductor
Wire & cable- Connection
- Direct burial, sun resistant, no conduit required; solid bare copper, PVC insulation; UL 1493 listed by UL or ETL; 30 V max, 80°C
- Sizes
- Item 180080 · 18/10 (also written 18-10) · 10 conductors · Gray jacket · O.D. .325" · 84 lbs/1000 ft
- Best for
- Runs up to 9 valves off one cable on a shared common, instead of pulling 10 separate wires down the same trench. Jacket is gray, so the conductor count is identifiable at the valve box without counting. Paige spec P7183D covers 2 to 25 conductors in 18 AWG; counts without a stock item number are available to order.
Catalog ↗18/12 Control Valve Wire — 12 conductor
Wire & cable- Connection
- Direct burial, sun resistant, no conduit required; solid bare copper, PVC insulation; UL 1493 listed by UL or ETL; 30 V max, 80°C
- Sizes
- Item 180090 · 18/12 (also written 18-12) · 12 conductors · Pink jacket · O.D. .340" · 96 lbs/1000 ft
- Best for
- Runs up to 11 valves off one cable on a shared common, instead of pulling 12 separate wires down the same trench. Jacket is pink, so the conductor count is identifiable at the valve box without counting. Paige spec P7183D covers 2 to 25 conductors in 18 AWG; counts without a stock item number are available to order.
Catalog ↗18/13 Control Valve Wire — 13 conductor
Wire & cable- Connection
- Direct burial, sun resistant, no conduit required; solid bare copper, PVC insulation; UL 1493 listed by UL or ETL; 30 V max, 80°C
- Sizes
- Item 180091 · 18/13 (also written 18-13) · 13 conductors · Light Blue jacket · O.D. .355" · 104 lbs/1000 ft
- Best for
- Runs up to 12 valves off one cable on a shared common, instead of pulling 13 separate wires down the same trench. Jacket is light blue, so the conductor count is identifiable at the valve box without counting. Paige spec P7183D covers 2 to 25 conductors in 18 AWG; counts without a stock item number are available to order.
Catalog ↗18/16 Control Valve Wire — 16 conductor
Wire & cable- Connection
- Direct burial, sun resistant, no conduit required; solid bare copper, PVC insulation; UL 1493 listed by UL or ETL; 30 V max, 80°C
- Sizes
- Item 180055 · 18/16 (also written 18-16) · 16 conductors · White/Brown jacket · O.D. .383" · 128 lbs/1000 ft
- Best for
- Runs up to 15 valves off one cable on a shared common, instead of pulling 16 separate wires down the same trench. Jacket is white/brown, so the conductor count is identifiable at the valve box without counting. Paige spec P7183D covers 2 to 25 conductors in 18 AWG; counts without a stock item number are available to order.
Catalog ↗18/19 Control Valve Wire — 19 conductor
Wire & cable- Connection
- Direct burial, sun resistant, no conduit required; solid bare copper, PVC insulation; UL 1493 listed by UL or ETL; 30 V max, 80°C
- Sizes
- Item 180058 · 18/19 (also written 18-19) · 19 conductors · Blue/White jacket · O.D. .405" · 150 lbs/1000 ft
- Best for
- Runs up to 18 valves off one cable on a shared common, instead of pulling 19 separate wires down the same trench. Jacket is blue/white, so the conductor count is identifiable at the valve box without counting. Paige spec P7183D covers 2 to 25 conductors in 18 AWG; counts without a stock item number are available to order.
Catalog ↗18/25 Control Valve Wire — 25 conductor
Wire & cable- Connection
- Direct burial, sun resistant, no conduit required; solid bare copper, PVC insulation; UL 1493 listed by UL or ETL; 30 V max, 80°C
- Sizes
- Item 18066 · 18/25 (also written 18-25) · 25 conductors · Purple/White jacket · O.D. .470" · 193 lbs/1000 ft
- Best for
- Runs up to 24 valves off one cable on a shared common, instead of pulling 25 separate wires down the same trench. Jacket is purple/white, so the conductor count is identifiable at the valve box without counting. Paige spec P7183D covers 2 to 25 conductors in 18 AWG; counts without a stock item number are available to order.
Catalog ↗18 AWG Single Conductor Valve Wire — PVC, Type UF
Wire & cable- Connection
- Direct burial, sun resistant, no conduit; solid bare copper, PVC insulation; UL 1493 listed; 30 V max (Paige spec P7002D)
- Sizes
- Items 160010, 160020, 160030, 160040, 160050, 160060, 160070, 160080, 160090, 160100, 160130 · colours Red, White, Black, Orange, Blue, Yellow, Purple, Brown, Tan, Pink, Green · coils 500/2500 ft
- Best for
- The default for short greenhouse runs — a zone or two off a controller in the same house. The default for short greenhouse runs. Step up a gauge before the voltage drop starts dropping out solenoids at the far end. 11 colour options, so zones stay identifiable years later.
Catalog ↗16 AWG Single Conductor Valve Wire — PVC, Type UF
Wire & cable- Connection
- Direct burial, sun resistant, no conduit; solid bare copper, PVC insulation; UL 1493 listed; 30 V max (Paige spec P7002D)
- Sizes
- Items 160140, 160150, 160160, 160170, 160180, 160190, 160200, 160210, 160220, 160225, 160230, 160240 · colours Red, White, Black, Orange, Blue, Yellow, Purple, Brown, Tan, Pink, Grey, Green · coils 500/2500 ft
- Best for
- The step up when 18 AWG is marginal: a longer run, or a solenoid with higher inrush than the wire will carry cleanly. A step up from 18 AWG where the run is longer or the solenoid inrush higher — the usual answer when 18 is marginal. 12 colour options, so zones stay identifiable years later.
Catalog ↗14 AWG Single Conductor Valve Wire — PVC, Type UF
Wire & cable- Connection
- Direct burial, sun resistant, no conduit; solid bare copper, PVC insulation; UL 1493 listed; 30 V max (Paige spec P7001D)
- Sizes
- Items 160250C, 160260C, 160270C, 160280C, 160290C, 160300C, 160310C, 160320C, 160330C, 160340C, 160350C, 160360C · colours Red, White, Black, Orange, Blue, Yellow, Purple, Brown, Tan, Pink, Grey, Green · coils 500/1000/2500 ft
- Best for
- The common size for runs leaving the headhouse — enough copper for a few hundred feet without the voltage sagging at the solenoid. For longer runs where 16 AWG would drop too much voltage, and for common wires carrying several zones back. 12 colour options, so zones stay identifiable years later.
Catalog ↗12 AWG Single Conductor Valve Wire — PVC, Type UF
Wire & cable- Connection
- Direct burial, sun resistant, no conduit; solid bare copper, PVC insulation; UL 1493 listed; 30 V max (Paige spec P7001D)
- Sizes
- Items 160370C, 160380C, 160390C, 160400C, 160410C, 160420C, 160425C, 160460C · colours Red, White, Black, Orange, Blue, Yellow, Purple, Green · coils 500/2500 ft
- Best for
- For long runs out to distant blocks, and for common conductors carrying several zones back to the controller. For longer runs where 16 AWG would drop too much voltage, and for common wires carrying several zones back. 8 colour options, so zones stay identifiable years later.
Catalog ↗10 AWG Single Conductor Valve Wire — PVC, Type UF
Wire & cable- Connection
- Direct burial, sun resistant, no conduit; solid bare copper, PVC insulation; UL 1493 listed; 30 V max (Paige spec P7001D)
- Sizes
- Items 160470C, 160480C, 160490C, 160510C, 160520C, 160550C · colours Red, White, Black, Blue, Yellow, Green · coils 500/2500 ft
- Best for
- Heavy enough for long mainline runs, and the usual choice for a common shared by a whole bank of valves. Heavy gauge for long mainline runs and common conductors carrying a whole block of zones. Sized off the run length and total solenoid load, not off habit. 6 colour options, so zones stay identifiable years later.
Catalog ↗8 AWG Single Conductor Valve Wire — PVC, Type UF
Wire & cable- Connection
- Direct burial, sun resistant, no conduit; solid bare copper, PVC insulation; UL 1493 listed; 30 V max (Paige spec P7001D)
- Sizes
- Items 160560C, 160570C, 160580C, 160614C · colours Red, White, Black, Green · coils 500/2500 ft
- Best for
- Mainline gauge — long distances, or a common carrying a large block of solenoids without dropping voltage. Heavy gauge for long mainline runs and common conductors carrying a whole block of zones. Sized off the run length and total solenoid load, not off habit. 4 colour options, so zones stay identifiable years later.
Catalog ↗6 AWG Single Conductor Valve Wire — PVC, Type UF
Wire & cable- Connection
- Direct burial, sun resistant, no conduit; stranded bare copper, PVC insulation; UL 1493 listed; 30 V max (Paige spec P7001D)
- Sizes
- Items 160637C, 160640C, 160650C, 160670C · colours Red, White, Black, Green · coils 500/1000 ft
- Best for
- Stranded from here up. For very long runs and heavy commons where smaller gauge would drop too much voltage to pull a solenoid in. Heavy gauge for long mainline runs and common conductors carrying a whole block of zones. Sized off the run length and total solenoid load, not off habit. 4 colour options, so zones stay identifiable years later.
Catalog ↗4 AWG Single Conductor Valve Wire — PVC, Type UF
Wire & cable- Connection
- Direct burial, sun resistant, no conduit; stranded bare copper, PVC insulation; UL 1493 listed; 30 V max (Paige spec P7001D)
- Sizes
- Items 160681C, 160680C, 160690C, 160695C · colours Red, White, Black, Green · coils 500/1000 ft
- Best for
- Stranded heavy gauge for the longest runs on a site, and for feeding a distant valve bank. Heavy gauge for long mainline runs and common conductors carrying a whole block of zones. Sized off the run length and total solenoid load, not off habit. 4 colour options, so zones stay identifiable years later.
Catalog ↗2 AWG Single Conductor Valve Wire — PVC, Type UF
Wire & cable- Connection
- Direct burial, sun resistant, no conduit; stranded bare copper, PVC insulation; UL 1493 listed; 30 V max (Paige spec P7001D)
- Sizes
- Items 160754R, 160754C, 160751C, 160755C · colours Red, White, Black, Green · coils 500/1000 ft
- Best for
- Stranded, for the longest distribution runs where voltage drop governs the whole design. Heavy gauge for long mainline runs and common conductors carrying a whole block of zones. Sized off the run length and total solenoid load, not off habit. 4 colour options, so zones stay identifiable years later.
Catalog ↗1/0 AWG Single Conductor Valve Wire — PVC, Type UF
Wire & cable- Connection
- Direct burial, sun resistant, no conduit; stranded bare copper, PVC insulation; UL 1493 listed; 30 V max (Paige spec P7001D)
- Sizes
- Items · colours
- Best for
- The heaviest in the range — stranded, for main distribution across a large operation. Heavy gauge for long mainline runs and common conductors carrying a whole block of zones. Sized off the run length and total solenoid load, not off habit. 0 colour options, so zones stay identifiable years later.
Catalog ↗Golf Course Valve Control Wire — PE, chemical resistant (P7079D)
Wire & cable- Connection
- Solid copper, polyethylene insulation, direct burial
- Sizes
- 14, 12 and 10 AWG · 27 items including 150040C, 150050C, 150060C, 150070C, 150080C, 150090C, 150100C, 150110C · 500 ft put-ups
- Best for
- Paige’s golf-course wire, and the one to specify anywhere the ground gets fertiliser, herbicide, pesticide and fungicide through it season after season — polyethylene insulation resists the chemistry that degrades PVC. Thinner wall and lighter than the Type UF wire (.045" vs .060" at 14 AWG) and marked GOLF WIRE on the jacket. Different UL listing too: 1551 600 V as well as 1493 30 V. Unnecessary on clean ground, worth it on a heavily treated one.
Catalog ↗14 AWG Armored Valve Wire
Wire & cable- Connection
- Metallic armor over the insulation, direct burial
- Sizes
- Items 160242, 160244, 160243, 160245, 160246 · Paige specs P7167D and P7168D
- Best for
- The usual armored gauge for zone runs through beds where mice are a problem. On a nursery with mice in the mulch beds, armored on the main runs costs less than one dig-and-repair.
Catalog ↗12 AWG Armored Valve Wire
Wire & cable- Connection
- Metallic armor over the insulation, direct burial
- Sizes
- Items 160430, 160440, 160450, 160431 · Paige specs P7167D and P7168D
- Best for
- Armored in the heavier gauge, for longer runs that also need protecting. On a nursery with mice in the mulch beds, armored on the main runs costs less than one dig-and-repair.
Catalog ↗10 AWG Armored Valve Wire
Wire & cable- Connection
- Metallic armor over the insulation, direct burial
- Sizes
- Items 160557, 160558 · Paige specs P7167D
- Best for
- The heaviest armored option — long runs where both voltage drop and rodent damage are live risks. On a nursery with mice in the mulch beds, armored on the main runs costs less than one dig-and-repair.
Catalog ↗16 AWG Toro Communication Cable
Wire & cable- Connection
- Shielded, some builds with armor; direct burial
- Sizes
- 16AWG 1 Pair Shielded (item 180095TH) · 16AWG 1 Pair Shield & Armor (item 180096TH)
- Best for
- A single shielded pair, with an armored build available. Specify the pair count the controller needs; this is not interchangeable with valve wire.
Catalog ↗18 AWG Toro Communication Cable
Wire & cable- Connection
- Shielded, some builds with armor; direct burial
- Sizes
- 18AWG 2 Pair Shield & Armor (item 180007) · 18AWG 2 Pair Shielded (item 180008)
- Best for
- Two shielded pairs, with a drain wire, and an armored build available. Specify the pair count the controller needs; this is not interchangeable with valve wire.
Catalog ↗19 AWG Toro Communication Cable
Wire & cable- Connection
- Shielded, some builds with armor; direct burial
- Sizes
- 19AWG 6 Pair (item 641191)
- Best for
- Three or six pairs, for sites with more satellites to reach. Specify the pair count the controller needs; this is not interchangeable with valve wire.
Catalog ↗20 AWG Toro Communication Cable
Wire & cable- Connection
- Shielded, some builds with armor; direct burial
- Sizes
- 20AWG 3 Pair (item 180006)
- Best for
- Three pairs in the lightest gauge of the communication range. Specify the pair count the controller needs; this is not interchangeable with valve wire.
Catalog ↗2-Wire Decoder Cable
Wire & cable- Connection
- Twisted pair for decoder systems; connects a whole site on one path
- Sizes
- 14 AWG Toro 2-wire decoder twisted
- Best for
- The cable for a two-wire decoder controller — Toro TDC, Rain Bird LXD, Hunter EZDS and the like. One twisted path around the site instead of a home run per valve, which is what makes decoder systems worth it on a large range. Twist rate matters for noise; do not substitute ordinary wire
Catalog ↗Splices & Waterproof Connectors
Wire & cable- Connection
- Silicone-filled, gel-filled, resin or re-enterable, for direct burial and continuous submersion
- Sizes
- Ideal WeatherProof direct-bury and Underground continuous-submersion splices · 3M direct bury splice kit · 3M gel-filled insulation displacement connectors · re-enterable and re-usable connectors · resin and epoxy kits · soft-skirt and rigid plastic wire connectors · brass split bolts · 16–8 AWG
- Best for
- Where irrigation wiring actually fails. A wire nut and tape in a valve box is a callback waiting to happen — a filled splice rated for continuous submersion is not. Re-enterable connectors are worth the extra on anything you expect to troubleshoot again
Catalog ↗Grounding & Lightning Protection
Wire & cable- Connection
- For grounding two-wire paths, decoders and controller cabinets
- Sizes
- Bare copper solid and stranded · grounding wire · grounding rods · grounding plates · grounding clamps and splices · tools, accessories and lightning protection
- Best for
- A two-wire decoder path is a long conductor in open ground, which is exactly what a nearby strike finds. Grounding at the intervals the controller maker specifies is what stops one storm taking out a run of decoders — and it is the part most often skipped on install
Catalog ↗Wire Stripping Tools & Accessories
Wire & cable- Connection
- For making up and identifying irrigation wiring
- Sizes
- Stripping tools · tapes · marking · power cords · cable ties
- Best for
- The consumables side — strippers sized for irrigation gauges, tape, wire markers and ties. Marking is the one growers regret skipping: an unlabelled bundle in a valve box costs an hour every time somebody opens it
Catalog ↗Submersible Pump Cable
Wire & cable- Connection
- For submersible pump motors in wells
- Sizes
- SP Flat Jacketed · SP Twisted
- Best for
- Rated for continuous submersion down a well casing, which ordinary direct-burial wire is not. Flat jacketed sits tighter against the drop pipe in a narrow casing; twisted is easier to handle on deeper sets
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