On Fri, 26 Oct 2012 18:35:53 -0700 (PDT), bob haller
wrote:

well if you really want to explore this failure..........

the solenoid valve is likely 120 volts, so unplug tthe solenoid valve,
and use clipsto apply power line vlotage to the solenoid, with the out
side of the valve disconnected....

That is beyond what I can do.