Moen Shower Faucet Removing Cartridge

• Moen Shower Faucet Removing Cartridge Faucet
• Moen Shower Faucet Removing Cartridge Replacement
• Replacing Moen Shower Faucet Cartridge

Moen Shower Faucet Removing Cartridge Faucet

I have a single-lever Moen kitchen faucet that's 12 yrs old and I'm trying to replace the original cartridge. Moen sent a replacement cartridge (1225 B), that includes a removal tool. I've removed everything that is supposed to come apart up to this point, including the retaining clip that holds the cartridge in. The instructions at this point look like this:The cartridge is completely circular, nothing keyed. It has O rings top and bottom to seal it.

The removal tool is a plastic cap that fits around some wings in the top of the cartridge. You are supposed to use it to twist the body of the old cartridge. The only obvious purpose for this would be to sheer any built-up scale that might be stuck in the various openings, or just to generally loosen the body.Inside the body of the cartridge, there is a stem that moves up and down for shut-off/flow volume, and rotates for hot/cold mix. Pulling up on the stem is supposed to pull out the cartridge.The cartridge is frozen inside the faucet. The removal tool just deforms.

I managed to turn the cartridge body maybe a few degrees and now it is stuck there. I tried using a metal tool to turn it without success, stopping short of enough pressure to damage the plastic cartridge.I've used vise grips on the stem in the up position, tapping them up with a hammer. I've used enough force to knock off the vice grips but the cartridge body doesn't budge. I've also tried a small pry bar as a lever between the vice grips and the body of the faucet. Nothing budged, and I'm concerned that the cast metal body is too brittle, and that using the thin top rim for leverage is likely to break it.There have been some other questions here about removing cartridges. A common theme is using WD-40 or CLR.

Aside from the poisoning potential of WD-40, the cartridge is a very snug fit and O rings seal the area where scale could build up. So it isn't obvious how I could get enough to where it could count.Any suggestions for extracting the old cartridge? Jimmy Fix-it's answer describes the right tool for the job. In my case, I didn't have access to a plumbing shop and needed to improvise.

I came up with a low tech solution that I'll share in case it's useful to others with the same problem.It appears that in general, removing these stubborn cartridges is a matter of applying brute force in a way that doesn't break anything. That comes down to finding an area on the faucet body that you can safely push against to apply a lot of upward pressure on the cartridge stem. In my case, after removing the outer shell of the faucet, the faucet body had a solid, wide shoulder about 1 1/2' from the top.I took a scrap of 2x4 lumber and used a hole saw to cut a hole that allowed the board to slide over the body of the faucet and rest on the shoulder.

I did the same with a 1x4 scrap that rested on top, allowing the extended stem to just reach the top of the upper board. The large hole is needed in the upper board because the cartridge needs a place to go when you pry it out.The screw that goes into the cartridge stem to attach it to the handle assembly has a fairly wide head.

I screwed that about half way in. Then I used a small pry bar, resting on the top board and hooked under the screw to pry up the cartridge.This allows you to apply a lot of force without stressing the cast faucet body, any of the rest of the faucet assembly, or the counter it's mounted in. Once the prying action gets the cartridge to move a little, that breaks up what's locking it in place and it is easy to pull out with pliers. I just had same Moen experience.

Position the ends of a good pair of needle-nose pliers on opposite ends of the upper and lower interior tabs. Using your vice grips, turn the needle-nose pliers in the direction which will turn the tabs @ 1/2 inch to the left or right. Remove pliers, do the reverse. This should loosen the interior tabs, so that you can now slowly turn and pull-out the stuck/encrusted housing.

DO NOT PULL on the in and out flow valve! You will strip it out, and really complicate the job. Be patient, and work the needle nose pliers in both directions until you get your AHA moment.

My father had a hard time pulling the old cartridge coz it stucked and the inner cartridge was broken so there's no way to pull it out, we almost give up and plan to call a plumber to fix it. Last resort, my father used a chisel and hammer to break the cartridge into pieces and it works but you have to be careful not to damage the pipe to prevent leakage. We found out that the rubber on both side of the cartridge are severely adhered into the pipe. Thanks to my super handyman father and my husband who completed the job by inserting the cartridge properly!!!

Thanks to Home Depot for providing the FREE lifetime warranty cartridge from MOEN. I saved lots $$$$$.Analiza. There aren't too many things that eat neoprene, and they would generally also attack the plastic cartridge. I'd be surprised if any of them is sold in a pump to put on your hair and skin. You can't just 'pull out what you can', you need to remove every last trace.

Even if there is such a substance in a hair spray, how would you remove 100% of the resulting residue so it doesn't attack the new cartridge or interfere with its operation, and why would anyone drink water coming from that faucet? I hope you're merely trolling the site, and not really a plumber doing this.–Feb 10 at 20:15.

Moen Shower Faucet Removing Cartridge Replacement

Replacing Moen Shower Faucet Cartridge

After you get your cartridge fixed up right, get Swingin' and celebrate by listening to an all instruments Tom Petty cover sung to you by Uncle Kenta himself: Enjoy!Hey everyone, just a reminder to STOP and THINK. When this whole stuck cartridge thing happened to me, back in 2009, I was desperate to get the water back on. Make sure to try the normal removal tools FIRST. They may work for you in your situation. THIS VIDEO IS ONLY for folks who have exhausted normal removal procedures. No you shouldn't use this method as the FIRST try.

Read the video description. DO NOT USE THIS METHOD UNLESS YOU REALLY NEED TO!!!! For all you other folks. Thank you for all the kind comments. You are the reason I made this video. I thought it could help folks and it has. Namaste and RIGHT ON, RIDE ON!!!!!!!!!!