Moen Kitchen Faucet Cartridge Stuck

Cartridge identification and installation help.

Moen kitchen faucet cartridge stuck.

If your moen faucet was manufactured after 2009 and you are looking at the 1225 cartridge it is possible that you may actually have a 1255 cartridge because cartridge styles can vary by the date of manufacture. As the 1 faucet brand in north america moen offers a diverse selection of thoughtfully designed kitchen and bath faucets showerheads accessories bath safety products garbage disposals and kitchen sinks for residential and commercial applications each delivering the best possible combination of meaningful innovation useful features and. Moen sent a replacement cartridge 1225 b that includes a removal tool. Plan on an hour or more to complete this project.

Unscrew the knurled screw until it backs out of the recess in the puller as show. Make sure both water supplies are turned off. Hopefully this video will help. Trouble removing the cartridge from a moen faucet.

As the 1 faucet brand in north america moen offers a diverse selection of thoughtfully designed kitchen and bath faucets showerheads accessories bath safety products garbage disposals and kitchen sinks for residential and commercial applications each delivering the best possible combination of meaningful innovation useful features and. The use of the cartridge puller to remove stuck cartridge. Al moen invented the cartridge faucet and cartridge faucets remain a specialty of the moen company. Cartridge 1234 two handle duralast cartridge for two handle lavatory and kitchen faucets hot or cold please note that your cartridge may have an imbedded cartridge nut refer to the documentation that came with your faucet.

This happens once in a blue moon but can b. Newer cartridges don t have this problem however their tool will still help. Replacing on old moen brass cartridge. When repairing a leaking faucet the handle and cartridge are removed.

Disassemble the faucet and remove cartridge retainer clip. However sediment buildup creates a tight seal that makes the parts stick in place. Use it and the task is much easier. I have a single lever moen kitchen faucet that s 12 yrs old and i m trying to replace the original cartridge.

I ve removed everything that is supposed to come apart up to this point including the retaining clip that holds the cartridge in. Pull out the cartridge stem to the full open position. If you have an imbedded cartridge nut and would like additional help feel free to contact us or call us for assistance at1 800 465 6130. There is a tool made just to get stuck cartridges out of faucets.