I had a difficult time getting that cartridge in the valve. I thought maybe I got a defective one. For hours I pulled my hair out trying to find anything that would help me. Your video was the only one that addressed that issue. You are the master and commander of this valve sir. I tip my hat to you. You are welcome at my house anytime,you don't even have to knock. Keep up the excellent work my friend. And thank you so much.
Our Delta never dripped...went from working fine to full blown running dribble. Ran around to 3 different box stores trying to get a clue. Finally with the help of Google and this video I got it figured out. I got the new cartridge in pretty much along the same lines as the video....ran out to the meter to turn the water back on to check for leaks. My wife meets me halfway back to the house yelling, "WATER IS GOING EVERYWHERE"!! Sure enough water was coming out all around the cartridge....ran back to the meter and then back to the bathroom. First thing I see is the locking ring sitting there on the toilet seat lid....Awwwww Godfrey Daniels!! Locking ring back on....water back on...all is good. Thanks for an informative video.
Actually all was not good…the new cartridge from HD had a slow drip..drip..about one per second. This time I did the e-mail exchange with Delta, including 8X10 color glossies of all the evidence of the drip😉. Around two weeks later I got the “free” replacement valve and it worked perfectly. So, the moral of the story is; don’t declare victory until you’ve actually won the war. 😄
Dude, you da man!!! This video showed me how to buy the right part, disassemble (which was even harder for me to pull out than it was for him in the video!), put everything back in, and adjust the handle for the right amount of hot water. Thank you SO MUCH for going through the effort to put this on RUclips for all of us😀
Very good video for the skilled homeowner. At 17:40 when you side the sleeve onto the new valve, STOP. Turn your water back on. Using pliers, open the valve to test your water temperature. If it is too cold or too hot, adjust the white plastic ring accordingly. Once its good, finish the handle attachment and set screw.
Boom! I’m here cause my cartridge leaked. I bought a universal seal but the vid I watched had the seals inside the brass housing. After watching this and seeing I have a type P cartridge I took it apart and was able to see the seal was torn. The universal seal fit perfect! 👍 good as new. Didn’t know you could even take it apart. Thank you!
Thanks for the video. I just replaced the same Delta shower faucet cartridge as you. Quite a bit different design then the MOEN Shower cartridges that I had grown used to. Calcium/corrosion build up made it a challenge; the set screw used to hold the handle to the cartridge was seized, so ended up breaking the old cartridge and handle to get it off. Lots of force rocking the handle back and forth and pulling simultaneously to get it off. Then had to tackle the metal collar that holds the cartridge in. Persistence paid off (along with some CLR and penetrant oil/spray and muscle) and got it free. I used Channel Lock pliers on it...being careful not to apply all the pressure on just one spot as I read you can ruin the collar that way and forced to get a new one. During the replacement, I made sure to use plumbers grease on the set screw, retaining collar (and threads on valve) as well as the O-rings on the cartridge. I hope this will make it much easier if I have to do this again down the road. The Delta design isn't the best IMO.
Just fixed mine yesterday...after buying several incorrect cartridges...be sure the two legs that go into the housing are long enough...the incorrect ones were just too short ...if you can't turn the water off, they are too short and you have the incorrect cartridge...I used the danco model 10664 to fix ours.
Thank you for the great video and you’re a hulk doing any of this one handed! I had the same cartridge as you did. During removal of the cartridge it split in half leaving the back side lodged inside the brass faucet housing. I used a product called Penetrol90 and let it sit. Had to do the same on the set screw. The plumber’s grease was essential getting the new cartridge in place. It took me roughly two hours of jiggle, waggle, push, pull, swear, pray and then to the hardware store to buy the grease you used. Oh, and there was hard water buildup around the receptacles back inside the brass faucet housing. I delicately cleaned it off with LimeAway and a small flat headed screw driver. I think the buildup was causing extra work removing the old cartridge and getting the new cartridge to slide in the hot and cold water inlets inside the housing. I got the cartridge from Delta customer care. All I had to do was send a few pictures and they knew exactly what model number I needed. So, I’m still in a dilemma, the shower head is still dripping so after all this work, it seems I didn’t exactly resolve the problem. So, now what do I need to do? If you have recommendations, please email at Brad.rickards@gmail.com Thanks again for getting me through this first time plumbing repair!
You could try turning the handle on and off many times. It sounds like there is some debris causing the cartridge to leak. If that doesn't work, I would pull it apart and take a close look at the mating surfaces.
Thanks for this video. I called delta and they gave me the new seals and springs for free. I took it apart and thought that cartridge was one complete unit. Didn't realize it opened to get to the seals. Changed seals works great.
Thanks for the making the video. I was wanting to review live before doing the replacement myself. The video was very helpful, gave me more confidence to complete the replacement. Will use the valve grease for the O-Rings to slide into place, not installed dry to take a chance to cut the O-ring. Had the leaking problem started after the freeze February 2021, probably due to the city water lines were stopped too, when restarting, probably had a lot of contaminants in the piping loosened. Normally would turn on hot water, then shut off, hoping sealing the O-rings via heat expansion. I could not fit a 1/8" allen wrench fit, used a #10 torx screwdriver. After replacing, will take advice to order from Delta Manufacturer. Thank You again.
I add a bit of antiseize to the cartridge retaining ring and handle set screw since we've got hard water. Makes disassembly years from now a lot easier.
The rubber seats as you pointed out is what goes bad on these. It’s a $3 part at Lowe’s and Home Depot. You also want to turn the cartridge as you wiggle it and it will pop right out. Thanks for your video, I was able to fix a shower that was leaking for years.
The video and instructions are great. I followed them and was able to replace the cartridge. There is one point that might be in error: The Delta RP46074 package says it works for 13 & 14 series valves, and the dialog in the video suggests that 13 & 14 series are not the same as 1300 and 1400 series. I used the RP46074 for a 1400 series valve and it worked perfectly. The valves were identical for the end that is inserted into the plumbing. The only difference was a new or different hot water limiter.
At 10:37, the part he's touching is the spring and seat. Believing I had a different model faucet, I bought the RP4993 kit for my fix. Replaced them in the valve, put the valve back together and reinstalled it for an easy fix. No more drips. Thanks for the video, it helped me figure out the easy fix.
Thanks for this video! I had a little trouble getting the old cartridge out, but after I got it out it was smooth sailing. Only cost incurred was for the new cartridge. Thanks again.
Good video. The hot and cold don't have equal pressures - the machined cylinder oscillates back and forth to keep the water temperature constant during any pressure variation (e.g. toilet flush ). Also, when first turned back on, any debris will get up to the shower head - so you may need to open the head and clean it out for maximum flow.
I just installed a new multi choice diverter ws, T13022 trim and cartridge. I’m wondering if I didn’t get the cartridge seated properly since the faucet is dripping already 😏. Guess I have to take it all apart again. Thanks for your video!
You are correct about the seats and springs getting hard. It happens with all faucets. Much cheaper to replace the seats and springs than replace the entire cartridge.
I am glad you had trouble putting in the new cartridge because mine would not seat either. I had to jiggle it up and down a lot and push really hard. I thought I had the wrong valve because I was changing from dual function to single function. However, it worked with force...the force?
At 10:00 you say about two halves of the cartridge: you can pull them apart" I believe they are locked together. only after twisting one of them by 90 ° in relation to the other will make it possible to pull them apart. I think you did twist them without saying you did, so some may be trying invaine to pull them straight out and not succeed.
You can repair the valve body you already have in 5 minutes with part # RP - 86968 for about $ 5.oo . The reason that they don't change the orientation of. "H&C" tabs IS that in rare instances the "Ho t & Cold" plumbing gets reverse and does N0T meet the Hot on the Left & Cold on the Right standard. IF ... you experience this all you need to do to correct is rotate the valve body 180° .
Mine is a peerless and slightly different but still delta parts. When I tried to pull the cartridge out only the top part came out so I went ahead and replaced the seats and springs. My original was a pretty steady drip out of the faucet. It’s less of a drip but still dripped but got too frustrated and left the drip. Not sure what else to do.
great video thanks for posting did it today 11/30/20. the tricks you show like pliers on stem and pull really helped. I also greased a little on the outside plastic bulbs to help push new one in. video was really helpful, will bookmark it for home stuff thank you!!
My Delta 1400 cartridge was 20 years old when leak started. Cause: calcium build up in supply that required Dremel with stone to polish. New "O" rings on cartridge would not have sealed due to calcium build up.
Delta gives you a replacement valve no matter what cause I need to change mine if I turn on my stand up shower it leaks out my tub faucet they’re separate but all water tied together I’m assuming
You are enormously lucky. I fixed my daughter's shower with the exact same cartridge. There is so much sediment in their water that the white portion of the cartridge was cemented in placed. The gray part broke away from the white part. I had to remove the white portion by taking it apart piece by piece using a drill to weaken it and then use needle nose vice grips to break off one piece at a time. Took me almost an hour to get it out and not damage the bore of the faucet. After all the work of getting out the old cartridge and installing the new, there is no hot water coming out of the shower and I made certain the "hot" side was placed properly. No idea what I did wrong. Very poor design in my opinion. Thanks for the video.
I had the very same problem, everything was stuck inside my pipe hard... took me about 4 hours to finally take everything out, and after I noticed I didn’t get any hot water I took everything back out and replace the little Orings back where the pipe meets the end of the delta cartridge the hot water came out good... maybe try that method? Hope everything worked out great!
@@1makosyo1 ; You are going to love this. I installed the $51.00 cartridge perfectly and it would not work, no hot water. So, My daughter purchased a cheaper cartridge and I installed that one. It works perfectly now. Turns out the valve inside the body of the more expensive cartridge would not move back and forth. So, expensive cartridge returned for refund and shower works perfectly with a cartridge $20.00 cheaper. Go figure??
Thanks for this video. I also did not know that Delta has a lifetime warranty on their cartridges so thanks for that info too! I have the same model as you and will be calling Delta first thing Monday to get them to send me a replacement cartridge.
I installed the correct cartridge but no matter what I do, even greasing, I cannot get that seated back in flush past that o ring . I gave up and put the collar and other part on anyway. It is not leaking but will it hurt to not have the cartridge not seated flush?
thanks for the video. i had water hammer, thought it was loose pipes. turns out to be bad shower cartridge causing it. made a hole in the drywall before i saw your video, oh well.
Take a few photos with cellphone as you go and maybe use a sharpie to mark the places things separate at to remove all question marks at reinstallation. Good video
@@stuntcardriver that cap that you move to adjust how much hot water comes out, pops out when I turn my water off. Causing it to turn back on. Any ideas on how to keep that from popping out?
This is such a poor design. Its way too easy to break stuff trying a corroded retainer ring off, or pulling the cartridge out. They needed to put flat spots on both the retaining ring and the valve body to provide counter--torque as not to damage the unit. Or provide a tool use a ratchet to get it off like you can get for oil filters.
They state that if your water lines are reversed (cold is normally on right side) then you can still install it in reversed position and have it work correctly. Thats why they didn't do it one insert direction only.
I replaced my old cartridge because I was getting no flow but the new cartridge didn't correct the problem ... I turned the water on without the cartridge and water flowed .. what should I do now
Im not getting any water out the spout....but when I take the cartridge out I get water out the area where the cartridge was just nothing out the spout when it's in ... the old cartridge or the new one
I've got two showers with this Delta cartridge and when my upstairs shower leaked I had a spring and little rubber spring seat that needed replaced. I just replaced my cartridge on my downstairs shower a few days ago and I had to replace two O-rings, the springs and rubber spring seat along with rubber rings that were connected and had an "eight" shape. All these pieces came with my cartridge that I purchased at Lowe's for about $40.00.
@@stuntcardriver thank you I got the water to flow, but now the shower is still leaking water after I turn it off, that was the original issue I had. Do you know why that’s happening now?
I had a difficult time getting that cartridge in the valve. I thought maybe I got a defective one. For hours I pulled my hair out trying to find anything that would help me. Your video was the only one that addressed that issue. You are the master and commander of this valve sir. I tip my hat to you. You are welcome at my house anytime,you don't even have to knock. Keep up the excellent work my friend. And thank you so much.
We just changed our cartridge yesterday - this video is absolute perfection!! We saved a plumber's labor charge. Thank you so so much.
Glad it helped!
I was able to fix my leak from my tub faucet after watching your video. Thank you very much and keep sharing videos
Thank you!! The exact info i was looking for!! Installing a new shower and I have zero experience with the Delta innards. Now I can get er done. :)
Our Delta never dripped...went from working fine to full blown running dribble. Ran around to 3 different box stores trying to get a clue. Finally with the help of Google and this video I got it figured out. I got the new cartridge in pretty much along the same lines as the video....ran out to the meter to turn the water back on to check for leaks. My wife meets me halfway back to the house yelling, "WATER IS GOING EVERYWHERE"!! Sure enough water was coming out all around the cartridge....ran back to the meter and then back to the bathroom. First thing I see is the locking ring sitting there on the toilet seat lid....Awwwww Godfrey Daniels!! Locking ring back on....water back on...all is good. Thanks for an informative video.
Actually all was not good…the new cartridge from HD had a slow drip..drip..about one per second. This time I did the e-mail exchange with Delta, including 8X10 color glossies of all the evidence of the drip😉. Around two weeks later I got the “free” replacement valve and it worked perfectly. So, the moral of the story is; don’t declare victory until you’ve actually won the war. 😄
Your video made this project super easy. Thank you for posting my good sir.
Dude, you da man!!! This video showed me how to buy the right part, disassemble (which was even harder for me to pull out than it was for him in the video!), put everything back in, and adjust the handle for the right amount of hot water. Thank you SO MUCH for going through the effort to put this on RUclips for all of us😀
Very good video for the skilled homeowner. At 17:40 when you side the sleeve onto the new valve, STOP. Turn your water back on. Using pliers, open the valve to test your water temperature. If it is too cold or too hot, adjust the white plastic ring accordingly. Once its good, finish the handle attachment and set screw.
Boom! I’m here cause my cartridge leaked. I bought a universal seal but the vid I watched had the seals inside the brass housing. After watching this and seeing I have a type P cartridge I took it apart and was able to see the seal was torn. The universal seal fit perfect! 👍 good as new. Didn’t know you could even take it apart. Thank you!
Glad it helped!
Thanks for the video. I just replaced the same Delta shower faucet cartridge as you. Quite a bit different design then the MOEN Shower cartridges that I had grown used to. Calcium/corrosion build up made it a challenge; the set screw used to hold the handle to the cartridge was seized, so ended up breaking the old cartridge and handle to get it off. Lots of force rocking the handle back and forth and pulling simultaneously to get it off. Then had to tackle the metal collar that holds the cartridge in. Persistence paid off (along with some CLR and penetrant oil/spray and muscle) and got it free. I used Channel Lock pliers on it...being careful not to apply all the pressure on just one spot as I read you can ruin the collar that way and forced to get a new one. During the replacement, I made sure to use plumbers grease on the set screw, retaining collar (and threads on valve) as well as the O-rings on the cartridge. I hope this will make it much easier if I have to do this again down the road. The Delta design isn't the best IMO.
Thank you for this video. I feel so empowered to fix my leaky shower faucet now
Funny how this video has helped more people than delta customer service 😂
What size Allen wrench does it take to remove handle
@@raymieglover5682 I can't remember. It's been a while. Try an use google for that! Hope you can find out what you need
Just fixed mine yesterday...after buying several incorrect cartridges...be sure the two legs that go into the housing are long enough...the incorrect ones were just too short ...if you can't turn the water off, they are too short and you have the incorrect cartridge...I used the danco model 10664 to fix ours.
Thank you for the great video and you’re a hulk doing any of this one handed! I had the same cartridge as you did. During removal of the cartridge it split in half leaving the back side lodged inside the brass faucet housing. I used a product called Penetrol90 and let it sit. Had to do the same on the set screw. The plumber’s grease was essential getting the new cartridge in place. It took me roughly two hours of jiggle, waggle, push, pull, swear, pray and then to the hardware store to buy the grease you used. Oh, and there was hard water buildup around the receptacles back inside the brass faucet housing. I delicately cleaned it off with LimeAway and a small flat headed screw driver. I think the buildup was causing extra work removing the old cartridge and getting the new cartridge to slide in the hot and cold water inlets inside the housing.
I got the cartridge from Delta customer care. All I had to do was send a few pictures and they knew exactly what model number I needed.
So, I’m still in a dilemma, the shower head is still dripping so after all this work, it seems I didn’t exactly resolve the problem. So, now what do I need to do?
If you have recommendations, please email at
Brad.rickards@gmail.com
Thanks again for getting me through this first time plumbing repair!
You could try turning the handle on and off many times. It sounds like there is some debris causing the cartridge to leak. If that doesn't work, I would pull it apart and take a close look at the mating surfaces.
Shower is not dripping anymore!!!!
Thank you. So much. Was sent the wrong cartridge in brand new package. Your video reallyvhelped
Thanks for this video. I called delta and they gave me the new seals and springs for free. I took it apart and thought that cartridge was one complete unit. Didn't realize it opened to get to the seals. Changed seals works great.
I drop mine and seals and springs fell out how do I put them back in.
Your video is the best. I used your instructions and I am surprised it worked. Thank you for posting this video. 👍
Thank you for your thorough and extremely helpful video, it really came up clutch for me 🙂
Thanks for the making the video. I was wanting to review live before doing the replacement myself. The video was very helpful, gave me more confidence to complete the replacement. Will use the valve grease for the O-Rings to slide into place, not installed dry to take a chance to cut the O-ring. Had the leaking problem started after the freeze February 2021, probably due to the city water lines were stopped too, when restarting, probably had a lot of contaminants in the piping loosened. Normally would turn on hot water, then shut off, hoping sealing the O-rings via heat expansion. I could not fit a 1/8" allen wrench fit, used a #10 torx screwdriver. After replacing, will take advice to order from Delta Manufacturer. Thank You again.
I add a bit of antiseize to the cartridge retaining ring and handle set screw since we've got hard water. Makes disassembly years from now a lot easier.
The rubber seats as you pointed out is what goes bad on these. It’s a $3 part at Lowe’s and Home Depot. You also want to turn the cartridge as you wiggle it and it will pop right out. Thanks for your video, I was able to fix a shower that was leaking for years.
It 100% DOES NOT pop right out
Awesome. I followed your directions and it worked perfectly
Thank you for mentioning the allen wrench size. watched several other videos and no mention.
Excellent video, thank you very much great help to home owners with Delta shower’s cartridge.
This is a great video. I have the same faucet with the same problem. Thank you.
Awesome work! I replaced my cartridge and I couldn't have done without you.
Glad it helped!
Thank-you sir! Delta and all of us owe you a beer!
Sir thank you very much for this thorough video. It helped me a lot!! Really appreciate it!
A million and one THANK YOU'S ya saved this old lady and her drippy tub faucet.
Thank You for a very detailed video, this really helped me changed the cartridge for my delta faucet. Stay blessed 👍
Glad it helped!
Thorough helpful. Thanks especially for pointing out the part numbers of the valve and cartridge.
Unfortunately, even with the right part numbers the aftermarket did not fit.. the supply tubes were like 1/4” too long.
The video and instructions are great. I followed them and was able to replace the cartridge. There is one point that might be in error: The Delta RP46074 package says it works for 13 & 14 series valves, and the dialog in the video suggests that 13 & 14 series are not the same as 1300 and 1400 series. I used the RP46074 for a 1400 series valve and it worked perfectly. The valves were identical for the end that is inserted into the plumbing. The only difference was a new or different hot water limiter.
Thank you, your video was thorough and very helpful.
Thanks! Almost called a plumber for this.
At 10:37, the part he's touching is the spring and seat. Believing I had a different model faucet, I bought the RP4993 kit for my fix. Replaced them in the valve, put the valve back together and reinstalled it for an easy fix. No more drips. Thanks for the video, it helped me figure out the easy fix.
Thanks for this video. It helped me fix the leak in the shower.
Glad it helped.
Excellent video. Thank you!
Thanks for this video! I had a little trouble getting the old cartridge out, but after I got it out it was smooth sailing. Only cost incurred was for the new cartridge. Thanks again.
Great video showing all aspects of changing out a Delta cartridge. Many Thanks.
Glad you enjoyed it
Good video. The hot and cold don't have equal pressures - the machined cylinder oscillates back and forth to keep the water temperature constant during any pressure variation (e.g. toilet flush ). Also, when first turned back on, any debris will get up to the shower head - so you may need to open the head and clean it out for maximum flow.
I just installed a new multi choice diverter ws, T13022 trim and cartridge. I’m wondering if I didn’t get the cartridge seated properly since the faucet is dripping already 😏. Guess I have to take it all apart again. Thanks for your video!
Perfect explanation. Thank you
You are correct about the seats and springs getting hard. It happens with all faucets. Much cheaper to replace the seats and springs than replace the entire cartridge.
I am glad you had trouble putting in the new cartridge because mine would not seat either. I had to jiggle it up and down a lot and push really hard. I thought I had the wrong valve because I was changing from dual function to single function. However, it worked with force...the force?
Thank you so much this helped a ton!
Glad it helped!
At 10:00 you say about two halves of the cartridge: you can pull them apart" I believe they are locked together. only after twisting one of them by 90 ° in relation to the other will make it possible to pull them apart. I think you did twist them without saying you did, so some may be trying invaine to pull them straight out and not succeed.
You can repair the valve body you already have in 5 minutes with part # RP - 86968 for about $ 5.oo .
The reason that they don't change the orientation of. "H&C" tabs IS that in rare instances the "Ho t & Cold" plumbing gets reverse and does N0T meet the Hot on the Left & Cold on the Right standard.
IF ... you experience this all you need to do to correct is rotate the valve body 180° .
Great video, thanks!
Put the handle back on to help you pull the cartridge out.
Mine is a peerless and slightly different but still delta parts. When I tried to pull the cartridge out only the top part came out so I went ahead and replaced the seats and springs. My original was a pretty steady drip out of the faucet. It’s less of a drip but still dripped but got too frustrated and left the drip. Not sure what else to do.
Thanks a lot this helped me so much 🔥
Great video!!! Thanks a lot!!!
Ok, I think I can do this!!! I feel good about this. Will update after the weekend lol
You got this!
yes, thank you for all that.
great video thanks for posting did it today 11/30/20. the tricks you show like pliers on stem and pull really helped. I also greased a little on the outside plastic bulbs to help push new one in. video was really helpful, will bookmark it for home stuff thank you!!
Glad it worked out.
My Delta 1400 cartridge was 20 years old when leak started. Cause: calcium build up in supply that required Dremel with stone to polish. New "O" rings on cartridge would not have sealed due to calcium build up.
Delta gives you a replacement valve no matter what cause I need to change mine if I turn on my stand up shower it leaks out my tub faucet they’re separate but all water tied together I’m assuming
Thanks for the great video!
Nice tutorial thanks!
Great video, thanks.
Very helpful video to watch , thanks 🙏 😊
Glad it was helpful!
You are enormously lucky. I fixed my daughter's shower with the exact same cartridge. There is so much sediment in their water that the white portion of the cartridge was cemented in placed. The gray part broke away from the white part. I had to remove the white portion by taking it apart piece by piece using a drill to weaken it and then use needle nose vice grips to break off one piece at a time. Took me almost an hour to get it out and not damage the bore of the faucet. After all the work of getting out the old cartridge and installing the new, there is no hot water coming out of the shower and I made certain the "hot" side was placed properly. No idea what I did wrong. Very poor design in my opinion. Thanks for the video.
I had the very same problem, everything was stuck inside my pipe hard... took me about 4 hours to finally take everything out, and after I noticed I didn’t get any hot water I took everything back out and replace the little Orings back where the pipe meets the end of the delta cartridge the hot water came out good... maybe try that method? Hope everything worked out great!
@@1makosyo1 ; You are going to love this. I installed the $51.00 cartridge perfectly and it would not work, no hot water. So, My daughter purchased a cheaper cartridge and I installed that one. It works perfectly now. Turns out the valve inside the body of the more expensive cartridge would not move back and forth. So, expensive cartridge returned for refund and shower works perfectly with a cartridge $20.00 cheaper. Go figure??
@@wrongfullyaccused7139 I guess sometimes going cheaper is better then going more expensive 😅 glad to hear everything works great now!
@@1makosyo1 Have a great day.
@@wrongfullyaccused7139 Thank you for this information! Source for cheaper cartridge? Rather not go through what you went through.
Very helpful...thanks for sharing
Glad it was helpful!
Cannot thank you enough for this video! So helpful!
Your welcome!
Very helpful!
How did you get the dang cartridge in?! 😂
Thank you so much 😊
Glad it helped.
If you have the 13/14 model, the springs & seats part # RP4993 is what worked for me. Delta wouldnt send the whole cartidge.
Thanks for this video. I also did not know that Delta has a lifetime warranty on their cartridges so thanks for that info too! I have the same model as you and will be calling Delta first thing Monday to get them to send me a replacement cartridge.
Glad to help
Good video...these cartridges don't seem to last long and aren't cheap
Wow, such gorgeous internals; aircraft grade. Too bad it relies on syntetic rubber and a couple of tiny springs. I hate synthetic rubber.
I installed the correct cartridge but no matter what I do, even greasing, I cannot get that seated back in flush past that o ring . I gave up and put the collar and other part on anyway. It is not leaking but will it hurt to not have the cartridge not seated flush?
I'm having the same problem and found several mentions of it on the net but no fix.
wish you would have showed us how you shoved that thing back in there
thanks for the video. i had water hammer, thought it was loose pipes. turns out to be bad shower cartridge causing it. made a hole in the drywall before i saw your video, oh well.
Don't you need to put caulk around the handle plate?
I tried removing mine but it separated the 2 pieces and now im breaking the part closest to the water lines because i just cant seem to get them out
Take a few photos with cellphone as you go and maybe use a sharpie to mark the places things separate at to remove all question marks at reinstallation. Good video
Thanks for the video, really help me out.
Thank you for a well done video!
replace my cartridge delta turn water back on and cann.t stop the water from running???
Is it imperative that you use the plumbers grease? I don’t have any right now that’s the reason I ask.
If you don't have grease I would wet the o-rings to help install.
Do I have to adjust the temperature of water in cartridge or is it ok for not doing anything, the factory was adjusted already? Thank you.
It should be factory adjusted, but it depends on how hot your water heater is set. Most water heaters are factory set at 120-125 degrees.
@@stuntcardriver that cap that you move to adjust how much hot water comes out, pops out when I turn my water off. Causing it to turn back on. Any ideas on how to keep that from popping out?
@@818southside I would call Delta. Their customer service is very good.
Does this model fit the shower control with the glade knob that only turns to the left?
It may. I believe this model had a choice of handle. I would call delta, they are helpful.
@@stuntcardriver I called delta and they are sending me a free replacement since mine was an old model from 1990s
This is such a poor design. Its way too easy to break stuff trying a corroded retainer ring off, or pulling the cartridge out. They needed to put flat spots on both the retaining ring and the valve body to provide counter--torque as not to damage the unit. Or provide a tool use a ratchet to get it off like you can get for oil filters.
The white and gray cartridge is for the faucets made after. Around 2010 and the blue and white cartridge is the early faucets want interchange
They state that if your water lines are reversed (cold is normally on right side) then you can still install it in reversed position and have it work correctly. Thats why they didn't do it one insert direction only.
I replaced my old cartridge because I was getting no flow but the new cartridge didn't correct the problem ... I turned the water on without the cartridge and water flowed .. what should I do now
Is the shower head blocked? I would put the cartridge back in and take the shower head off and check for flow.
Im not getting any water out the spout....but when I take the cartridge out I get water out the area where the cartridge was just nothing out the spout when it's in ... the old cartridge or the new one
I don't know what cartridge is in my faucet so how can I know what
replacement cartridge and tool to get to remove the old cartridge?
The best thing to do is call the Delta customer service line. They are super helpful.
Thank you. Great to learn!!!!
Good Job Thank you
It must be just me, but, these cartridges, have the shape of "Minions" lil blue shorts on lol
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I've got two showers with this Delta cartridge and when my upstairs shower leaked I had a spring and little rubber spring seat that needed replaced. I just replaced my cartridge on my downstairs shower a few days ago and I had to replace two O-rings, the springs and rubber spring seat along with rubber rings that were connected and had an "eight" shape. All these pieces came with my cartridge that I purchased at Lowe's for about $40.00.
Put the handle back on to pull the cartridge
Dude, you against using channel locks or you got superman hands?
Thanks, man. Saved me a ton of money.
16:32 Did you put it in with so hands?
yes
how come mine didn't come out easy like that? The white part of the cartridge got stuck inside, is it safe to take that out?
Could you please help, I have try everything and cannot get the lower housing out
What did you end up doing? Same its happened to me and its such a pain. Slowly grinding it until it hopefully comes out.
Did you shut off the water or do you have to or no ?
Yes, you have to shut the water off.
I replaced mine but now water is not flowing from the shower head. Do you know why that could be? I turned ny main water switch on.
I would take it out and compare to the one you took out. Make sure the cartridges are the same.
@@stuntcardriver thank you I got the water to flow, but now the shower is still leaking water after I turn it off, that was the original issue I had. Do you know why that’s happening now?
@@brendag884 I am assuming the water is leaking from the shower head? If that is the case, something internally is wrong with the cartridge.
That cartridge was like a shark bite.lol