Removing a moen cartridge from the faucet! If the plastic tool should fail you! Plumbing tips!
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- Опубликовано: 4 мар 2013
- This is a video on how to remove a moen cartridge from any moen faucet when the plastic tool does not do the job! This happens once in a blue moon, but can be a pain in the backside! This will work for you!
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This tip is fantastic. Thank you. After trying to pull the stem many times with no luck I saw this tip and in 30 seconds I had the cartridge out. Most appreciative to learn from a master.
+Eric Lapham
You are more than welcome!
I am glad everything worked out for you!
Thanks for commenting and have a great week! Al
Your video was a lifesaver! My husband was ready to give up on getting the cartridge out. He had broken out the plastic thinking that was part of the reason the cartridge wasn't moving. When we realized the plastic tool wouldn't work without the plastic on the cartridge we thought we'd never get it out. I found your video and the needle nose pliers and screwdriver had it out in less than a minute. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
This method worked when nothing else would! Thank you so much.
Many thanks for taking the time to make this video. For those of us doing this for the first time, you prevented a simple problem from becoming a show stopper in trying to fix our own faucets. It really helped me!
Hello T Mukal;
You are more then welcome!
I am glad everything worked out for you!
Thanks for commenting and congrats on the repair! Al
Wow. This video probably saved me 1.5 hours of work and 3.5 headaches.
Hats off to you, Old Kid!
+Andrew Preville
Thanks!
I am glad everything worked out for you! Nothing worse than 3.5 headaches.
Thanks for commenting and enjoy your weekend! Al
Thanks Al for this video .....my husband had the pin out and was using the pliers but struggling with it even with the plastic tool .... then I found your video and we worked it back and forth ...to break that seal , and out it came . Thanks for taking the time to post !! :) Have a blessed day !!
Thank you!!! I feel so powerful now after your help with venturing into the unknown faucet cartridge
removal universe.
Hello Ellen,
You're welcome!
Hopefully the repair goes well for you!
Thanks for commenting and enjoy your week! Al
HUGELY helpful. My cartridge was ridiculously hard to pull out, but his idea with the two flat head screwdrivers and channel locks did the trick. Thanks for posting this!
Hello Nick,
I am glad it worked out well for you. Turning the cartrdge makes all the difference in the world when it comes to removing it from the faucet housing.
Congrats on the repair!
Thanks for commenting and enoy your week! Al
Great tip,I could not pull until found your video, cartridge pulled out in 10 sec.Thanks.
Thanks! I have a Moen 4600 that was tormenting me for days. Could NOT get the cartridge out. Your trick worked! In less than a minute I had the old cartridge out.
Hello Brian,
You're welcome!
I am glad everything went well for you!
Congrats on the repair!
Thanks for commenting and enjoy your weekend! Al
This type of video is what makes RUclips great. I got my 19 year old cartridge out after working on it for hours with your trick. I always wondered what that plastic tool was actually used for. I don't have the plastic tool but needle nose pliers did it. Thanks!
Hello 7smr,
You're welcome!
They can a little difficult at times even with the plastic tool, but needle nose or a pair of screwdrivers will do the same as you now know.
I am glad to hear everything worked out for you!
Congrats on the repair!
Thanks for commenting and enjoy your day! Al
Three hours later, vinegar and your video was the only one that gave me the strength to get that sucker out. Woot woot.
Thanks!!!!!
Hello Tamara,
You're welcome!
They can be a bit of a project at times.
I am glad it finally worked out for you! Congrats on that!!!
Thanks for commenting and enjoy your day! Al
Grrrr😡 i just cant get it out!!! Gonna try vinegar thx for tip and wish me luck😫
Thank you so much. Yours was about the fifth video I watched trying to figure out how to get the cartridge out of our Moen faucet. We didn't have the 'tool' yet because we hadn't bought a new cartridge yet as didn't know which one to buy, watched closely as to how to break it loose, did it with some larger needle nosed pliers, back and fourth till about a 360 degrees, then pulled with pliers on it, and out it came. YEAH!!!
+Wayne Cooke
You are more than welcome!
They can be a little difficult at times, but I am glad everything worked out for you! You are probably looking for a 1225 cartridge if it is a kitchen faucet or basin.
Thanks for commenting and congrats on the job! Al
Thanks! A poor plumber blames her tools! Thanks for showing me to think around the situation
Hello Jessie;
You are more then welcome!
I am glad you got along with the repair!
Thanks for commenting and have a great day! Al
Thank you soooo much! I’m an old lady and don’t have the muscle but I tried your screwdriver technique and it worked! Moved it back and forth and was able to pull the cartridge right out. Thank you!
Hello Cvx 2dog,
You're welcome!
I am glad everything worked out for you!
Congrats on the repair!
I am sure it is a great feeling to have made the repair! Good on you!
Thanks for commenting and have a great week! Al
Thank you for the help...and we recognized the accent right away, made me smile. My father in law is originally from Mira south, but lived in Guys Co. We're in Ontario now:(
Hello J Mac,
You're welcome!
Apparently we have one on the island. LOL!
He must have known the Gillis's and MacKinnon's if he was from the south end. Great people!
Hopefully some day you can move back this way!
Thanks for commenting and enjoy your week! Al
No problem, Kid! I didn't expect a response but it definitely was a nice touch. All the best to you and yours.
Steve
Thanks for sharing Al.
really miss your videos always helpful and informative . I work in a home improvement store and direct people that have trouble to your videos . hope to see more soon
Hello e1casper,
Stay tuned!
Hopefully get some on line in the near future!
Thanks for commenting and enjoy your week! Al
Hey Al!
Glad you are back my friend! I hope you enjoyed your hiatus! I have to take one every now and then myself. It gives me time to re group and think of some new ideas.
Awesome tip here Al, I would not know what to do if I ran into this. Great demonstration of how to overcome this hurdle!
I have a Delta single handle faucet that probably needs a new cartridge. It takes several tries to get it to shut off now. I think its about 30 years old now!
Thanks for yet another very helpful tip!
What a brilliant, not so obvious tip, thank you! You don't want to yank on something that you think *should* come out but won't, so I was stuck at this point. Your tips helped me unstick the cartridge without breaking anything. Whew...
Hello Eric,
Thanks!
You should be able to turn it as it will make for a much easier removal of the cartridge.
I am glad everything worked out for you!
Thanks for commenting and enjoy your week! Al
Thanks. Saved me money buying a new faucet. Local hardware store had the moen cartridge in stock free.
Hello Jigger30,
You are more than welcome!
Nice to receive a free cartridge. I hope the repair went well for you!
Thanks for commenting and have a great week! Al
Thanks for the video. The cartridge was stuck in my faucet and I had no idea on how to remove it. I went and bought the cartridge and used the white tool thing that you had in your video and it did the job. Thanks a million!
Hello Susana;
you are more then welcome!
The little white tool comes in very handy!
Thanks for commenting and congrats on the repair! Al
thank you so much for the video! I am a housewife trying to repair my leaky kitchen faucet, and you have demonstrated perfectly how to remove the cartridge! my husband will be proud of me for fixing it lol
+odinsgoddess
I am glad you got along well with the repair! Congrats on that!
I am sure he will be. Good on you!
Thanks for commenting and have a great weekend! Al
+TheOldkid888 thanks a million! you have a great weekend as well!
odinsgoddess
You are more than welcome! Al
Thank you, thank you, thank you! I was able to remove a VERY stuck cartridge by following the steps in your video. Shower is back up and running and the best part, I fixed it myself, thanks to you! :)
Hello Goldn Glam;
You are more then welcome!
Thanks for commenting and congrats on the repair! Al
Have been looking for days for tips on removing this unusual valve from my tap.Thank you so much!Lisa, Ireland.
Hello Lisa,
You're more than welcome!
I hope the repair goes well for you!
Thanks for commenting and best of luck with the repair! Al
Al,
Thanks so much for being of assistance - like a helpful neighbor, friend, or uncle. This one little trick in this video of using two screwdrivers, a pair of pliers, or something similar to loosen the cartridge was exactly what worked. I had been stymied by this repair at the last stage of getting the darn thing out. In fact, I didn't even know what it was exactly. And now... now it seems extremely simple, and why was I ever confused to begin with.
Thanks for the guiding hand.
Hello yutu tuyu,
You are more than welcome!
I hope everything worked out for you!
They can be a little difficult at times and the plastic tool doesn't work on the stubborn ones.
Like you mentioned, two screwdrivers or a pair of needle nose will do the job for you!
Thanks for commenting and enjoy your weekend! Al
The problem was, in order to get the "tool", you have to buy a cartridge -- but I had no idea which model it should be.
On another subject, any thoughts on dealing with mold? I just found wet carpet in my closet, pulled it up and scraped and cleaned, only to find rotted wood. This closet is directly behind the tub/shower, and thus probably the source of water is the joint between the tub and tile on the adjacent wall to the shower head, or, worse, porous grout on the wall.
Hello yutu tuyu,
The 1225 cartridge works on the basis of pulling out first to turn the water and then turning left or right for hot or cold. This cartridge is found in all single lever faucets for kitchen and bathroom sinks. It is also found in bath and shower.
The 1225 cartridge is found in bath and shower as well, but works on the principal of simply turning it counterclockwise to turn it on and increase the temperature. You do not pull it out to turn on the water.
It is used on posi-temp faucets where the temperature is balanced and doesn't change when the water is running while another fixture is used in the house.
Hope this helps.
I know javex and water combination will work to kill mold. The thing about javex is it must be mixed with water in order to work properly. I believe it is a 70/30 combination. Straight javex will not do the job as many people think pure is better. Be sure to have a window open and a fan as it gives off a strong odour. Ventilation is important and rubber gloves as well. A friend of mine uses a combination of tea tree oil and water and a spray bottle. They are into herbal remedies. I use some myself, but have never tried tee tree oil except to relieve burns and heal cuts. Little tip for you. If you get a small burn; apply a drop or two and the pain leaves within a minute. Simply amazing how it works like this.
You should press the walls where the tiles are and check to see if any of the wall is soft. You may have to do a little repair. If the grout is bad you should scrape it out as best as possible and regrout the joints.
I have started using grout with epoxy in it. It dries faster and doesn't absorb water like the cement based grout does. Excellent product!
Thanks for commenting and enjoy your weekend! Al
Thank you! No other video showed me how to remove the clip, and no one holds the camera steady while they're working. Thanks to you, I got the cartridge out! Headed to the hardware store now to buy a new one.
Hello Erin;
I am glad you got along well with the removal of the cartridge and I hope your repair goes well.
Thanks for commenting and have a great day!
Al
Thanks so much for the tip on how to break the cartridge free. I wasn't able to pull it out until I used your tip on loosening it with the needle nose, and then it came right out. It is short and to the point. Exactly what I needed.
Hello Edward;
You are more then welcome!
The trick is to break the seal that has been created between the o-rings and the faucet body. Once that is done; it comes out with very little effort as you have proven.
Thanks for commenting and congrats on the repair!
Have a great New Year! Al
TheOldkid888
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Thanks very much!
Have yourself a great weekend! Al
Thank you, thank you, thank you! I didn’t know that plastic part was to be used to loosen the cartridge before removal. I was completely unable to get it out until I saw your video.
Hello LIbby Macuch,
You're welcome!
I am glad everything worked out for you!
Congrats on the repair!
Thanks for commenting and enjoy your week! Al
You are a lifesaver! If only I watched this video an hour ago! Thank you!
Hello Zach,
You are more than welcome!
I hope it helped with your repair!
Thanks for commenting and have a great week! Al
Very helpful. I didn't know if I needed to order the "special tool" for removal. Yankee ingenuity lives!
Eric Clapton
LOL!
The screwdrivers or needle nose will work just fine for you!
I hope you get along well with the repair!
Thanks for commenting and have a great day! Al
+TheOldkid888 the needle nose worked perfectly thank you...i used WD40 too
Catherine Hayward
You are more than welcome!
I am glad everything worked out for you! Congrats!
Thanks for commenting and enjoy your week! Al
Thank-you!!!! I was struggling to get the cartridge out and you idea of the pair of screwdrivers did the trick.
Hello Rod,
You're welcome!
I am glad everything worked out for you!
Congrats on the repair!
Thanks for commenting and enjoy your week! Al
Thank you so much, "Old Kid"! I managed to loosen the cartridge enough with a pair of needle-nose pliers, and was able to pull the cartridge with relatively little effort.
Hello Kit;
You are more then welcome!
The needle nose work very well on moving the cartridge if the little plastic tool doesn't cut it.
Thanks for commenting and congrats on a job well done! Al
Worked like a charm! I was minutes away from calling a plumber too. You probably just saved me a few hundred dollars. Thank you.
Skinny Bill
You are more then welcome!
I am glad you managed to remove the cartridge. They can be difficult at times!
Thanks for commenting and have a great weekend! Al
Way to go, Kid. Awesome!
Hello toulouse666;
You are more then welcome!
Congrats on the repair!
Out of curiosity; how long does it take your tankless heater to come up in temp!
Thanks for commenting and enjoy your week! Al
Thanks for the 2-screwdriver idea. I didn't have the Moen tool. Instead of two screwdrivers, a pair of long nose vise grips fit in there just right and I was able to twist the cartridge loose. Without twisting that thing first, it's impossible to get it to pull out. It was really stuck in there.
Hello Ken,
You're welcome!
I am glad you were able to remove the cartridge.
The needle nose do a great job as well!
Congrats on the repair!
Thanks for commenting and enjoy your week! Al
Thanks much! I wasn't thinking about loosening the cartridge before trying to pull it out. Once I loosened it up with the plastic tool that comes with the cartridge, it was easy to pull out.
Hello Larry,
You're welcome!
Makes all the difference in the world when it comes to removing the cartridge. I have heard about people getting on the counter top and pulling as hard as possible to remove the cartridge. Simply giving the cartridge a turn back and forth will allow the cartridge to slide out easily as you know.
Congrats on the repair!
Thanks for commenting and enjoy your day! Al
Thank you - just what I needed. The "instructions" state how to install but nothing about taking the old one out
Lightjug You are more then welcome!
Hopefully the old one will come out for you without to much trouble! The plastic tool is a major part of the removal as the cartridge should be turned before hand to allow the it to come out much easier.
Thanks for commenting and best of luck with the repair! Al
Video helped my husband and I lots, thank you so much!!
Hello lizmac21,
You are more than welcome!
I am glad you got along well with the repair!
Thanks for commenting and enjoy your week! Al
Was replacing a second cartridge and couldn't figure out why the little plastic thing wasn't doing the trick. Thanks for the tip.
Hello Harold;
You are more then welcome!
Sometimes the water can be a little hard and will cause the cartridge to become tighter then normal and the plastic tool won't do the trick; so I use the screwdrivers or needle nose and a little persuasion and it does the job!
Thanks for commenting and have a great week! Al
Thanks very much for taking the time to make and share. It REALLY helped me out.
Hello Jim,
You're welcome!
I am glad it did! Sometimes the little plastic tool doesn't do the job, but a few screwdrivers or needle nose pliers will work as far as turning the cartridge. And it has to be turned back and forth before trying to remove it. Makes all the difference in the world!
Congrats on the repair!
Thanks for commenting and enjoy your week! Al
This was extremely helpful. Thank you so much. I could have saved money on the parts had I watched your video first.
Hello sinaft ft,
You are welcome!
Glad it helped!
Thanks for commenting and enjoy your week! Al
Dear God this was a pain to remove! The screwdrivers and a hair dryer to heat the pipe for a few minutes did it but it still took some work. Thank you!
Hello Siafu Linux,
You're welcome!
They can be a pain in the backside for sure at times. A lot depends on water quality.
I am glad to hear you got the job done! Congrats!
Thanks for commenting and enjoy your weekend! Al
@@TheOldkid888
Thank you sir! Same to you.
Thanks! Helped me get the darn thing out and the replacement works like a charm.
Hello Justin:
You are more then welcome!
Glad the repair went well for you!
Thanks for commenting and have a great week! Al
thank you so much, we were just planing to buy a new one because I couldn't figure out how to pull out the cartridge.
save me $300!!
Helpful video!
Hello George;
You are more then welcome!
I am glad the project went well for you!
Thanks for commenting and have a great day! Al
Thanks for sharing this info. It just helped me repair my kitchen sink.
+Todd Bolduc
You are more than welcome!
I am glad everything worked out for you!
Thanks for commenting and congrats on the repair! Al
This was super helpful, thanks!!!
Hello CarsThatLast,
You're welcome!
Hopefully the repair goers well for you!
Thanks for commenting and enjoy your week! Al
Les explications et le visuel m'ont beaucoup aidé à enlever la cartouche pour pouvoir la graisser.
Bonjour Michel Lefèbvre,
C'est formidable d'entrendre ça!
J'espère que la réparation s'est bien passée pour vous !
Merci d'avoir commenté et bonne semaine ! Al
Thanks for the video. Instructions that come with replacement parts are incredibly vague.
Hello TURnKEYiNK;
You are more then welcome!
The instructions are not the greatest for sure.
Thanks for commenting and have a great week! Al
Thank you! Broke the plastic but didn't know the mechanics of the cartridge.
Appreciated. :)
Hello Jonathan;
You are more then welcome!
I am glad it went well for you!
Thanks for commenting and have a great day! Al
Hi,
Thanks for excellent advice on using two screw drivers. Had a difficult 1225 cartridge, idea worked well.
Hello jd2014,
It generally gets the job done. A pair of needle nose and a screwdriver in between the arms of it works as well.
Thanks for commenting and enjoy your week! Al
Cool. This guy was most helpful!! Way to go old kid!
Hello Grandma Evans;
I am glad everything worked out for you!
Thanks for commenting and have a great week! Al
Good Day
Thank you for the video, it really helped and was able to change the cartridge that was stuck and I did not have the plastic Moen tool,
Your trick using the needle nose worked wonderfully
Thanks again
Hello Afzal Alidina,
You're welcome!
I am glad everything worked out for you!
Congrats on the repair!
The needle nose work well! I have used them several times when I had an issue.
Thanks for commenting and enjoy your week! Al
Omg ! Dude you saved the day! Thanks man
Hello Cadat Broderick,
You're welcome!
Glad everything worked out for you!
Congrats on the repair!
Thanks for commenting and enjoy your week! Al
Great! Helped me to get my cartridge out. Thanks
Trevor Headley
You are more then welcome!
I hope the repair goes well for you!
Thanks for commenting and have a great week! Al
Very helpful, thank you!
Hello Daniel;
You are more then welcome!
I hope you get along well with your repair!
Thanks for commenting and have a great day! Al
Geez I was afraid to break it or something...didnt know what I was doing !!! Hahaha !! Thank you so much..afraid I was gonna have to buy a new faucett ...Thanks to you and youtube I am pretty thrifty !
Hello Lane Trace,
You're welcome!
I am glad everything worked out for you!
Congrats on the repair!
Thanks for commenting and enjoy your week! Al
Thanks, this video helped a lot!
Hello frane13;
You are more then welcome!
I am glad it helped you out with your repair!
Thanks for commenting and have a great week! Al
Hello Melinda;
You are more then welcome!
Glad it worked out for you!
The needle nose and pliers do work well if the tool doesn't do the job!
Thanks for commenting and have a great day! Al
Real thanks for this video, i done the job perfect with this help; everybody have a little handy man inside!! just some times we need a mentor!
+Alberto Perez
You are more than welcome!
True statement! We all have a little handy man inside.
Not sure if I would go as far as a mentor, but seeing it being done makes it a little easier to tackle for sure.
Thanks for commenting and congrats on the repair! Al
Awesome 😊thanks for your help. I love saving money and fixing things myself - Handygirl
Hello 747readyfortakeoff,
You're welcome!
You go girl! That's great to hear! No reason why you shouldn't be able to tackle any job!
Thanks for commenting and enjoy the holidays! Al
Very helpful 🧰. Thanks
Hello user-pf6fx6og8t,
You're welcome!
Hopefully it helps with your repair!
Thanks for commenting and enjoy your week! Al
Thank you for your video, which gave me some insight as to why my bathroom sink faucet handle is stuck (mineral deposits, hard water). Over time, the handle began to be very stiff and difficult to turn, to the point that it won't turn at all. I assume that I'm going to have to replace the cartridge and probably use the pliers to loosen up the existing one so it can be removed? Thanks again!
+Leslie Tong (Shirrell Beauty)
You are more than welcome!
Water with lots of minerals can play havoc on the faucets!
You will have to replace the cartridge. You can try the plastic tool that comes with the new cartridge first to see if you can turn it and then you may have to go the the needle nose to turn it if not. Once you have gotten it to move back and forth you should be all set to pull it out.and install the new one.
Thanks for commenting and best of luck with the repair! Al
ANY tips for removing the flat head Phillip's head screw from a Moen model 7310, please? I can't get a decent grip on it.Thanks!
Hello Eugene Loeffler,
The only advice I can give you is to place as much pressure down on the screwdriver as you can when you go to take it out. A screw extractor is my next move if this fails.
Hopefully you have it out and repaired by now.
My apologize for the late response.
Thanks for commenting and enjoy your week! Al
Thank you very much!
Hello ZareNew,
You're welcome!
Hopefully the repair went well!
Thanks for commenting and have a great weekend! Al
Hey Ray;
It more then likely needs new springs and washers. Single lever delta of that error were all springs and washers.
I will get a video up for you on this after a very short trip!
Thanks for commenting and have a great week! Al
Hello BettinaSis3;
Not sure if I really rock or not, but I will take it as a compliment. You are more then welcome!
Congrats with your repair and good luck with school!
Thanks for commenting and enjoy your day! Al
Hello Stephen;
Sorry for the late response. the message didn't land in my inbox.
You are more then welcome for the video! Thanks for the kind words!
Thanks for commenting and enjoy your week! Al
Great idea 💡👍👍
Hello Jose Daniel,
If the little tool that comes with the cartridge doesn't do the trick this method will do the job for you! Regardless the cartridge should be twisted before it is pulled out. Makes all the difference in the world.
Thanks for commenting and enjoy your week! Al
Thank you!
Hello Bryan,
You're welcome!
The biggest thing that makes the removal of the cartridge easy is turning it back and forth and breaking the seal between cartridge and the faucet body before trying to pull it out.
I have heard stories where people actually got on top of their countertops and tried pulling the cartridge out. Kind of funny when you picture it in your mind.
They can be difficult at times for sure, but persistence pays off.
Thanks for commenting and best of luck with the project! Al
Sir, but our problem is that long protruding brass/bronze rod is the one that broke off from the cartridge! How are we going to pull out the remaining cartridge?
thank you...
Hello Dave;
You are more then welcome!
Once in a while I will run into this situation and this is how I remedy it.
Not rocket science, but it works for me!
Thanks for commenting and have a great week! Al
Thanks for the vid ! Question..... one day, I went to pull my push/push Moen faucet to turn water on, and it felt loose and no water. Is this also a symptom of a bad cartridge? Was planning on purchasing one tomorrow. Thanks in advance for your help!
Hello Pete,
Sounds like the cartridge is split in two. You may have a bit of a job removing the old one. Be sure to have the cartridge turning freely before you try and pull it out.
Thanks for commenting and best of luck with the project! Al
Very helpful, thanks.
+robviolin1
You are more than welcome!
I hope you get along well with your repair!
Thanks for commenting and have a great day! Al
+TheOldkid888 thanks and keep posting.
Thank You!
Hello Ben,
You're welcome!
Hopefully it will help with any future repairs.
Thanks for commenting and enjoy your week! Al
Super thank you!!
Hello Roch,
You're welcome!
I hope the repair goes well for you!
Thanks for commenting and enjoy your week! Al
I am struggling with a 1225 cartridge on a sink faucet which was installed 2005. I'm one of the people who was on my knees on top of the vanity. Still isn't out. Trying to make things easier for my Mom but I think I broke her faucet. Have tried the plastic piece, have tried the puller. It will come out about an inch and then won't budge. Vinegar, WD40?
Hello Misabu Buffa,
Sounds like there is a piece of rubber in the faucet body. You will have to keep turning the cartridge a full 360 degrees and try and break the rubber. It will let go for you eventually. I have come across many such as this.
Turning it back and forth while pulling on it will help.
Thanks for commenting and best of luck with the repair! Al
Hey Higgs;
You are more then welcome!
Hopefully it may help you in the future!
Thanks for commenting and enjoy your week! Al
great trick with the screw drivers !!
Hello John;
The screwdriver gives a little more torque to allow the needle nose to turn the cartridge.
Works very well when the small plastic tool doesn't quite do the job.
Thanks for commenting and have a great day! Al
good video, those can be a pain to remove, but now we know the secret. thanks for posting.
5*****
Hell yeah it did. Thank you
Hello Tony,
You're welcome!
Glad it went well for you!
Thanks for commenting and enjoy your week! Al
Having a problem in that both plastic "ears" have broken off the old cartridge so the plastic tool (or needlenose, etc.) can't nudge/twist the cartridge. Any suggestions for loosening the cartridge?
Hello Kevin;
You have to get something in the cartridge somehow to turn it.
Once it turns; you are all set. Then you can pull it out.
You will have to get 2 pointed tools similar to the screwdrivers and get them
jammed in there to enable you to twist them. If you could get someone to push the tools into the cartridge and you try turning it; it may help. Wish I could help more!
Thanks for commenting and let me know how you get along! Al
Fortunately it wasn't as stuck as I thought and I was able to twist it by clamping the "nozzle"(?) tightly and twisting while pulling. Thanks for the response!
Hello Kevin;
I am glad everything worked out for you!
Great feeling when that happens!
Thanks for commenting and have a great week! Al
This was excellent. Exactly what I needed, but my wife would kill me if I showed the bathroom like this. Thanks.
Hello Bud;
Thanks very much for the kind words!
Give you the heads up! Lock the door! LOL!
Thanks for commenting and have a great day! Al
You are perfect!
Hello Lauraine Neal;
Thanks very much for the kind words, but I am far from that! Just trying to lend a helping hand! I hope everything works out for you!
Thanks for commenting and have a great week! Al
where did you find that plastic tool?
Hello Sameer Modak,
The plastic tool usually comes with the new cartridge. They slip it over the end of the cartridge in the plastic bag.
Thanks for commenting and enjoy your week! Al
Part of the plastic part of the cartridge broke while I was trying to get it to move back and forth. Now there is nothing for the plastic tool or anything to push against to get it moving. Any advice on how to get it out?
Never mind. I muscled it out after putting some CLR on it and breaking my nails wiggling it back and forth with the plastic tool and then blunt nose pliers. It works now!
+Celeste Batchelor
Sorry to hear about the nails, but I am glad you got the remaining piece out. They can be a little difficult depending on the amount of minerals in the water.
Congrats on the repair!
Thanks for commenting and have a great week! Al
Thanks for the vid. But still having probs.
The stem of the old cartridge pulls up a half inch or so, and makes a metallic sound. Sprayed PBR and tapped the stem -- did both of these things several times over the course of an hour, and still no resolution.
Thinking of buying the removal tool tomorrow and trying that.
Anyone have other ideas?
Thanks in advance.
Hello Larry,
Sorry to hear you are still having a problem.
They can be a bit difficult at times.
Will the cartridge completely turn around 360 degrees for you? Once you get it up the half an inch you could try turn it then. I haven't come across this problem before as far as the metal sound goes. Once you get it turning around, it should pull out for you. It is possible that there could be a piece of an old screw in there jamming it and making the sound. Be interested to find out what it is once you get it out.
Thanks for commenting and best of luck with the project! Al
Thanks for the tip! Now that I've broken the cartridge seal, the cartridge only comes out a fourth of the way. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
+A.L. Hamilton
Try turning completely around a few times if possible. More than likely the o-ring or gasket is jamming the cartridge in there. Sometimes you have get a good grip on it with a pair of pliers and give it some serious strain to remove them. Turning it around a few times should help you out a little.
After you remove it be sure to check inside the faucet with a flashlight to make sure there is no debris left behind from the old cartridge. If it is difficult to remove; there will more than likely be a few small pieces of matter.
Thanks for commenting and I hope everything works out for you! Al
+TheOldkid888 That's exactly what it was. The rubber brackets were jammed and I literally had to obliterate the cartridge! Thanks again Sir
A.L. Hamilton
Glad it worked out for you!
Thanks for commenting and enjoy your week! Al
Hello Sonny;
The little tool works close to 100% of the time, but this little tip will work for sure!
Thanks for commenting and enjoy your week! Al
Excellent video.....only the medal stem came out, and I think the rubber bottom part of the cartridge is still in there. How do I get that out. Help Please! Thanks
James Daniels
You will need to use two screwdrivers or a pair of needle nose pliers and slide a wrench or something like that in between the screwdrivers as in this video. This will move the body of the cartridge back and forth and allow it to loosen up enough to be taken out with the pliers.
Thanks for commenting and best of luck with the repair! Al
TheOldkid888 and if that doesn't work? Drill it out?
Hello misterdinkly;
You should be able to to turn it with the two screwdrivers or needle nose with a pry bar of some sort such as a crescent wrench in between while holding the screwdrivers.
I wouldn't try drilling it out as you may damage the faucet body and then you would have to replace the faucet itself...
Thanks for commenting and best of luck with the repair! Al
misterdinkly Blast!
Steven C Highley
I am glad you got the cartridge out!
Thanks for commenting and have a great week! Al
that was helpful
Hello David,
Great to hear!
Hope the repairs go well for you!
Thanks for commenting and have a great week! Al
I have a danze single handle faucet, and the handle falls down on its own and shuts off the water, do you know a cure for this?...thanks...
Is it low water pressure maybe? Is it in an apt building a few floors up? A house on top of a hill maybe?
Sorry PEI I missed this one. generally it is the amount of lubricant on the cartridge. Too much and this happens. Saw it happen on a few different brands myself. Moen included. I generally just take the cartridge out and remove a little from the inside part of it. The weight of the handle alone will make this happen.
Thanks for commenting and enjoy your day! Al
Thank you so much for this video - our cartridge must have dried out, and your video helped solve this. Thanks again for the tips; larger needle nose pliers did the trick. : )
Hello Heather B;
You are more then welcome!
I am glad it worked out well for you!
Sometimes the faucet grease dries out and they do very sticky, but with a pair of needle nose or 2 screwdrivers and a little persuasion; it does come out for you!
Thanks for commenting and have a great weekend! Al
I can not find the name brand of my facet. Will any cartridge work?
Hello Christopher;
Does your handle on the faucet simply pull out and turn to the left for hot and right for cold? If it does it is probably a Moen. If the handle rotates like on a ball then it is a Delta. They do not have cartridges in them as such but have a few parts that will need to be changed. Most often all that has to be replaced is the springs and washers.
Thanks for commenting and get back to me when you can. Al
TheOldkid888 yeah it just pulls out, then turns left and right for hot or cold. So far everything looks identical to the cartridge in my faucet, before being removed. Thanks for the response and the informative video.
Hello Christopher;
It sounds like Moen to me as well.
Hope the repair goes well for you!
Thanks for commenting and have a great week! Al
That helped me oat.
Steven C Highley Stirlingheightsskype@gmail.com
It helped me out because I thought the clip was the one under faucet housing so I wasted time and energy taking the sprayer off. I watched the video and saw the clip up top where I didn't have to take housing off, smh. Thank you.
when that faucet barely starts to drip drip (likely from the hot water side)... get the replacement cartridge ! I found the cold water shutoff valve was not working at all to shut off water... so that valve had to be replaced with house supply turned 'off' before a new faucet cartridge could be installed... that part you can do alone and do NOT wait a long time as it drips constantly.... fix it NOW.
Hello Doug,
Great advice!
A leaking faucet can cause you a bit of money over a very short period of time especially if it is hot. If repaired soon after discovering it; it immediately becomes money in your pocket!
Thanks for the input and enjoy your week! Al
I tried the hair spray on the old cartridge, it work. It loosened it up and came out no problem.
Hello STARSHIP OLYMPUS,
First time I had heard about that. If it loosens cartridges I would be a little hesitant to use it on my head. LOL
I am glad it worked for you!
I may just give that a try sometime.
Thanks for commenting and have a great weekend! Al
+TheOldkid888 Thank you sir your welcome.
I kept struggling to pull out the old cartridge. I ended up using a small vise, gave a good hard pull on the handle, and viola! (Pardon my French.) Thanks for the informative videos.