Single Handle Faucet Cartridge Stuck

Make sure both water supplies are turned off.

Single handle faucet cartridge stuck.

Pulling up on the stem is supposed to pull out the cartridge. Trouble removing the cartridge from a moen faucet. Pull out the cartridge stem to the full open position. The removal tool just deforms.

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. Cartridge faucets generally use an up down motion to regulate water flow and control temperature with a left right motion. I managed to turn the cartridge body maybe a few degrees and now it is stuck there. The cartridge is frozen inside the faucet.

The cartridge valve stem is the moving piece inside the sleeve that is connected to the faucet handle and changes the mix between hot and cold and sometimes flow. Remove the faucet cartridge. Moen 1222 one handle posi temp faucet cartridge replacement for moen tub shower and shower only configurations brass and plastic by moen 46 48 46. To avoid damaging your faucet and parts you can use a cartridge pulling tool on a stuck cartridge.

Leaks in cartridge faucets are usually caused by worn out cartridges or worn rubber o ring seals. Unscrew the knurled screw until it backs out of the recess in the puller as show. Easy to install moen s proven standard cartridge designs allow for easy installation and troubleshooting. You turn the water off dissemble the faucet handle to expose the cartridge and then pull the cartridge out.

The stroke by billy squier permission to use in this video by the legend hims. In theory replacing a shower faucet cartridge is an easy task. Disassemble the faucet and remove cartridge retainer clip. In reality you will find more often than not that the cartridge is stuck and despite your best efforts will not budge.

Usually this can be done by hand or with a pair of pliers but occasionally it will stick and require quite a bit of force to remove. The company designs them to be removable so. Al moen invented the cartridge faucet and cartridge faucets remain a specialty of the moen company. The use of the cartridge puller to remove stuck cartridge.

If you have a two handle faucet with handles that turn 90 degrees you have either a cartridge or compression faucet.