Single Handle Faucet Cartridge Stuck

Remove the faucet cartridge.

Single handle faucet cartridge stuck.

I managed to turn the cartridge body maybe a few degrees and now it is stuck there. Pull out the cartridge stem to the full open position. The use of the cartridge puller to remove stuck cartridge. 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.

The easy way to access a corroded basin faucet fixing nut for removal. In reality you will find more often than not that the cartridge is stuck and despite your best efforts will not budge. The company designs them to be removable so. Easy to install moen s proven standard cartridge designs allow for easy installation and troubleshooting.

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 cartridge is frozen inside the faucet. 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. The removal tool just deforms.

In theory replacing a shower faucet cartridge is an easy task. Moen 2 handle brass and plastic faucet tub shower cartridge. Cartridge faucets generally use an up down motion to regulate water flow and control temperature with a left right motion. Pulling up on the stem is supposed to pull out the cartridge.

Unscrew the knurled screw until it backs out of the recess in the puller as show. 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. You turn the water off dissemble the faucet handle to expose the cartridge and then pull the cartridge out. Make sure both water supplies are turned off.

Leaks in cartridge faucets are usually caused by worn out cartridges or worn rubber o ring seals. Item 27374 model 1224. If you have a two handle faucet with handles that turn 90 degrees you have either a cartridge or compression faucet. To avoid damaging your faucet and parts you can use a cartridge pulling tool on a stuck cartridge.

Al moen invented the cartridge faucet and cartridge faucets remain a specialty of the moen company.