Single Handle Faucet Cartridge Stuck

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.

Single handle faucet cartridge stuck.

In theory replacing a shower faucet cartridge is an easy task. 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. Easy to install moen s proven standard cartridge designs allow for easy installation and troubleshooting. The stroke by billy squier permission to use in this video by the legend hims.

Trouble removing the cartridge from a moen faucet. Pulling up on the stem is supposed to pull out the cartridge. Al moen invented the cartridge faucet and cartridge faucets remain a specialty of the moen company. 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.

Item 27374 model 1224. Moen 2 handle brass and plastic faucet tub shower cartridge. The company designs them to be removable so. Pull out the cartridge stem to the full open position.

To avoid damaging your faucet and parts you can use a cartridge pulling tool on a stuck cartridge. The use of the cartridge puller to remove stuck cartridge. The removal tool just deforms. The easy way to access a corroded basin faucet fixing nut for removal.

Unscrew the knurled screw until it backs out of the recess in the puller as show. If you have a two handle faucet with handles that turn 90 degrees you have either a cartridge or compression faucet. The cartridge is frozen inside the faucet. Cartridge faucets generally use an up down motion to regulate water flow and control temperature with a left right motion.

Remove the faucet 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. I managed to turn the cartridge body maybe a few degrees and now it is stuck there. You turn the water off dissemble the faucet handle to expose the cartridge and then pull the cartridge out.

Disassemble the faucet and remove cartridge retainer clip.