Moen Two Handle Faucet Cartridge

So if you are indeed dead set on trying to replace your leaking faucet cartridge on your moen faucet you will need this poorly design tool just know that your chances of success are probably 50 50.

Moen two handle faucet cartridge.

Watch the 1224 cartridge removal installation video. This is a moen two handle kitchen faucet. Product information technical details. Cartridge 1224 two handle replacement cartridge hot or cold.

Prior to the introduction of duralast two handle cartridges the 1224 was designed to support all moen two and three handle valves including pot fillers as well as two and three handle non pressure balancing tub and shower faucets. If you have additional questions please feel free to call us at 800 289 6636. A set screw that uses a 3 32 hex wrench is located in the front of the handle with a plug button. To remove the cartridge from your faucet assembly first use a flat headed screwdriver to carefully pry the cover from the handles.

If you have a very old two handle faucet it may be a compression type rather than a cartridge. Manufacturer moen part number 1224b item weight 0 32 ounces product dimensions 1 x 1 x 1 inches item model number 1224b is discontinued by manufacturer no color black material. Most bathroom faucets that have two handles are cartridge style faucets. On a sidemount faucet the set screw that uses a 3 32 hex wrench is located on the underside of the handle with a plug button.

Two handle faucet cartridges. For decades moen s innovative yet simple standard cartridges have been used in one and two handle faucets. The moen 2 handle replacement cartridge is compatible with the moen two handle darcy faucets manufactured prior to july 2014. The official instructions for removing the moen 1224 cartridge are to remove the retaining nut and then simply pull up with a pair of pliers on the cartridge to remove it.

Cartridge 4000 unfinished replacement cartridge. I spent many hours working with this trying to repair one leaking faucet cartridge and i destroyed two plastic cartridge nuts in the process. I removed a star because moen doesn t tell you how to remove a struck moen 1224 faucet cartridge. Flexible use high flow rate cartridge.

Using a philips screwdriver unscrew the handle screws and pull the handles off from the faucet assembly. The cartridge is fine. Each faucet handle hot and cold has its own cartridge a valve that turns with the handle to control the flow of water into the faucet spout. How it is used.

If you are replacing a cartridge in faucet type d continue to step 5a.