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Posted by David Farber on May 14, 2006, 1:43 pm
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> > Here's a picture of the cartridge that's located in the bath/shower. It
> > works by rotating the knob until you get the desired temperature. There
> > is no name brand printed on it. I need to replace it quickly. Can
> > somebody ID this and tell me what to buy at the hardware store and how
> > to remove the old one out of the fixture? It won't budge.
> >
> > http://www.pbase.com/image/60119697.jpg
> >
> > Thanks for your reply.
> >
> > David Farber
> > L.A., CA
>
> I believe you can purchase a tool for pulling those units at the hardware
> store. While you are there bring that picture and you might get lucky....
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> >
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I took the picture to the store and although it took me two trips to get the
correct part, the old cartridge is still stuck in the fixture. I'm 99% sure
the cartridge is manufactured by Moen and the part number is 1222. I bought
the tool to remove it but it was too short to go over the stem and I had to
return it. I came home and checked the Moen web site. I found this
instruction sheet that came with the cartridge:
http://www.moen.com/shared/pdf/instruction_sheets/INS746F.pdf
If you look at step number six on this sheet, it appears there is a coupler
device that comes with the cartridge that facilitates in the removal of the
old cartridge. I'm not at the location of the ailing faucet but I hope when
I go back there, it is as easy to remove as the instruction sheet seems to
indicate.
After I wrote all this, I found (I should say my wife found) an animated
guide for the removal and installation of the cartridge. I wish she would
have found this earlier. lol
http://www.moen.com/consumersupport/installation/moen0133/moen0133.cfm
Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there.
--
David Farber
L.A., CA
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