Moen Kitchen Faucet Loose Cartridge

Cartridge identification and installation help.

Moen kitchen faucet loose cartridge.

The moen replacement cartridge installs quickly and easily with instructions included. Tightening the base will greatly reduce this irritation associated with a loose kitchen faucet. If you re not quite sure we d recommend that you refer to the original documentation that came with your faucet or feel free to. The cartridge stem a rod sticking out of the faucet cartridge is the only thing to which the handle is secured.

A loose base can move freely and cause the water lines supplying the faucet to rupture causing a leak. The cartridge is made with cast metal and plastic for strength. If your moen faucet was manufactured after 2009 and you are looking at the 1225 cartridge it is possible that you may actually have a 1255 cartridge because cartridge styles can vary by the date of manufacture. Cartridge 1234 two handle duralast cartridge for two handle lavatory and kitchen faucets hot or cold please note that your cartridge may have an imbedded cartridge nut refer to the documentation that came with your faucet.

This kitchen faucet is the moen motionsense arbor model but i believe this should be a similar fix to many different kitchen faucets. Moen faucets are designed with serviceability in mind. This guide will help with a simple adjustment like tightening a loose handle. How to tighten a moen kitchen faucet handle that is loose.

The base of a kitchen faucet can also work loose over time. The hex size is 3 32. As the 1 faucet brand in north america moen offers a diverse selection of thoughtfully designed kitchen and bath faucets showerheads accessories bath safety products garbage disposals and kitchen sinks for residential and commercial applications each delivering the best possible combination of meaningful innovation useful features and. The moen single handle replacement cartridge works with many moen single handle bathroom sink and kitchen faucets.

If while servicing the product you notice broken or corroded parts please click identify my product as interior parts vary by model number. If this stem breaks or wears down the handle will droop because the mount hole is now larger than the stem and does not fit properly on the stem.