Moen Two Handle Kitchen Faucet Cartridge Removal

Set screw is located in front of the handle with a plug button.

Moen two handle kitchen faucet cartridge removal.

Two handle faucet cartridges. Compression faucets usually have a metal valve with a flat rubber washer on the bottom. Cartridges are usually plastic and are held in place with a metal retaining nut. It imay be very stuck.

For shower and tub application. Cartridge 1224 two handle replacement cartridge hot or cold. Cartridge 4000 unfinished replacement cartridge. To remove the cartridge from your faucet assembly first use a flat headed screwdriver to carefully pry the cover from the handles.

Depending on the configuration of the faucet and wall or backsplash you may be able to hook a pry bar behind the handle support it against a piece of wood and pry the cartridge. Step 3 use an adjustable wrench to remove the retaining nut above the cartridge. You ll know when you remove the faucet handle. Widespread bathroom faucets take the moen 1224 or 1224b cartridge and when it comes to differences between the 1224 vs.

Watch the 1224 cartridge removal installation video. Then loosen and remove the nut from the cartridge using pliers. How to remove your handle. The moen 2 handle replacement cartridge fits most moen 2 handle kitchen and bath faucets.

Using a philips screwdriver unscrew the handle screws and pull the handles off from the faucet assembly. Moen makes several types of two handle faucets but your faucet will either have a cover that needs to be pried off the hot water handle and a screw that needs to be removed under the cover or a single screw at the base of the handle. It can also be used in 2 and 3 handle tub shower faucets. This cartridge retainer removal tool was designed to remove the cartridge nuts in your 2 handle moen faucet.

Moen faucets all take cartridges basically because the company founder al moen invented the cartridge faucet. But if the cartridge has been in place for five or more years and you have been using hard water this may not work. 1224b cartridges the only significant one is the packaging. The guide below will help to identify which moen cartridge your kitchen sink faucet uses.

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. If you have a very old two handle faucet it may be a compression type rather than a cartridge. Featuring a durable metal construction it boasts a polished chrome finish for lasting strength and durability.