If your Moen shower faucet begins to drip water and the faucet handle is difficult to turn, it may be time to replace it. First, you need to remove the old valve cartridge before you can install the new one. It
If you have to pull out the handle of your shower faucet to turn on the water, the faucet has a cartridge. If the faucet leaks or you can't control the temperature, you usually have to remove the cartridge and clean it or replace O-rings and gaskets. Pop off the cap covering the h...
Shut off the water supply to the shower and protect the surface of the tub or shower floor. Cover the drain to prevent accidentally dropping small parts down it. Remove the handle, trim, and sleeve, then use a plumber’s deep socket to extract the faucet stem from the valve body. Replac...
Shut off all water to the tub's faucet by shutting off the house's main water supply. Open a faucet on a lower floor, if possible, relieving any pressure in the water pipes. Video of the Day Step 2 Remove the center cap on the faucet's handle by hand. Remove the screw in the ce...
If you take apart a faucet from another manufacturer, such as Delta, you're as likely to find a ball valve as you are to find a cartridge valve, but that's not true if the faucet is a Moen. All Moen faucets, even the two-handled models, have cartridge valves. If the faucet is ...
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Turn off the shutoff valve and replace the worn seals with duplicates. Be sure to realign the seals on the bottom of the cartridge with the holes in the faucet. Reduced Water Flow If water is not flowing strongly through your faucet, one of several causes may be responsible. First, check...
How to Replace a Shower Cartridge to Fix Your Faulty Faucet Grant Webster Replace the Fill Valve If the overflow tube is the right height for the toilet and the water level is set about an inch below the overflow tube but continues to flow into the overflow tube, the issue is likely the...
STEP 1:Allow 10 minutes for the water level to drop. Then, locate the water supply hose on the wall behind the toilet and turn the handle clockwise to close the valve. STEP 2:Examine the water level in the toilet bowl. Ideally, the water would be about halfway up the bowl. If the...
Shower instead of take a bath. Showering uses less water than the average bath. If you must bathe, fill the tub only 1/3 to 1/2 full. Install shower heads with a reduced flow head and a single shutoff valvethat can easily be turned off and on mid-shower. ...