Moen Single Handle Kitchen Faucet Cartridge Removal

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Moen single handle kitchen faucet cartridge removal.

Al moen invented the cartridge faucet and cartridge faucets remain a specialty of the moen company. The most common spray diverter on a moen kitchen faucet is a collar that fits around the valve housing at the base of the spout. Instructions for removal of moen quick disconnect hose fitt. Instructions on how to remove a circa 2008 model moen single handle kitchen faucet from the sink.

Includes plastic retaining nut. One handle faucet cartridges. Remove the hot water handle. If you are replacing a cartridge in faucet type e continue to step 6a.

Make sure no debris remains. The guide below will help to identify which moen cartridge your kitchen sink faucet uses. Moen faucets all take cartridges basically because the company founder al moen invented the cartridge faucet. The company designs them to be removable so.

Cartridge 1255 single duralast cartridge. However there are exceptions. 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. Trouble removing the cartridge from a moen faucet.

Single handle faucets prior to 2009. 1224b cartridges the only significant one is the packaging. Using the grey assembly tool supplied with the faucet pliers or wrench unscrew the 1255 cartridge nut counter clockwise and remove. To remove it disassemble the faucet and pull off the spout.

Use a soft brush to clean the inside of the chamber. 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. Lift the 1255 cartridge out of the faucet. If you are replacing a cartridge in faucet type f continue to step 7a.

To remove the cartridge from your faucet assembly first use a flat headed screwdriver to carefully pry the cover from the handle. Using a philips screwdriver unscrew the handle screw. Watch the 1255 cartridge removal installation video. A moen spray diverter can also be a cartridge in the valve housing that you expose by removing the spout.