Moen Two Handle Kitchen Faucet Cartridge Removal

This cartridge retainer removal tool was designed to remove the cartridge nuts in your 2 handle moen faucet.

Moen two handle kitchen faucet cartridge removal.

The moen 2 handle replacement cartridge fits most moen 2 handle kitchen and bath faucets. This 4000 cartridge does not have a removal installation video feel free to contact us or call us for assistance at 1 800 buy moen 1 800 289 6636 we re happy to help. It imay be very stuck. Two handle faucet cartridges.

Using a philips screwdriver unscrew the handle screws and pull the handles off from the faucet assembly. It can also be used in 2 and 3 handle tub shower faucets. Cartridges are usually plastic and are held in place with a metal retaining nut. 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.

The guide below will help to identify which moen cartridge your kitchen sink faucet uses. You ll know when you remove the faucet handle. 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. Compression faucets usually have a metal valve with a flat rubber washer on the bottom.

How to remove your handle. For 2 handle cartridges. 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. Widespread bathroom faucets take the moen 1224 or 1224b cartridge and when it comes to differences between the 1224 vs.

To remove the cartridge from your faucet assembly first use a flat headed screwdriver to carefully pry the cover from the handles. Set screw is located in front of the handle with a plug button. For shower and tub application. Watch the 1224 cartridge removal installation video.

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. Then loosen and remove the nut from the cartridge using pliers. Cartridge 4000 unfinished replacement cartridge.

If you have a very old two handle faucet it may be a compression type rather than a cartridge. The handle will either have a removable cap that exposes a phillip screw or a set screw that uses a 7 64 hex wrench. Step 3 use an adjustable wrench to remove the retaining nut above the cartridge.