How To Disassemble Moen Bathroom Faucet
Cut the water supply for the moen monticello faucet for which you will be removing the handle.
How to disassemble moen bathroom faucet. You will be able to. Remove a corroded handle with a handle puller. Widespread bathroom faucets take the moen 1224 or 1224b cartridge and when it comes to differences between the 1224 vs.
Remove the retaining nut loosen the cartridge retaining nut using a pipe wrench or tongue and groove pliers. 1224b cartridges the only significant one is the packaging. Moen faucets all take cartridges basically because the company founder al moen invented the cartridge faucet.
Take notice of the small square grooves in the faucet handle body as well. Remove the decorative ends on the handle by turning them counterclockwise. Now simply insert your new moen replacement sink cartridge into the faucet.
Remove the screw from the middle of each faucet handle with a screwdriver. Get access to the full video library at. 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 lasting value.
It doesn t get any easier with your new faucet cartridge in hand all you need to do is refer back to the picture you took of the stem position. Then loosen and remove the nut from the cartridge using pliers. Continue turning until they unscrew.
If the faucet is leaking replacing this cartridge should fix the problem. Note the brass screw at the top of the cartridge if there is one. To remove the cartridge from your faucet assembly first use a flat headed screwdriver to carefully pry the cover from the handles.
Compress the two jaws at the bottom of the puller around the base of the handle. Then remove the handle. Using a philips screwdriver unscrew the handle screws and pull the handles off from the faucet assembly.
Place a towel in the sink to prevent scratches and to catch any dropped parts. How to remove a moen monticello bathroom faucet handle step 1. To do this use a small flat screwdriver to pry up the decorative cap button or plug at the top of the handle used to hide a screw.
