Good video. I just replaced mine today. Easy and works so well. Didn’t realize the old carriage was so tight and old. New moen replacement turns with a pinky finger. I just turned my main water off in the garage. Other than that idiot proof. Thanks
I take it you had good luck but as a plumber I recommend to never mess with the integral stops on the shower valve to turn the water off. Just shut off the main or at the street if you have access. Those Moen integral stops are notorious for the oring seal inside the stops to start dripping/leaking because they never get exercised(turned on/off) over time and the rubber seal gets brittle and rips. Just my experience with these but glad you had no issues with that. Just a tip to save you some headache for the next round
What do u do if the cartridge thingy is completely stuck inside it dose not move at all The only way I was able to shut off the water was to burn the plastic piece with a torch so I can turn the knob to off but the thing won’t come out 🥲 it’s been 4 days and tbh I’m starting to smell
As someone who's learning every about old houses, this helped a Tom! I've always been crafty but just recently moved into a house from 1920 and it's VERY old so now I'm slowly becoming a plumber 😂
Video helped me change mine. I messed up at first and it leaked worse. Turned out one of the rubber pieces fell off in the package. Been working on learning some basics for a small renovation in my current home and to build my own tiny house. Subscribed. Thank you.
Do not use pliers you will break it if it's been in there over 30 years use the tool that screws inside the Cartridge I love how they make it look so easy you could pull it out with pliers so you could just completely screw up your
Use 1 1/4 brush to clean out the inner shower valve after removing the cartridge. Otherwise you'll scratch the gaskets on the new cartridge and it'll leak in a day or two
if its a old one the make a tool so you dont pinch yourself with needle nose put on turn with channel locks take off pullout its cheap and usually comes with the new cartage wonder why his didnt
Spin the stem only leave the cartridge installed and just spin the stem with no trim on only handle then test if still the same spin another half turn until right your welcome
I replaced mine today, but now there is a slight leak coming out of the faucet whereas it didn't leak before. I had to replace it bc it wouldn't shut the water off in the tub. what's causing it to leak and how do I stop the leak?
A certain type of grease. It helps sliding it in and prevents hard removal next time and when showering the handle gets extra smooth....all because of the grease
I did get the tool, it was still so stuck I had my foot up on the wall and was using all of my body and twisting. Thought I was gonna break a pipe. The rubber was coming lose and I was fighting and ripping at the rubber until it came all the way out… it was rough.
I just did this but my off is when the handle is up and I only get hot water in the 5 o'clock position, I've double checked and my "HC" is on the top, and my handl moves and stops on the right places, the old one was too dirty and I didnt pay attention, I'm thinking my copper housing/pipes must be ran wrong so I'm gonna try and flip the cartridge upside down unless someone knows something I don't
Ya the stops suck most 1222s will not come out with needle nose pliers sometimes u will need to screw screws I. The cartridge to pull it out if your puller don’t work ha and the h/c don’t mean shit when the stem has been turned around by whoever the hell touches it before you and ps don’t ever buy knock off 1222s to save u 20$ it will bite you in the ass on install day love moen
@@studmuffin2330 Yeah, my house has individual shit off valves in the basement for each sink, bathtub, toilet. This is so I don’t have to shut off the water to the house. Just for what I need to work on.
you most likely have a valve like this video with water stops left and right of the cartridge. Take the cold stop out and run the water quickly and back off. Most likely this will flush out around the stops and you'll be good.
@@HarminderSingh-jc7rf it really depends if I’m supplying the part or not. If they have all the parts and I’m just doing the labor and it’s a pretty easy removal, I’ll charge about 100 125 bucks.. I typically try to make about 100 bucks an hour. If I’m doing is that and I’m going over there specifically for that if nothing else I’ll probably charge 150. 200 bucks with parts.
@@HateDietPepsi no it doesn’t because water is still behind the vaule. You should get a lot longer use out of one if you don’t use the shower as much, of course, but they still will go bad, especially if they’re just sitting there, not being used kind of a double edge sword.
That's some filthy water you got there son. Mine last about 8 years and I have high levels of iron and manganese, which are the worst for clogging these things up.
It's not that easy for some people also you need a good bit of power to pull it out if it's been years and putting it back in I'm 21 male 240 and it was hard to get it back in not fun to deal with the lub it come with use all of it
