In article , The Medway
Handyman writes

I've replaced lots of ceramic cartridges that were only a few years old.
Spawn of Satan IMO.

Are they all the same? One size fits all?

Kitchen tap works but the 1/3 turn taps have become 'sticky'. I'm sure
that prior to going away, when I had some plumbing done - motion of the
levers required much less effort (turnable with little finger before,
now not)

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Mike Tomlinson