I have a leaky faucet and contacted Moen. They sent me a new
cartridge 1225. The problem is I can't remove the old cartridge. I
removed the pin but the old catridge won't come out. I tried to twist
with the plastic cap, but that didn't seem to do much. Does anyone
have any ideas how to get that old cartridge out?

By the way, its a single handle bath faucet.

On Apr 7, 6:49 pm, "Senin" wrote:
I have a leaky faucet and contacted Moen. They sent me a new
cartridge 1225. The problem is I can't remove the old cartridge. I
removed the pin but the old catridge won't come out. I tried to twist
with the plastic cap, but that didn't seem to do much. Does anyone
have any ideas how to get that old cartridge out?

By the way, its a single handle bath faucet.

The Home Depot, Menards, Loews Ace, Tru-Value, almost any well stocked
hardware store sells a cartridge removal tool. It screws into the
threads in the center of the cartridge and forces it out when you turn
the tool with an adjustable wrench. I have a metal chrome one I paid
$25 for, then I got a mostly composite one for $12. If you can buy one
and see no future use, sell it on CraigsList.com to the next guy! Now
to the real issue, the 1225. In the old days an OEM cartridge was
brass. I had a replacement call one day many years ago so I stopped at
Ace. The 1225 brass was about $17 and the plastic was about $10 at
that time. Being a responsible guy I bought the brass. After the
install it still leaked so I called the toll free Moen help line. They
tell me that the plastic is actually a 1225 Magnum. I was using a
brass OEM replacement instead of the oversized Magnum that would (and
did) stop the leak. Be sure you have a 1225 Magnum to replace the OEM.
Be sure to use an ample amount of silicone lube when installing the
new. They probably gave you a small tube with the cartridge. Moen has
always treated me well, sending me free replacement parts when Their
product had failed, they even pay the shipping. I almost always
install the one handle Moen so that I can stock a cartridge on the
truck. Good luck.

Dave Scudamore
Aroundtoit Handyman

"Senin" wrote in message
oups.com...
I have a leaky faucet and contacted Moen. They sent me a new
cartridge 1225. The problem is I can't remove the old cartridge. I
removed the pin but the old catridge won't come out. I tried to twist
with the plastic cap, but that didn't seem to do much. Does anyone
have any ideas how to get that old cartridge out?

By the way, its a single handle bath faucet.

I had one stuck like that last month. Put a vice grip on it and tapped it
with a hammer. Had wife push on wall to make sure I did not loosen any
tiles. Finally got it out. Don't think I had ever changed that one and
house is over 30 years old.

Frank

On Apr 8, 4:53 am, "frank.logullo" wrote:
"Senin" wrote in message

oups.com... I have a leaky faucet and contacted Moen. They sent me a new
cartridge 1225. The problem is I can't remove the old cartridge. I
removed the pin but the old catridge won't come out. I tried to twist
with the plastic cap, but that didn't seem to do much. Does anyone
have any ideas how to get that old cartridge out?

By the way, its a single handle bath faucet.

I had one stuck like that last month. Put a vice grip on it and tapped it
with a hammer. Had wife push on wall to make sure I did not loosen any
tiles. Finally got it out. Don't think I had ever changed that one and
house is over 30 years old.

Frank

After a week of trying I came to the conclusion that I could not take
out the cartridge by myself. I bought a cartridge puller. Using
that, the cartridge slid out, easy as pie. The puller made all the
difference in the world.

replying to Senin, Yacko Warner wrote:
senin wrote:

I have a leaky faucet and contacted Moen. They sent me a new
cartridge 1225. The problem is I can't remove the old cartridge. I
removed the pin but the old catridge won't come out. I tried to twist
with the plastic cap, but that didn't seem to do much. Does anyone
have any ideas how to get that old cartridge out?
By the way, its a single handle bath faucet.

Mine was so frozen it chewed up the plastic tool. It was so frozen I had to
drill out
the head of the screw holding the handle, leaving the screw shaft stuck in the
stem, so
the standard puller was not going to work.

I ended up using a hammer and screwdriver to tap on the raised tabs to break
the
cartridge loose and twist it. I grabbed the stem with vice grips, but it
wouldn't
come out. So I tried penetrating oil, then vinegar, and much more tapping with
the
hammer. Eventually it came out about 1/2" then stopped - so I tapped it in and
pulled
it out a couple more times. The the big pull - and out came the core, leaving
the
cartridge body behind.

!$%%#^***!!!

My local Ace doesn't carry the special kit mentioned some places that includes
a tap and
a dowel to push out the cartridge body. I thought I'd check the auto parts
store to see
if they had some sort of puller I could anchor in the water outlet holes in
the cartridge
body. They didn't, but they did have some large screw/bolt extractor tools.
The one sized
for bolts 5/8 to 7/8 - 1/2" in diameter at it's shaft - did the trick. Drive
it in with
6 taps of my hammer, twist it counter-clockwise with a wrench to set the
extractor and
further loosen the body, and then pull it out with the vice-grips - about two
minutes total,
and the extractor was only $10.



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If you Google "puller Moen 1225" you'll find several pullers that are made especially for removing Moen cartridges, including this one made by Moen:

replying to Senin, jody wrote:
I'm trying to replace the handle cartridge for our Moen 1225. We cannot even
get it unscrewed to begin removing cartridge.

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On Sun, 16 Jul 2017 05:50:00 -0700, "fake vet Colon Edmund J. Burke"
wrote:

On 7/15/2017 6:14 PM, jody wrote:
replying to Senin, jody wrote:
I'm trying to replace the handle cartridge for our Moen 1225. We cannot even
get it unscrewed to begin removing cartridge.


Try massaging the cartridge with butt lube.

You got, a favourite BRAND, KKKoloon? Wet Uranus?
LOLOK

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In article ,
jody m wrote:

replying to Senin, jody wrote:
I'm trying to replace the handle cartridge for our Moen 1225. We cannot even
get it unscrewed to begin removing cartridge.

Did you check the Moen website?

https://www.moen.com/customer-support/cartridge-replacement

They have an 800 number you can call for help, if their video is not
enough. When I replaced mine, I recall it was quite a task.

Fred

On Sun, 16 Jul 2017 06:17:17 -0700, "fake vet Colon Edmund J. Burke"
wrote:

On 7/16/2017 6:14 AM, Mary Riendeau-Shein (no relation to jew pedophile Baruch 'Barry' Shein) wrote:
On Sun, 16 Jul 2017 05:50:00 -0700, "fake vet Colon Edmund J. Burke"
wrote:

On 7/15/2017 6:14 PM, jody wrote:
replying to Senin, jody wrote:
I'm trying to replace the handle cartridge for our Moen 1225. We cannot even
get it unscrewed to begin removing cartridge.


Try massaging the cartridge with butt lube.

You got, a favourite BRAND, KKKoloon? Wet Uranus?
LOLOK

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Tu [sic] es [sic] mulieri [sic] nequam [sic] (KKKoloon's 'Latin' LOL)


Butt Lube brings back those almost forgotten memories

Memories? Butt Lube is part of your DAILY 'LIFE', moulie!
LOLOK

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replying to Senin, Richard Lilley wrote:
I had similar problems, but in the end iI won.
When using the plastic/nylon tool you have to be gentle with it. Instead of
forcing it to turn one way apply pressure right, then left, then right, etc,
and then it will eventually break loose. After that you can usually pull it
straight out with a good pair of pliers.
As far as disassembly goes, make a line up behind the sink of each part in the
order of removal, and when reassembling, just start at the end and work your
way along the line in reverse order. Taking pics as you go with a cell phone
helps too.
If you got it all together and the hot and cold is reversed, just remove the
parts installed AFTER the cartridge was installed and rotate the cartridge
with the plastic/nylon tool 180 degrees and reassemble. That will fix it.

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