Bathtub dripping
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That is a beautiful shower skin defoliator, but maybe a pic of the faucet without that blue defoliator so we can see the type of faucet you have, and please tell us where it is leaking from?
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my skin defoliator is pink, my wife picked it out
we are looking for pics of the shower valve ….is the a name on the fixture is it a 3 handle 2 handle or single handle shower control??????
Sorry second pic didn’t work?MOEN for the temp control, one handle turning up and to the left for hotter
OS&B for the leaky faucet, should I rip it straight out or twist it counter clockwise? I don’t want a bigger problem
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anticlmatic
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Generally speaking you will be taking apart the handle and replacing the guts (cartridge) inside the valve that’s behind it.
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FishScreener
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YouTube Moen shower valve repair. There are quite a few, and several are really good. My daughter, and her mechanically sterile mother, did the one at their house and only had to face time me once. They had to pull it back apart, because they put the cartridge in 180-degrees out of whack, and it had th hot and cold reversed. Which is just about the only thing you can get wrong. A Moen cartridge tool is really handy to have. And putting a liberal amount of plumbers grease on the cartridge makes it easier to get in, and lots easier to get out next time.
jeffmattero76
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If you are not in a hurry, call Moen. Their faucets are guaranteed for life, and they will send you a new cartridge for free. Takes 3 or 4 days to arrive. Follow the directions above to disassemble and reassemble. Pretty simple to do.
jeffmattero76
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Once you have the handle off and the trim ring removed, you have to remove a horseshoe shaped retaining ring that installs from the top of the brass tube that holds the cartridge. Once you remove that use the plastic tool that comes with the cartridge, and move it clockwise and then counterclockwise to loosen the cartridge from the tube. Then, simply pull straight out.
FishScreener
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It doesn’t look like you have the retainer clip out.
And get one of these: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000I1VBAE/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20
I’ve never had any success removing cartridges with the plastic tool.
And get one of these: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000I1VBAE/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20
I’ve never had any success removing cartridges with the plastic tool.
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jeffmattero76
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In the first picture, I believe I see the top of the retaining clip (horseshoe shaped ring) just behind the white plastic. Using pliers, pull it straight up and out of the brass. That will allow you to remove the cartridge.
In the second picture, the plastic tool is located on the brass stem of the new cartridge. Take it off the new cartridge, and put it on the old cartridge, and use channel locks to try and turn the old cartridge clockwise and then counterclockwise to loosen it. Pulling might be easier if you reinstall the old handle screw partially into the stem, and pull on that screw with your channel locks. These days, I use the Danco cartridge puller to remove the cartridges, since it makes the job very easy. If you can't remove the cartridge just by using the channel locks as I have described, you can buy the cartridge puller at the orange or blue big box stores.
In the second picture, the plastic tool is located on the brass stem of the new cartridge. Take it off the new cartridge, and put it on the old cartridge, and use channel locks to try and turn the old cartridge clockwise and then counterclockwise to loosen it. Pulling might be easier if you reinstall the old handle screw partially into the stem, and pull on that screw with your channel locks. These days, I use the Danco cartridge puller to remove the cartridges, since it makes the job very easy. If you can't remove the cartridge just by using the channel locks as I have described, you can buy the cartridge puller at the orange or blue big box stores.
