Moen 1200 One-Handle Kitchen and Bathroom Faucet Cartridge Replacement, Brass

Very good product, works just as advertised. I would recommend it to anyone looking for a great deal. Delivered on time and without any damage.

I was lucky as I was able to take out the old cartridge without too much difficulty. Easy to install and by going online there are you tube videos that show you how to install, which is a great help.

If your moen is a push pull for on/off and then turn for temperature this is the one you need.

Love morning stuff.

Replacement cartridge for Moen. This a quality Moen products. Paid more than knockoffs but it will last longer.

Im thinking this might be regular maintenance item, kind of like replacing spark plugs in car motor, to avoid having problems with them sticking in the block...eventually you need to do it to keep them from seizing ...likewise, mineral deposits will eventually make removing the cartridge from the fixture difficult...I waited a bit too long, and had to use something like a pry bar setup to get the old cartridge out (scary since you dont want to cause leak inside wall where fixture is located) since it took some force to get our the old one...next time Ill plan to replace every other year or so (it had been several years since I last did it)...so good to keep some on hand to replace regularly is probably a good idea, as these are probably cheaper to buy than to pay for plumber if they get stuck and you need external help.

Replaced a Moen plastic 1225 plastic cartridge that only lasted 6 months before it began leaking with this brass cartridge of obvious higher quality for only a few dollars more. To early to tell if it will last as expected. If there is still no leak in 10 years Ill come back and revise my rating to five stars.

The pull-out, on/off, hot-cold, knob for the shower in the travel trailer leaked pretty bad. Water conservation is important but especially in a rv/travel trailer when your water supply is limited. The old knob actually pulled off too. During repair, it was determined there was no problem with the knob, but the valve was bad and the retaining clip had broke as well. When using this for your repair make sure your retaining clip is in good condition. It is a separate part, so order it as well if you need it. It is the part that keeps this valve, handle, and everything locked in place, it is a gold U-shaped retaining clip with a little hole in the middle and little protusions on the ends which installs beneath the stop gap (if you search moen retaining clip in Amazon you will see it). I highly recommend this part to repair your fixture instead of simply replacing it, replacing it fixed the leak, and the original part was from 1972. I hope it lasts another 30-40 years. The part is not cheap, but I think it is easier to replace it than to replace the whole fixture, especially in hard to reach places with limited access.

Good deal

The item I received from Amazon was as expected: Moen brand, sealed in original packaging, and all-brass. (However I did later find the same thing at *one* of the local big-box stores, where you can see what youre getting. Slightly cheaper, too. But perhaps about to be discontinued there, as it has been at another big store?) The part comes with a small plastic tool to let you rotate the cartridge, to help free it. You might be able to pull it out using strong pliers on the knob-shaft, but generally I think its a lot easier with one of the extraction tools you can buy separately. (I had kept a tool from the last time Id replaced our two bath/shower cartridges, 22 years ago, in our nearly-50-year-old faucets). Or you could probably make a simple tool: a T-handle and longish screw that screws in where the handle-attaching screw goes. (BTW a big thanks to Moen for still supporting such old plumbing!) I did not attempt to clean out the recess where the cartridge fits, as some reviewers did (note that the cartridge does not move, once installed). It felt smooth enough to my finger, in spite of our fairly hard water. It installed easily with no leaks, as did two others I recently installed (one for a neighbor), and the two Id installed years ago. As for keeping hot and cold directions straight, just note the orientation of the diagonal rubber seal on the old cartridge (dont turn it too far while removing it!), and copy that. (It *may* be possible to reverse hot and cold directions by just removing the knob and rotating the inner part of the cartridge 180 degrees, rather than removing and re-installing the whole thing. But I did not need to try that.) I also replaced the brass clip that holds the cartridge in place, but dont think that would usually be necessary. And theyre not cheap! BTW one of the trickiest steps was removing the old clip, to allow the old cartridge to be removed. Only a tiny portion of the small hole in the top of the clip was exposed, so I needed something with a sharp but strong point to lift it out. A sharp awl did it (Swiss Army knife to the rescue again!), followed by small pliers, once it was loose. When you put the clip back in, make sure it goes in all the way (youll hear it click).