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

Direct replacement fits like a glove and is better quality than the original. Took 5 minutes to install!

I replaced this easily enough but within a month it failed and started leaking again, stiff to open and close, etc.. Still fresh in my memory, lets have a look. I went to pull out packing and only the inner stainless shaft came out, the outer brass valve stayed inside housing. The spring steel (outer) C-clip failed. Fortunately Im only out the $25 I paid for this Chinese Moen knock off. Also check your review, whoever monitors this likes to change your 1 star rating 5 stars.

Works great and fits just as described.

Just what I needed!

Worked as expected.

If you are the original owner and can show receipts, Moen will send one free of charge. Otherwise, this is a good deal on an original Moen part. These brass cartridges work much better for me than the plastic ones commonly found in the big box stores.

The all-brass Moen 1200 is the way to go. Avoid the plastic 1225 or allegedly compatible replacmets. The genuine Moen product is fairly well made, but it seems not quite the quality now as years past, but this is still your best bet for a replacement part. You’ll be surprised at how much more smoothly your fixture operates after you replace the cartridge. Probably the most difficult part of the project is getting the old cartridge out. Read the directions which come with the cartridge before you start working, you’ll thank yourself, trust me. Remove the retainer clip first! The replacement cartridge comes with a plastic nut which fits over top of the stem and between the ears of the old cartridge. Turn the nut 1/4 turn each way to loosen the old cartridge. You can then usually pull the old cartridge out by pulling on the stem with pliers. If the guts of the cartridge pull out leaving the body stuck in the fixture you can still get it out. Run a 1/2 inch thread tap in the body of the stuck cartridge; it is perfect fit. Place an 11/16ths inch socket over the stuck cartridge with the open end of the socket facing the fixture. Screw and slowly tighten a matching 1/2 inch bolt through the square hole in the socket into the cartridge. The stuck cartridge should pull out of the fixture into the socket pretty easily. I’ve had to use this trick several times to get really stuck cartridges out. Use dielectric grease liberally on the body and O-rings when you put the new cartridge in to hopefully prevent future sticking. Don’t forget to reinstall the retainer clip.

Local big box hardware stores had only plastic replacement. Brass much better. Shipped as promised. Includes the stem removal tool and instructions with the cartridge.

I wasted more than money buying the generic first. Now Im reordering Moen brand

Moen original equipment, and the best.