How to remove and replace a Moen shower cartridge?
Based on estimation, our shower cartridge may have been used for at least 14 years. Now it starts dripping. Here we discuss how to remove and replace it (i.e. a Moen shower cartridge). Before You Start For any plumbing project, you need to turn off water at the shutoff valve and drain remaining water from the faucet first. Depending on where you live (i.e., cool or warm area), your water shut-off valves may locate at different areas of your house. [1,2] In a small Texas town where I live now, the main water shut-off value is located inside the meter box near the curb. In our city, only authorized city personnel are allowed to open and work in the meter box. However, most newer homes in our area have additional shut-off valves located near the house in the flower bed. After locating the valve, you shut if off by turning it clockwise and on by turning it counter-clockwise. Finally, depending on the size of your house, draining remaining water from the pipe may take...