Danco Moen Cartridge Puller, Replacement Removal Tool Compatible with Moen Shower Cartridge 1200, 1222 & 1225 Series, (86712)

I would highly recommend that you have this on hand when you go to replace the Moen cartridge. The tool is sturdy and works without issue. I used it exactly as the instructions stated and it pulled out the cartridge that was original from the 90s without issue. I might never use this again, but to have it on hand is worth the money. I did follow other steps people recommend about spraying the cartridge in CLR and letting it sit overnight. Also, Moen's customer service was great! I e-mailed them to confirm the part number for the cartridge. And they sent a new one for free under warranty. With an e-mailed guide and step-by-step instructions. Good luck with your replacement. Take your time and you got it.

I have worked on plumbing for about 50 years!! Yes I'm older but experienced and honestly when I first watched the videos and looked over the old cartridges I thought oh boy! Nothing worse than breaking stuff or leaking stuff or call the plumber expensive stuff. This tool is a must have especially for the price. It's simple to use. Steps....unscrew the screw in the handle out most of the way, rotate the indexed tabs on the tool up with the cartridge in the wall, start turning the screw into where the handle for the faucet used to go, turn the big nut on the Danco tool clockwise. The point here is to let the nut do the work on the tool insuring you the the long screw in the handle seated into the end of the cartridge where the old faucet handle went. As you turn the big nut on the tool you will find you will need channel locks or a crescent wrench and I cannot stress this enough don't be in a big hurry to pull it out of the valve body. Slow and steady and you should not break a thing. I have a 22 year old house and this is the first time I replaced the faucet cartridges!! I should have replaced them the minute they were getting hard to turn, pull and push. This tool will insure that you shouldn't break anything...slow and steady. Finally not getting this tool drops you back to raw muscle power and frankly so often if you have to pull something so hard that you're just about to pull the pipes out of the wall ( I saw a video where the guy was almost there with pulling stuff out of the wall but...the cartridge finally let go) you've got a problem. This tool insured the job was done right and nothing was broken and left in the wall that is part of the valve. If you want a nightmare of a plumbing job don't get this, break something off in the wall, and find a very expensive plumbers bill which probably will set you back $300 or more if your'e lucky!!! The tool is excellent and very robust, not a piece of junk but a solid piece of metal!!

So, it is not that the instructions with this product were bad, but more like good in theory, but missing some important steps in practice. I am hoping this review will save you some time by sharing my process to remove a valve that had been in there for 20+ years. So here we go: NOTE: This applies to a posi-temp 1222 series valve. I cannot speak to the 1225 moentrol, but I would guess the process would be similar. 1. If you have the valve handle off, valve handle base uscrewed (phillips screw), and the plastic limiter and chrome bezel removed, then you are ready to start this process. It would also be a good idea to block your drain so you don't drop small parts down it if you haven't already done so. 2. This is so important I made it its own step. Remove the retaining clip that holds the valve in place. I used lineman pliers to grab the clip tab on the top of the valve body and pull straight up and out. 3. Take the tool and spin the hex part as close to the T-bar handle as you can. Place the tool over the brass valve shaft and screw it in where the valve handle was. 4. Spin the hex part the tool back away from the T-bar until it hits the brass body that the valve is in. 5. Take and adjustable wrench and turn it against it to begin extracting the valve. It will only be able to pull it out about 2 inches and likely it is still stuck pretty good in there. 6. Pull with moderate force on the T bar to see if the valve is loose enough to come out. (it probably won't) It is imperative that you only pull straight on the valve. Do no try to rock it back and forth or pull it at an angle. You will break it off in there, and at that point you will have to get real creative to get it out. 7. If you made it to this step, then the valve is about half way out but would come out any further. Now, as you pull moderately, begin to twist the T-bar as your pull out on it. (think corkscrew motion) You should feel it break free as you are twisting on it, but it is going to come out hard all the way. Note: The rubber on one side of mine split in two as I removed. I assume that is why it leaked in the first place. One the valve is out, be sure to check the valve body for any debris. (rubber pieces, etc and clean it out before installing the new valve. I am not going to go back through installing the new valve here, but I am going to give you a hint on the retaining clip. It will not fully seat easily, so there are two things to check. First, is the valve all the way in. The clip won't even go in if it isn't. Second, clip goes 3/4 the way in, so use a small flat blade screw driver and gently manipulate each side of the clip through the bottom of the valve body. This doesn't take much force, but rather a bit of finesse. I hope this information helps. It worked for me and my valve came out in one piece. I don't make any guarantees on this process.

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The Danco cartridge puller is made of high quality materials. Very nice tool for the price. It did a great job pulling out a corroded Moen 1225 cartridge that was originally installed in my shower over 30 years ago. The tool made easy work out of a challenging task.

Simple tool that is extremely useful to remove old Moen cartridges. Instructions are not super clear, you need the back the center screw up, then position the puller on the cartridge, keep it pressed against the cartridge and then turn the screw in so it threads into the cartridge. This way you get a solid grip on the cartridge, you can properly rotate it to help extracting it, while keeping pressure with the outer portion of the puller. Not exactly easy to describe with words, but once you do it you will understand. I used some fine (800grit) sandpaper on the valve body, to smoot the surface before inserting the new cartridge (and use the supplied grease/lubricant).

I live in a house built in 1980. There have been many interesting finds in plumbing of this house. Our shower started leaking and continued to get worse over time. I have replaced many shower valves over the years. Usually slide the old one out and put a new one in. This valve was so crusty and stuck. I tried wd40, CLR, every cuss word i could think of, and plenty of brute force. I beat the heck out of it and it would not budge. Ordered this puller from amazon for a lot lower price than lowes or home depot. I installed it on my old cartridge. It fit even though i had chewed it up pretty bad from previous attempts. wiggle wiggle wiggle wiggle wiggle and its out. Like a fox! Be sure to lube the new replacement valve, and be careful nt to damage the o rings when u install. I only use name brand replacement plumbing parts. I have always had problems with non OEM valves, they do not last as long.

I had to replace a moen 1222 cartridge from my tub/shower enclosure. I knew it would probably be tough because it's been there for about 13 years and our water is very hard. The extractor was able to move the cartridge out about 1/4 of an inch and then it became too difficult to move. I applied heat and a penetrating oil and patiently worked with the extractor to keep pressure on the cartridge. It took almost an hour to get the cartridge out. Unfortunately, the screw in the extractor broke about 15 minutes into the operation making it totally useless. The picture and the description for this product is misleading. As others have stated, it's almost all aluminum with the exception of the aforementioned screw. To make matters worse, the screw itself seems to be a not too common size. I thought I could just go the the local hardware store, (ACE), and replace it. I measured the diameter at 11/64's but the thread pitch is just a hair off of 24 threads per inch. I don't have metric thread gauges so I couldn't determine if that's the issue, but nothing at the hardware store matched the screw. I can only surmise that the manufacturer wants one to keep buying replacements. I am going to look for a better quality product and I would suggest that for others as well.

Excellent tool to have in your toolbox for Moen faucets. Had a cartridge failing on a tub faucet tried pulling it out with pliers with no luck. Figured with tax a plumber for materials and labour would be over $100 so i watched some YouTube videos and thought with this tool I was up for the challenge. Tool made all the difference and pulled the old cartridge out no problem and probably saved myself fifty dollars minimum.

Llego a tiempo , buena calidad de la herramienta.

Extracteur cartouche MOEN

I have concealed shower valves and this has helped stop the leaking shower valve .

Not the item we needed but still a good item