Practical answers to boring household questions

WH2L Hub is for the small household jobs that eat a weekend: the wrong part, the third trip to the store, a confident-sounding answer that turns out to be wrong. We check the manufacturers' own documents, write short guides, and list our sources on every page.

Topics

• Faucet & shower cartridgesWhich cartridge does your shower or faucet take? Find it by brand, or work out the brand first. Plus fixes for stuck cartridges and leaks that won't stop.

Start here

• I don't know my shower brand
• Moen 1222 or 1225?
• Which Delta cartridge?
• Cartridge stuck

Latest pages

• Delta RP19804 cartridgeMonitor 1300/1400 series, before March 2006.
• Delta RP46074 cartridgeMultiChoice 13/14 series, March 2006 and later.
• Delta RP46463 cartridge (17 series)MultiChoice 17 series dual-function.
• Glacier Bay RP90154 cartridgeHD873X / 873W / HD65873X single-handle tub/showers.
• Moen 1200 brass cartridgeOriginal all-brass Moen one-handle cartridge.
• Moen 1222 Posi-Temp cartridgePosi-Temp rotate-only, pressure-balanced shower valves.
• Moen 1225 cartridgePush/pull showers (Standard, Moentrol) and older one-handle sinks.
• Moen 1248 cartridgeTwo-handle Roman tubs; lower handle of 1/2" ExactTemp.
• Pfister 974-292 Avante cartridgeAvante 0X9 pull-and-turn valves.
• Pfister 974-5299 (replaces 974-042) 0X8 cartridge0X8/JX8/VB8/JV8 pressure-balance valves (replaces 974-042).

• New cartridge, still drippingNew shower cartridge still dripping? Check seats and springs, debris, seating and O-rings, the wrong part, or a stuck spool. From Moen, Delta, Kohler.
• Shower cartridge stuck and won't come outRemove a stuck Moen, Delta or Pfister shower cartridge: the right twist, the Moen 104421 puller, and what to do when the stem breaks off.
• Wrong cartridge jammed in the valveWrong cartridge jammed in a shower valve? Keep the water off, back it out safely, and make sure the next part is right.