Stuck Shower Valve

In reality you will find more often than not that the cartridge is stuck and despite your best efforts will not budge.

Stuck shower valve. The diverter is not an overly expensive mechanism to buy and replacing it may be easier than attempting to fix it. When you intend to use the shower you can have water coming out because it blocks the tub faucet. So you have a stuck moen cartridge.

If your shower valve is damaged beyond repair you may need to replace it to prevent leaks. Use a cartridge puller to remove a stuck cartridge from a shower valve you turn the water off dissemble the faucet handle to expose the cartridge and then pull the cartridge out. As you replace your shower valve work carefully to make sure you don t forget any important details.

For example when your bathtub faucet is combined with your shower a shower converter is attached. A stuck shower cartridge is a real bumme. Removing your old valve and installing a new one can take time but with patience a novice handyman can do it without the help of a plumber.

Are there any tricks to getting the old cartridge out and lubing it or even replacing it without having to undo the copper fittings and install a totally new valve inside the wall. In this video we show you how to remove a stuck moen 1200 2500 shower cartridge.