My neighbor came over yesterday to ask a little help with his Moen Chateau tub/shower valve. The local hardware store had sold him some plumbers grease so that he could rub it on the outside of the cartridge.
He had removed the cartridge and reinserted it. A little grease on the outside so it would slide in nicely. The trouble was that the grease wasn't anywhere near what the problem was. A forty one year old cartridge, old and worn. I went back to the van and got a new Moen 1225 cartridge, tossed his old one and installed the new. Then I grabbed a TL471 trim kit with the lever to replace his old crystal knob and square plate. I noticed his tub spout was all janky and loose too. So I pulled that and installed the new tub spout out of the kit. Essentially a new faucet for his home now.
I told him to leave it as a surprise for his wife and see how long it takes her to notice.
So why didn't the hardware store sell him the right part? Isn't that what they are for?
The box I had was the TL471 with tub spout. A nice little update for a 70's home.
He had removed the cartridge and reinserted it. A little grease on the outside so it would slide in nicely. The trouble was that the grease wasn't anywhere near what the problem was. A forty one year old cartridge, old and worn. I went back to the van and got a new Moen 1225 cartridge, tossed his old one and installed the new. Then I grabbed a TL471 trim kit with the lever to replace his old crystal knob and square plate. I noticed his tub spout was all janky and loose too. So I pulled that and installed the new tub spout out of the kit. Essentially a new faucet for his home now.
I told him to leave it as a surprise for his wife and see how long it takes her to notice.
So why didn't the hardware store sell him the right part? Isn't that what they are for?
The box I had was the TL471 with tub spout. A nice little update for a 70's home.
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