Recent content by Rod Kahn

I just ran into one of these myself. Crescent wasn't working on that little hex nut, and I think the brass kind of soft. I figured it needed a socket. But tried my channel lock, rocking it back and forth. and it broke loose. Cold side appeared to be leaking. Hot side handle was stiff...

I heard that the red/white cable to the outside condenser doesnt matter which way. AC current. but by convention red is hot, white is common.

also, look under the seat at the 4 contact points. The forward ones have a rubbery pad. but the rear doesnt even touch the rim. Maybe after you sit on it. The front ones are padded to reduce noise. If you can add some stick on rubber bumper at the rear contact points, that might...

When they are stuck, because the black side port gasket is jammed, it feels like the clip is still in there. same deal.

I just did a stuck one. wd40. using the Moen tool with the plastic tool that comes with the new cartridge. The instructions with the Moen tool sez to pull straight out. wiggling side to side. mine would barely budge. after 20 mins, i noticed it might have moved out 2mm. after a while...