Moen shower problem

[david patrick]

my shower has been dripping and was told to replace the valve assembly. i bought a replacement 1222 moen valve and after removing old one replaced it with new one but it still drips. could it be another problem?

Moen replacement 1222 for the Posi-Temp Shower Valve

 

[Jadnashua]

It is an OEM or a clone? If a clone, then sometimes they aren't all that great.

 

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[david patrick]

it looks just like one in picture, however the one i took out also had a rubber seal at bottom also. the package said moen' bought it at home depot. thankyou for your help.

 

[SteveMar]

This is interesting,and I don't have a solution. But I have about the same problem. Brand new Moen shower fawcetts installed by competent experienced bathroom remodelers. Tub spout was dripping right away, cartridge was factory issued OEM. I have a replacement 1222 cartridge sent straight from Moen, but I have not replaced it yet because I am not sure whether this will correct the problem. Anybody run into this and have a good solution?

 

[Basement_Lurker]

On rare occasions, the moen faucet that I just bought and installed right out of the box, will drip. And it turns out the cartridge has chewed up o-rings from the factory. However, I still trust Moen/Delta above all others.

 

[JohnjH2o1]

Most times the problem is caused by overheating the valve when installing it. We remove the stem prior to soldering the valve body in place.

John