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March 14, 2022, 04:26 PM
Rey HRH
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Originally posted by 83v45magna: The spherical part unscrews by hand. A rubber strap wrench might make it easy.
This is the way to take it off. I had one of these faucets. My problem was the handle orientation kept rotating a little at a time. So every now and then, I'd loosen it up, position it and tighten it down. I didn't figure out how to fix it permanently.
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March 14, 2022, 04:37 PM
MikeinNC
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Originally posted by Rey HRH:
…..My problem was the handle orientation kept rotating a little at a time. So every now and then, I'd loosen it up, position it and tighten it down. I didn't figure out how to fix it permanently.
You cinch it tighter from underneath. But you will need a basin wrench(secret plumber tool) to get behind the bowl and tighten the nut from underneath. My dad has one that’s a bazillion years old but sometimes it’s the only tool that will work.
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March 14, 2022, 04:48 PM
HRK
Since it's difficult to move, and low water or no water, as others said, cartridge, Moen will replace them for free, they may want you to provide receipt.
Originally posted by 83v45magna: A rubber strap wrench might make it easy.
As a bonus, the wife will be happier with one too.
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March 15, 2022, 02:20 PM
ensigmatic
Update: Success!
It was indeed the cartridge.
All I needed was my hands and the two tools shown below:
Those Knipex 81 11 250 "Pipe and Connector Pliers with Soft Jaws" were just what the handyman ordered
I saw somebody mention those somewhere here on SF, thought "How many times could I have used those?", knew the need would arise again, and bought a pair.
Those pliers are spendy, but there was no way I was getting that thing apart with my bare hands. Then again: My smaller strap wrench probably would've worked, too.
Thanks, again, everybody, for your help!
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March 15, 2022, 03:04 PM
sigmonkey
Cannon plug plyers. This message has been edited. Last edited by: sigmonkey,
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March 15, 2022, 03:54 PM
ShouldBFishin
Nice!
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Originally posted by ensigmatic: Those Knipex 81 11 250 "Pipe and Connector Pliers with Soft Jaws"
I need to quit looking at posts in this forum. I can't tell you how much I've spent because "That looks really useful..." or "Seems like a lot of the Sigforum guys say this makes the best coffee/espresso/..."
March 16, 2022, 08:56 PM
Rey HRH
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Originally posted by MikeinNC:
quote:
Originally posted by Rey HRH:
…..My problem was the handle orientation kept rotating a little at a time. So every now and then, I'd loosen it up, position it and tighten it down. I didn't figure out how to fix it permanently.
You cinch it tighter from underneath. But you will need a basin wrench(secret plumber tool) to get behind the bowl and tighten the nut from underneath. My dad has one that’s a bazillion years old but sometimes it’s the only tool that will work.
I figured as much that it needed to be tighten from underneath but dang if I could contort myself into position. My dad had one of those too. Not that I knew how to use it.
I fixed it permanently by selling the house at a loss in Dec 2019. If I had waited a year, I would have broke even. But, oh well.
"It did not really matter what we expected from life, but rather what life expected from us. We needed to stop asking about the meaning of life, and instead to think of ourselves as those who were being questioned by life – daily and hourly. Our answer must consist not in talk and meditation, but in right action and in right conduct. Life ultimately means taking the responsibility to find the right answer to its problems and to fulfill the tasks which it constantly sets for each individual." Viktor Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning, 1946.
