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I understand that my Moen kitchen faucet is leaking and that it probably needs new orings but I cannot unscrew the top to get at it. What can I do to loosen it?
Usually I would stop here and give up. Time you will spend will not be worth your trouble. A new faucet is a better solution. But you asked a question and I respect that. If I wanted to pull the knob off and the screw was damaged or frozen. I would drill out the head of the screw. Once the head is gone, the knob should slip off the splines. Now check if you will need to replace the valve or rebuild it. If the valve can be rebuilt. You will decide to either leave the broken screw alone or remove it before rebuilding it. I would try to heat up the screw and splined collar with a propane torch and try to dissolve the corrosion trapped between the threads. Then use either small vise grips or adjustable pliers to see if I can work out the broken screw, without damaging the splines.
Moen single handle kitchen faucet will not stay up
There is what I will call a rubber/plastic grommet between
the top screw and the top of the cartridge.
The screw compresses the grommet and keeps the handle up .
(the grommet has two parts.. tightening the screw closes the
space between the grommet parts)
In my case.. the grommet had a crack .... preventing the grommet
from doing its job of holding the handle up.
Fortunately, Moen will replace the innards.
workaround.. .place a rubber washer between the screw and the grommet.
worked for me ... after some pain and suffering..
How do remove Moen kitchen faucet?
To Remove Moen Kitchen Faucet.
Regardless of the type of faucet being installed, there are a few basics steps everyone will follow.
First, shut off the water supply to the old faucet using valves typically located under the sink. Then remove those supply lines and the old faucet.
Before installing the new faucet, check the area around the sink and clean up any gunk or old caulk that you couldn't see before, Simons says.
How to replace cartridge on a moen 2 handle faucet 7590
Remove the handle. If the white plastic retainer has a hex nut, remove it with an adjustable wrench. If the retainer has ears, a special Moen two handle cartridge tool is needed. After removing retainer, pull cartridge straight out.
I have a Moen kitchen faucet with a leak.
By "leak in the stem" I assume you mean you're getting water in the cabinet below the faucet. High likelihood is it's the hose - either loose where it connects to the faucet or the sprayer. You can pull it out and check to be sure it's tight at the sprayer. To check the faucet end, you'll need to be under the cabinet with a light. If you don't find one of those connections loose, it's likely one or the other is leaking, due to a hose defect or washer (or missing washer).
The only way to see that is to turn the faucet on full (cold) with the sprayer pulled out and look for a leak in the hose behind the sprayer. If not there, leave the water running (may need another person to hold the sprayer) and inspect under the cabinet with your light for a leak either in the hose or at the connection to the faucet. If the problem is the hose or one of the nuts, it's an easy deal to buy a replacement hose - Home Depot stocks Moen.
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