Moen 1200 One-Handle Kitchen and Bathroom Faucet Cartridge Replacement, Brass

fit perfect, saved hundreds on cost by NOT calling a plummer. turned off water, removed face plates, old circlip, then used vise grip to pull and slightly turn the old valve. and after 2 or 3 minutes of working it, it came out, then used some extra fine steel wool to rub out the inside of the brass housing, greased the new fitting and slid it in, put back the old circlip, [they dont provide a new circlip] tested the valve for leaks [was none] and reinstalled all the face plates and fitting and handle.. works super smoothly... less than a third of what lowes and home depot want for the same 1200 moen valve.. and a VERY SMALL fraction of what a plummer would gouge you for.. just wow

Bought the moen 1200 brass cartridge mid August for a stall shower. Although I have good home repair skills, took a while to get up the nerve to start . (have read about cartridges coming out but leaving outer body in place.) Using the cartridge puller, job went well; quick and easy. HOWEVER, the shower in full hot position provides a very strong flow. As you you rotate knob to cold, the flow starts to reduce at about the 12 o,clock position. At a comfortable water temp position the flow is barely enough to wet yourself. At full cold position it,s a bare trickle. Removed shower head to ensure problem was not there. Same reduced flow problem. Would be glad to change this to 5 stars if someone tells me if I somehow incorrectly installed unit. Update -I should have written earlier. Turns out a small piece of plastic had broken off the old cartridge and remained in place. Found out when I forget to turn off water while removing the cartridge and the piece flew out under pressure. Would now rate myself 1 star and the cartridge 5 stars.

I purchased this directly from Amazon (not a vendor selling through Amazon) for $22.00. It looks entirely different in appearance than the 2 year old authentic Moen cartridge (purchased from Moen) it replaces. This one is stamped M-O-E-N in big letters on the brass. The packaging is also extremely different than the previous authentic one. Considering that Moen sells their cartridge for $24.00, I hope I have not been duped in buying a Chinese copy.

Be careful in ordering this model. If your faucet was manufactured after the mid 90s this will eventually leak. It is intended for older models. For a modern single handle faucet order the 1225 version for your replacement. Amazon does not make this clear In their description but Moen does on their website.

This item worked exactly as I hoped it would. There were no hitches at the time I used it, and it made my plumbing project proceed smoothly.

Corrected leaky faucet. Fits older faucets. Mine are 48 years old. 1200 is the perfect fit for older faucets.

I wasted more than money buying the generic first. Now Im reordering Moen brand

I received a genuine Moen cartridge (Moen etched into the metal) and it works perfectly. Tried two other knock-offs first and they both leaked.

Had a hard time removing the 20 year old cartridges. Hunks of rubber remained in the neck even after flushing it out. Had a hard time until I took it back apart and looked down the neck with a flashlight and found more chunks of rubber. Fished them out and it work as intended. Whatever you do make sure the neck is spotless.

Easily installed, follow the instructions about using the cartridge removal tool (included) this help if you have to pull the old cartridge out by vice-grips. The one I was replacing had the screw for the acrylic handle broken off inside, I could not using the MOEN cartridge removal tool, due to this. Placing the removal tool on and using a 16mm ratchet wrench aided in loosening the leaking cartridge.