WP Repair Kit for Moen 1225 / 1225B Stem Cartridge with Retainer Clip

wish I had replaced it sooner a lot easier than I thought it would be. no more drips

Works perfectlyAs advisedGreat value

There isn't much to say about this cartridge other than it works exactly as it should. When your previous cartridge starts to leak, this is an ideal replacement.The only advice I can really offer is that you need to use the included tool to loosen the old cartridge in order to remove it. Put the tool overtop of the existing cartridge, rotate the tool and cartridge until it comes lose, and then remove the old cartridge. Once it's removed, I would carefully clean the cylinder to make sure there is no debris or sediment buildup remaining that might interfere with the new cartridge. There are YouTube videos to help you should you need them.

Junk. Bought 2 of these for backup for our Moen kitchen faucet back in 2018. Faucet usually wants a replacement cartridge every three years or so, so we wanted some on hand.Installed the first one of these in January 2021. Fine, nice and smooth, no leaks - for about a month. Then it became more and more difficult to move the handle up and down, like something was dragging in the cartridge.Finally pulled it out for a look today (about 2 months after installation) and found that the center small o-ring on the stem was really chewed up where it rode on that tear-drop shaped hole you can see in the outer plastic housing.We experimented with removing the center o-ring, and the faucet handle then works smoothly again, but the faucet drips at a slow rate. Incidentally, the original Moen cartridge has only 2 o-rings on the center stem. Our theory is that this after-market design has an extra one to try to make up for the sloppy results of the plastic molding process (small steps in the plastic).Oh, we did try the second one of these cartridges also today - it immediately leaked badly right around the cartridge when the faucet was shut off. Visual inspection showed even larger imperfections in the plastic molding process than specimen number 1.Again - this is money-wasting junk. Two units purchased, got one month of trouble-free use, one month of troublesome use; and now both units are heading for the trash.I checked, and our package in 2018 did come from same seller (HowPlumb) that is still currently listed for the product.

I just installed this less than a month ago and a piece of plastic broke on it already, which rendered it useless. Complete waste.

So so happy with this product. I saved myself buying a new faucet & it completely fixed the leaking problem & saved about $200, because I didn't have to buy a new faucet. All I did was watch a video on utube that did a step by step video on how to replace the part as I did it. Thank you, Thank you!!!!!

Was concerned because the price was so much lower than competitors that It would be poor quality, but it absolutely was not. Watched a youtube video on the install. Easy as could be. Quality parts. about 4 months now with no issues.

Price was great, Fast shipping.... Instructions did not say what to do if the OLD cartridge wouldn't come out, but I used a little C-L-R poured over the old stem and waited a couple minutes and like magic, without much effort, out it popped... Replacement was a breeze!