Customer Reviews for MOEN Posi-Temp Pressure 0.9375 in. D Balanced Shower Cartridge

Easy to replace this shower cartridge

Perfect cartridge replacement for an older Moen Posi-Temp style valve that had seized and would no longer work. My only issue is that it doesn't come with the clip to secure it in the valve body like the after market versions do. There is a good chance the original clip will still be in good shape, or you won't loose the old one during the replacement but for a few extra cents why not just supply an extra.

Simple replacement part for Moen faucet. Kinda expensive for what it is. New house, first valve lasted 4 years. Mine went out and in fairly easy with a slight wiggle left to right turning motion as I pulled and pushed. Be sure to wipe/clean inside valve body once you get the old cartridge out to remove any mineral buildup or gunk to achieve best water tight seal. And use the included oil to lubricate the cartridge and valve body. I recommend getting the cartridge puller to simplify removal.

It was pretty good and easy to install. The only issue is the the product guides doesn’t say for for what other serial numbers it works. It took me a lot of time to figure that out.

I have this Moen shower for over twelve years and for the last few months the water was either hot or cold and not much in between so I got the cartridge and changed it and now the shower works as when I first got it installed. The tool that is included did not work much but I just pushed the cartridge, pulled it slowly and it came out without any problems. My shower was not leaking I just wanted to control the temp as when it was new. this worked.

Good Price !!

Moen 1222 fails every year since i'v own my new home

I am having a very similar experience to other reviewers. I went to visit family and when I got home (on a Saturday night) I got in the shower and the on/off handle spun a bit funny and the water was not "warm" despite it being in the same spot where it normally is a comfortable temperature. Trying not to make much of it because of the time, I made it a quick shower, also since cool water in the winter in Delaware is no fun and when I went to shut off the water, the handle just spun and spun and the water kept running. You could feel that something inside was not gripping properly, and as it spun not even the pressure was reduced, it was flowing as fast as it had been during the shower. Of course it is now 3:31 AM when I have managed to remove the cartridge and I had to shut down the water valve for the whole house. In a home with children, that is no fun decision. After taking out the part, I see that although the stem that attaches to the handle is spinning, the metal portion inside with the holes for hot and cold water flow is not moving at all. To make matters worse the part number on the cartridge is 158084 and I cannot find that part number anywhere on this website. A long and tedious online search led me to the new part number which is 1222 (like I said, no thanks to the Moen website). Now I am without water, I cannot wait till Monday for Moen to honor the warranty so in a few hours I am heading to any of the major box stores and hope to find it so that we can have running water again, and it will be an out of pocket expense, aside from the hassle of something that isn't even 4 years old breaking. If there is any saving grace, is that unlike many of the other people I did not have to get a special tool to remove it, because it was installed only a few years ago when the home was built. Certainly not the quality I have come to expect from Moen.

I purchased this authentic Moen replacement part Feb. 2021 and it leaked immediately on installation worse than the old cartridge I was replacing. I would have just put the old cartridge back in, however, it was cracked during removal. I reached out to Moen via their customer service website and I was extremely pleased that they sent a new replacement right away. It is now only 4 months later and the new replacement is not just leaking but constantly running and will fill my tub in less than 12 hours. That's a lot of EXPENSIVE water when you live in drought plagued SoCal. I have reached out, once again to Moen and await their response. I will update this post from the 1 star I currently have given if I get another replacement. I hope the replacement lasts longer this time because at $50 dollars for each cartridge with only a 1 year warranty it is definitely not high quality or a good value. If I have to purchase another cartridge I will buy the generic part for less. It's not worth it to buy "genuine" Moen replacements if they don't work! At this point I cannot recommend this part.

My house was built new and is now 8 years old. I purposefully avoided "builder grade" fixtures. Only two of them were Moen in the whole house. BOTH have failed within 8 years. The first one after 4 years and the second at the 8 year mark. First one, I could not turn off the water (Posi-Temp 1222). When I went to another plumbing supply house with the old failed part in hand, I was told that this part is used in builder grade, track home quality fixtures - awesome.... Here is the very serious part of my story - the second cartridge failure (the other Moen faucet I purchased - same model as first one) failed in such a way that it leaked both outside the shower wall and INSIDE the wall from the handle stem ruining my Kitchen ceiling below. When all is said and done, the failure of these parts will cost me a few thousand dollars. What happened to American made pride (Manufactured in the US with imported parts" - translation: Likely means assembled in the US with foreign parts). For what I paid for these fixtures, they should come with a Brass cartridge, not this piece of garbage plastic thing. I am a handy guy with a lot of life experience and work in the Manufacturing world and it is my opinion that this component is a shameful joke. I don't mind paying more for quality, but I seem to have been deprived of that option here. OK - Moen Customer Support, now you can reply with your canned Copy & Paste response: "Moen cartridges do not have an estimated life expectancy and are subject to standard maintenance based on varying factors such as system pressure and regional water conditions". Are you kidding me - "Moen cartridges do not have an estimated life expectancy" - who would say such a thing. Does Moen realize that is paramount to saying "it could last a day or 364 days". Additionally, I am pretty suspicious of all the "positive reviews" here. I am a pretty busy person, like most people are. Who has the time to write all these positive reviews. I only write them when in Shepard mode and feel I have to warn the public. Lastly, I am used to these parts lasting 20 years or more - not, "we can't tell you how long it may last".

At first, It was almost impossible to pull the old cartridge out. I tried the plastic puller that came with the new cartridge, it was very flimsy and the thing just froze in there. Luckily, I was prepared, did my research and went ahead and bought the DANCO Cartridge Puller for MOEN. I have seen and watch reviews and they used this tool to pull stucked cartridge. After about 5 mins of turning left to right and pull out motion (repeatedly), I was able to pull it out, The black rubber around the old cartridge disintegrated in pieces. It looked like it clanged and bonded with the metal insert inside. I cleaned it off and used shop vac to take out small debris and particles around it. Once I cleaned it off, put it back the way I took it out just reverse process. I am not a handyman savvy type of guy, I work in the financial field. I managed to do this on my own and saved me $300 worth of plumbing service. The part cost me $49.00 and it came with the grease. I highly suggest you use that grease and lube on that sucker so when next time you need to replace it, it will be a little easier. Another helpful trick is that I was taking pictures step by step on how it looked like taking off the part so I know how to put it back. Your welcome!!!

easy to replaced,

Easy to install so far no problem

Moen is very "proud" ($) of their products but I have found them to be a reliable brand. Although I purchased this product I ended up not needing it to resolve an issue I thought I had. Home Depot is GREAT about taking product back. The Posi-Temp Moen shower valve solved all the hot/cold issues we were having while taking a shower and a toilet flushing or the washing machine running. No more "Shock Therapy"!!

I am absolutely sick of changing this part almost every 1 and half year on all 3 floors and 5 bathroom on our house. About $50 for this part is absolutely ripoff there are entire units sold $75-$100 but they are ripping you off with this piece of junk just for a replacement part. We have a brand new house and unfortunately we chose Moen on all 5 bathroom on 3 floors and this part is keep failing. First it becomes tough to open and close the water then one day when you are done showering you cannot close the water it turns but doesn't do anything and i have to run to basement and shut the main water. This is a constant nightmare which occurs constantly, i fix one floor then couple months later the tenant knocks the door in the middle of the night and ask me to shut down the water. I am so sick of the constant repair but i also don't want to spend thousands to bring a plumper and change the entire units with a different brand.

Works great. Highly recommend purchasing the cartridge puller (sold separately). Would not have gotten it out without it

fit and replaced the old one perfectly.

Stoped the leak

Good

If your MOEN shower valve starts leaking, more than likely this is what you need to replace. The difficulty of replacing your cartridge can vary greatly. In my particular case the old leaking cartridge was almost seized in the MOEN fixture. I had to use WD-40 and lot of pulling with some pliers. A cartridge removal tool might have helped but I don't own one. Just make sure you lubricate the new cartridge with the included 99915 silicone-based grease. You can also periodically remove the cartridge ,and lubricate the o-rings to get more life out of your cartridge. However, if you're tired of these plastic cartridges failing. Install the upgraded model Posi-Temp cartridge ( Moen 1222HD ). Which is made out of brass and is reported to last much longer.

We love the look of all of our fixtures and the weight of them. Only concern is on the towel rings and toilet paper holder, the clicking motion to hold the holders to the wall bracket is questionable from using a screw type closure. Time will tell how these hold up.

Simple cartridge to replace. Lubricating oil that came with the cartridge was not used by the plumber who did the repair. The cartridge turns very smoothly with the oil. Also, buy the cartridge remover. https://www.homedepot.com/p/DANCO-Cartridge-Puller-for-MOEN-86712/100560034

This product was very easy if they gave you more lubricant when installing it. I used wheel bearing grease on all the o-rings . It's not Homes Depot problem, Yet , Moen should know to test these products before sending them out.

I used to be a big fan of the Moen single lever shower/ tub design. Especially since when I remodeled 15 years ago, that's what I installed in my bathrooms. Well I think I'm on replacement cartridge #4 in both showers now. That lifetime cartridge is only averaging about 4 years tops. I'd also has one in June installed brand new with a trickle, so replaced brand new cartridge then with good results, just highly disappointed.

Cartridge easy to replace

We used this to replace an old cartridge that wasn't working. It had a piece of wood that probably got in there when the builders built our house. It worked perfectly. There are some good videos on youtube that show exactly how to install one of these. Don't forget to use the lubricant that comes with it to help the new valve go in. We used the cartridge puller from Home Depot too and that worked well. Be prepared with the possibility that you'll have to replace the escutcheon plate and handle. We found that the O-ring in the escutcheon plate was dissolved.

The product before had an additional rubber around the base, which may have been the reason the leaks stopped. Now, this product no longer has this design and the leaks have continued with 2 different purchases of this product. The manufacturer need to resume its previous model. Joyce Riley, Unhappy customer.

The valve cartridge was easy to install. It is always my choice to use name brands when replacing valves.

Easy to use fixture. Practical and stylish. Seems to be affected by our hard water in this area and valve needs to be replaced.

The repair of my shower faucet would have been made much simpler if 1) The model number of the cartridge was clearly printed on the cartridge so it could be seen prior to removal. 2) No special tools were required to remove the cartridge 3) Installation documents were readily available on the Moen website. I had to use a Bing image search to make a model number identification of my cartridge. Even that was a best guess because I couldn't read the model number of the current cartridge (because it isn't printed ANYWHERE on the cartridge), nor could I even remove it without the special tool that ships with the replacement cartridge. The hardest part of the repair was all of the unknowns. Moen could have made that MUCH SIMPLER by putting a cartridge model number of the front of the cartridge so it could be see prior to removal. I get that the "removal tool" may not be required if you can manhandle the current cartridge out, but I was afraid to force anything because without any clear documentation or instructions I wasn't sure if there was anything else that had to be done prior to cartridge removal. Again, it was the unknowns. Once everything was known though, and I had the replacement cartridge in hand, the instructions told me everything I needed to know and the replacement was simple. Help us out. Put the model numbers on your products, make documentation simple to discover (you can't find the installation instructions for the 1222 cartridge on the moen.com site), and give tips on how to remove cartridges WITHOUT special tools.