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Remove the Retaining Nut and Cartridge — Remove retaining nut or clip

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Faucet Repair · Step 4 of 10

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With the handle removed, you will see a retaining nut (often brass or chrome) holding the cartridge in place. Use an adjustable wrench to turn this nut counter-clockwise to loosen and remove it. Once the nut is off, you can firmly grasp the stem of the old cartridge and pull it straight up and out of the faucet body.

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that we have. On the plastic ones, you see this brass nut here or on this one, it's chrome. You're simply going to take a wrench and you're going to remove that nut. Then your cartridge is going to pull right out. That's as simple as it is. Main thing is when you come to see us, bring the old cartridge with. There are many, many different types and for us to get the

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