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Install New Cartridge

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Delta Single Handle Kitchen Faucet Repair

What happens here

Remove the old cartridge. Install the new cartridge ensuring the alignment is correct. Apply silicone grease to both the cartridge o-rings and the o-ring inside the retaining nut. Replace the retaining nut and snug it up with an adjustable wrench.

Goal: Replace the worn-out cartridge

Tools and materials

  • Adjustable Wrench Knipex — Securing the retaining nut
  • Silicone Grease NLGI — Lubricating o-rings

What they say

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okay pop this bad boy off there this is just going to come right off this thing is so tight back the inside there everything looks good dry this piece right here off pop this new one right here out I know what you're thinking like what is this little orange button right here this actually moves and you can kind of push it down and move it over this is for anti-cold if you wanted to make sure your water doesn't come out super duper hot say something for your kids you can slide this over to that position Everything feels smooth on the bottom of that ceramic disc down there I'm going to grab just a little dab of some silicone grease I like rubber gaskets to be lubed up a little bit they last a lot longer we're just going to go right around this overing as well it's not old this is less than a year old so I don't know why it's acting up like that if you guys have had these kind of issues please let me know this piece right here goes in the back it sits right down in place you can't put it in wrong I guess you could if you really tried but don't try I like to get things hand tight as tight as I can and then snug it up one of the many things I love about this pliers wrench is that it's this ratcheting action

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