Consumer ratings: Moen 104421

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Category: Tools & Home Improvement
Brand: Moen
Model: 104421
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Moen 104421 Consumers Report

Moen 104421 Review by Vincent V. Kowski (Calif. USA)

Don't even try and remove a Moen cartridge without this tool or you will be sorry you did. This tool makes cartridge removal pretty easy. Those Moen cartridges always seem to weld themselves in.

Moen 104421 Review by Joseph A. Kibelbek (Fort Myers, FL)

Great tool, easy to use and it worked without any problems. The cost may come back as special benefits (see below).

I am retired and living in Florida. Out guest bathroom doesn't get too much use for about 9 months. The inevitable happened, the mineral deposits in the water and the hot weather caused the shower control to develop mineral deposits and not work.
While pricing replacement cartridges, I saw that people had purchased this cartridge pulling tool. Having tried to repace stuck cartridges before I knew that this could be a difficult job. The house design did not have a water shut off for the shower by itself and I had to turn off the entire house. If the repair developed into a problem area I would have all of the water turned off for a long time.
In using the tool, it did not pull out with just the first step, so I went on to the part using the large nut to break the seal. It came out in about 30 seconds. I have passed on the information of the problem of not exercising the water controls frequently to all my friends to help prevent this problem.
A large number of them want to borrow me and the tool when they have problems.
I have a possible limitless supply of beer in my future!

Moen 104421 Review by Joebob (MA, USA)

I had read from others what a difficult time they had removing a Moen faucet cartridge from a shower valve. I did not want to experience breaking off the cartridge inside the valve as has happened to many others. Many folks recommended buying this puller to remove the cartridge. When I opened up the valve, I could see their point. The cartridge was unlikely to come out easily. The instructions for the puller are a bit vague (and possibly incorrect) on how to use it. But I figured it out and the cartridge came out easily. Now I'm ready for when the other shower valve stops working.

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