Moen Cartridge Hot and Cold Water Reversal DIY video

[@arroyocatpumacita2458]

This helped me fix the problem my contractor left us 5 years ago. Thank you!

[@BigAlRepairs]

Thanks for the comment! I am so glad it helped. Thank you for letting us know! Good luck with future projects!

[@richardvang9108]

Thank you very much sir, So little thing it can change the water hot to cold and cold to hot. God bless you and family

[@BigAl-1]

@Richard. Thank you for the blessing and comment. I need all the blessings I can get. I'm glad things worked out well for you. Have a great Thanksgiving.

[@coppajc]

Thanks for the video. Had to correct the Hot and Cold!

[@BigAl-1]

Coppajc,Thanks so much for your sharing your experience. I am so glad things worked out well. Best of luck with your next DIY project and hopefully you subscribe to Big Al Repairs.

[@earlmckinney104]

It's an old-style Moen cartridge. You do not have to remove the clip or turn the entire cartridge. The only thing you need to do is pull the handle off and turn the handle stem 180° and reinstall the handle.

[@BigAl-1]

@Earl McKinney. Thanks so much for the information. I will have to try that next time. Thanks again and hopefully you subscribe to Big Al Repairs.

[@mlhalperin]

I'm so glad you added this note!! You saved me a lot of time & aggravation. Getting the new plate on was difficult when installing the faucet the first time. Changing the faucet so that the proper hot & cold temperatures was a 5 minute job!

[@BigAl-1]

@@mlhalperinThanks so much for your comment. I am glad it worked out well for you.

[@rickt2419]

In addition to Mary H's comment, also saved even more hassle from having to run up/down the basement to shut-off then on the water...

[@mariesprowl2348]

Any suggestions for an issue I just posted a comment about ^ The more help the better !

[@Trevanadian]

Thanks, Big Al.

[@BigAlRepairs]

Thank you for watching and for the nice comment! Hope all of your DIY projects go well!

[@michaelnguyen6734]

Thank you Al

[@BigAlRepairs]

Thank you for watching and thank you for commenting. I hope this helped with your project!

[@hectorrodriguez13]

Did it with Moen 1222 B cartridge. Same concept. The tab with the HC marking ended up on the bottom notch after turning it 180 degrees and the cartridge in the ON position. Had to remove the clip to accomplish this. Thanks for the advise.

[@BigAl-1]

@Hector. Thanks so much for the comment. I wish you the best in all your DIY projects.

[@kennyizdabest1]

FYI You definitely don't need to turn the water off to rotate the valve 180ﾟ or take that clip off like you did in the video you can simply just turn it a A 180ﾟ and put it back together in boom simple fix

[@BigAl-1]

Thanks so much for your comment and suggestion. Best of luck with all your DIY projects.

[@natelambson9677]

Helpful video!

[@BigAl-1]

Thanks so much for your comment! Best of luck with your next DIY project and hopefully you subscribe to Big Al Repairs.

[@rlam905]

Thanks. This video was just what I needed.

[@BigAlRepairs]

Thank you so much for the nice comment! I hope it was helpful. Those cartridges can be tricky so I hope all went well. Good luck with future projects!

[@louc.1606]

Does it matter which way you turn it? Clockwise or counterclockwise?

[@BigAl-1]

It doesn't matter as long as you turn it 180°. Thanks for the question and let us know how it turns out.

[@lindseylambson9669]

Thank you!

[@BigAl-1]

@Lindsey. Thanks so much for your comment.

[@SuperThunder911]

Thanks buddy,great video 👍

[@BigAl-1]

Thanks so much for your comment. Best of luck with your next DIY project.

[@SlickWillie]

thanks alot!

[@BigAlRepairs]

Thanks for watching and for the nice comment! Good luck with future projects!

[@mariesprowl2348]

I have a question I hope you can help ! Last wk the plumber replaced my worn out 15 yo damaged cartridge . Afterwards I had less water pressure which got worse when turned to hot. Ok he came back and fixed it but my water pressure is still weaker than it was with the damaged cartridge. I might be able to deal with this but another problem is the level does not turn as far as it should towards the hot water and it doesn’t kick in on cold water until I turn it further towards warm. In other words I’m not getting the full spectrum of water temps. I’m a renter and I think both maintenance and the plumber have no clue. Any suggestions?

[@BigAl-1]

@Marie. Replacing the cartridge should not have changed the water pressure. I assume the new cartridge is for some reason different than the old cartridge. You might check and see if they turned the water valve on all the way. Please let us know if you found a solution. Thanks for your question.

[@mariesprowl2348]

@@BigAl-1 They ended up also changing the mixing valve which improved the situation. The first plumber had actually put a wrong valve on the water heater as well. I bet you’re correct that they used a different brand cartridge since every repair seems to result in a downgrade of quality . All original items and appliances were top notch but replacement parts always seem inferior. Even the downgraded water heater (from 75 gal to 50) seems inadequate for my size unit. Showers turn cool pretty quick even when I haven’t used hot water prior for laundry, dishwasher etc. My water pressure is better but not quite as good as it was before the repair even with the old worn out parts, but Atleast I can get a hot bath. Imo these private contractors don’t care and just want to get in and out when the have a commercial job vs residential.

[@rossie10924]

I did mine without having to turn off the water or taking off the pin, I removed the handle screw then the escutcheon plate and with a pair of needle nose pliers I turned the cartridge 180°, and viola!

[@BigAl-1]

Sonia,Thanks so much for your sharing your experience. I am so glad things worked out well. Best of luck with your next DIY project and hopefully you subscribe to Big Al Repairs.

[@michaelmcnally1242]

What if it's reversed in a 3-input shower-only faucet?

[@michaelmcnally1242]

Btw it is apparently not possible, according to my plumber. The hot and cold feeds are physically reversed because a different plumber screwed up.

[@mattphat23]

I turned the cartridge 180 degrees and it STILL is wrong (right is hot/left is cold). I'm so confused!

[@BigAl-1]

That is interesting because it worked when we did that. You’ll have to let us know if you were able to get it fixed. Thanks again for your comment. And best of luck.

[@fcolon1976]

What about when you have turn on and off your hot/cold water under the kitchen sink because that's the only way you're able to use the sink?

[@BigAl-1]

You don't want to make sure that you are totally prepared to make the repair. That way you can fix the problem and only be without water for a short period of time. Best of luck and let us know how things turn out.

[@fcolon1976]

@@BigAl-1 I figured it out

[@BigAl-1]

@@fcolon1976 great job! Best of luck with your next DIY project.

[@trehawke3286]

This method will work but is technically incorrect and adds unnecessary steps. The cartridge body itself is symmetrical, so it doesn't actually matter which way it goes in. The only part that needs rotating in a hot/cold reversal like this is the valve stem itself. Simply remove the handle and rotate the valve stem 180 degrees, then replace the handle. No need to shut off the water or remove the clip or rotate the cartage body.

[@George-fr5ux]

Agreed! No need to shut the water off or remove the clip as seen here at about 8 minutes in. kzbin.info/www/bejne/kIrZZotmjt51opI

[@vero0992]

Thanks for posting this comment. Saved me from potentially repeating the process I'd just finished. Removed the handle, spun that cartridge 180 degrees and was back in business without having to turn the water back off.

[@vero0992]

@@George-fr5ux Thanks for adding that reference video! Worked great for me at 8 mins in and saved me time.

[@George-fr5ux]

@@vero0992 You're very welcome. Glad it helped.

[@hollyheinrich8754]

Didn't work

[@BigAl-1]

@Holly. Why didn't it work? I'm curious why it didn't work. What happened?

[@sowhat6442]

@@BigAl-1 whO knows

[@mikealba1814]

Dude just flip the stem

[@webbit1518]

HAHA stops the video cuz he cant get the cartridge bit off...

[@BigAlRepairs]

What part are you referring to? cartridge bit? We are not taking the cartridge out for this video. We do another video where we take the cartridge out though...