1222 & 1222B Shower Cartridge with Puller and Retainer Clip, Bath Valve Replacement Tub Shower Parts Repair Kit, One Handle Bathtub Faucet Rebuild Kit with Removal Tool

I tried to remove a Moen 1200 cartridge with a vise grips and it would not budge.Purchased this tool and after turning a couple of times and pulling it, it removed it with no problem.Great Tool.

Part was exactly as described and is identical to the Moen part that was previously replaced and failed within 3 years. Don’t waste money on the moen band part.

Pulled out my Moen cartridge easily. Maybe a pliers would have worked, but maybe I pull too hard on the old copper pipes and crack a solder joint, That's a big time problem you avoid with this tool.

Unfortunately this was the second time I have had one of these fail prematurely -- the one this was replacing had failed in under 3 years, and this one actually failed instantly, leaking worse than what it was replacing. This led to a lot of lost time as I tested this part in 6 different ways, and then had to go to a local retailer to instead buy the name brand Moen one instead, as we needed the fix now. Fool me twice, shame on me -- never will I buy this again. I give it one star because the extractor proved useful (would have been nice to have some actual instructions with that, not included) as I had extensive calcification and it made the difference in getting the old one out. The extra parts they supplied were also nice, and you can buy all of these separately. But the main part we bought? Plastic falling off immediately, didn't keep a seal/turn off fully, and frankly wasted a lot more of my time than if I had just bought the Moen official one and the 3rd party extractor tool (might save your plumbing if you end up with a stuck valve). Read my review and beware - I don't want my money back anymore, I lost time and had a really bad repair time spending 10X the time because of this faulty part.

Shower faucet cartridge went bad a few months ago, saw this product and thought "eh how bad could it be". Total time of replacement: 3 hours. In the end the cartridge literally just cracked and fell apart. It was a horrible experience.A few months later another cartridge in a different shower went bad (coincidence?). Remembering my ordeal last time I went ahead and purchased this tool. Total time of replacement: 45 min. And most of that was spent putting the new one in and getting the faucet straight. I had the old cartridge out within the first 10 min of starting the project thanks to this thing.So yeah, don't be me. Just buy it and save yourself the frustration.