Moen® products. Helping to make your new house a home.
Moen® design, inspired by you. At Moen, we’re driven to create innovations that enhance the lives of the people who use our products. This singular, guiding principle serves as the foundation for every faucet and every feature we set out to design. Adhering to such a distinctive design philosophy requires us to gather insights from those who buy, use and install our products. So we take the time to listen, observe and learn from real customers in real-world situations.
Care and cleaning: How to keep your Moen® products looking new. Caring for your Moen faucet. Your Moen faucet should provide a beautiful touch of elegance to your home for many years to come with only minimal care. That’s because Moen faucets are constructed of quality materials and are specially coated to protect the finish during normal use. Caring for the Spot Resist™ faucet finish. To keep your kitchen faucet free of fingerprints and water spots, we developed the Spot Resist Stainless finish.
Care and cleaning of Moen® LifeShine® faucet finish. If you have the LifeShine finish on your new faucet, you have Moen’s guarantee that your finish will not tarnish, corrode or discolor. The LifeShine finishes include Polished Nickel, Polished Brass, Classic Stainless and Brushed Nickel. Caring for the LifeShine non-tarnish finish. The LifeShine finish can be cleaned with most household cleaners (including mild abrasives) when used according to their manufacturers’ instructions for use.
Care and cleaning for other faucet finishes. Chrome or Brushed Chrome finishes Most common household cleaners (including mild abrasives for Brushed Chrome) can be used, when used in accordance with the manufacturers’ instructions for use. However, all cleaners should be rinsed off thoroughly with water immediately after cleaning your faucet. Avoid using any harsh cleansers (e.g., lime scale removers) or pads/sponges that are unsafe for polished metallic surfaces.
Caring for your Moen shower fixture. You can maintain your Moen shower fixtures with the same cleaning tips recommended for Moen faucets. But if you have a showerhead that is spraying unevenly, it may be clogged with mineral deposits. Unscrew the swivel ball nut using a wrench or channel-type pliers. Be sure to wrap the jaws of the tool with masking tape or use a cloth to prevent scratching the finish.
Do not use bleach. Even when diluted, bleach can cause corrosion when exposed to stainless steel for extended time periods. If bleach does come in contact with your sink, rinse thoroughly. NOTE: Water quality can also affect the appearance of your sink. Where hard water or water with high iron content is present, a brown stain that looks like rust may appear. In areas with water that has high concentrations of minerals or oversoftened water, a white film may appear on the sink.
Tips for maintaining your Moen® faucet. The anatomy of your Moen faucet. Your Moen faucet is equipped with one of Moen’s durable cartridges, which are unequalled in quality and reliability. Though a well-made faucet should last for years, you may occasionally need to make some simple faucet adjustments. Leaky faucets or hard-to-move handles or knobs are easy to fix by simply changing the cartridge. Moen Genuine Parts may be available at home centers and plumbing suppliers.
Also, make sure that the water is turned off at the faucet or the main shutoff valve, and release the pressure in the lines by turning the faucet on. Now you are ready to proceed. Replacing the cartridge. Complete instructions with animated demonstrations for how to replace the cartridge in single- and two-handle faucets can be found on moen.com under the “Consumer Support” screen. For single-handle lavatory faucets. REMOVING the old 1255® Duralast® cartridge. 1.
Replacing the cartridge for two-handle faucets. REMOVING the old cartridge. INSTALLING the 1224 cartridge. 1. Turn off water supply at source; drain any remaining water from the tap. 1. The flat part of the D-shaped top must line up with the cartridge tab. The outlet port aligns to face the spout, and the cartridge tab is on the opposite side, away from the spout. 2. Remove the handle and any other coverings on the valve body. 3.
INSTALLING the 1234 cartridge. Replace BOTH the cartridge and retaining nut. 1. Align the ribs on the side of the cartridge to seat completely in the valve body. 2. Tighten down the retaining nut until it is tight. Torque will not affect handle movement. 3. Reattach the handle. INSTALLING the new 1234 cartridge. If your new home is equipped with an ioDIGITAL® vertical spa, you will not need to perform any regular system maintenance.
You can find the names of plumbers in your local telephone directory, or ask for recommendations from your builder, friends or neighbors. A quick call to make sure that the plumber offers 24-hour service is a good idea. IMPORTANT: If you shut the water off at the main valve, make sure the hot water tank is turned down to pilot. If you have a hot water heating system, you must also check to make sure the furnace has Take a plumbing discovery tour of your new house.
both below the sink and in the basement. Once you find the valves, open and close them to make sure they are functioning properly. It is important to check these valves often, as they may become “frozen” from lack of use. Usually a wrench applied to the control handle will free up the valve, turning clockwise to start to close the valve since it is probably in the open position. However, do this carefully to avoid breaking off the control handle.
Buy it for looks. Buy it for life.® The Moen® Limited Lifetime Warranty. The Moen products in your home are covered under Moen’s Limited Lifetime Warranty. Below are some of the highlights of the Moen faucet warranty (consult the full faucet warranty sheet found in your homeowner’s packet for complete details). Moen products are manufactured under the highest standards of quality and workmanship.
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