The Moen Chateau single handle faucet includes a lever-style handle, trim plate and stop tube kit assembly. To remove this faucet for a replacement or to change out parts, you must disassemble the entire unit. From start to finish, the project takes under an hour, or even less if you have experience taking appliances or faucets apart. You only need basic tools and some fairly common handyman skills to get this job done, but the more experience you have the better.
Instructions
1. Shut off your home's water so you can disassemble the faucet without causing a leak. Close the home's main water line near your water heater.
2. Unscrew the handle screw under the Chateau's single lever handle with an Allen wrench. Pull the handle off and unscrew the adapter underneath the handle to take the part off.
3. Remove both escutcheon screws with a screwdriver. The escutcheon is the round trim plate behind the faucet body on your shower wall. Pull this plate off the wall.
4. Pull the stop tube kit off the faucet. This includes the limit stop, a round dial knob on the end of the faucet, and the trim sleeve, a cylindrical sleeve that installs over the faucet body. Take out the handle extension rod if your faucet includes one.
5. Pull the metal cartridge clip out of the faucet's body with a pair of pliers. This clip is situated on top of the faucet body and it goes all the way through the cartridge itself. Slide the cartridge out of the faucet.
