Delta Monitor Shower Valve Cartridge Replacement
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- čas přidán 8. 06. 2022
- In this video we do a quick run through of the Delta Monitor shower valve cartridge replacement. We discuss the steps of replacing while sharing tips, tricks and share the links below for the seats and springs as well as the cartridge replacements. The aftermarket cartridge is less than half price so I tried it simply to test and see how it works. I have used mine over a dozen times now and it works very well. I also share a link for the OEM Delta cartridge if you rather use the name brand replacement. Hope you find the information helpful and thanks for watching!
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A plumber wanted to charge me 500.00 and replace the whole valve because he said the cartridge was too old and would break off in there and it would be too hard to just replace the cartridge. I told him I’d get a second opinion…it took me 15 minutes and 80.00 bucks at the Home depot to fix it after watching this video! And no more leaks!!! Thanks and may God bless you!❤️
I have replaced 10 of these in my home over 20 plus years and on number 11 it would not slide in like the previous times. I had cleaned, lubed and still a no go. Using the brass bonnet to inch it in was the key. Thank you for this video and saving the headache.
I work as a handyman and I'm always learning new things. Doing a replacement of this exact valve for a coworker. Gotta say, once I heard the southern accent, I knew I'd be walking away a smarter man. Thanks dude.
You are so kind! Thank you for your comment!
I’m biased…..ROLL TIDE😂
Thank you so much! I would NEVER would have figured this out myself. This may be the most helpful CZcams video I've seen. I did go with a knock off replacement. But, what the Heck! I can now easily install a new Delta Cartridge if the cheap one fails! Thanks again!
Thanks for the video. The job is a lot easier than it seemed at first. Thankfully this fixed my slow leak, no more mold strips in the bottom of my shower!
Thanks for the tips on the springs and seals. It is very valuable. And also thanks for making the video.
Thanks for posting this, especially the part number. My Delta is a late 90’s vintage and 19804 fit even though the package said 2006 or later. I only had to shut the water off for about 4 minutes. Much appreciated.
Many thanks for this video. I ordered a Delta replacement (NOT a knock off), and it took me about 30 minutes for the whole process. Excellent work !!
Thank you for this video. This was the right cartridge replacement for my shower.
Thank you! You are the best for this video! This was exactly what I needed, the inclusion of the diagrams and refer of the year of manufacture was perfect for me! Much appreciated!!!!
Helped me so much for my shower. Could listen to a Georgia accent all day.
-homesick in KS
This video was incredibly helpful. I was convinced I had the wrong cartridge because it would not go in. Once I applied the plumbers grease and wiggled it with pressure it went in. Also, great info on the bonnet nut being hand tightened. The one I took off was tightened with a wrench. Thank you!
This!! I thought I was fucked until I applied the plumbers grease
Thank you, thank you, thank you. This video was a life saver. I had no idea how to fix the dripping. I had no idea these taps of cartilages. Thank you for talking about the difference between cartilages depending upon the year as well. That was huge. My show no longer drips. Thank you.
You're very welcome. So glad it helped. Excellent job & Thanks for your kind comment!
Just want to say EXCELLENT video. From the 2 different types of replacement and pictures. I brought the cartridge to Home Depot and they couldn’t even really help. My cartridge broke from the handle and it came apart in 2 pieces but with vice grip I got it out but just came off in pieces. Amazing video overall. $100 in just parts and about 2-3 hours with going to the store and just taking my time as it was my first time.
I just rather go with delta parts as if they lasted this long I hope it would last as long as before. Also believe it broke off with also kids playing with it too.
Thank you for the video. Step by step was spot on and saved me a lot of money.
Probably one of the most informative videos I have watched. Followed the video and replaced my cartridge with no problem. Thank you sir.
Same here
You just saved me a call to the plumber. Thanks for the video!!
Thank you sir. I didn’t have to figure out what size would fit, and your instructions were on point. No more drips.😊
Glad it helped. I have a first cousin named William Johnson. Thanks for your comment!
Great helpful video. Thank you for posting!
I really appreciated this video. There are many videos about how to replace the cartridge, but this is the only one that answered all of my questions as a 78-year old widow with no plumbing experience. The most important thing was putting in the cartridge and not trying to force the little triangular tabs into place, but rather hand tightening the bonnet to do the job. Shower no longer drips! Thank you!
Excellent work! Thanks for your kind comment!
Thank you thank you. This is the exact video I needed. Very helpful.
Nicely done video-much thanks.
..excellent presentation, excellent extra tips too!
Excellent information!!! Thank you!!
Great video. I have a shower that just doesnt get warm enough. I will try this and rotate the small wheel. 👍👍👍
You saved me $60 by showing the spring kit.
This video was so helpful thank you
Good content thanks for taking the time and effort to provide it.
Excellent video bro. Thank you! 🙏
Thanks for sharing
Terrific presentation ! Should listened to you before replacing the entire cartridge! Lesson learned ! Bless you !
Thank you sir, this video helped me a lot
many thanks yous! I bought the aftermarket piece by clicking your link to help you out then I clicked all the links in your description. Hopefully the extra clicks will help you out!
Awesome! Thanks for the kind comment and support!
Great video, pretty easy fix. The first step you need to do is call Delta and talk to customer service. Delta has a lifetime warranty on all faucets. They will send you the replacement cartridge for free, a$60-$75 value. Just talked with them today while dealing with a leaky shower that was installed 24 years ago. Was on the phone for 5 minutes and they are shipping me a new cartridge today!
Great to know. I know they have a lifetime warranty against any manufacturing defects and I totally don't expect a company to warranty rubber seals for a lifetime. Very good of them to go above and beyond for sure. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much for the video!
Thanks so much! Perfect my friend!
Thanks for your help
This is for anyone that runs into the kind of problems I did. Cartridge WOULD NOT come out. Finally the flange around the the ports that hold the seals & springs broke away and the stem assembly came out. Clamped onto the ports with needle nose vise grips. After much effort the port assembly came out far enough I could grab it with channel locks from the side. Never did see what was holding it. Luckily there was no significant damage to the valve body and none to the connecting plumbing, so a new cartridge solved the problem. Hopefully, I'm the only one that experiences this. Thanks to Thrifty Tool Shed for showing me what I was dealing with.
Thanks for sharing your experience with all of us. Glad you found it helpful.
Mine also the part holding the seat and spring left behind on the faucet. Can I wiggle up and down so that it comes out easily or use a set of pliers to pull out the part separated from the front part of the cartridge?
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Sometimes the line will have a vacuum on it if any lower line is dripping or draining and the shower valve is off. Make sure the shower valve is turned on so it releases the vacuum and you should be able to gently rock it back and forth and get it out.
@@ThriftyToolShed Thank you so much, I took it out and replaced a new cartridge and it stopped leaking. Wow! You saved me hundreds of dollars.🙏
@@ThriftyToolShed I turned on my shower valve, but I could only get about 5 mm of the cartridge out. Can I spray WD-40 in the gap hoping it will get to the seals and releases the cartridge out? Will that WD-40 damage anything? Thank you.
Good how too, I've got one that has just started dripping. Thanks for the look.
Thank you immensely for posting this how to video. I struggled a lot with replacing my shower cartridge but this video kept me from quitting and calling a plumber on the weekend. This video absolutely made a positive difference in how I would have approached this project. Great video 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Awesome! So glad it helped and Thanks for your kind comment!
Great video
This was so helpful! Never changed one out before, and it went perfectly! Only thing I done different was to use a rubber pipe wrench when removing the brass nut. No scratches.
Thank you sir.
I'm getting up my nerve to try this. Your video made it look easy. Thanks. :o)
9/9/23 Your content was of great help.
Thank you
Thanks for the toothbrush trick. My wife's was right there so I used that.
That's what I do! 🤣
Help accidently unassembled bottom housing of cartridge valve. Not sure how to put it back the right way? I kept trying to assemble it back together but water won't come on.
Just now seeing this for some reason. I know the back of the cartridge twist 90⁰ and pulls apart so to reassemble make sure the seats are still in place and press back in 90⁰ and press together and twist until straight....
Is there any real function difference between the two valves? Im replacing an pre 2007 delta shower hardware with a newer model. The new one came with the longer stems so I bought the older one (blue) that fit the valve already installed. I test fitted the newer handle and it all seems to work fine but was unable to test hot water due to not having the shower wet in yet. I had no was to run it long enough.
I believe the length is a little bit different from the body to the seats.
I tried and failed -the darn thing broke in half and I had to call the Plumber after working on it for a couple of hours- Glad I did because he had to chisel the heck out of it to get it out. Had lots of calcium build up after 22 years. FYI make sure to use CLR to clean up everything inside before installing new cartridge.
True, some well waters especially will have hard water build up and cause issues from sure. Thanks for sharing your experience. Crazy that the plastic cartridge had to be chiseled out. I have seen metal to metal issues more with hard water and minerals for sure. WOW!
Agree. I just chiseled the heck out of mine too. It didn’t want to budge. Came out piece by piece.
Enjoyed your video ! 👌Need help from an expert . Question : Since I do not have a hot water valve cut-off , what is the best way to turn hot water off when I am replacing the cartridge ?
Or the steps to take to turn water off and then back on after the replacement ?
Thank you so much ! 🙏
Well the best way is to isolate the hot water from the water heater. If not possible then by cutting off the main water as I showed in the video. After isolating the whole house and then of course draining as mentioned. I did in the tub under my shower and left that valve open to double check to line pressure. The one thing to always make sure is that the water heater does not drain and try to heat up. It can destroy a water heater to leave it operating and not have water inside. I made sure not to drain the tank, but stop the water going into it so no water can push out. Hope it helps!
Thank you ! That makes sense ! Understand now.
You know , I really like just a simple hot water line cutoff.
If I had a house built , I would have hot & cold cutoff on the shower. So much easier for sure.
Doesn't make sense when you have hot water cutoff under your sink !
Thank you 🙏
Will all of the newer trim kits for the Monitor 14 series fit these older style 14 cartridges (19804)? I've got a home built in '99 and I'd like to change the trim pieces out but keep everything the same behind the wall. The way the handle attaches seems similar, just wondering if the slightly longer vs shorter cartridge will give me issues.
As far as I am aware.
At 1:06 you ask "Am I the only one that thinks these cartridges resemble a droid?" I can see that, but I think it looks like an inverse Smurf - blue pants, white shirt. I may not remember "Delta RP19804" next time it needs to be replaced, but I can remember "inverse Smurf" forever.
This video was valuable to me in that I see that I may be missing some parts, like the threaded retaining nut that holds in in place. Did the previous owner drop it into the wall? Additional investigation is called for. As it is I'm worried the cartridge may shoot out like a bullet with the water pressure.
And that screw cover with the arrow, I don't have that. The previous home owner must have lost that as well.
I just installed a new shower insert with the Danko trim kit and also the 13 1400 cartridge but my water will not turn off. It's like my shut-off is in even doing anyting. any suggestions? Thx
Make sure the handle is really turning the cartridge stem for one thing. With the handle off can you rotate the cartridge stem with a tool and shut it off? (careful not to round it off) and also make sure the cartridge is seated all the way in.
Yeah I think home Depot is selling new r10000 valve body with the older carts lol thx for info man. For real
The video is great, but unfortunately you obscured the part where you adjusted the handle to turn more counterclockwise to allow for more hot water. Maybe you could post a response or edit the audio? Otherwise, great job, especially on the repair kit, a great bonus.
Does the water to the house need to be shut off to replace the valve
Yes, it should be one of the first things mentioned in the video. If you do not have a local shut off valve then the main water valve will have to be cut off.
Would you recommend replacing the whole cartridge if my valve is leaking while the shower is on? Or just replace the springs and seats?
Sounds like the whole valve to me!
@@ThriftyToolShed that’s kinda what I was thinking! Great video sir!
What did you do at 5:13 to adjust the hot? Can't see anything.
I pulled out on the white knob and rotated.
Getting ready to do this…but I’m considering upgrading/changing shower hardware…so does this mean I need to change cartridge to match whatever new hardware I get? Or if I stick with delta will I be good?
If I understand your question correctly, you are asking if this cartridge is the same as the newer model hardware. The new model has a different cartridge. This video should have touched on the differences briefly. Of course different brands will also have a different cartridge.
@@ThriftyToolShed I guess to clarify …if I get new hardware …will my existing valve work with the new hardware? Or would i need a whole new valve. Is the valve universal for all single handle hardware sets. I know I’d need a cartridge to match the hardware.
@@klutzgolfn7009 he actually already answered your question. Older models use different valves than the newer ones. The Delta Monitor changed valves around 2006, so if you buy a valve that works with an older model made before that, it will not work with a newer one. However if your existing Monitor was made 2007 or later and you replace it with a brand new Monitor, then yes, it will use the same cartridge.
I have this exact same faucet but the blue part is stuck in the inlets only the white part of the valve comes loose where I can see the seats for the hot and cold
Sounds like the valve body split at the joint. You may have to carefully pry the flange of the residual piece out. Be careful not to damage the brass threads.
@@ThriftyToolShed got it done by feeding a piece of wire behind it and pulling it out. Installed the new one now I can't figure out why it will not shut off it runs wide open no matter where I turn valve
Glad you got it out. Make sure the o-rings are still in good shape and not cut or rolled up. Also double check the seat area inside the valve body is free of debris and burs etc. that is all I have ever seen other than the internally being bad.
@@ThriftyToolShed yeah I even pulled it back out and change the o-rings reinstalled it.. and it just runs like the valve is wide open I can't close it it doesn't slow down anyway you turn it. So I'm on my way to plumbing supply to return this valve and see if I can get a different valve. I just don't understand what would make it run wide open?
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As long as the shaft is turning it should absolutely be shutting off or at least changing flow. Strange unless the valve has internal issues.
"It's easy" they say. "Watch a CZcams video" they say. Brass nut won't come off. Had a pipe wrench on it , and trying to hold the rest with Channel lock pliers. A lot of force, it but won't move. I'm calling a plumber before I break something.
Well, very smart of you to know when to stop and get help. I have personally never seen one that is that difficult to come off, but I made sure to warn not to use extreme force or damage threads. Since apparently some this tight and stuck does happen, thanks for sharing your experience even though it did not go as planned for you. Best of luck to ya!
After the handle was unscrewed and taken off, mine has a small disc that pops off. The one in this video does not. Does anyone know what that small disc might be for?
If it's a grey plastic disc some of them do have that disc to adjust the temperature as this one has, but it was a slightly different adjust knob.
This is an example...
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@@ThriftyToolShed I apprecaite you getting back to me. Thanks for that. The model you linked is the exact one I ordered. There is also a notched, rotatable temperature adjuster (?) that is behind the screw that uses an allen wrench. The front disc also has to do with temperature ?
I'm trying to get my water to run hotter but I can't tell what he's doing because his hand is in the way. What do I do to what?
Excellent video otherwise but camera work wasn't great at all during the part about adjusting the water temperature.
That is because there are different types of adjustment knobs depending on which one you buy. Mine was the type you "put your hand up in front of it" and grab the small white disc, pull outward on it and rotate it CW or CCW to adjust. It is spring loaded. Some models and manufacturers do vary the adjustment knob design, but it's usually intuitive. It's typically a knob to pull out and turn to adjust.
Thank you so much for teaching us. 🫡