Each faucet handle hot and cold has its own cartridge a valve that turns with the handle to control the flow of water into the faucet spout.
Remove moen two handle bathroom faucet.
Then loosen and remove the nut from the cartridge using pliers.
Moen makes several types of two handle faucets but your faucet will either have a cover that needs to be pried off the hot water handle and a screw that needs to be removed under the cover or a single screw at the base of the handle.
With your other turn the base of the monticello handle counterclockwise.
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Hold the faucet handle with one hand.
To remove the cartridge from your faucet assembly first hold the handles steady and unscrew the handle hub counterclockwise.
Remove the moen monticello bathroom faucet handle by lifting it straight up and off the stem.
This step may not be applicable to your monticello faucet depending on the model.
Once the handle hub is loosened completely pull the handle off the valve assembly.
This unlocks the handle from the stem.
You are now ready to remove the old cartridge.
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Remove the hot water handle.
Some moen faucet handles actually do not have set screws however so don t worry if you can t find the cap.
If you have a very old two handle faucet it may be a compression type rather than a cartridge.
You ll find these handles even easier to remove than the ones that do have screws.
Use an allen wrench or small screwdriver to remove the screw then carefully use your hand or pliers to remove the handle of the faucet.
Most bathroom faucets that have two handles are cartridge style faucets.