Moen 7300, 8700 installation instructions Disassembly, Reassembly

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Disassembly

1.Turn "OFF" both hot and cold water supplies. Turn faucet on to relieve pressure and insure complete shut off.. Pull handle cap up and off (it snaps into place). Remove the handle screw (illustration 1).

2.Push the cartridge stem down and then lift and tilt handle lever and handle body off.

3.Unscrew retainer pivot nut.

4.Lift and twist spout off. The diverter can be removed at this point.

5.Pry out retainer clip with screwdriver (illustration 2).

6.Use cartridge twisting tool furnished with the new cartridge and rotate cartridge between 11 and 1 o'clock position.

7.Grasp cartridge stem with pliers. Pull cartridge out (illustra- tion 3).

Reassembly

1.

With cartridge stem UP, insert the cartridge with the ears

 

aligned front to back (illustration 4).

2.

Push the cartridge down by the ears (illustration 5) until

 

flush with the top of the body.

3.

Turn notched flat of cartridge stem toward front of sink.

 

(Note: for cross piping installations, see instructions on

 

back).

4.

Replace the clip all the way (illustration 6). The diverter can

 

be replaced at any time before the spout is installed.

ILLUSTRATION 1

CARTRIDGE

EARS

➤

➤

RETAINER

 

CLIP

ILLUSTRATION 2

STEM

ILLUSTRATION 3

CARTRIDGE

EARS

HANDLE

COVER

HANDLE

SCREW

HANDLE ASSEMBLY

HANDLE

LEVER

RETAINER

PIVOT NUT

9" SPOUT

DIVERTER

RETAINER

CLIP

CARTRIDGE

SPOUT

SEALS

5.

Replace spout. Push down until it nearly touches the faucet

 

escutcheon.

6.

Screw on retainer pivot nut. DO NOT CROSS THREAD.

 

Tighten firmly.

7.

Press cartridge stem down. Holding handle UP, hook

 

handle ring inside the handle body (illustration 7) into

 

groove on the retainer pivot nut.

8.

Swing handle back and forth until it drops down into place.

9.

Replace handle screw. Tighten securely. Push

 

handle cap down until it snaps into place.

ILLUSTRATION 4

ILLUSTRATION 5

CLIP

EAR

ILLUSTRATION 6

ILLUSTRATION 7

To Eliminate Cross-Piping on Back-To-Back Installations, or to Correct Reversed

Rough-In Where Hot and Cold Positions are Reversed:

Remove handle cap, handle screw and handle body (see "Disassembly" instructions). Turn cartridge stem around so that the notched flat is turned one half turn or 180° . Re-install handle parts (see "Reassembly").

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7300, 8700 specifications

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