Ceramic Faucet Cartridge Identification

Brass ceramic stem unit that can be used in place of rp24096 used with rp10700 ceramic seats and springs.

Ceramic faucet cartridge identification.

Why faucet cartridges need to be replaced. Take off the faucet handle cover using a flat bladed screwdriver. Remove the faucet handle screw. Seats and springs included.

Select your matching cartridge here and get your faucet working like brand new. Ceramic disc valving is an innovative water control system found in each american standard faucet. Fortunately there are several ways of identifying the faucet brands. The ceramic disk will have a square hole where the pin that holds the handle comes out.

16 point cartridge and 20 point cartridge. The disk faucet mixes hot and cold water inside a mixing chamber called a pressure balance cartridge. Then proceed with the following steps to remove the valve cartridge to identify it. 1 2 versus 3 4 20 point cartridge 16 point versus 20 point cartridges.

They are identifiable by their single lever over a wide cylindrical body. Because internal ceramic plates move to control the water flow not exterior o rings and the unit must be replaced. To determine which one your single handle faucet has remove the handle and look inside. Brass stem unit rp24096 with an rp24097 quarter turn stop seat and spring not.

Ceramic disc cartridges are used only on single handle phoenix faucets. Older single handle models may have a washerless cartridge. Two types of quarter turn ceramic disk cartridges are very common. A cursory search in google for ceramic cartridge reveals a ton of links about faucet and sink repair.

There is no such thing as a generic replacement when it comes to faucets because many if not all manufacturers vary the length of stems spline counts and cartridge shapes that makes each faucet unique. Ceramic disk faucets are the latest development in modern faucet technology. That is an outstanding amount of time compared to other shower valves that use lower quality ceramic cartridges. But there s been very little explanation on what it is and how to identify a ceramic cartridge.