Moen Repair Parts

What can we do now?: Take steps to green your travel

In northwest Illinois, you don’t have to travel far to relax and enjoy outdoor recreation. But you probably will take a car or recreational vehicle to get to your favorite spot. Illinois EPA in the Summer 2011 Citizen’s Bulletin reminds you that you can be “green” when you travel by car. They suggest the following quoted from Earth911.com:

1. Prepare to picnic – Grabbing fast food on the go takes a toll on the planet’s resources from the paper and plastic packaging to the emissions from trucking a load of French fries. Taking along food – or stocking up at a grocery store en route – is generally healthier and cheaper, too.

2. Recycle on the go – Invariably, you’ll pick up snacks and drinks along the way, so plan for all that packaging waste. Stash a grocery bag under the seat to collect paper, plastic and glass, then recycle at your destination.

3. Take the open road – Stop and go traffic is as wasteful as it is annoying, while idling (that’s zero miles per gallon) is worse. Avoid both and conserve fuel with a bit of planning.

4. Go car camping – Now that it’s warm, consider car (tent) camping instead of checking into a motel. Many camping sites cater to motor home folks, so you can expect plenty of amenities such as bathrooms with showers or WiFi. Even with such extras, camping uses far fewer resources than a hotel room with air conditioning,

5. Lose the extra weight – Loading up the car with too much stuff could reduce fuel efficiency. Every extra 100 pounds shaves up to 2 percent off your miles per gallon, according to fueleconomy.gov.

6. Oil up the car – The proper grade of motor oil can up your gas mileage by 1 or 2 percent by reducing friction between moving engine parts. And while you’re at, make it the recycled kind: Valvoline recently rolled out a re-refined motor oil called NextGen with 50 percent recycled content for do-it-yourself oil changers. Or look for auto dealers and repair shops that use Universal Lubricants’s Eco Ultra oil, which contains up to 70 percent recycled content.

7. Check tire pressure – It’s a good idea to check tire pressure frequently, but especially before a long trip and along the way. According to fueleconomy.gov, gas mileage improves up to 3.3 percent with properly inflated tires.

8. Slow down – Observe the speed limit for better fuel efficiency. Anything above 60 mpg reduces your mileage, according to fueleconomy.gov. Sudden starts and stops from aggressive driving waste gas, too.

-Moen 97556 Monticello Handle Adapter Kit For Mini Widespread And ...

So a few of the sink handles at the house broke off (the house is ~ten years old). Have you ever tried to figure out what faucet model you have? Especially in a house you didn’t purchase new. So I spent a few days looking at tiny pictures on the Internet, and finally figuring out I have Moen faucets that list at ~0 each (hunh?).

So I had the choice of buying a few sets of cheap faucets at a big box store (for ~ each), or trying to repair the broken parts. Moen’s site wasn’t particularly helpful – but with enough clicking, I was able to find a PDF that showed the innards of the faucet, and the model number for the replacement parts (MOEN 97556). I was fairly stunned at the price, I mean, for two pieces of plastic, two screws, two steel washers, and two plastic washers – that’s outrageous. And the way this package works, it includes one Hot water knob, and one Cold water knob. You can *only* use them for the respective knob.

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With a little bit of effort I identified the Model# of my Moen faucet and found out the part number for the item that was broken. Of course it was quite a bit cheaper on Amazon than buying it directly from Moen. The instructions that were included for the repair were fairly straight forward and it took less than 10 minutes to complete each faucet repair. The kit does include both a hot and cold knob adapter so I decided to swap over the cold knob even though it had not broken yet.

A bit pricey for what’s in the bag but a much cheaper alternative to new faucets.

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