The Product Guy

Jan 29 2009 12:57PM | Permalink | Email this | Comments (3) |
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By Nick Bajzek

Moen has its first new cartridge in nearly 30 years in the 1255 Duralast cartridge. According to the company (since I haven’t been able to get my hands on one yet), it provides a consistently smooth handle feel for the life of the faucet. In addition, the faucet handle will remain exactly where it is when it’s turned off.

Here are the highlights as provided by the company:

A stainless steel shaft and pin, which provides extremely durable handle attachment for smooth operation with every lift and turn

Unique keying on the cartridge shell to allow instant, accurate alignment during installation

Overmolded seals to ensure integrity and leak-free performance, even when encountering tough conditions

Compact dimensions and smaller physical profile to enable broader design opportunities and sleeker, modern faucet styles

I’m not sure how “Revolutionary” it is (I’m not being a jerk…I just see it as a good new cartridge with some cool new features) but I can’t wait to get check this out for myself. I’ll keep you posted.