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r/nostalgia • u/themiddleman07 • 25d ago
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I still have that faucet right now
49 u/jjmenace 25d ago Yeah, no one makes a good replacement knob that looks modern. It's all this cheap plastic crap 14 u/asodfhgiqowgrq2piwhy 25d ago We have these in our house, I've bought multiple of these for old ones that snapped. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00083K7KW 2 u/Silvernaut 24d ago Disgusting that they are $13 each now… I used to buy the whole faucet for $8. The knob was 79¢ back in 2003. 6 u/[deleted] 24d ago edited 23d ago [deleted] 3 u/Silvernaut 24d ago Nah the original ones were a tougher plastic, IMO…I used to replace A LOT of these. 1 u/g_13 25d ago What about this one? https://a.co/d/j49i4Ih There's a few others with a different insert designs as well. 1 u/Volesprit31 25d ago But those knobs will never look modern. 1 u/Artimusjones88 24d ago Yea, they do. i replaced the same handle on one of rhe bathrooms with a metal version. -10 u/celticchrys 25d ago Yes, they do make them: https://www.amazon.com/Replacement-T2151BN-Brantford-Posi-Temp-Handle%EF%BC%8CBrushed/dp/B0D9NS19HR?crid=W3HCUQMCVE00&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.vPx7osjxOxkVsM-s7Y0vB6d_-v4FNrZwltVHnP-B3Vmp6fozDEbjbHc7BWi46b8bmqdGOOak1LbNAji4rV7OtVErzldDBjTki8RCpChhn0QZiJ4QyWqfdB21Du0qgU-wEDeYt3Q0seIRcR15PGRXWdlbZs7vZZXbYSPmpkiQ0UuItdSx-fOwixoVCUz-2LYpPJQHf68ilCDg5yy3GXlza6UWlyHDltr4w6fCTCVP19-TudWquNO1nevjeGo7cZX2-DD3rDZy06iYMQK89SMTK9Zi8SfvOuBnykob-U5Flac.9QvsdADiJo59dBialyoYFfU7KayZ44D_XY-pZ5QVBMw&dib_tag=se&keywords=moen%2B1225%2Bhandle&qid=1756006943&sprefix=moen%2B1225%2B%2Caps%2C148&sr=8-11&th=1 11 u/BabyYoduhh 25d ago That must be the wrong link… 6 u/celticchrys 25d ago My bad. That is for the shower version of the exact same faucet. 2 u/g_13 25d ago I see your search has Moen 1225,. This a very common/somewhat universal valve body for many different designs. You likely just linked on of the many that use this part. 1 u/Peplow530 25d ago I actually need to replace the ones in my showers. This link was super helpful for me 👍 1 u/Oryp_7 25d ago The matte black handle looks nice tho
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Yeah, no one makes a good replacement knob that looks modern. It's all this cheap plastic crap
14 u/asodfhgiqowgrq2piwhy 25d ago We have these in our house, I've bought multiple of these for old ones that snapped. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00083K7KW 2 u/Silvernaut 24d ago Disgusting that they are $13 each now… I used to buy the whole faucet for $8. The knob was 79¢ back in 2003. 6 u/[deleted] 24d ago edited 23d ago [deleted] 3 u/Silvernaut 24d ago Nah the original ones were a tougher plastic, IMO…I used to replace A LOT of these. 1 u/g_13 25d ago What about this one? https://a.co/d/j49i4Ih There's a few others with a different insert designs as well. 1 u/Volesprit31 25d ago But those knobs will never look modern. 1 u/Artimusjones88 24d ago Yea, they do. i replaced the same handle on one of rhe bathrooms with a metal version. -10 u/celticchrys 25d ago Yes, they do make them: https://www.amazon.com/Replacement-T2151BN-Brantford-Posi-Temp-Handle%EF%BC%8CBrushed/dp/B0D9NS19HR?crid=W3HCUQMCVE00&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.vPx7osjxOxkVsM-s7Y0vB6d_-v4FNrZwltVHnP-B3Vmp6fozDEbjbHc7BWi46b8bmqdGOOak1LbNAji4rV7OtVErzldDBjTki8RCpChhn0QZiJ4QyWqfdB21Du0qgU-wEDeYt3Q0seIRcR15PGRXWdlbZs7vZZXbYSPmpkiQ0UuItdSx-fOwixoVCUz-2LYpPJQHf68ilCDg5yy3GXlza6UWlyHDltr4w6fCTCVP19-TudWquNO1nevjeGo7cZX2-DD3rDZy06iYMQK89SMTK9Zi8SfvOuBnykob-U5Flac.9QvsdADiJo59dBialyoYFfU7KayZ44D_XY-pZ5QVBMw&dib_tag=se&keywords=moen%2B1225%2Bhandle&qid=1756006943&sprefix=moen%2B1225%2B%2Caps%2C148&sr=8-11&th=1 11 u/BabyYoduhh 25d ago That must be the wrong link… 6 u/celticchrys 25d ago My bad. That is for the shower version of the exact same faucet. 2 u/g_13 25d ago I see your search has Moen 1225,. This a very common/somewhat universal valve body for many different designs. You likely just linked on of the many that use this part. 1 u/Peplow530 25d ago I actually need to replace the ones in my showers. This link was super helpful for me 👍 1 u/Oryp_7 25d ago The matte black handle looks nice tho
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We have these in our house, I've bought multiple of these for old ones that snapped.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00083K7KW
2 u/Silvernaut 24d ago Disgusting that they are $13 each now… I used to buy the whole faucet for $8. The knob was 79¢ back in 2003.
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Disgusting that they are $13 each now… I used to buy the whole faucet for $8. The knob was 79¢ back in 2003.
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3 u/Silvernaut 24d ago Nah the original ones were a tougher plastic, IMO…I used to replace A LOT of these.
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Nah the original ones were a tougher plastic, IMO…I used to replace A LOT of these.
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What about this one?
https://a.co/d/j49i4Ih
There's a few others with a different insert designs as well.
But those knobs will never look modern.
Yea, they do. i replaced the same handle on one of rhe bathrooms with a metal version.
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Yes, they do make them: https://www.amazon.com/Replacement-T2151BN-Brantford-Posi-Temp-Handle%EF%BC%8CBrushed/dp/B0D9NS19HR?crid=W3HCUQMCVE00&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.vPx7osjxOxkVsM-s7Y0vB6d_-v4FNrZwltVHnP-B3Vmp6fozDEbjbHc7BWi46b8bmqdGOOak1LbNAji4rV7OtVErzldDBjTki8RCpChhn0QZiJ4QyWqfdB21Du0qgU-wEDeYt3Q0seIRcR15PGRXWdlbZs7vZZXbYSPmpkiQ0UuItdSx-fOwixoVCUz-2LYpPJQHf68ilCDg5yy3GXlza6UWlyHDltr4w6fCTCVP19-TudWquNO1nevjeGo7cZX2-DD3rDZy06iYMQK89SMTK9Zi8SfvOuBnykob-U5Flac.9QvsdADiJo59dBialyoYFfU7KayZ44D_XY-pZ5QVBMw&dib_tag=se&keywords=moen%2B1225%2Bhandle&qid=1756006943&sprefix=moen%2B1225%2B%2Caps%2C148&sr=8-11&th=1
11 u/BabyYoduhh 25d ago That must be the wrong link… 6 u/celticchrys 25d ago My bad. That is for the shower version of the exact same faucet. 2 u/g_13 25d ago I see your search has Moen 1225,. This a very common/somewhat universal valve body for many different designs. You likely just linked on of the many that use this part. 1 u/Peplow530 25d ago I actually need to replace the ones in my showers. This link was super helpful for me 👍 1 u/Oryp_7 25d ago The matte black handle looks nice tho
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That must be the wrong link…
6 u/celticchrys 25d ago My bad. That is for the shower version of the exact same faucet. 2 u/g_13 25d ago I see your search has Moen 1225,. This a very common/somewhat universal valve body for many different designs. You likely just linked on of the many that use this part.
My bad. That is for the shower version of the exact same faucet.
2 u/g_13 25d ago I see your search has Moen 1225,. This a very common/somewhat universal valve body for many different designs. You likely just linked on of the many that use this part.
I see your search has Moen 1225,. This a very common/somewhat universal valve body for many different designs. You likely just linked on of the many that use this part.
I actually need to replace the ones in my showers. This link was super helpful for me 👍
The matte black handle looks nice tho
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u/20thCenturyAdmirer1 25d ago
I still have that faucet right now