45882000 Ceramic cartridge, No Finish

Easy to install and works perfectly

Love it. Works great. Expensive though.

Leave install up to a plumber. Even my local plumber had a tough time installing it. I believe that some hard water buildup was partly to blame.

Stopped the leak ..

When we had our house built, I went a little crazy and picked Grohe fixtures for the entire house. I liked the design and thought that they would be top quality. Over time, even these expensive faucets developed leaks. The replacement cartridges proved very expensive (list price is nearly $50!!!) and the real problem is that changing them is rather difficult. Changing this valve, I had to take the sink completely out of the vanity because the cartridge was so corroded into the base of the faucet. Having changed a few of these now, I discovered that this is a common fault on each and way too much work for such a routine task. If I could go back in time and opt for more conventional faucets, I would do so. Grohe may be cool but it is typical of a lot of German design - overly complex and darn expensive. If you need a replacement cartridge, make sure you get the right one (right close vs left close) and when you install it, use pipe tape on the thread to make sure that you can easily replace the cartridge years down the road.

I ordered this ceramic cartridge to stop the drip on my 12 year old GROHE 20086 Atrio basin pillar/tap (faucet). The faucet is a legacy/discontinued/obsolete product and it was difficult to find information on the internet. I finally did find information in a specification sheet from GROHE, indicating this cartridge 1/2 inch R, 45 882 000 was the correct cartridge. It would seem that Grohe makes this cartridge in two different types, one for a hot water (or hot water side) and another for cold water. This one was in fact for the hot water which is what I needed. It turns out that in my case the handle of my faucet just pulls or taps off as there are no fasteners of any kind to hold it on. I did remember to turn off the water supply under the sink. Once the handle was off there was a straight slot screw to remove along with a white plastic gear. Once they were out of the way I could see the old leaky cartridge; it took a 17 mm socket and wrench to remove the old cartridge. The new cartridge was identical and I began by threading it by hand and then tightened it with the socket wrench. I did use a flashlight to assure there was no debris and cleaned up the filmy accumulations of soils. Once it was all put back together and the water supply turned back on, there was no longer any drip. This faucet is one where it only takes 1/4 turn of the handle to turn the water off and on. The new cartridge box indicates it is made in Germany which is where Grohe fixtures are made. If this one lasts for 12 years like the first one, I'll be happy. The pic is of my Grohe faucet; your faucet may have a different handle, finish or even be from a different Grohe line. I paid $24.99 for this cartridge on Amazon which was far and away the best deal I could find.

Perfect. Repaired my shower.

It fit exactly like it was supposed to. After turning the water off to the house it took about 5 min start to finish with a 17mm deep socket. The 90 degree turn is nice, feels well built.

Repuesto original para grigo ducha GROHE GROHTHERM muy recomendable solo 31€ me he ahorrado comprar grifo que me costaba 200€. El de los saneamientos me lo puso difícil "tienes que buscar un distribuidor grohe y ese repuesto te costará más de 100€" MENTIRA. Gracias Amazon

Excellent faucet cartridge, totally recommended. Fits perfectly my old discontinued Grohe sink faucet that has been leaking for months. Not anymore! The cartridge installation was pretty easy and I’m using it for cold water but as others reported, could be used for hot water as well. After replacing the cartridge, it is very smooth to turn on the faucet and just two fingers can do the job. It comes inside a small box as shown in the pictures, together with my faucet’s model and the old cartridge replaced. I know the product description says that it fits all lavatory models, but I have an old discontinued model and I was not sure that it would fit it. It would be nice if others who review things like this would share their faucet pictures. Someone out there might have exactly the same model and be wondering the same thing. Keep in mind that this cartridge model needs to be turned right (clockwise) to close the valve, and left (counterclockwise) to open the valve. My faucet for instance has two handles, one on the left for hot water and one the right for cold water. This cartridge model, I used it to replace the right handle valve’s cartridge as it closes turning clockwise. If I would have to replace the left handle’s cartridge, that closes counterclockwise, I would need to order the left-close (clockwise) model that looks exactly like this one but closes to the left. Another thing to consider is that this model requires just 90 degrees turn to open or close so if your faucet’s handle requires just a little bit to open or close, this is the cartridge. If you need a full 180 degrees turn or more to open or close then search for another model.

Passt perfekt in Duscharmatur von Vigour die nach 10 Jahren tropfte... Einbau ohne Probleme.

Grohe products are always great and hard wearing. Installs and works perfectly

Excelente calidad.