Whew! I love it when a plumbing job works out.

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3. Yes, I checked it before I even reattached the handle.

Once I got the cartridge and the bonnet nut installed tight, I turned the water back in and manipulated the stem in the new cartridge. No leaks. Then, I had to go down and shut the water off again to put the handle back on.

The kit I ordered came with two different sizes of set screws for the handle. The old set screw didn't work anymore, probably the threads were stripped. So I had to use the smallest set screw that came with the new parts, but that was too long. It worked, but since it was so long, I couldn't get the tiny little decorative cap to fit back on the set screw hole. That's ok, it is so small, nobody will ever see that.