Gerber Cartridge Replacement for Shower Valves

How to get a Gerber shower cartridge out, tell a cartridge from a spool, and match the Gerber part number to your valve series: GS, GH and the 49 series.

Updated October 30, 2026

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97-014 + 97-02249-400 and 49-700In stock97-013 + 92-29849-600 and 49-800In stock97-231GH-301In stock97-232GH-305In stock95-154GS-103 and GS-105In stock

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Get to the cartridge

1. Shut off the water. Gerber says to close the check valves on the brass shower valve itself, turning them clockwise, or to close the main hot and cold supply lines.
2. Remove the handle.
3. Take off the bonnet nut or base nut by turning it counter-clockwise by hand. On old valves there is no bonnet nut, and the temperature limit device is already exposed.
4. Stop and look before you pull. Note which way the dimple on the brass stem faces and where the temperature limit parts sit. Then match the valve against the table below.
5. On a 49-600 or 49-800, Gerber’s reversal steps list the parts to remove in this order: bonnet, retainer washer, ceramic cartridge, entire pressure balancing spool. Relieve pressure from the valve first.

What it is: Gerber shower valves and their cartridges

Gerber and Danze are both Globe Union brands, and Globe Union’s help center is the manufacturer source here. Gerber writes its numbers with a G00 prefix and no hyphen, like G0097022. Distributors write the same number as 97-022. This page shows both.

Two builds. In the four 49 series valves, Gerber’s diagrams show two numbered parts: a pressure balancing spool, and the control cartridge that carries the stem. Replacing one does not replace the other.

GS-103 and GS-105. Gerber’s text names G0095154 as the cartridge, but its diagram labels two numbers, 0095152 and 0095154. We list two versions below. If you cannot tell which your valve needs, send a photo.

The other GS valves. Gerber’s article also lists the GS-310 to GS-325 valves with a set of cartridge numbers, but does not say which goes in which. We do not guess either. Send a photo.

Danze. One cartridge here is documented as shared. Globe Union’s article on the G0092298 limit stop cartridge is titled for Gerber G0092298 and Danze A507694N together, and names single-handle lavatory and kitchen faucets. Gerber’s shower article uses G0092298 in the 49-600 and 49-800. We name no other shared numbers.

Pull it without forcing it

The Gerber article’s steps stop at the nut, the temperature limit parts and the 49-600 and 49-800 parts. They give no pulling method, so do not pry at a cartridge you have not identified. If it will not move, see the stuck cartridge guide or send us a photo.

Confirm it once it is out

• Stem or no stem. A control cartridge carries the stem. A spool is the larger barrel with no stem, and in Gerber’s diagrams the control cartridge sits at its end.
• Gear colors. The two temperature limit gears were white and off-white, white and gray, or white and black on older cartridges. Current ones are blue and red. Gerber’s article does not say the number changed.
• Blue body, gray ring, square stem. That is how Gerber’s photo shows G0092298, with three red-ringed ports on the bottom. The gray ring pulls off to set the temperature limit.
• One red or metallic limit stop under the bonnet, marked (+) and (-), is how Gerber describes the GS-103 and GS-105.
• GH-301 or GH-305. Gerber gives each valve its own number, and no physical difference between the two cartridges is documented. Go by the valve model, not the look of the part.
• 97-013 or 97-014. Gerber ties each spool to a different valve series. They are easy to mix up, so go by the series and never swap one for the other.
• Color does not decide. Gerber’s diagram of the GH cartridges shows a white body with a green band. Ours are black. Shape, stem and valve series decide fit.
• Diverter or cartridge? Globe Union defines a diverter as a valve that directs water to a specific outlet. If a separate handle or knob picks tub, shower or hand shower, the part behind it may be one. Fitted where a control cartridge belongs, it is the classic wrong part. Keep each stem with its handle, and see diverter or cartridge.

Where to get the replacement

These are the replacements we stock, each with the Gerber number it replaces. They are aftermarket parts, not made by or affiliated with Gerber. Card lengths are listing figures. Length alone never settles a match, so check the stem, the ports and the valve series too. Parts ship direct to the jobsite or your shop.

49-400, 49-700, 49-600 and 49-800 valves

Replaces Gerber97-014 + 97-02249-400 and 49-700 valves: spool with the control cartridge fittedWhite spool, square brass stem on the endLength 4.68 inView the part

Replaces Gerber97-022Control cartridge for 49-400 and 49-700 valvesWhite body, spring and seat below, square brass stemLength 2.13 inView the part

Replaces Gerber97-014Spool for 49-400 and 49-700 valves, no control cartridgeWhite barrel with no stemLength 3.56 inView the part

Replaces Gerber97-013 + 92-29849-600 and 49-800 valves: spool with the control cartridge fittedWhite spool, blue cartridge on topLength 4.68 inView the part

Replaces Gerber92-298Control cartridge for 49-600 and 49-800 valves, with limit stopBlue body, gray ring, square stem, three red-ringed portsLength 2.25 inView the part

Replaces Gerber97-013Spool for 49-600 and 49-800 valves, no control cartridgeWhite barrel with no stemLength 3.56 inView the part

GS and GH valves

Replaces Gerber97-231GH-301 shower valveBlack body, brass splined stem, red and blue gearsLength 5.72 inView the part

Replaces Gerber97-232GH-305 shower valveBlack body, brass splined stem, red and blue gearsLength 5.03 inView the part

Replaces Gerber95-154GS-103 and GS-105 shower valvesListed as 95-154 and 95-152. Has a tan base sectionLength 3.35 inView the part

Replaces Gerber95-154GS-103 and GS-105 shower valvesListed as 95-154 only. No tan base sectionLength 2.4 inView the part

97-058

Replaces Gerber97-058GS-303 and GS-305 shower valves, seat and spring includedWhite body, blue and red gears at the stemNot stocked yet. Send a photo and we will check

Still not sure which one you have?

The table settles a valve you can name. It does not settle a valve with no model on it (start with where the model number sits), one of the other GS valves, a part someone already swapped, or a spool you cannot tell from its neighbor. Photograph it at the fixture and send us the photo. A specialist confirms the exact replacement and posts an itemized written quote. Nothing is charged until you approve it.

Putting the new one in

One number serves a valve with hot on the left or on the right. Gerber’s reversal steps change the stem, the tab or the ring, never the cartridge.

GS-303, GS-305, GH-301, GH-305 and the other GS valves Gerber lists with them. Position the stem so the stopper of the cartridge is on the left. The dimple on the brass stem faces up if hot is on your left when you face the shower, and down if hot is on the right. If you get hot first when you turn the handle on, turn the dimple 180 degrees. Then set the limit gears: the blue gear goes on the stem with its flat side against the stopper from the bottom, the red gear goes on top, and the tapered ends meet in one line. That is the maximum hot setting. For cooler water, turn the red gear counterclockwise. Reinstall the lock nut and tighten it with an adjustable wrench between 10 and 14 ft-lbs.

The other series. Gerber gives each its own steps for the temperature limit and for back to back or reversed supplies:

Clockwise means hotter on a 49-400 and cooler on a 49-600, so do not carry a rule from one valve to the next. Run the valve and test it before you close the wall.