Part family guide
American Standard 023529-0070A Pressure-Balance Cartridge
American Standard's current product page identifies the 023529-0070A family as a volume-and-temperature control pressure-balance valve cartridge, not a Ceramix kitchen or lavatory faucet cartridge.
Direct answer
Use 023529-0070A only where the installed valve's American Standard parts documentation names that cartridge. Do not substitute M952100-0070A by number similarity: American Standard describes M952100 as a separately serviced pressure-balancing unit for R110, R120, R115, and R125 rough-in valves.
Fit facts
What identifies this match
Use these details together. One matching feature does not establish compatibility.
- Documented identifier
- 023529-0070A
- Manufacturer title
- Volume and Temperature Control Pressure Balance Valve Cartridge
- Fixture context
- Bath and shower pressure-balance valve
- Not documented as
- Ceramix kitchen or lavatory faucet cartridge
- Distinct nearby part
- M952100-0070A pressure-balancing unit
- Selection authority
- Exact valve model and official repair-parts documentation
Correct part classification
The current American Standard product record presents 023529-0070A variants under the title Volume and Temperature Control Pressure Balance Valve Cartridge. That places the part in a bath-and-shower pressure-balance context rather than a single-control sink-faucet family.
Search snippets and old retailer category labels can persist after a catalog changes. The current manufacturer record and the installed valve's parts sheet should control the classification.
Keep 023529 and M952100 separate
M952100-0070A has its own American Standard product page. That page describes a pressure-balancing unit with a diaphragm and integrated check valves for R110, R120, R115, and R125 rough-in valves.
Shared pressure-balance terminology does not make the two service parts interchangeable. Compare the complete identifier, assembly function, rough-in application, and installed interfaces.
Model-level confirmation
Locate the valve or trim model from original paperwork, installation sheets, or accessible markings. Open its current repair-parts information and verify that the complete 023529 identifier is called out for that installation.
After water is safely isolated, photograph the installed orientation and compare the removed cartridge's stem, body, locating features, seals, ports, and retention with the official image.
Conflicts are a stop condition
Do not install the part when the rough-in documentation names another assembly or when any mating feature conflicts. Preserve the original cartridge and contact American Standard support or a qualified plumber with the valve model and clear photographs.
Questions
Before you remove or replace the part
Is 023529-0070A a Ceramix faucet cartridge?
The current American Standard page classifies it as a volume-and-temperature control pressure-balance valve cartridge. It should not be presented as a kitchen or lavatory Ceramix cartridge without model-specific evidence.
Is 023529-0070A the same as M952100-0070A?
No such equivalence is documented. American Standard gives M952100 a separate pressure-balancing-unit application for R110, R120, R115, and R125 rough-ins.
What confirms 023529-0070A?
The installed valve's official repair-parts record plus a complete physical match of the removed cartridge and its interfaces.
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