Alternative to Moen push/pull faucet that keeps sticking? (ceramic, plumber, price)

[Exitus Acta Probat]

I have an older Moen faucet and it seems like just a year after I change the cartridge, the faucet is back to being excessively difficult to push or pull. Is there a push/pull faucet out there that doesn't suffer this problem?

[MrRational]

Originally Posted by Exitus Acta Probat

I have an older Moen faucet...

LA has very hard water.
A ceramic disc faucet might be the only long term answer.

[thecoalman]

Look up plumbers grease.

[chet everett]

I would not be surprised if something other than the cartridge is worn / damaged, the "faucet body" can get deposit of minerals that lead to poor operation...

There are other firms that use similar mechanism -- Gerber, PricePfister, and Delta each offered variants. The manufacturing tolerances of all are / were pretty similar -- eventually they get worn out and when a new cartridge is no longer able to restore operation to satisfactory level the smart thing to do is go shopping for replacement.