Has anyone tried filling up their printers ink cartridges manually ?

Question

And if so with good or bad results ?

Answer 1

I used to fill my Lexmark cartridges,with my inkjet cartridge refill kit,the results were very good.But my wife brought me a new printer and the refill kit wasnt compatable with the cartridges,i paid £55.00+ pp from QVC,and i now dont need it,if you or anyone else is intrested in buying it i will sell it for £20.00,it comes with all the instructions and a cd rom showing how easy it is to do,also loads of ink with it, you save a fortune on buying new cartridges.If anyone is intrested please email me.

Answer 2

Yes, I do it all the time because I do a lot of printing. When you get the refill kit (they have lots of them on eBay), it will have a little booklet in it. Find your cartridge and then follow the directions exactly. Be very careful not to touch the metal strip on the back and bottom of the cartridge. Be sure to put some newspaper down first, and wear rubber gloves, because it can get messy if you spill some ink. From my experience, you can keep refilling a cartridge for about a year, before it won't work any more, then you will have to get a new one.

Answer 3

Yes. u have one good answer already. there is a chemical available for cleaning the metal piece which contains some 50 micro holes. when some of these get clogged printing isnt good. i have refilled a cartridge 8 times max. follow instructions from the booklet. in fact it can cost much less than ebay prices also if u buy a 500 ml ink bottle for about $4 or 5. Messy - it is.

Answer 4

hello, at the beginning you probably did purchase nicely suited ink cartridge. finding on the producer, they is likewise utilising a substandard or incompatible chip, or it is going to easily be a defective cartridge. the 1st ingredient you will elect to do is try a potential cycle. a million. turn off your printer & laptop 2. Unplug your printer 3. turn each and every little thing decrease back on. this could make your printer reboot on its common application. If the ink cartridge keeps to be having subject concerns, touch the corporate you acquire them from for a alternative or refund. faster or later, please beware with the place you purchase suitable or remanufactured cartridges. study their guarantee and returns rules. A merely suitable producer will decrease back up their merchandise with a delight guarantee and a persistent illness assure. in the event that they do no longer the probability is merchandising low fee nook lowering replacements they in many situations observe of their products fail on a classic bases. Do your due diligence earlier paying for. There are merely suitable businesses, making severe first-fee products contained accessible, you purely could desire to to come across them.

Answer 5

I've done it many times and always with good results. Be warned, however, that the type of cartridges that you are likely to fill have print heads built into them. They'll only last so long before the heads themselves fail. They'll be good for refilling 3 or 4 times, but I can't say how good they'll be after that.

Answer 6

Some fill easier than others. Some need a re-set cartridge. It can be done manually carefully. If you do very little printing, just use off brand makes perhaps.

Answer 7

The main reason why I chose my Canon was its' individual cartridges. I refill mine all the time, with geed success. Other cartridges can be refilled with great care. Jut remember to put the right ink in the right place!

Answer 8

I refilled my color cartridge and couldn't get the yellow to flow. I had let the cartridge dry out before attempting to refill it. That is not recommended, They say to top off the ink before it runs out. I do this with my black cartridge and it just keep going and going and going......!!!

Go for it if your cartridge is still printing somewhat. (not completely dry)

Answer 9

Yes. It was a bit fiddly, and I had to run the cleaning facility a great many times to get it going, but it worked beautifully. The instructions on the pack weren't sufficient to get the job done either, found what I needed on some internet site. Drop me a line if you want, and I'll try to find it for you, it was a good'un.

Answer 10

yes is easy and super cheap, in cosco the box cost about $20 and you can use for about 3 refills.. they work pretty good. just make sure you plug the hole really tight if not the ink will drain. you will save a lot of money , trust me