How to Refill Ink Cartridges in a Printer

Keep in mind one thing, and that is that the ink cartridges of Inkjet printers are so expensive because every time you change cartridge you are also changing the head of impression; therefore, if you decide to refill the cartridges instead of buying new ones, you will not be changing the heads and therefore the printer will be more prone to failure, especially because ink has dried on the heads.

Necessary materials

Logically the first thing you will need is ink. You can buy it in stores like industrial hardware stores or computer parts, but you also have it on Amazon without going any further.

In the event that the ink cans you buy no longer come with applicator, you will also need so many syringes as different colors you are going to fill. In other words, if you are only going to fill the black you will need a syringe, but if you are going to also fill the cyan, magenta and yellow, then you will need four in total. You can buy these in department stores, pharmacies, hardware stores or also in online stores.

You will also need to prepare the workspace. Refilling ink cartridges is quite cumbersome and surely ink stains, so keep them handy kitchen paper, and it is advisable to do it having arranged on a smooth table a piece of plastic that you can then throw away.

How to Refill Ink Cartridges

The first thing you should obviously do is remove the ink cartridges installed in the printer (and we recommend leaving them on the table and on kitchen paper to avoid staining). The next step will depend on the manufacturer of the cartridges, because each one has its own refilling method, but generally this is information that you can find online.

Normally, the cartridges have a sticker on the top. Must remove that sticker (carefully because then you have to put it back) and we will discover two holes: one of them is to put the needle of the syringe and the other so that air can escape, so that we do not create pressure inside the cartridge and we put it all lost .

It is time to fill the syringe with ink and carefully insert it into the cartridge little by little. It would be nice if you put the capacity of the cartridge on the label, so we can measure how much ink we put in with the syringe.

Once we have filled the ink cartridge, we must clean the surface with a kitchen paper and then proceed to close it by replacing the sticker with adhesive. To make sure that the cartridge is well closed, it is advisable to put a little zeal on it, thus ensuring that it fits well. In fact, the sticker may no longer stick well, in which case it is recommended to put one and even two additional layers of heat.

Now, we must repeat the process with all the cartridges that we are going to fill. It really is a simple process and it doesn't stain anything if you're careful, but it's a bit cumbersome if you make a mistake. With a little practice, it won't take more than a couple of minutes to fill each cartridge.