Refill Inkjet Printer Cartridges
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 พ.ค. 2024
- In this video we show how to refill your own HP ink cartridges. Why spend $100 on a new set of cartridges when you can refill them for a few dollars. We refill an HP 962 cartridge in this video but the concepts should be applicable to almost any inkjet printer.
Topics and timestamps:
0:00 - Introduction
2:30 - Removing the empty cartridge
4:05 - Refilling the cartridge
7:36 - Reinstalling the filled cartridge
11:06 - Answering HP used cartridge questions
-Article detailing misleading HP questions regarding used or counterfeit ink cartridges (support.bchtechnologies.com/h...)
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Do you think it would work with my HP t210?
Can't you just disable this Genuine cartridge check in advanced settings in HP Smart? We have a similar menu on hp laserjet pro ml203dn, and we just disabled the fake cartridge check. Hence, we are using third party toner which is 4 times cheaper, with 9nly issue so far being printer warning about low toner level way before it needs to, but otherwise printing despite warnings
Epson displays the exact same wording.
Pro tip: insert empty syringe into cartridge first and pull the plunger up to create a vacuum inside the cartridge, you should then be able to inject the new ink much easier with less mess!
Hope this helps everyone! 😊
??? Create a vacuum? How? The cartridge isn't sealed!
Does this still work?
@@SuperJed90 Nope, never worked...
@@pgScorpioHi, I want to try the refill technique on my DesignJet T630 print. Will it work if I use refill cartridges?
Or, drill a hole for the air to escape and cap it with a rubber stopper.
Thank you for this valuable information. HP is a really big scam. I just canceled my subscription, and they told me that I cannot you the 4 filled cartridges that are installed in the printer and that I have to buy new ones from the story. I got a message in the printer that I could not print any page. This company is a big scam and needs to be exposed because to their practices.
Wow wow .. I thought they had a class act against them ??
Really? Need to look into that, thank you
Syringe tip: When you've finished with a syringe you will use again, but maybe not for a good while store with the plunger pulled out a quarter inch from fully in. When you come to use it, just push it fully home to get it moving. Sometimes the seal sticks in the barrel and will detach from the plunger when pulled..
A HUGE THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THIS ON YOU TUBE! I COUDN'T AGREE MORE ABOUT HP's price gouge ink scam. I refuse to pay their outrageous prices for ink. They also block 3rd party cartridges when their printers are updated, so make sure to not update, and disable updates if using other cartridges. It's a huge hassles to reset some printers.
I'm glad you mentioned marking your cartridges A B, etc for switching them out... I refilled my cartridges A and popped them back in the machine. The printer prints fine but I have an error message stating used or remanufactured cartridges detected. I thought about switching the A cartridges out with the still sealed package HP cartridges (B) and then reinstalling the A cartridges later, but since I'll know when my ink is getting low, simply by seeing cruddy printing, I'll know to pop the B's in. Since I have to replace my cartridges every 3 months, I should have plenty of bottled ink for a few years. Thank you!
You have no idea how much I needed this video!! I had to like it midway. Thanks.
Never, EVER, update the firmware of any printer. EVER.
Why is that? Did they fix this hack?
@@markfesenk0 Why so many updates? Epson, for one, uses that firmware update to invalidate third party ink cartridges, one model at a time. They figured out how to hurt the consumer in the most efficient possible manner. Many 3rd parties have paid the license and STILL, Epson cancels their products via “firmware updates.” It is criminal and I expect they will pay some enormous fine eventually. When you think about it, why would a printer ever need a firmware update? This is why.
I don’t ever update anything it breaks the devices my laptop is on windows 7 the os I bought it with and my iPhone X is still on iOS 12
@@markfesenk0 Printer manufacturers use those firmware updates to add to their list of 3rd party inks the printer will refuse to use. The worst ones - hello Epson - even use firmware updates to deny inks that have been licensed previously. There is literally no legitimate reason to ‘update’ a printer.
For some printers you might even need 3 to 5 cartridge sets, since they remember the last 2 to 4 used cartridges.
No need to refill all of them though. Just re-install the old (empty) cartridges one after another (turn printer off-on between changes). Then re-install the refilled one.
To "fool" the printer you best use original cartridges, since non OEM cartridges often have the same, limited, range of serial numbers, so there is a fair chance you will have duplicate serial numbers and so this trick might not work.
Thats 400$ in cartridges. If thats the case i'll sell it.
Kinda insane
At that point either find some used cartridges or buy an ink tank printer instead lmao
@@julianweiser9985 This right here is why I bought an Epson Eco-Tank. 15 years worth of ink in the box for a home user like myself. I could throw it away and buy a new one when it runs out of ink and still feel like I got a bargain.
I bought refillable cartridges from AliExpress for my canon pro9000 mark Ii printer after some time my printer didn't recognize some cartridges now I Throw it away 😕😢
Thank you for your help!!!! This will save me a lot of money!! I usually buy the ink from ebay for like $30-40.00. Now I know what to do!!!!
Just came across your video today.
I did the same thing with my old HP. It wasn't as advanced (Stupid) as your printer. It had a 2 cartridge memory for each colour. So I had 3 cartridges which I switched around - numbered 1, 2 and 3. When cartridge 1 and 2 were empty (of the same colour) I just had to install cartridge 3 and the printer would accept the cartridge. No stupid questions or anything 🙂
When you install Epson cartridges it sets a timer going to estimate how many days printing you will be likely to do. I do not print things out ver much at all (less than 1 document/month) so it always said that one or more of the cartridges were empty when they definitely are almost full. You could buy a device from JR that you could fit some cartridges into securely and with a bit of perseverance fit other cartridges securely enough to allow the zapper to work. This would reset the timer. I bought one of those continuous ink systems for it but you had to remove the lid from the cartridge slot and my printer didn’t recognise the continuous ink cartridge as being fitted. I no longer use that printer even though I have refills and cartridges .The yellow head seems to be completely blocked even with new refill you can’t see anything and you need to do a few test prints to get the others to print consistently.if you do print quite a bit though the Zapper did work if you can still get them. I think the printer was an r285 which had an adapter so you could print on suitable CD/DVDs. I now use an HP mono laser printer which is quick and I think the toner doesn’t dry out and lasts longer than ink. I also have an older mono laser printer. It isn’t supported after Windows XP but I have found an old pc and an XP installation disc so I will use that.
Thank you for such very clear demonstration. It was very helpful. 🎉🎉❤
Thanks for the video. Would love to know what brand the kit is and where to buy it? Drop a link☺
Chris. Thank you for the video! Now I see why I just buy cartridges. I don’t have the patience to do what you did to refill a cartridge and run the hp software gauntlet.
How many people were on the way to the store to buy another ink cartridges, yet gave this a thought and you’re here watching this video?? 😂 Now your going to Amazon to buy the refills instead 😅😂🎉
Excellent explanation that they've pre-programmed the printer NOT to accept the last used cartridge hence your 'work around' A and B swap out...thank you. Not ready for the messy job but getting there...they're charging extortion high prices for simple ink - license to rip you off.
thanks very much bro i just got this printer but the cartidges are very expensive so i bought this ink
how many papers i can print if i refilled all the inks ?
and 100 ml can refill all the ink cartidge or just partially ?
Helpful video!
you sir, are the real MVP!!!
Been using the refillable ink w/ syringe method for years, I've saved hundreds of bucks.
I've been trying with the refill process on an other printer, but I had a lot of leakage, and bad printing results. What am I doing wrong?
Hello Christopher, I have the HP Office Jet Pro 9018e, and the Cartridge depleted display is on for both the Cyan and Yellow Cartridges. I went ahead and purchased the JETSIR 4-color refill kit from Amazon.
Based on the video the second set of cartridges is needed as I was going to try and fill the original ones by turning on and off the printer.
BTW I bolted down to Staples to grab a quick replacement set before finding & watching your video and got sticker shock on the 962XL 4 color which was $122.99 before tax and roughly $132.00 OTD I thought thank goodness there were not like French fries with choices coming in sizes small, medium, or large.
Sir the large box is $199.
Thank you Christopher for the Video and if you have anything else you would like to add please do.
I don't understand what u mean? Do you mean you do need to have a 2nd set for this to work?
Honestly I don't print that often, only a few pages a year, so I quit buying ink and just started doing my printing at FedEx. It's annoying because I have to drive 15 minutes to get there and back but it's worth it.
Hahaha lol if you only print a few pages a year it's cheapest to just own a 50$ printer and buy a set of cartridges every 4 years or using the cheapest instant ink subscription
This is probably my plan when my current printer dies or I get fed up with the ink nonsense. I barely use it and dropping $78 for a new set of cartridges is dumb as hell.
Thank you so much for your help
hmmmmm, i now feel like throwing my 9012 out the window for this planned obsolesence
thank you for info
I just spent $50 on two cartridges of HP61 and I almost threw out the old ones. Now to look for a video on refill.
I've been refilling the same Canon cartridge for over a year. Only Time it gets a little messy is when I overfill.
I need to know if this is the same process for 964XL HP cartridges. Thanks!
Thanks - so in other words it can be messy! What is the shape on the front of those syringe needle? Has it been blunted? I have bunch of new carts for other printers that I want to use so will go buy a syringe.
THANK YOU.. THANK YOU... THANK YOU!!!!
Thank you!
Hello..can i use this method on hp catridge 955
Thanks so much! 😎 4:05
Do you know maybe if I can do the same mine doesn't have the touch screen though
i am not sure if hp would even be able to enforce the warranty unless they have a lab to test the ink or see a refilled cartridge.
can i refill my "refill ink into hp 1255" or is this not refillable?
Yes I'm having the same problem with my cannon ts3522 and I sent 100 dollars on it and the ink runs out in a week I truly only get about 20 prints and that's with only 3 or four pictures
Thank u do much
If somebody could create a chip modifier, or figure out how to modify the chips to change the page count, that would be by far the easiest way
Thanks!
Hi, can you refill the HP office jet Pro9120 cartridge?
Does this procedure work with other brand name?
Does this trick work after participating in the instant ink program for 6 months?
Can you link the ink you used? Thanks.
I feel the money has always been in the refills, not the printer with these companies.
Just use a tank printer
I have contacted a few professionals and they told me to refill these cartridges when they show you a low ink level. You have to do it immediately or they are done for.
Thanks
Canon tank printer G7020. Still using the ink that came with the printer when we bought it 3 years ago. Came with two sets of ink.
I refilled when near empty but not empty. I printed and it went fine. then it informed me that it was empty. It printed white papers since. I then did like the last in your video and it went and shut off my printer and now the printer does the same thing over and over again goes on you see the line and dots from left to right and shuts itself off again.
How do you know when it's full? You cut out that part.
Wish there was a solution to expensive color laser toner cartridges.
Canon had a great printer the Pixma IP 1000. Very easy to refill the cartridge and it has no sensor so it can't tell if it's counterfit or not. Too bad I had no idea about the ink waste pad. If I did I would have drilled a hole at the back for draining excess ink. If that waste pad sensor is triggered it will tell you it's full and it will lock out your printer you have to take it to a repair center so they can reset it.
All good thill they program the chips in these things to only allow for a certain number of prints. Then it won't matter.
Might already be the case
You shouldn't have to lie to your printer, just let us use the product we paid for
When I buy a printer, I never use it online or upgrade it. I make sure I don't get one with cloud service either, keeping it offline ensures I will not be updated from the original factory settings, beyond my own personal settings. I also have an eco-tank Epson, I never use HP or Canon.
What if you refill the cartridge before it's completely empty? Like when they get down a half?
Yeah I also thought that would be better
Have you tried this? Did it work??
My HP9025e is still stuck at "depleted cartridges must be replaced…" on yellow when it is full. Not sure how to get past this because it won't print yet
Customers shouldn't need to invent workarounds just to prevent the seller of a product sabotaging it like this.
SPOT ON
Can this work with Canon cartridges?
For my Canon cartridge I had to drill a hole in the top to refill. I just cover it with electrical tape. Works great. Been using the same cartridge for over a year, printing daily.
Really shows how little companies care about recycling when they pull this scheme
I have to agree on that. They only care (allegedly) when WE they want to blame us.
Don’t be conned by the ‘recycling’ scam that is for fools it’s MONEY they are all about there image maybe all about ‘green recycling’ but that’s for the stupid people!
Fill them when they are still 1/2 or 1/4 full. If the printer doesn't set a flag that the cartridges are empty, then you won't need multiple sets to defeat the "used or counterfeit" message.
This is just a question that occurred to me during the video. I've not tried it, but seems like it could be a solution. Has anyone tried it?
The printer doesnt actually check the ink level in the cartridge. It just assumes it will be empty after set amount of printed pages. So even by refilling it midway it will still show up as empty after some time.
@@MrPauls40and you can't print anymore then? Because after refilling and all the messages it also says the cartridges are empty and you are still able to print
@@xruud24 It might depend on printer model, but mine just straight up refuses to pull ink from a cartridge once it has been flagged as empty.
You told that it remembers the old cartridge so you cant use it again. that means it only remembers the last used cartridge? so you can practically change two cartridges between uses and its okay? what about the chip? is it reusable?
Just keep 2 sets & keep swapping them. That’s it. Don’t refill the current cartridge in use.
Some (newer) printers remember the last 2 to 4 cartridges. (See my other comment for some hints.)
@@syedali9383and why not refilling when it still has like 20-40% left?
@@syedali9383does this trick not work with only 1 set? Do they lock you out of your printer then?
It's amazing what lengths they go to steal from the public, how much does making the item know the cartridges are old add to the cost of the product.
It's because the printers cost more then they sell for so they have to earn money somewhere but it's still expensive as heck
Yeah cartridges with chips. Where have we gone in this world
It would be interesting to see how many cartridges it would take to fill a gallon jug. I bet we would be paying a few thousand for a gallon.
Absolutely! And left with a load of scrap plastic. These companies should be fined for creating so much waste yet the consumers get the blame!
In New Zealand we pay $50 per ink cartridge.
My mom has a newer printer, and when the ink gets slow, it automatically orders new ink through the iOS app.
That would drive me nuts.
She must like to waste money!.
@@astragreen no actually, she got a new printer and it offered that it offers replacement ink cartridge right from the printer when it’s low automatically and with the printer app it automatically order is new ink automatically because our old printer died very futuristic nowadays
@@Staryuuki_Fanhp instant ink. When you are at your monthly pages, you have to pay $$$$$ extra for all your extra pages
How do you know when it’s full ?
That's a great question. I bought a type of printer ink that has very thin nozzles on the bottles and mililiter markings on the sides of each bottle. Seems to take, as he says, about 19 ml. of ink per color cartridge.
I think by the weight of the cartridge
when it spills lol.
Looks like they may have updated the firmware. I am not able to locate the HP Smart that allows you indicate it is a used cartridge. Can no longer replace it with a refill. PLEASE HELP!
This is for Envy 7640 with a 62 cartridge: You can try this but I cannot guarantee it will work: Locate the reset button on top, it's an indented circle and press with a pointed object (but don't puncture) for about 10 to 15 seconds... it sometimes works...
@@tigerlilly6895 I actually RESET to factory and restarted as if the cartridges came with the printer. I still recognized it as a refill and it is show it's empty HOWEVER it is allowing me to use it. I WILL be trying your suggestion next time. Almost out of another color. Thank you tiger for taking the time to share.
@@1AcreHomestead For me it works at least a few times... Try different amounts of holding it down, 10 seconds, 12 seconds, 15 seconds...
I realized something else today when I refilled and it wasn't printing right. I always clean off the cartridge very well before putting back but I realized the pins inside the printer when the cartridge lines up had some ink on them so I used a qtip to clean and it worked just fine. Hope that helps.
@@tigerlilly6895 It does!!!!! Thank you!
看来不止中国这么做，欧洲也是呀，不过我们用的是中国版墨盒，型号是965
It’s hilarious the gov is suing Apple for $20b for increasing price of iPhones but turn a blind eye at this printer scam that’s been running for a few decades.
wkwkwkkwkw it's helpfull but funny too
I do not think that you would have any such with a Brother printer . Firstly they do not force you to use theier brand,. Secondly the printer printer itself lastd for yrs. I fou purchase a Generic bRos. cartridge ,esp. the XL it will have more ink for your $
Hate Hp! …have 3 of the 8600 and all give a message of printer head error on one and other doesn’t register a 1/2 filled authentic ink shows empty then the last one won’t work at all because it still shows empty black authentic cartridge. Don’t have a regular computer so couldn’t do this last step of troubleshooting.
Pro-tip here: DO NOT buy HP at all, mever! Buy Epson EcoTank printer and forget about that shitty scum.
and that s why it s good to do your own homework....
This video demonstrates why you should buy a tank based printer: no hoops and no blue fingers.
Aren't tank based printers higher in price? Like $200+? This method might save you that $100 or so markup for tank based printers.
@@NotSo-bp9opHigher cost of entry, yes. But that extra upfront cost is saving you a lot of money and a lot of headache in the long run. If this guy had an EcoTank (for example), he could have bought the same refill kit or similar off Amazon and just poured the bottle right into the tank. No hassle. No syringes. No having to "trick" the printer software to get it to work properly. Simple process. I'll never buy a standard cartridge based system ever again, unless cartridge prices plummet. And even then, it it would still be more hassle than a tank based printer because you would have to buy another cartridge set and/or do this extra long refill process every single time. Tank based is fill and forget for a considerable amount of time.
Should weigh a newly bought cartridge too.
yes the video was very helpful...the scam didn t help anything....the guy probably got fired...
thanks...
I wouldn't recommend any HP product to my worst enemy.
Seems like a lot of work
It takes less than 10min. Howuch do you make at work? $25/hr? $20/hr? 35/hr? The price of those bottles is less than an hours worth of work. A cartridge is an hour of work. Refilling takes less than 10min. The bottles last for multiple fills. The amount of times you can refill, you're saving a few weeks of pay.
Why doesn't someone simply start a company that makes printers that they sell for more money without the ink scam? They'd instantly put all the others out of business.
Epsom Eco-printers
Those rip you off a with the bleeder in the back getting full and breaking the whole unit@@johnstarkie9948
I doubt the morally corrupt printing cartel would sit idly by while someone moved in on their turf.
That's called a tank printer
HP and all the other printer manufacturers should have gotten their asses sued off for pulling this shit.
TH-cam censored my comment.
#righttorepair
Ditch the cartridges and get an ecotank. You'll save hundreds of dollars.
Have u heard of news paper
remember that the 2 year warenty expires when you dont us there ink.
Printers and ink cartridges are the biggest rip off in retail history I got rid of my printing equipment and you will be amazed just professional prints are done in store and a lot cheaper.
Man I smell ink...
Get a CSS
Boy o boy, what a damn racket... Can you explain why you need the extra empty cartridges? How does the damn printer know you put the same cartridges back in?
The carts have a (smart card) similar to your SIM card, it stores information (among other things) about how it’s used when it was used and if it was originally depleted or not. So you’re paying for this technology not for the ink.
Awesome office army commander General in war against army of big tech scammers !
i think i will just pay..actually I AM GOING LASER
Just get an ink tank printer, but don't get HP. Get Epson or Brother.
@@Gurudumps ink tank printers like my Epson L3210 cost me about 2X what I would pay for a cartridge-based printer. Got it for about $180. I can buy a 70ml bottle of third-party ink for less than $1, $3.50 for all 4 colors. Crazy, huh? Compare that to about $10-$20 (maybe) for ink cartridges that run dry quickly and the ink tank printer suddenly makes a lot more sense.
And canon tank?
@@xruud24 I don't know. Try googling it.
HP sponge cartridges are "the worst."
Just get rid of this printer and buy the epson echo tank printer. Problem solved.
just buy printers that dont use cartridges. Easy
Which one.
@varghesek2395 i use those from a brand called brother
You have to label the syringes? You can't tell from the color of the ink in them? 😅
No, colors in liquid just like food coloring look a Lil different