Ink cartridge refill questions?

[noobie121]

I currently own a HP Photosmart C1350 and i am out of ink and i do not want to keep spending 15 dollars on black ink since thats all i need. I am looking at ink refill kits and does it matter which ones i get? I'm looking at this one
http://www.amazon.com/Brand-Dinsink-Cartridge-Refill-Printers/dp/B00191O7H6

Says its compatible with HP printers using thermal inkjet heads and i went to this link with the same ink number and checked its compatibility http://www.amazon.com/HP-Cartridge-Retail-Packagings-Combo/dp/B000K5Y4PW

and says "Print technology: HP Thermal Inkjet"

 

[nicolas_80]

I am agree with you by refilling cartridge we can save some extra bucks. Just two things have to remember: refill ink should be good and you have properly know how to refill cartridge. Recently printer run out the ink I have refilled my cartridge from PFS. You can also try from them http://www.printerfillingstation.com/Ink_Refills/HP-refill.htm their ink quality is so good.

 

[noobie121]

I am agree with you by refilling cartridge we can save some extra bucks. Just two things have to remember: refill ink should be good and you have properly know how to refill cartridge. Recently printer run out the ink I have refilled my cartridge from PFS. You can also try from them http://www.printerfillingstation.com/Ink_Refills/HP-refill.htm their ink quality is so good.

So should i just go ahead with the amazon option?

 

[inkdude]

Could also go to Costco and have it done for $7.99 go to the photo department or www.costcoinkjetrefill.com

 

[noobie121]

Could also go to Costco and have it done for $7.99 go to the photo department or www.costcoinkjetrefill.com

I didn't even know costco had this. I do not have a membership though.

 

[Ubrales]

MicroCenter refills cartridges. Cartridges can be refilled only once.

 

[Doug Lassiter]

I can't speak strongly enough about the economy and efficacy of doing your own printer ink refills. I've been doing this successfully (and now very routinely) for almost a decade, with two printers (an Epson Stylus 300, and now a Canon MP280). No the Epson didn't die several years ago because of printer ink!

That being said the MOST IMPORTANT SUGGESTION I can give to someone considering an inkjet printer is DON"T BUY ONE THAT USES CHIPPED CARTRIDGES. These cartridges count the copies they make, and refuse to make any more after a certain number has been reached. Also, best not to let the cartridge run empty. That'll require some cleaning cycles once you refill. I just have it on my calendar to refill every 3 weeks. To each his own.

I buy the bulk ink called Durafirm (no, I don't work for them, and I don't even know who makes the stuff), which is a dye-based ink that works great for regular text printing. You can get this from many sources. I buy 250ml for $20, and each cartridge refill takes about 5cc. That's what, about 40 cents per refill? I've been using the same cartridge for several years now, and have gone through dozens of reams of paper with it. A refill takes about 10 minutes, if I want to take the trouble to be neat and clean.

Telling people to always buy new cartridges is, for anyone with a milligram of dexterity, a total, absolute scam. Now, if you're trying to print high quality (as in, glossy) pictures, you probably need to be more careful with ink, but no one does that anymore on an inkjet printer.

 

[nima244]

I could not agree more than other guys. I also got same problem. Spending so much money just for ink that is not good. On internet surfing you get many ways to get ink but most of them are not either good enough for expensive for us to afford. I also got ink]http://www.comboink.com/]ink cartridges cheap[/url]. But I have to search it a lot in internet for it.

 

[John Black]

I buy cheap and good re manufactured ink from http://inkfarm.notionsell.com and i never had any problem with the ink cartridges.

 

[Doug Lassiter]

I buy cheap and good re manufactured ink from http://inkfarm.notionsell.com and i never had any problem with the ink cartridges.

I get my Durafirm from RefillBay.com. Works great. Price is right.

 

[Doug Lassiter]

Let me add to my recommendation about doing your own ink refilling.

One thing that isn't well documented is cartridge cleaning. That's when, after you fill your cartridge many times, it just doesn't print well. Yes, in many cases you can resurrect a failing cartridge. Here's how.

Take the cartridge and place it in a half inch of very warm distilled water -- inkjet face down. The water will get colored, as some of the ink comes out. Let it soak for an hour. Maybe replace the water and do it again. Could even use rubbing alcohol. Now, you might think that would completely dilute the ink remaining in the cartridge, but that seems not to happen (at least with my PG-10 cartridges). Just put it back in the printer, "clean" the print head once or twice, and there's a good chance the cartridge is operational again.

I think the reason this works is that the cartridge gets clogged with dried ink. The ink is water soluble, so soaking it can remove that clog.
I suppose you could flush the whole cartridge with alcohol or water, but that's a bigger operation, and you'd lose a lot of ink doing it. I've never had to do that yet, and I've done the cleaning that I described successfully twice in the last year or two.