| Due to the recent economy, lots of people are | | | | priced well, often between $15 and $25, but you |
| looking for ways to stretch budgets and cut | | | | can fill them up as soon as you need to right |
| costs. In some cases, there are less expensive | | | | from home. The disadvantage of refilling |
| alternatives for getting the same results. By using | | | | cartridges yourself involves spilling or leaking ink, |
| replacement ink cartridges, many are managing to | | | | overfilling the cartridge and possibly damaging the |
| cut their costs. Believe it or not, lots of people | | | | print nozzle while refilling. Clogs caused by air |
| just buy new ink cartridges only to throw them | | | | bubbles due to incorrect refilling is a common |
| away when they're done, though some do | | | | problem as well. |
| recycle. There are, however, plenty of people | | | | Refill Services: for less than you might originally |
| who have jumped on the refillable ink bandwagon | | | | think, a refill service can refill your ink cartridges |
| to save hundreds a year, thousands in a few | | | | through the mail. One option is to buy a package |
| cases. Refilling ink cartridges is a smart and | | | | deal in which you send off multiple ink cartridges |
| cheap way to extend the life of the original | | | | simultaneously so that the service can refill them |
| cartridge. As well, one has the option of either | | | | all at once and send them back. While it does |
| refilling cartridges themselves through the use of | | | | cost more for you to have a service refill your |
| a refill kit, or having a service performing the refill | | | | cartridges, it can provide peace of mind in |
| function. Which of these methods are best? | | | | knowing that the person refilling your ink |
| Now, we'll take a look at a few pros and a few | | | | cartridges knows what they're doing and what |
| cons of each option to really find out. | | | | problems to look out for. Also, the cartridges will |
| Do it Yourself: Refill kits for most any cartridge | | | | go through functionality testing once they are |
| may be found online or in an office supply store. | | | | refilled. Something one cannot do until the refilled |
| Most kits have enough ink to refill a single | | | | cartridge is placed back into the printer. |
| cartridge as many as 3 times, and most | | | | The reality is that we all need to do our part, and |
| cartridges can withstand being filled between 4 | | | | it is felt that by refilling ink cartridges we are in |
| and 8 times before really going bad. Ink | | | | some way helping the environment by keeping |
| cartridges should be refilled before they are | | | | used cartridges out of the landfills. However, |
| completely empty, or they could dry out and | | | | considering both options to refill cartridges it |
| make the process more difficult. This is to avoid | | | | seems to be worth the extra money to let the |
| gummy, dried out ink in your ink cartridges. One | | | | experts do it. Yes, a trip to the store is |
| important thing to note is that the refill kit has to | | | | required, and yes, you'll have to wait. But it will |
| be compatible with your exact ink cartridge, or it | | | | avoid a mess and ensure that the job gets done |
| might not work quite right. Not only are refill kits | | | | correctly. |