Toner refills. Do-it-yourself toner Refills. U Refill Toner Ltd. UK based.
U Refill Toner Ltd. UK based toner refill pioneers
Toner refills
are in the UK on a
do-it-yourself basis and you don't have to be a rocket scientist to join in.
Laser printer refills have, until now, been strictly for
the "professionals". But for successful home-grown
toner refills, you just need
a few insider secrets: provided by our DIY toner refill kits and
a bottle of the right toner refill (also in the kit, or available as
a bottle by itself). Our toner refill kits cut through the
mumbo-jumbo and make DIY toner refills possible in minutes. Toner
refills are available for most popular laser printers and desktop copiers. To
find toner refill kits for your specific machine, see the
UK price list.
To find out about toner refills generally, read on .............. Toner refills for your cartridge might vary in exact detail from the examples below, but the principle will be the same. Look in the "method" column of the UK price list to find out the refill method for your particular toner cartridge. Copier refills are essentially the same as laser printer refills.
Melt & pour
As promised, toner refills aren't rocket science. Melting (or cutting) are just ways of making a hole to
allow toner refills. Our toner refill kits explain
in detail where to make the hole. Once you have a hole, pour the toner in
from the bottle and seal with tape. Melting
your toner refill hole is easier than cutting, but you
need access to a naked flame.
Laser printer
refills like the one in the photo right are childishly simple by "melt &
pour", when a disassembly approach can lead to problems. The laser
printer refill in progress in the photo is the HP 5L/6L cartridge. Just heat the tool supplied to melt your toner refill hole. In a random soak test, we used our toner
refill kits to refill it six times on the trot with no print problems
of any kind.
Other
laser printer refills best done by "melt & pour" include HP4/HP5 Series, HP4L/4P,
HP5P/6P, HP5Si, HP1100, HP2100, HP4000, HP 5000 and Canon E30.
Wherever
you can do laser printer refills by melting, you can also cut, but because melting is
easier for toner refills, we use
"melt & pour" to name the method in the UK price list. The melting
tool is supplied with the toner refill kits, but if you want to cut,
you’ll need your own craft knife.
Fox the "Pros"
Why are we so keen on doing toner refills by "Melt & Pour"? Because it doesn’t disturb the inner workings of your cartridge, that’s why. It’s completely superficial and just has the effect of putting some more gas in the tank. It’s ironic, but with DIY laser printer refills, you actually have an advantage over the "professionals" – professional re-manufacturers, that is. Why? The "professionals" have to empty the waste to be able to transport the re-cycled cartridge: you don’t. Laser printer refills are further complicated for the professionals because a hole in the cartridge covered with tape doesn't really have enough mystique. So they have to disassemble and disturb. You, on the other hand, are free to use the quickest and most reliable method there is for toner refills - that's "melt & pour".1 screw & unplug
You can't do all toner refills by melting a hole. This Xerox copier cartridge has two screws
standing between you and a removable toner plug. Unscrew
the screws, press on a lug, the panel comes off and there's the
toner refill plug. Just unplug it and pour the bottled toner in.
The toner refills for most small Sharp and Xerox copiers can be done like this. True, some do have
three screws to take out, but on the other hand many only have a single
screw in your way.
We’ve
said in the "method" column of the price list
how many
screws are in your way: i.e. "2 screw, unplug & pour". The toner
refill kits for this family of cartridges contain a refill bottle and instructions. You have to get
hold of your own crosshead screwdriver.
Unplug, er, that’s it
Some toner refills amount to nothing more than
pulling a plug out. Sometimes manufacturers thoughtfully put a toner refill plug right there
on the outside of the cartridge. Just unplug and pour the toner in. Good night
and God bless.
For reasons which should be solidifying in our minds by now, laser
printer refills that can be done in this way are in the minority, but they
include the Epson EPL 5500, Epson EPL 5700, Epson EPL 5000/5200/5600,
Lexmark Winwriter 200, Sharp JX9200 and the
Brother HL 600/630/660 Series machines.
If you’re lucky enough to own one of these, toner refills are a breeze.
Open, unplug & pour
Toner refills for these are the same as "unplug, that’s it" except that at first – and probably not by any accident – you can’t get to the plug. A bit of taking apart is what’s needed, and folks, this isn’t rocket science. For the HP2/3/SX cartridge, you pull out 4 plastic "casing pins" with a threaded tool. It’s like uncorking a bottle of wine. A previously hidden toner refill plug is then at your mercy. The whole business of laser printer refills really took off with this classic cartridge.Slide shutter & pour
This Magicolor 3100 series toner has a
sliding shutter mechanism. Toner refills for this present little problem.
Refill by sliding back the shutter and pouring the toner in. Infact our refill kit for this one doesn't
do much more than show you which way to slide the shutter. So there it
is. Laser printer refills by melting and pouring. Toner refills by just
taking out a plug. And toner refills by removing a screw or two. The
refill method is dictated by your cartridge, so why not check your toner refill price in our UK product list right now?