Introdução
Not using a printer for a long period of time can cause the ink inside it to dry. When we can’t use the dried ink cartridge, most of us get rid of it and buy a new cartridge, which contributes to the increasing e-waste. Instead of discarding a dry cartridge, this guide will help you to fix it in a few easy steps with a couple of things needed which can be found right in your house.
O que você precisa
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Open the top case of your printer.
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Carefully remove the dried cartridge by lifting the flap in the bottom right section of the printer.
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Place the cartridge on a clean surface and apply a few drops of alcohol-based hand sanitizer to the ink nozzle.
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Gently rub your finger on the ink nozzle once or twice.
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Let the sanitizer seep in for a few minutes.
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While you wait, fill a bowl halfway with warm tap water.
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Wipe out the ink nozzle where you applied the sanitizer with a clean cloth or paper towel.
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Place the nozzle side of the cartridge into a bowl filled with warm water.
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Wait for 5-10 mins or until you see ink leaking out into the water.
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Once you see ink leaking out, remove the cartridge from the water carefully.
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After removing it from the water, completely clean the cartridge with a soft cloth or a paper towel and dry it out.
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To make sure the cartridge is fully working now, take a piece of paper and rub the ink nozzle over it.
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Once the body of the cartridge has completely dried, place it back into the slot in the printer.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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Thank you. This worked for me.
Thank you 👍
Tried this with HP 60 black and tri-colour cartridges, which were both brand new, sealed cartridges, but were probably sitting in the box since ~2008. It did manage to loosen the ink up enough that if I ran the nozzle along a damp coffee filter, it would leave a solid black line, or in the case of the colour cartridge, a line of 3 stripes: cyan, yellow, then magenta. Unfortunately, the moment I dry them off and pop them back in the printer, nothing happens. I did manage to get the faded mostly cyan top third of a test page once, but that was it. Repeated the process more thoroughly, and got a more consistent output of ink on the filter, but the result after that was nothing but blank sheets.
Not really sure what to do beyond this, because I could probably just pick up a new printer for the price of these cartridges. This would probably work well for newer cartridges that were printing fine, but then were just left idle for a few months too long between prints.
At least you tried it and you know what to do if the cartridges aren't left for a lessor time.
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