| When your old Dell inkjet cartridges stop working | | | | First, you’re going to find a good place to |
| in your printer, you may be tempted to just toss | | | | work where a little bit of a mess won’t cause |
| them in the trash before buying a brand new one. | | | | problems. Make sure to have plenty of paper |
| However, that is not your only option. You can | | | | towels handy as well. Now you’re ready to |
| also choose to either recycle or refill your used | | | | follow the process below: |
| your cartridges in order to save the environment | | | | • Use a 1/16 inch drill to make a small hole |
| and/or money. | | | | where the “E” in Dell is written on the top |
| Refilling Dell Cartridges | | | | of the printer ink cartridge |
| Refilling your Dell cartridges is a good way to | | | | • Fill a syringe with about 10 to 15 milliliters of |
| save money on ink supplies. Although the | | | | ink |
| manufacturers aren’t crazy about the | | | | • Slide the needle into the hold and slowly |
| practice because you won’t be handing over | | | | inject the ink. Make sure the needle goes deeply |
| more of your hard-earned money to them, there | | | | into the hard sponge that is included in the |
| is nothing wrong with reusing the cartridges. | | | | cartridge |
| It’s a good way of doing your own recycling | | | | • Keep above a paper towel for an hour to |
| while also saving money. | | | | catch drips |
| When to Refill | | | | • Return the cartridge to your printer after |
| One important point to remember about refilling | | | | letting it set overnight |
| your used cartridges is that you cannot wait until | | | | Final Refilling Tips |
| they are completely empty. If you wait too long, | | | | After you finish adding the ink, do not leave the |
| the ink can end up clogging the nozzles on the | | | | cartridge on a paper towel. The towel will |
| cartridge which will prevent it from working | | | | re-absorb the ink and delete all of your hard work. |
| correctly. Instead, refill when some ink is left in | | | | Also, be sure not to leave the cartridge out for |
| the cartridge. | | | | too long without taping over the hole to prevent |
| The Refilling Process | | | | the drying up of the new ink. |