I don't print from my printer everyday therefore my ink seems to be drying up before I even have a chance to use it. Is there a way that I can preserve it or can I wrap it? I don't know I'm at a loss. I even had a printer and computer at home for a very long time and I'm feel like I'm new at this again. Thank you for any answer
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If you don't print very often, you can keep your open ink tanks in a jar or plastic tub with a lid. Take the ink tank out of your printer and place it print head (that copper-looking strip) UP in the jar or plastic tub. You should also keep a slightly damp paper towel OR a cap from a water or soda bottle with some water in it, in the jar or plastic tub with the ink tank. Just make sure the jar or plastic tub lid fit tight. Then when you need to print something, take out your ink tank, give the print head a careful wipe with a soft cloth or paper towel to make sure there is fresh ink at the print head, and re-install into the printer. If it has been a while, you may need to do a test print just to make sure that it will print correctly for you. Good luck.
You could look up the ink manufacture you have. Example HP recommends this method here: support.hp.com/
Here are a few good tips for preserving your ink - www.bing.com/
Unfortunately, I have tried everything and I found nothing works. I think the companies do this to make money. The true brand names stay "fresh" slightly longer than if you buy cheap ink or refilled cartridges.
Before COVID (years before) I gave up having a printer and found if I really needed something I could go to the library and print a page her and there for next to no money. I felt like I saved a fortune and did a lot of saving things to my ciomputer as a PDF so I could read them when I needed them--vs. printing.
With COVID and now that I have a home based business, I had to buy a printer, which is annoying. I do shake the cartridges every few weeks if I don't print. Just a gentle shake a few times...and that seems to help preserve them also.
I feel bad if this is not helpful., but both have worked for me.
Thank you yes that is what my supervisor used to do. I forget things like that I'm on disability and it just feels like I've aged 30 years sometimes and I'm not I'm 57.
I wonder if you live in a very dry area of the country? I live in the South and have never had this problem.
Possibly just making sure that your office area is not too dry by having a humidifier might make a difference
I do not have this problem now as I use my printer frequently but I have found (contrary to what so many people say) that a multi cartridge printer actually saves me money. I only have to buy what color I need and since I use mostly black ink I rarely have to buy any color cartridges. I also believe the 'off-brand' cartridges have less problems with the small units as that is all that I use.
I also have another printer that uses a large size $45 cartridge that I keep as a stand by and since this one is not used very often I do have this listed on my 'monthly' chores - shake ink cartridge.
This information came from the manufacturer and it seems to work.
Everyone seems to have a favorite type/brand of printer but I have read that a laser printer (not as expensive as they used to be) does not have this problem and can be used only once in a while with no problems and one cartridge (dry) will last 'forever'.
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