How many times can you refill PG-210 CL-211 PG-240 CL-241 PG-245 CL-246 cartridges?
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- Hey there, ink enthusiasts and cost-savvy printers! Welcome back to our channel, where we bring you all the insider knowledge to keep your printing game strong without breaking the bank. Today, we have an ink-credibly exciting topic lined up for you. Have you ever wondered how many times you can refill popular Canon ink cartridges like the PG-210, CL-211, PG-240, CL-241, PG-245, and CL-246? Well, you're in luck because we're about to spill the ink on this one!
We tested refill Canon PG-245 CL-246 sponge cartridge and tested the refills on MG 2520. We did 4 refills on the same cartridge and found printhead is not the limiting factor for refills. Sponge fatigue is a major factor contributing to the hassle and failure of refills.
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Timeline:
0:54 How to Refill the Cartridges
2:51 Test Print
3:28 Refusal to Print
4:16 A Few Notes
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My Cannon MX490 still reads low (black 245) after doing this refill and after trying to reset it many times..
You cannot reset it when it is just "low" on ink. You have to wait till you see the error 1686/1688. Just keep printing.
It wont print with the low reading..
@@seventhousand Do you get an error message or the printer prints but the output is blank?
When I click on print I get a message showing the ink levels, black low, the printer still prints but the page comes out blank...
@@seventhousand Then it is not due to the chip or ink level. It is due to the printhead clogging. The printer works but your printhead is clogged. Try one of these tricks (czcams.com/video/POaio4pnURI/video.html) and it will put your printer back on the horse.
Finally....after watching many previous videos, this is the best video on how to open the cover. Mainly around the front corner seam 1:20
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I've been watching these for an hour, best one I've seen so far
your effort is greatly respected. this info is like gold
thank you so much for this my refilled cartridge now works
Most professional and detailed video I've ever watched regarding this. Thank you so much. Appreciate it alot. Thanks again
Thanks I'm so happy because you helped me to refill the Canon
Thanks a lot. my refilled in working nicely.
This method is the simplest and easiest way to refill for me. I just did it and no issue.
I made sure wearing gloves to not touching print head and electrical connection, and of course to keep my hand clean.
Thanks. This video saved my time and unnecessary drilling holes.
Thanks for sharing
Hey Kevin!
Just wanted to thank you bro! For the very useful and accurate instructions. Specially, this one: "Do NOT give up too early...!"
I've got a TS3440 PIXMA which has PG-440 & CL-445 cartridges. And I used to refill them with insulin syringes, without no trouble. But, after awhile the black cartridge stop printing even after refilling (I did not used to prime the cartridges at that time nor was aware of its necessity!) So I've end up breaking open the cartridge lid and removing the sponge trying to make an sponge less one, after seeing the near dry and almost white sponge in there. However failed to airproof the lid, everything was fine except for the ink flow to bottom plate. So I had to remove the lid again, though it was very hard this time- I had to sink the cartridge in acetone for several hours, trying to place back the sponge, fixing the gaps & ...
After all, the most valuable tip of you which I kept in mind was "Do NOT give up too early, show your printer who is the boss!"
Thank you brother, thank you very much!
You're my hero ❤️☺️ I'm always thinking if I will go to convert my printer to ciss. But after I watch this video, I have learned a lot 😘❤️ I will do this also. Maraming salamat po 🙏😘 God bless you always 🙏😇❤️
This is very helpful, thank you!
Solid guidance and troubleshooting advice, which is ridiculously hard to find for printers. Might help some people to know it's more of a cut-and-pry motion to take the lid off.
It’s a big help
Thank you so much.
i received my order today a great deal! i will never buy anywhere else if this company is in business!
Thank you! We also have a blog about the Canon refills here: www.bchtechnologies.com/blog/canon-pixma-how-to-refill-ink-cartridge-canon-pg210-pg240-cl241-pg243-cl244-pg245-cl211-cl241-cl246
@@BCHTechnologiesBonjour. S'il vous sur ma page test un seule bande de Magenta apparaît et une seule bande de Yellow; ce qui que quand j'imprime ce n'est que le jaune et le noir qui sortent pourtant quand je nettoie la tête d'impression je vois bien toutes les couleurs qui sortent que faire s'il vous plaît ?
Thank you sir. M to apna priter hi gerne wala tha thank u..
I must try this sometime because new cartridges are expensive. It is actually cheaper to buy a whole new printer when there is a sale on. I don't want a house full of printers though.
this worked for me
Thank you so much.. 😇🥰
Tq so much😁😁😂
thanks a lot
Thank you so muchhhhhhhhh you save my money aloooooot
thanks
Nice video
Thanks for sharing. Is 745XL cartridge compatible with MG 2570s printer?
If the sponges are in the “overfilling” state, does it work again if we rinse it with water and clearing up the ink, then use it again
out of curiosity, do i have to press and hold the stop (triangle) button every time i print with a refilled cartridge? or is it a one time process and the printer will stop checking ink level for the rest of the printer's lifetime?
Get the XL versions, 12 ml capacity for the 245 xl is worth it.
Same way also for MG2950? thanks
This is great!
My alternative to this ... and at the end of the day, less time-consuming (except for Maybethe making money part) = make more money ... and just buy a stock of cartridges :-)
U the best
which type of ink you used and where we should buy this ink?
Hi Kevin,
Can I refill non Canon brand ink cartirdges? I was planning on buying new cartridges from ''Ejet'' on Amazon since I haven't used my printer in a long time so most likely my Canon cartridges has been dried out.
Thanks!
I have a Canon MP 250 printer which uses cartridges 210 (B) and 211 (C). Can this ink refill be used for my cartridges?
Will this work on the canon pixma mg3600 series ?
Mon imprimante canon pixma 491 la même chose? Et aussi en fermant avec scotch c'est juste l'encre risque de sécher car elle est pas bien fermer
Is it better to buy one of those cartridges made for refilling?
woeeew.... i just refilled my own ink
Congratulations 🎊🎉
Am from refilling my canon pixma 4540 but it's still indicating that check ink.
What could be the problem?
*Your very good, thank you so much for your tutorials, I am so glad that people are standing up to these sonofabitch scumbag corporations!, you can actually buy a new printer for the price of a new ink cartridge. Shocking. I did pretty good for my first go =). Thanks again you deserve a donation =)*
I can over-ride the empty ink message and keep running fine, but my MG2922 will no longer do head cleaning or nozzle check. So I just print a small photo after refill.
What kind of ink do you use here? Dye or pigment?
can you point out the seem it's pretty hard to cut
I need some help, i refill my cartridges once and everything was perfect, then I did it again after ink run out, and magenta is not coming out of it, i don't know how to fix it. I have it right now in ho water, i already did all the cleaning stuff you can do in the printer.
I used the BCH ink to refill my 246 color cartridge and the printer will only print in black when I send a job to the printer. When I do print alignment, it prints color but when I send a job to the printer, it only prints in black. Can anyone help me fix this issue???
Hello I refilled my cartridges but my printer is not printing black. It says it's still low on ink for both color and black. I went through the troubleshooting options but it still doesn't work. What can it be?
Could you tell me how to refill the cartridges on a Canon Pixma TS 8160 please?Would there be a CZcams on it? (I have searched but can't find any.) Thanks! Otherwise, a great video, very clear!!
TS8160 needs a resettable chip. I don't think anyone is making it yet. So you may want to wait a few months.
Can regular cartridges be filled to XL levels, or does the XL cartridge have larger reservoirs and sponges? Is it better to refill regular cartridges or XL cartridges?
XL cartridges have really nice big sponges, so they can hold more ink with out making a mess. "Regular" cartridges have the same size resevoir, but a smaller sponge. The sponge of the black cart in this video is a regular, not an XL. The starter or regular cartridges are good candidates for the spongeless lid replacement, or continuous ink supply systems, or you can actually buy a bigger sponge. So far, I really like Canon sponges better than HP, but we will see how it stands up to refilling. I should probably set up my continous ink supply, but I am still learning Canon. Back in the early oughts, HPs were the best to refil, but they defend their proprietary ink too hotly these day and are no longer refillable. So, Canon is now the most refillable.
Do your sponges resist drying out? Kits look kind of nice may test them out. Video extremely informative please leave it up.
Thanks. We don't use a sponge. We use a pressure regulator so it won't have fatigue issue.
@@BCHTechnologies but you used the sponges in the video
sir can you please tell me the method how to de clog the cartiges after removing the cartiges from top...please sir please please.... love from india
Is this suit for PG 745s
I have canon mx 490 printer I have re filled both cartridges but the printer screen keep on showing the error code 1401. So what should I do
Hi, when we use original canon cartridge after refilled cartridge the ink track system will come to live?
where can I get a replacement sponge or the cartridges you mentioned.
where to find cheap price PG-40 XL and CL-41 XL thanks
Bonjour. S'il vous plaît sur ma page test un seule bande de Magenta apparaît et une seule bande de Yellow; ce qui fait que quand j'imprime ce n'est que le bleu et le noir qui sortent pourtant quand je nettoie la tête d'impression je vois bien toutes les couleurs qui sortent que faire s'il vous plaît ?
Is this video applicable for Canon MG3070s?? Buying cartridges everytime is very expensive.. So I am looking to refill it..
They are Canon cartridges
@Nandakishhore Nanda it would make a very big hole
how many times refill 745 & 746 cartridges
Hello
Thank you for your video. Help!!!
I am having problems though... I tried your method but it keeps giving me a blank page when I click, print and there is no print on the page...It was working for a few times before, after my first refill, but stopped all of a sudden...my cartridge doesn’t seem damaged
So I refilled again.
It gives me the test print of alignment with various colors including black but doesn’t print the actual material I want to be printed.
Would highly appreciate a response...
Yes. We had two more customers reported the same issue. It is due to your computer's software setup rather than the printer. Restart the computer should solve the problem. The symptom is that the printer can print diagnostic page but can't print regular pages. Both customers reported the problem went away after restarting the computer.
shouldn't we refill by making holes in cartridge ?
I refilled a pg243 and it didn't work. Ink was not dried or anything. But when I went to print it didn't print black. Gave up
Hi,I have 2 empty cartridges and the sponge inside is dry and very hard.What kind of sponge is used in these cartridges, and where can I buy them?Thanks
You can put the sponge under running water and wash out all the dry inks. The sponge should be able to recover and used again.
how long is the life span of a catridge? Does repeated refilling harm a lot?
I'd like to know how long the sponge last my self.
Should one be worried after refilling a cartridge that used pigment ink with dye ink? Is it neccessary to wash the sponge first?
I am not sure if that's the reason my black cartridge is not working correctly (it starts printing a few pages correctly, and then gradually "looses" black ink, within one page).
It seems to me that is too early for the super-bubble scenario, as the cartridge itself is not that old (I have it for a month, 1500 pages)
Add a drop or two of 99+% isopropyl alcohol to the ink to loosen it up, it'll flow better to the print head. What you are experiencing is a viscosity issue and the ink just doesn't flow as freely or quickly as its supposed to. Loosening it up with rubbing alcohol of 99% or more solves the issue. Do not use anything under 99% as it contains too many impurities like water and such that will ruin the ink and cartridge.
Dye ink is better if you are occasionally using printer as dye ink can be unclogged easily by keeping the printhead in water for 15 minutes. But if pigment ink clogs you will need to use isopropyl alcohol to unclog instead of water which will be expensive. Even then the sponge will still be somewhat clogged forever
In the video you talk about how to remove a clog and that with this method you can't blow on it but use other methods. I've never done this sort of thing before so can you explain?
Yes. Because there is only one hole on top of black cartridge (Canon PG 240, 245), you can use a priming syringe to blow air from the top. The air will push ink down and push the clog out of bottom. This works very well with air bubbles, dried inks, and dusts. We are uploading another video, you can see the method. I will give you the link after the upload is complete. It doesn't work for HP, because it has 5 holes. You need to block all the holes and leave one open.
Here you go: czcams.com/video/MkvGIWu-O2Y/video.html Fast forward to 4:00. It shows using a priming syringe to blow air into the cartridge.
While there is some useful information here, your cartridge will dry out in a week or two due to evapouration because you removed the cap, which will never again seal tightly. Go with the drilled hole method, which is easier to seal against evapouration
Well, we respectfully disagree. The extra exposure will come from the seam. Because the cover is closed, so there shouldn't bee too much of it. If you worry about it, you can use a semi-permanent seal, like the silicone glue to seal it and peel it off on the next refill. We will do a follow-up testing of your theory, compare a drill-n-fill with this method.
i thought about that as well
@@BCHTechnologies hi..is there a way to modify a catridge so it could fit to another printer?? What would be the problem if i will do that? Thanks in advance.
@@berserker0566 The problem is the chip on the cartridge. However, some cartridges like HP 564, 920, 902, 934, 935 uses the same body shape. If you transfer an HP 564 chip on a 920 body, it will work for 564. Same as Epson: most Epson's cartridge use the same body and the difference is the chip.
@@BCHTechnologies id like know if it works the same thing with Canon printer?coz im a canon user.thanks sir.
Work for me
Please teach us how to unclog a cartridge. My black cartridge is clogged and I've tried both types of cleaning in its system but nothing worked.
Use isopropylic alcohol on the printhead + if applicable for some cartridge models there's a vacuum adapter, like a plastic frame which mounts a seal on the print head and with a syringe about 1 ml of ink needs to be sucked out to clean the head and vacuum the cartridge. There are some clips in the related bar left, one is in chinese but shows clearly how it works.
I refilled pg745 cartridge by drilling on the top..i put around 6-7 ml of black ink but then too their is no rise in the ink level.So what should i do now??
First you should press reset button of cartridge. If the problem continues then you should go for a new one.
Or you will need four more cartridges to reset the memory of printer that it uses to store serial numbers of cartridges. Insert all four cartridges one by one. After that the printer only store those four serial numbers of four cartridges as it can only store serial numbers of four last installed cartridges. After that insert refilled cartridge and that will be displayed. This is done because company makes chip of every individual cartridge that store information about how many prints it can yield and how many are printed?
Then if you have printed specific amount of prints that can be only printed by that cartridge it will show you error that it have printed all amount and can't print anymore. When you follow the process then it will found it new and will make out the prints.
my cartridge will not work it prints out text not showing visible but blurry
i just drill a small hole on the top and inject the required ink in that way and reseal the top
What's the sponge made of? I wonder if I can buy it locally.
+superque4 It is not regular sponge. If your sponge is taking less and less ink, you can take it out and wash it under warm water, then put it back.
BCH Technologies OK, thanks.
I refilled my 746 cartridge for 11 times but after that my printer release that cartridge.....cartridge was in good condition but I coudnot use because printer did not support
How many times we can refill canon catridges?
I have the same ink I have CANON pixma mx340 I have refill 10 times up to now after the 7th time it didn’t print the same after struggling for hours figuring out what it was I took apart the cartridges I washed sponge till they were completely ink free , then I waited a couple minutes I refilled them with ink waited 30 more minutes for the ink to sit and after that printed just fine.
NICE! Please give us an update when the cartridge eventually fail. I wonder how many times you can refill it. My record on a sponge cartridge is 10 times and I think you will beat me.
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i can't seem to find the refillable cartridge on your store
We are in beta testing.
We are debating if we should sell the DIY kit or the ready-made product. The DIY kit will include a cartridge cap with pressure regulator. Customers can cut off the cartridge cap, take out the sponge, then install and seal the top. The ready-made product has a failure rate > 2%, which cannot pass QA.
how to order the kit ? for black and color please
How to reset the ink cartiages on Canon 2520?
You don't reset it. Just hold down the STOP button for 10-15 sec when there is a "cartridge depleted" popup window. It will disable the ink gauge.
I have refilled the 245 XL till it bleeds out and it still wont print and the ink is bleeding out of the print side slots.
I dont think this refill crap works.
I have tried and my fingers are black with ink.
I called up canon and they say you have to order straight from them to get the "FULL" cartridge of ink.B.S.
Tehere is a software solution ???
Hey do you know why the black are not as black after refilling? Like, the shade of black is less deep and rich.
The dye black is not as "black" as the pigment. Actually, it is deep purple. If you use BCH ink, we are coming up with a new dye ink for medical printing, which is the darkest dye ink.
It wasn't BCH ink I guess the ink is the problem.
I'll get another ink. Can you wash out the sponge under water? I don't want to mix the bad ink with new ink.
If it is dye ink, then don't worry about mixing. It should be okay. Yes, you can wash the sponge with water.
Can I use regular sponge Kevin
Maybe, give it a try.
entonces cual metodo es mejor para el pg-210, este o el del otro video czcams.com/video/wLzrXkRZOuM/video.html
HP inkjet all in one printer ka color cartridge kaise refill hoga
see the video of other cartridge filling and drill a small hole , refill, and put a airtight sticker on the surface. See HP cartridge refills.
I tried to cut the seems and it cut the plastic off.
+Louisa Gerrits Find the seam. It will be as easy as cutting a cake.
how many ml should be refilled in each for cyan, yellow and magenta?
The volume chart is here: www.bchtechnologies.com/blog/what-is-the-difference-between-pg-243-cl-244-and-pg-245-cl-246-for-canon-pixma-printer
How get cartridge 122 for HP printer .
It's the same thing, except HP as you "The cartridge is empty, do you want to keep using this cartridge". Click Yes and it will go on.
is this video is applicable for all the cartridge
It is applicable to all Canon integrated cartridges. By integrated, I mean the printhead and cartridge is built into one unit.
I kind of refilled around 10 or 12 times of more than that by the method of drilling, but now I don't know it's not printing, it's like clogged but after watching all ur videos I tried to wash out or pressurize it but still it shows no improvement.
It depends on what ink you used and the age of the cartridge. If you use pigment ink, my current count is about 2,100 pages to 2,600 pages. For dye ink, the current count is about 3,600 to 4,000 pages. If you refilled 10 times and used pigment ink, you are about to be around the limit. However, if you used dye ink, you should be able to refill another 10 to 12 times. However, these are disposable bubble jets and the printhead do get old. We have a blog, showing the difference between a clogging printhead and dying printhead: www.bchtechnologies.com/blog/3-symptoms-of-dying-printhead-poor-printing-quality-may-not-due-to-clogging
yes it was very informative in knowing the theory of urs. you worked dedicatedly. one more question is pg-47 will be compatible to canon mg2500 series ( mine is mg2470)
Thanks. I am not sure about if PG-47 will be compatible with Canon MG2500. PG-47 is an Asian model for Canon Pixma E400 / E460 / E480. The US market uses PG-243 CL-244 or PG-245 CL 246 for MG2500. Canon usually changes the first digit across the markets, for example, 243 becomes 143 or 343. The product page says it can print 400 pages, I guess it is equivalent to PG-245XL?
@@BCHTechnologies Put the cartridge in hot water for two minutes to remove the clogging.Shake to remove the water, some ink will come out, dry with tissue and install for printing.
where to buy ink 245?
Any dye ink will be fine here: bchtechnologies.com/ink-for-printers/refill-ink-for-canon/all-dye-ink. Although Canon's PG-245 is pigment ink, I like to use dye ink in it.
well i did it and ink come out very fast on the bottom
That's because you overfilled it. The cartridge has a sponge and your goal is to get the sponge wet, not soaked. Many people believe there is a swimming pool inside the cartridge and fill the ink to the rim. Don't. For the overflow cartridge, just leave them in the printer for a day or two, then take them out and wipe the bottom clean.
Why are you taking it apart when you can just enlarge the holes for syringe and inject the ink
fun fact: if you dont want to use a home printer, you can print pages at staples. overall cost is cheaper than home printer assuming you always buy new ink cartridges at home
You don't have to remove the top!!!
what has to be done then??
IM HAVE TROUBLE GET THE SCANNER GOING YOU MIGHT WANT TO SHOW PEOPLE HOW TO GET IT GOING IF IT NOT WORKING
How many times refillable
Depends on your skill. For unskilled, I would say maybe 5?
@@BCHTechnologies you mean after 5 we need to change the cartridge?
@@kenchicken5331 If you are not good at it, you probably going to damage it after 5 refills. If you are good at it, you won't damage it. I can do at least 20. I have a customer who can do 30.
Not the best method. A better method would be to drill small holes, fill and plug them or tape them tight.
Emm N. Yes
I just did the same thing you request to do with 2 original canon cartridges and it does not work, my printer never recognize them anymore and giving me problems and error codes every time.... your demonstration is actually not quite accurate...
What was the error code?
@@BCHTechnologies :: the error code was given by other cartridges I had on the printer and was telling to call the tech support on cannon, so I did have the original cartridges cannon that I had before them and did your suggestion on refilling them just like your video describe; but the printer never recognize that the cartridges were full of ink; I also did the suggested resetting and still did not work... so I decide to purchase two refiled cartridges from an reputable supplier on ebay, that actually provide me with a guarantee and those work fine; but I still paid $close to $30 for them; which compared to $55 original Cartridge on Walmart is much better..... BUT YOU WAY OF REFILING DO NOT WORK FOR ME!!!!
@@waltpierluissi2301 Yes, the printer won't recognize the new ink level. Keep printing. You can't "reset" the chip. Just keep printing until one day the printer stops you and says "Error 1688 (or 1686,...)" the following cartridge is depleted. Do not close that window. Keep the window open and press and hold the STOP button for 5 seconds. The STOP button is the one with a red upside-down triangle, not the scan button. You will hear a click, and the printer is back to work. It won't track the cartridge ink level anymore, and you can add ink as many times as you want.
I tried to refill my color cartridge, once I returned to the printer, the printer doesn't print, the color ink is flashing.
What is wrong with it?
Take the cartridge out, clean the ribbon and reinsert.
ive tired cutting it off putting a whole in the top nothing is working I'd rather just but a new cartridge and not have to deal with the trouble
You either drill a hole on the top or cut the cap off. You don't need to do both. If you want to cut the cap off, find the seam that glues the cap and the base. Use a utility knife, do not use a kitchen knife. The cap will be cut off easily.
You can see another example of cutting cap off here: czcams.com/video/MkvGIWu-O2Y/video.html If you still don't get it, go to support.bchtechnologies.com and submit a request. We can call you and help you figure it out.
I figured it out I was doing it all wrong thank you for saving $19 per cartridge. This is something I'll share with my friends n family.
You are welcome! Thanks for sharing.