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Dataproducts 60391 InkStation Multi-Brand Refilling Kit with Cap Remover (Color)

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This product can be used for many more inkjet cartridges than it lists in its included booklet. You just can't use the "cracker" designed to pop the tops off the cartridges. Its alot less messy to use than refill kits that have the syringe style bottles. Those require you to attach a straight needle to the end of the syringe before filling, where this kit uses an angled type that is already sealed and attached to the bottle. Its a very cost effective way to keep your printer running.

Very nice refill kit is complete with several tools to access ink cartridges for refilling. I thought best part was the ink bottles equipped with long thin steel applicators, so you can inject ink directly instead of using a syringe like other kits. Print quality looks fine.

I purchased the Dataproducts Inkjet Refill Kit on the advice of Consumer Reports. (This is for my old Canon Pixma ip3000 printer, using the Canon BCI-3e inkjet cartridges.) Dataproducts' kit was the only one that CR claims is easy to use, doesn't leak ink, etc. After reading the instructions I found that I was unable to depress the valve where I was supposed to insert the refill needle. I contacted customer support and they immediately answered the phone; they emailed me some further and more specific instructions for my particular cartridge. Still no luck. I phoned again and they suggested I return the kit for a refund. Since shipping was a substantial fraction of the total cost, I decided to try my luck with some more serious DIY ideas. I had picked up the idea of using a glowing hot paper clip to poke a hole in the cartridge & to fill it that way. I poked this hole on the part of the cartridge that is the hollow chamber that holds the ink (NOT the side that is filled with cotton), on the side that faces up when the cartridge is installed in the printer, under the label which I had peeled up. On one cartridge I used tape to seal the port that lets the ink out (the hole about the size of a pencil eraser that faces down when the cartridge is installed.) In another I used the original orange plastic cap that I had saved. Then I filled the empty part of the cartridge till it was about 80% full and I took my time, taking 2 - 3 minutes to fill it. I then sealed the little paper clip hole with a drop of glue from my hot glue gun. I let it set in my stainless steel kitchen sink for about 20 minutes to allow it to finish dripping and to allow the pressure within the chambers to equalize. (Both cartridges leaked regardless of how I had sealed the port.) Voila! both printed perfectly.
This will save me a lot of money and I'm happy I bought it. However I wound up using none of the tools that were included in this kit, only the accordian shaped plastic ink bottles with the attached hypodermic needles. If you could buy these elsewhere without the tools you'd save a couple of dollars. Also be forewarned that these cartridges leaked like crazy during refill (though not in the printer). So make sure you do this job in an area where you don't mind a mess or can easily clean it up. Also be sure to take your time putting the ink into the cartridge and give it 20 or more minutes to rest before using it. With that in mind, you can save a lot of bucks and get great looking prints on the Canon Pixma ip3000 if you don't mind a bit of a hassle.

First time refilling my own ink cartridge. The product was in perfect condition and well packed. Actually, it's a lot of ink and will probably last a long time. I used this kit to refill a HP22 ink cartridge.

I've used plenty of ink refill kits and this one, with the needles attached to the bottle, is the ONLY kind to use, imho. Look for instructions for your specific cartridge online with a google search, then go for it. I've never had any problems with our printer using refill ink.

This product is very easy to use and the seller was very fast to ship. In the same day I ordered a black ink from a different vendor (I wished this vendor had the black ink too) and it took a week longer to get delivered.

Was pretty easy to use, but be sure to have some paper towels handy. You will have some ink leaks, mainly from the cartridge because you will probably have to wipe it off a few times. It works pretty good on a fairly recently empty cartridge. I had trouble getting the cyan color to start flowing from the cartridges I filled-probably because the small slot was plugged from dry ink. I ran it through a test page several times, and cleaned the head with cleaner several times before it started to flow. I filled two cartridges and put the one aside for future use, and tried to seal the head with scotch tape. Hope it will work when I need it.
The cost was very affordable, and the product was delivered in just a couple of days.

Inexpensive and easy way to refill color HP cartridges. Cuts the cost of buying a new color cartride by 90% It always bugged me that I had to buy a new color cartridge when only one of the three colors ran out . . . . with the other two colors still containing plenty of ink. Now I just refill the empty color and top off the other two. I really like the built in injection needles . . .much less mess.

this is fast easy , never run out of ink again great product great price will buy again in the future , will recommend

I thought I could drill and fill without ink everywhere. No such luck. After the first fill, I have a hole in the cartridge, so smooth sailing. Lots of ink for low price.