Toner Refill Instructions

Our toner refills kits ship with easy to follow photographic refill instructions, which will clearly show how to successfully refill your specific toner cartridge.There are 4 different methods used to refill the various laser cartridges available. Find out which method yours uses below...

"If you can fill a salt shaker, you can easily refill your own laser toner cartridge!"

Method 1 - Unplug Empty and Refill

This method of refilling your toner cartridge is very easy. Printer manufacturers including Brother, Samsung, & Konica Minolta & OKI have left the hopper cap on the outside of the toner cartridge. To refill remove the hopper cap, empty out the old toner and then pour in the new toner.

The video below shows the basic refill procedure required

Examples of popular cartridges that use the "Unplug Empty and Refill" method:

Konica Minolta 2400W, 2430, 2450, 2480MF, 2490MF, 2500W, 2530DL, 2550DN, 2590MF
Brother: TN350, TN2000, TN2120, TN6600, HL2700, HL2400
Lexmark: E120N, E230, E232, E240, E250, E330, E332, C510,
OKI DATA: C3100, C3200, C5100, C5200, C5300, C5400, C5450, C5510, C5600, C5700
Xerox Phaser: 6120N, 6115MFP

Method 2 - Unscrew, Empty and Refill

Other toner cartridges have a single screw standing between you and a filling hole or a removable toner cap. Removing the screw or screws will reveal the filling hole and allow you to empty and refill. A lot of cartridges can be refilled using this same basic method although each cartridge model may have more than one screw to remove.

Examples of popular cartridges that use the "Unscrew Empty and Refill" method:

Epson Aculaser: c900, c1000, c1900, c2000, c2600
HP: 1500, 2500, 2550, 2820, 2840
QMS Magicolor: 2200, 2210, 2300, 2350
Samsung: SCX 4100, 4200, ML 1610, ML 2010, CLP 500, 550
Lexmark: c500N, X500N, X502N

Method 3 - Melt and Pour

If your cartridge doesn’t have a removable hopper cap our "Melt & Pour" method is the best way to refill. Create a hole in your cartridge (in the correct place) and then refill the cartridge with toner.

Our melting tool (sold seperatley) is the easiest way of making a precise hole in your empty cartridge.Once you have created a hole, pour the toner in and seal with tape.

Examples of popular cartridges that use the "Melt and Pour" method:

HP: CP 1210, CP 1215, CP 1515, CP 1518, 1320 1600 2600 2605
DELL 3110cn 3115cn
Samsung: CLP 300, CLX 2160 , CLX 3160 CLP 600

Method 4 - Twist, Empty and Refill

This method of refilling your laser cartridge is very simple. Printer manufacturers including OKI & DELL use a toner tube rather than the standard conventional toner cartridge. To refill you simply "Twist, Empty & Refill"

Photoconductor/OPC/ Drum Unit Reset

Printer manufacturers sell printers pre-programmed to run the "Photoconductor Unit" up to a certain number of prints. Once that count is reached the machine will "Lock Up" until you purchase a new Photoconductor (Drum) Unit.

If your machine was printing good copies when the "replace drum message" appeared you can use our reset chips/fuses to extend the life drum unit.

(Certain drum units also need the waste toner section to be emptied. Our instructions will show you how)

Popular Drum Units that can be easily be reset:

For more information on toner and how refilling your cartridge works visit our toner refill section

Different printer manufacuters use different cartidge designs so your cartridge might vary in exact detail from the examples above, but the principle will be the same. You may also need to change a chip or reset the cartridge - our instructions will show you how.

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