REFILLING HP BLACK 62 301 302 303 304 305 308 & XL

Cartridges must be refilled soon after becoming empty. So that the cartridge’s print head does not dry out. Don’t use cartridges that you have had lying around empty for some time, because the heads are likely to have dried out and will not work.

HP Instant Ink Subscription Cartridges and Remanufactured Cartridges cannot be refilled.

REFILLING BLACK CARTRIDGES

Remove the black cartridge from your printer. The red dot is where the refill hole is on all HP Black Cartridge - If you know where the correct black fill hole is, you don’t need to remove the label and can move on to the next stage. Otherwise carefully remove the label with a Stanley Type knife. The label can be reused after refilling.  

Place the cartridge in the Refill Tool (Its designed to be a tight fit) and take a syringe (no needle) and insert it into the bottom of the Tool. Now pull out the syringe plunger so that old ink comes from the print head. Do not use this old ink and dispose of carefully. (If the cartridge is completely empty no ink will appear.)

Ink Stampede’s recommended amounts of ink are: 

Black 62, 301, 302, 303, 304 cartridges are 3ml & XL cartridges 6ml 

Black 305 cartridges 2ml & 305XL 3.5ml - Black 308 2.5ml & 308XL 6ml

Don’t overfill. Carefully put the needle onto the syringe. Draw the recommended amount of ink into the syringe. It's best to load smaller 1-2ml amounts and fill the required number of times to make up the correct ml of ink. Cartridges must be refilled slowly so take around 30 seconds to refill a black cartridge.

Insert the filled syringe with the correct amount of ink into the cartridge refill hole. You will notice a slight resistance due to the sponge inside the chamber. Insert the needle no further than 3cm. Otherwise, you will stab into the filter screen, and ink will leak from the cartridge. 

Now carefully & slowly fill in the ink. If ink leaks from the filler opening, draw a little back into the syringe. Clean off any ink on the cartridge. 

IMPORTANT - Now Leave the cartridge to stand on a non-absorbent surface (don’t use kitchen towel) for 8 hours so that the ink saturates the sponge.

Now Prime the cartridge. Take a syringe (no needle) and attach it to the base of the priming tool as shown above. Now pull out the syringe plunger. Please note hardly or no ink may come out, however this priming action will bring the ink to the print head and help clean the nozzles. 

It’s Important To test you have refilled cartridge correctly take the cartridge and dab it gently and hold down on to kitchen towel for a few seconds. If you have refilled the cartridge correctly you will see a black line on the Kitchen Towel.

PLEASE NOTE All Filled and Remanufactured HP cartridges will not display ink levels. This is not a problem as you are saving lots of money. You should always keep an eye on the print quality.

When a refilled cartridge is reinstalled into the printer it is normal to receive error messages. These might be 'Low on Ink', or 'Refilled Cartridge'. You will need to skip this error by pressing 'OK' or 'Continue'. Other error messages can be caused by ink or dirt on the electrical circuit contacts of the cartridge. Carefully clean them with a damp towel.

 

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