#1 Popular Way to Refill Canon Cartridges PG-240 CL-241 PG-240 CL-241 PG-245 CL-246

[@enlightenedlight4277]

the music and the invironment make me feel like watching a crime video

[@BCHTechnologies]

LOL. Thanks. It was our early years. We thought flying eagle landing on the BCH logo was avant-garde. KZbin let us cut off the animation but won't allow further editing. We made some replacement videos, music-free and eagle-free.

[@GoldenGateNum9]

*Yeah, you are!, and the criminals are canon!*

[@marctyler3094]

your time making this video was not wasted .I was tired of paying too much for ink cartridges only to run out quickly. I applied this information now I can start reprinting my eBay postage stamps👍🏼 so this was very important to me.🎯🎯 thank you very much👌🏼

[@crybabyclassic]

Great vid! I just have ONE suggestion - a big one too - DO NOT drill the hole out, it has high potential for leaving particles of plastic inside the cartridge which can interfere later or clog it up. The solution is to use a lighter or torch and heat up a needle head that is smaller than the syringes going in. Then just put that hot tip through, let it melt a clean hole, then you're set. :)

[@deberinaemelander9371]

Oh! I wouldn't have thought of that ! Thank you very much for that tip!

[@aNgElandPaRaMoReRoX]

But the sponge helps with debris

[@pratik_anand]

Thanks u r legend

[@pris0nergaming641]

awesome thanks great tip

[@mphsglo]

Makes sense. Thanks.

[@LV-oz5xu]

Hello. I just wanted to let you know that you have saved us monies. I ordered your ink, watched your video and am now printing again! Thanks!

[@hannah6051]

Thank you :) This might sound stupid, but I didn't know, and other vids had not said, that I needed to have the printer turned on!!! I wish I had watched this so long ago. I like how you slowly go through what might seem to others obvious, but this afternoon, you have saved a printer being chucked out the window! Also, The music didn't bother me too much, but you don't need any - it might be distracting and your voice is great. Big to having a female explaining technology. Thumbs up!

[@AshleyAshleyAshley395]

You are not a life saver but a money saver too!!! Thanks so much! I homeschool my son and print out all of his work because he cheat from the answer keys lol. I fixed the cheating by printing out his work but a cartridge only last a week and a half. I purchased jumbo bottles of ink but looking at everything that came in the kit looked overwhelming. You made it look simple. Back to printing I go❤️❤️❤️

[@pvc2566]

Thank you for this video! You get right to the point. Much appreciated! My first time filling 5 cartridges was quick and easy.

[@MineYourData]

OMGosh! It took ME a while to absorb the full process but IT WORKED ;-) THANKS SOoooo Much for the detailed instructions...I bought a 3rd party printer refill without instructions for $10 just hoping that it would work. I filled the Black only just to print the test page as well as the printer ink override--worked perfectly! URAPRINCE!!!!

[@beemo9]

Canon hates this. I like this.

[@witchyLevy]

thanks for showing that pinhole on the black! another video had used the circle at the bottom hand drilling was taking forever.

[@TinaICXCNIKA]

While it took ME much, much longer to drill that hole...the rest of your video helped me greatly. Thank you.

[@ferrariunicorn]

Thank you great video! Imagine if these companies sold pre-drilled refillable ink cartridges with ink!! Simultaneously reducing the plastic footprint and snatching up and cornering the market!!!

[@JustBeYouooh]

Warm up the drill bit over the stove flame..it's easier to make the hole

[@ellebee3998]

Brain over brawn, I always say.

[@clhampton10]

Thank you for the tutorial! You've simplified things very well.

[@majohn43]

6:20 hold down the STOP button for 10-15 seconds to remove the yellow light and message saying check black ink cartridge, then itll print a test page for you and will be ready to print again

[@trandinhtruong]

Thank you so much. it work for me by holding down the triangle buton for 15 sec my printer is working again now

[@donald6866]

I used a 3/4" drill and pour the ink in until full. Less than 1 minute and im up and running

[@darrenchin6204]

I'd tried it and it is very successful. Tq. Now my printer is my photostat machine.

[@BCHTechnologies]

Thanks for the update!

[@jameswoodman5404]

Well watched it carefully .and i like it.. I dumped my epson printers.. Never worked good . bought another. Still crap. The cannon is a nice printer and easy to use and great print

[@curiouse]

For easier drilling, hit it with small nail first, then drill it. Also you can heat the nail first.

[@teenagedoctor]

Very usefull, thanks for the tutorial

[@jameswoodman5404]

Great info. .you are no 1

[@chipochipo3044]

Very helpful video

[@rabwong4687]

Thank you, master. You have helped me a lot.

[@BoHoGoJo]

At about 6:29 you describe how to bypass error by holding the stop button down for 10-15 seconds. When I do this the error windows go away but it doesn't print when I try to do a test print. The same error/status windows pop-up. I have not refilled the cartridges yet. I'm trying to determine if there is any ink left and if there is damage to the print head.

[@AlphanPeter]

thanks for video now i can save money on ink.

[@Ana_Sultan]

It is a goooooood help. Thank for sharing

[@shemsaibs400]

thank you , i was almost going crazy

[@laurahinrichsen3917]

Thank you so much! This helped me so much

[@ChaunaCasteel]

Do you have anything for a Canon Pixma TS1322? Refillable cartridges or a kit to refill it with instructions?

[@thebeeskneestreasures3596]

Excellent video!

[@joesphbaumgardner4579]

@Kevin at BCH brought stuff from you on the site and took time to review some. Good stuff you do. Short and fast stupid question I been wanting to know for a long time. It may be in front of me and it just slipped me. I need to understand better. All the ink carts I ever had are original factory- Canon. New or used brought. I pop many cases off and I see one thing that differs. This would be for- 243, 244. When you peel sticker off top some carts have the straight ridge cross and air hole is few up on left side. Other stickers on carts you peel the top case is smooth like in vide here. What is the case here and or differences? Just a number on sticker or color or?

[@robertkim3066]

Amazing! Thank you! A few questions. Does this work only for certain Canon printers? Are there software barriers that has to be bypassed after filling in the ink?

[@BCHTechnologies]

It works for all integrated cartridges.

[@epysauzjcl3517]

@@BCHTechnologies Not sure that with Epson it works!

[@musspell2151]

How much ink should I use to refill an XL cartridge?

[@ArcticCustomProps]

Worked great. Thanks!

[@qaishazad647]

I refilled the oem carts, but I don't know how to reset the carts so th ink levels show 100%, any advice ? On a TS5120

[@Clarence_13x]

Your drill you sold me is too big, I used a 3/32 also I used a toothpick to make sure I was filling from the bottom of the sponge. If anyone has a pixma they should clean the CLEANING BED first. It’s the white or grey plastic tray directly under the cartridges in their service position

[@c0pyimitati0n]

How many ML do you refill in the 241XL color carts?

[@briannamireles1108]

Which type of refill ink did you use for the black and colored? I want to buy the exact one

[@HenryZold]

This is for all beginner's out here, these types of ink cartridges can only be refilled a few amount of time, after that, the ink cartridge print head will begin to fail and the correct color patterns will cease to function properly. My advice, just buy new color ink cartridges if this issue begins.

[@crazycrab8578]

when i refill mine, i have always weighed the cartage before i use it, wright it on cartage, weigh empty cartage, then weigh empty syringe fill with ink until right wight, just my way,

[@georgitasev4204]

could you please tell me what are the three colors for the CL-241(color cartage)?

[@crazycrab8578]

@@georgitasev4204 yellow, red and blue, ish, if you get a re-fill kit, they are the colours

[@georgitasev4204]

@@crazycrab8578 Thanks

[@andresbudihardja]

how about ink leak from bottom of cartridge when refill

[@mamag3531]

why is it necessary to make pinholes through the tape? There was nothing to prevent "suffocating" before I drilled holes?

[@BCHTechnologies]

You are drilling on the air hole which is used to breathe.

[@qaishazad647]

I refilled the oem carts, but I don't know how to reset the carts so th ink levels show 100%, any advice ? Thanks

[@rocky-zx6kq]

How to find the right color that match the oem cartridge

[@roseloredo3982]

Thank u 😊

[@kickinbackinOC]

Great, thanks!

[@autoparts3217]

I KNOW THERE IF FOAM SPONGE INSIDE BUT COULD SOME OF THE PLASTIC BITS FROM DRILLING THE FILL HOLE GET INSIDE AND CLOG THE PRINT NOZZLE???

[@crazycrab8578]

i heat up a syringe needle, have gas cooker, then burn a hole, ps, H&S, please do it outside, it stinks :)

[@clementmabunda3131]

Looks promising... I hope this works.

[@printingdepartment5534]

Can I use any refill inks on my cartriges?

[@wheretonow3106]

The black refill worked for me. But not the color refill?

[@Flip86x]

My color refill was a fail. Cyan and magenta print fine but yellow won't print at all.

[@martikralak1782]

Awesome thank you

[@MochiCato]

I followed every step, but my printer is printing blank pages now... I only refilled the black, do I have to refill the color? Also, I held the stop button for 15 seconds but it’s still saying it’s low ink

[@Hoodville13]

I refilled mine its a canon pixma ts3122 printer but it wont read them it says low on ink

[@hannahmaejimenezbano2480]

What about if you already refill the cartridge the printer cannot read the amount of the ink what is the problem?thank you reply asap

[@techieboie5659]

hi I replaced ink in my canon TS3322. after inserting the cartridge back, when i try to test print i keep getting E03 error code. i tried to turn off and on.. no help. looks like E03 means paper jam, but no jam in printer... would appreciate any help

[@mohank8919]

we can use artificial ink tank for canon 745 and 746 cartridge

[@abigailjimenez2148]

Where do u buy the ink

[@sunalkanti8176]

I have canon e477.I have refilled the both the cottages but the 47 PG black does not work after some prints..having very uneven and white line prints..when i replaced it with new one pg 47 black cartige it works fine..how to get that old one into work?

[@BCHTechnologies]

It is clogged. Very common. See this blog for the solution: www.bchtechnologies.com/blog/solved-black-and-color-print-head-clogged-not-printing-part-i-integrated-printhead

[@sunalkanti8176]

BCH Technologies.. I have also tried that...but no improvement seen...is there any maximum no of prints by one cartige.?.as i hv almost 500 pages printed with that one after 2 refill...and from 3rd refill I m facing the issue..

[@sunalkanti8176]

And when i replaced the 47 black cartige with new one it starts working absolutely fine..still cant find the issue....may be the cartige have encountered some electrical circuit failure.

[@BCHTechnologies]

It could be. I have a customer who had the problem on the first refill. However, most of my cartridges can be refilled 5 times if it is refilled this way, and 10-20 refills if I modify them into a spongeless cartridge. I am thinking about making another video to show people more extreme ways of unclogging it.

[@BCHTechnologies]

Have you tried using a priming clip? Email [e-mail] and I can send you a free one.

[@Elligons]

Thanks for sharing. I'd only used my new printer twice and it says I'm low on ink. I hope I can get the printer to stop using the chips to tell my printer its out of ink, since that obviously has a malfunction and won't print anything otherwise.

[@BCHTechnologies]

What is your printer's model number?

[@jojofixer]

They are called twist drills for a reason.

[@62dailytube]

please help me, I have printer canon G2000 series and the trouble is indicator lamp is 15 times flashing. please tell me what i have to do ,without i buy new cartridges because in indonesia the price that cartridge really expensive to me thanks and best regards,and god blessing you and family

[@Flip86x]

Refilled my color cartridge and now it won't print yellow at all. Should I add more yellow?

[@hightrue8678]

This is my second time refilling ink on my canon with this ink! Its awesome! I have a vinyl buisness and use a lot of ink to print on vinyl!! But my printer after second refill it still reads ink levels! I guess im lucky! But i do use a scale to weigh my ink! Cant waste a drop of liquid gold! Lol

[@BCHTechnologies]

You can turn off the ink monitoring after the counter rolls over the max.

[@miriamruth5145]

the printer always says error when I try to print after refilling and doesn't want to print.. also it says ink is low even though it is full. You said to ignore but It doesn't show any option in my printer to ignore..It just won't print. I used the same ink refill you have.. thanks

[@BCHTechnologies]

Does the computer display and error code?

[@lcvd1]

I just tried drilling and filled it with ink. It is printing great! I'm unsure if the 7 pumps I gave it were enough. How can we tell? Is there a way to tell by eyeing the how much ink went out of the pump? Maybe count the lines on the pump? I didn't get pass the first one or even half of the first ridge.

[@JackRR15]

Use a syingue to measure the ML.

[@jimesposito1442]

I bought kit from different company......... instructions say to SLOWLY inject the ink and when it "slightly" begins to over-flow. STOP. Easy Peasy

[@mar1ann8]

How many mL for 245 and 246 please? Thanks

[@mirmirs]

lol the music and then you saying "knife and pair of gloves" i feel like i'm watching a tutorial of "how to kill someone" lmao

[@AUGUSTALLEN28]

What if error message still says ink low and will not print?

[@challengersrios603]

Same! Did you figure it out?

[@AUGUSTALLEN28]

@@challengersrios603 Yes I figured it out. Just hold down the stop/reset button for about 20 sec and it will print

[@Troy13troy]

Danke schön...

[@chalenagibbs2439]

Do I put the syringe against the sponge on the inside??? Or do I just drip it in

[@BCHTechnologies]

Better drip in. Leave a gap and ink will be soaked in.

[@borablood3955]

When I inject the ink, it will comes out right away from the bottom part, but my computer says low ink level. Does my cartridge broken?

[@hakeemdastagir4832]

Could we only print in black without the color for Canon MG-3520? Same print as your video.

[@BCHTechnologies]

You can turn off the color cartridge's ink level indicator. However, your printer needs colors to print gray. Unless all your stuff is pure text, the print will look bad.

[@ruthher1808]

THAT WOULD BE IN YOUR SETTINGS WHEN YOU GET READY TO PRINT-EX: HOW MANY PAGES, PAPER SIZE.....

[@phiksngi2890]

You don't need to drill if you have a small diameter syringe needle, I used the one in hospitals and it easily went through the tiny hole.

[@normaray3901]

Oh, one more thing. When trying to reset that pesty low ink error code. What do you do when the stop button isnt solving the problem.? I've refilled many cartridges using this method. It always worked until I tried it on my Sisters Pixma which uses the same 245 cartridge as mine.

[@BCHTechnologies]

Refilled probably a thousand of these, never seen the STOP button not working. What is the symptom like?

[@BCHTechnologies]

I just realized that you are trying to reset low ink warning, rather than ink monitor. You can’t do it, period. You have to keep printing until you get to the end of ink monitor’s limit.

[@normaray3901]

@@BCHTechnologies No, you were right the first time. I've never had the stop button not work either. that's the problem printer is telling me about low ink. I could care less about it trying to say the ink is low The problem is that the printer will not function "Period". Even after using the stop button trick, ignoring the low ink message , resetting , unplugging , no test page, nothing is working to just make it print. The lights are on but nobody's home" My Sisters printer filing it's nails "No, sorry. I don't like you anymore" We tell it that it's going to the trash, but it doesn't care. (I need a bigger hammer.)

[@BCHTechnologies]

@@normaray3901 If you print a page, what is the error message on your screen?

[@luistello470]

Why poke a hole through the scotch tape if the hole was already covered by the factory sticker?

[@thilinaalagiyawanna3680]

Thank you very much

[@AdityaBhuyanHub]

thank you too shoot this video i was about to go crazy

[@sandeepgupta7800]

Can cannon cartridge running after refilling again and again properly

[@BCHTechnologies]

It depends on how you refill it. Here is a test we ran: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d4LRomOLn6mtbNE

[@silverbolt03]

Does this also work with Canon Cartridges PG-240xl and CL241xl?

[@BCHTechnologies]

Yes.

[@andalibiftakher3950]

i have already rubbed my nozzle what can i do now - i think it is the cause of faded printing my printer is canon prixma ip2772

[@sahanasamshruti978]

I bought the ink from you guys and refilled the cartridge re-inserted it but then the steady "Black" ink light just doesn't seem to go away...and still unable to print. MG2922 printer/PG245 cartridge Any suggestions?

[@BCHTechnologies]

Sorry to hear that. What do you mean "the stead Black"?

[@sahanasamshruti978]

No Sorry.. Your ink shipped in time and I greatly appreciate you responding to the comment. Thank you The earlier comment had a typo. I corrected it. The Black ink low light was steady which is when i ordered the ink and It still doesn't seem to go away. Do I need to do something to reset it?

[@BCHTechnologies]

Thanks for the clarification. The lights work this way: when it is "low ink", no matter if you refilled it or not, it will be steady yellow. In the future, there will be a window pops up and say "ink depleted". Hold down the STOP button for 5 seconds and this window will go away. You can print forever afterward but the light will be flashing yellow. If you don't like the flashing, put an electric tape over it.

[@sahanasamshruti978]

the ink depleted window does not pop up. when i double click the printer icon in the taskbar, It displays that the document's status is Printing and then goes to "Error-Printing" after a few seconds

[@sahanasamshruti978]

Eureka Eureka! Looks like I was able to figure this out by trial and error... Hoping this helps someone with a similar kind of issue. I had switched from the wireless mode to a USB connected mode a while back since I had changed the router password. I double clicked the Printer icon in the taskbar> went into the properties>ports tab> changed the port to USB001 from a CNBJNP_XXXXXXXXXX (Canon BJ Network Port) and viola the printer works like a charm!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks BCH Technologies as well for tagging along

[@jameswoodman5404]

Like it great

[@LouiseTurner-x9z]

A lot easier to use a power drill with a 1/16" drill bit.

[@rickdff62]

Holely donkey balls, this works! Thanks!!

[@journeyman291]

how do you seal the drilled hole?

[@GWest5068]

You tape it...I used shipping tape cut down just to cover the top of cartridges..

[@journeyman291]

pretty hard to do on the cannon 245 head with it being a radiator/slotted top

[@journeyman291]

I heated the manual drill bit over a Bic lighter for 15 seconds and made a nice hole in 1 sec.

[@GWest5068]

You could use super glue..

[@BCHTechnologies]

You shouldn't seal it airtight. You need to leave a breathing hole. So it doesn't matter what you use, as long as it won't be too airtight.

[@razzer49]

I LIKE THIS

[@micaelaaringo5617]

when i inject it came out underneath

[@TheBryce98]

That's normal because any excess just gets forced through the head. That's a sign it's full.

[@youngboon1]

And yes what if after filling, still don't work, how to reset system

[@BCHTechnologies]

Need to know what you mean “not working “

[@scoeon7]

my ink cartridge is still saying it needs to be refilled on a Canon on mg3520

[@ruthher1808]

PRESS AN OLD THE STOP ......

[@joshuamontgomery5585]

Color side will not register

[@danyala.1659]

Do I need to close the hole on top?

[@BCHTechnologies]

Not really. The cartridge needs air to breath. If you put a piece of tape on top to prevent dirt falling in, then poke a little hole so it won't be airtight. There are filters inside the cartridge to prevent dirt going into the printhead too.

[@danyala.1659]

BCH Technologies Thanks!!!!!!!

[@normaray3901]

Informative tip. May I offer a suggestion? You could have a second set of cartridges pre drilled to shorten the video. Like the cooking shows do with the pre cooked food. Or just edit out the lengthy drilling process .😉

[@deberinaemelander9371]

Ok, I have a question? My husband says there is a chip in the ink cartidges, that when you try to refill, basically the computer says: Haha, you no fool me, these are the same cartridges, and they're empty! Unless that's those warning signs you were talking about, that we can just ignore, and push the red circle\triangle button down for 10 seconds, until that warning goes away... ?? I really hope this works, because I am really tired of spending $18.00 a piece on my color/black ink!!! If it does work, I will come back to this video and leave a note. Thank you.

[@BCHTechnologies]

The universal rule: husband is always right. However, for the model listed here ( PG-240 CL-241 PG-240 CL-241 PG-245 CL-246 PG-243 CL-244), the refill works this way: The chip only goes one way: from full to empty, just like what your husband said. Then, the computer will display an error message "Error Code 1688: the following cartridge is depleted". Do not close this window. Instead, press and hold the stop button on your printer for 5 seconds which will 1) close the window and 2) disable the chip and 3) let you print happily ever after. You can not get this window before the computer shows the ink is depleted. So, if you put refilled cartridge in and the ink shows low, just start to use the cartridge and keep printing until you get to that error window. Now, it's time to buy him a beer for bringing this up.

[@razzer49]

YES BUY HUSBND A GOOD IMPORT BEER. HE BE VERY HAPPY!..bORIS

[@priyamagrawal7626]

Why printer is printing lines instead of proper print..?(pg745 cartridge)

[@jimsomethingelse9493]

At about 5.5 minutes your logo covers up what you're doing. The Canon PG240XL is not listed. Presumably it contains more ink than the PG240. Can you use and electric drill instead of all that wallowing around?

[@BCHTechnologies]

Yes, 240 XL has more ink and you can use an electric drill.

[@jimsomethingelse9493]

Thanks

[@abhishekkumar5]

my Canon mg2470 printer still showing ink refill

[@GWest5068]

Thank you so much ...work like a charm...

[@stevenbell6932]

you have to turn a drill to make it cut...

[@BCHTechnologies]

Thanks for sharing your tip! It's always great to hear different techniques from fellow DIYers. Every little insight helps!

[@aymansameh]

please What is the name of green liquid? 2--The printer comes out white paper what do I do?3-Black cartridge does not work with ink What do I do?

[@BCHTechnologies]

Green liquid is called "Cleaning Solution": www.bchtechnologies.com/accessories/anti-clog/triple-action-cleaning-solution-for-dye-pigment-sublimation-inks.html However, it is not magic and you can use hot water too. Here we have 5 different ways of unclogging your printer (yours is clogged): kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z3qbmYR4n92SgLM Watch that video and see if you can get the printer back.

[@ando_ow]

Why is this recommended to me? I don’t even have a Canon-cartridges

[@BCHTechnologies]

I will ask Tube for you.