Find Out the Secret to Long Lasting Printer

Fifteen years ago, opening the hood to clean the interior of your printer—unclogging inkjet print nozzles, wiping gears, rotors and internal machinery, vacuuming up dust and grime—was standard protocol for those wishing to extend their printer life.

Unfortunately, while things may have often looked cleaner before the hood was shut back tightly, sensitive parts had been damaged, dust had been blown in rather than removed, and printer life had been shortened, not extended. All technical components from printers to Hard disk drives are meant to be opened by professionals in a dust proof environment. Check the conditions in the service center of Laptop Repair Mumbai or the closest one to be sure if they have a clean and safe working environment

Fortunately, the manufacturers made note of this and the future models are self-cleaning with the hood shut and screwed tight. It is no longer possible to open the printer and snoop around. Printers now are self-sufficient and clean up after themselves, without replacing any parts except for paper and ink.

Following are a few steps highlighted to prolong their life.

1.Use of Ink.

By far the most important step in increasing your printer life is the type of ink you use for printing. Some manufacturers sell the "remanufactured" toners to certain demographic who get lured in due to low upfront printing cost but little do they know the barrage of hidden costs which come later like, service center calls, wasted time and supplies and financial setbacks due to faulty printer.

These remanufactured inks tend to give low-quality prints which in turn affect your credibility.

In one study, nearly 1 in 10 HP LaserJet owners using remanufactured toner ended up with damaged printers—and 26 percent experienced printer downtime as a result of cartridge problems.

These remanufactured cartridges can easily found if you look for Toner Refilling in Mumbai or any other specific area.

If you want to save money on printing, some tips include, printing on both sides of the paper, using low quality (draft) option while printing for everyday use. You could also try and fit the matter in lesser pages by shrinking the text.

Similarly if you want to save money on ink and toner, look to buy printer specific high capacity cartridges.

2. Switch Off the Printer Before Unplugging

It might not be something of a popular knowledge, but sudden and abrupt power cut are hazardous to all devices and its components. In case of a printer, always power down the printer before unplugging it, in case it is plugged to a power strip, wait for the printer to switch off completely before pulling the plug.

If you are stay in a lightning- prone area or someplace with frequent power cuts, and if the printer goes off in the middle of a job, wait for it to come back online and let the nozzle come back to its initial place (do not fidget). Using a surge protector or an inverter can reduce the risk of printer losing power in the middle of a project.

3. Quality of Paper

Printer paper actually has different variants to choose from. Good quality multipurpose recycled paper, paper made specifically for laser printing and for special jobs like printing photos on glossy brochures and the iron-on transfer paper. These are good papers.

Then there are bad papers which are made from ground up newspaper and are capable of leaving a trail of dust in the printer if by some miracle it doesn’t get jammed in the paper tray.

This is article is written by Tiffany Morris who offers Hp laptop repair, including toner refilling in Mumbai.