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Bottom Filler for refilling Epson Cartridges

NOTE: Sometimes cartridges are filled too fast causing the ink to foam around the exit port area. When this happens, no ink is available for the print head. These bottom fillers are a nifty way to remove the foamy ink from the cartridge. You can also use these fillers to inject the ink right through the exit port.

Note: It is often best to refill your cartridge when the indicator level reads about 50%. Filling the cartridge when half full will help forestall the buildup of air pockets when refilling.

Wear old clothes and work over newspapers or paper towels. You might also want to wear latex gloves and have extra paper towels on hand. For best results, never leave your Epson printer without an installed cartridge - even an empty one - for more than a few minutes or so, because the ink - the original or our refill ink - will begin to gel to the consistency of honey, which will require several cleaning routines to clear.

1.) Attach the bottom filler onto a syringe, making sure that the plunger is all the way down (you want to withdraw air and ink, not inject air).

2.) Insert the Bottom filler in to the exit port.

3.) Holding the cartridge at a 45 degree angle (exit port side down), slowly pull back on the plunger and start drawing out the foamy ink. Expel the ink from the syringe into a container by pushing the plunger in. Repeat until no more foam is being removed from the cartridge. Do this with all colors, using a separate syringe and bottom filler for each color.

4.) Attach the needle to the syringe and draw about 5cc of ink out of the bottle. Carefully remove the needle and re-attach bottom filler. Remove any air in the syringe by pointing the syringe straight up and pushing the plunger slowly just until the air is expelled.

5.) Hold the cartridge right side up (exit port down) with the syringe underneath and slowly inject the ink. Stop injecting when you see the ink start to come out the vent hole on top of cartridge. Quickly clean up any ink.

6.) Repeat with other colors.

7.) Wipe off any spilled ink from the outside of the cartridge, put a piece of tape over all exit ports and vent holes. Let it sit for 45 minutes to 1 hour. The sponge needs this time to absorb the ink. If you plan to store the cartridge for any length of time, leave the tape on.

NOTE: Some people use rivets to seal the exit ports for long term storage and remove the rivets with a small flat blade screwdriver just before installing cartridge in the printer. Others prefer to use electrical tape to seal the exit ports and install the cartridge with tape left intact and let the printer print head pierce the tape during installation.

8.) Insert the cartridge into your printer. The vent holes must be uncovered before using the cartridge, or poor print quality will result. It may be necessary to run the print head cleaning routine a few times to prime the print head. If the cartridge should leak, then take it out and replace the plugs in the exit ports.

Atlascopy, Inc. 302-678-0168

Atlascopy, Inc.
302-678-0168