In this article we want to show you how to refill and use the HP 178 cartridge, you can also it in for the 920th line of cartridges.

1) The ink

You must remember that in the large black cartridge marked as PGBK use the pigment inks in order to print the text. In the cartridges with a smaller uses the water-based ink, for photo printing.

We use this set – for 5-colored sets, and this set - for 4 color sets.

2) Refilling

You need to refill with the closed air hole closed and in the orange stand.

Carefully pour the ink

Refill with ink until they fill the entire volume of the ink chamber of the donor.

After refueling, close the filler hole and open the air one. We wait until the ink souk into the sponge.

After refilling process, if the refillable cartridge without a chip, it is necessary to change the chip to the original one.

Here is the view of the refillable cartridges from the bottom; rough and matte surface is for the chip. The chip is easily to detached from the original, as a light attached with glue

With the chip

You must insert the seals into the printer.

Install the cartridges.

The air hole in the cartridge must be open.

 Print a test page

As you can see everything is alright.

Potential problem:

If you insert the refillable cartridges without the sealer then the foam goes inside 

and the printer starts to draw in the air printing process. It prints something like this -

You need to replace the cartridge, or pull the foam