How to refill the HP 57 tricolor ink cartridge

This post will teach you how to refill the HP 57 tricolor ink cartridge by following the tutotiral we’ve created for you.

In this post, we will describe how to refill the HP 57 tricolor ink cartridge from your home. Refilling an ink cartridge it is an easy process which requires patience, but at the end, you will save money on purchasing these expensive ink cartridges. The HP 57 tricolor ink cartridge has a very high page yield and photographic print quality, it works with water-based or dyed ink, if you need more information regarding this type of ink please follow this link please read the following post.

In order to properly refill the ink cartridge, an allow the sponges to absorb the ink, you need to inject the ink very slowly. Again, when this cartridge is brand new it can yield up to 500 pages and when it refilled the number of pages will drop to 380 pages.

The HP 57 ink cartridge is compatible with the following printer models:

HP deskjet  portable 450cbi; HP deskjet 5550, 5551 and 5552; HP officejet 6110; HP photosmart 100, 130, 230, 7150, 7350 and 7550, and HP multifuntion psc 2105, 2108, 2110, 2115,and 2150 y 2210.

Procedure to refill the HP 57 tricolor ink cartridge:

Before starting the refilling process, we recommend putting the ink cartridge on a flat surface like a table or even a chair. To avoid damaging your piece of furniture, you can recover this surface with an old piece of clothing where the ink can leak.

Step #1:
Carefully remove the sticky label from the top of the ink cartridge where the number and the colors of the ink are indicated. You should keep it because at the end you will need to stick it back to the cartridge.

By doing so, you will keep the ink from drying up faster than it should, and you will help the sponge inside the cartridge last longer.

Step #2:
Fill the three syringes with 5ml of ink each; we recommend only adding this quantity of ink. We also suggest removing all the air that may be inside the syringe, just to avoid injecting air into the cartridge along with the ink.

syringe with ink

Step #3:
Now you may inject the amount of ink we mentioned earlier into the cartridge. Please remember to add the ink as slowly as possible to help the sponge inside the cartridge to absorb all the ink. If you look at the following picture, you’ll be able to see where each color is found in the HP 57 tricolor ink cartridge.

where to inject the colors

Step #4:
Once you’ve filled  the ink cartridge completely, we recommend putting the label back on it exactly as it used to be. This label, as well as the canals on the top of the cartridge, make the perfect match to help the cartridge take as much air as it needs to make the ink drop.

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Now place the cartridge back in the printer and have it print several test sheets.

Notes:
Let the ink cartridge rest for a few moments before making it print, This will allow the sponge inside the cartridge absorb all the ink. If you want, you could also shake  the cartridge a bit, printhead facing downwards to make the ink drop even more.

If the ink cartridge has any problems when you install it, such as blinking, following these steps.

1. Take the ink cartridge out and clean the contacts on it.
2. Clean the contacts on the printer as well, exactly where they come in contact with the ones in the cartridge.
3. If this still doesn’t solve the problem, then leave the cartridge out of the printer for 2 hours and then put it back in it after the time has passed.
4. If none of these solutions work for you, just contact us by posting a comment in the section below this post.