How to refill the HP 61 black ink cartridge

Learn how to refill your HP 61 black ink cartridge in four easy steps.

In this post, we will show you how to refill the HP 61 black ink cartridge. Refilling the ink cartridge will help you save money on buying an expensive cartridge, this procedure is very simple to perform but just required a lot of patience. The HP 61 ink cartridge is made of pigmented inks and can yield up to 190 pages when it is brand new and 120 pages when it is refilled.  To learn more about the pigmented ink, please read our post about the "differences between dyed and pigmented ink".

This cartridge is compatible with the following printer models: 

HP deskjet 1050 all-in-one printer j410a; HP deskjet 1055 all-in-one printer j410e, HP deskjet 1000 printer j110a, HP deskjet 1051 all-in-one printer, HP deskjet 2050 all-in-one printer J510a, HP deskjet 3054 all-in-one printer J610a, HP deskjet 3000 printer J310a, HP deskjet 3050 all-in-one printer - j610a, HP deskjet 3050A all-in-one printer - j611g, HP deskjet 3052a all-in-one printer j611g, HP deskjet 3510 all-in-one printer, HP deskjet 2512 all-in-one printer; HP deskjet 2510 all-in-one printer, HP deskjet 2050 all-in-one printer j510e and HP deskjet 3054a all-in-one printer j611j.

To refill this cartridge, we recommend only using 5ml of ink. This surpasses the regular amount of ink the cartridge holds, but it will not cause any problems.

Instructions for refilling the HP 61 black ink cartridge:

Cleaning the cartridge contacts before starting with the refilling process is recommended but not mandatory. However, if you have not use the cartridge for a long time it necessary that you clean the contacts before because it might have some dried ink covering them. Follow this link to link learn how to clean the contacts How to clean the cartridge contacts.

Step #1:
First, place the ink cartridge on a flat surface, you might as well use an old piece of clothing to cover the surface and protect it from a spilling.

Step #2:
Carefully remove the sticky label with the name and the cartridge color on it. We suggest always removing the label before refilling, but do not discard this label because it will be stick back to the cartridge after the refilling is completed.

The arrow points you to the spot where to inject the ink.

Step #3:
Now inject 5ml of ink in the cartridge, do it slowly as possible to allow the ink to spread and the sponges to absorb it.

Step #4:
When the refilling process is completed, you will need to print a test sheet to see if the cartridge is working. But before doing it, after refilling the cartridge shake it a little bit with the contacts facing upward and leave it for a couple a minutes before putting it back in the printer.

Even if you have followed these instructions strictly, something could still go wrong. If this is your case, then please contact us by leaving a comment in the section below this post, and we will help as soon as possible.

Follow this link to learn how to print a test sheet after refilling the printer please read the following post.

If you have any problems after refilling the ink cartridge,  for example blinking...Please follow the steps below:

1. Remove the ink cartridge and clean the contacts with a napkin.
2. You should also clean the contacts on the printer.
3. If this doesn’t solve the issue, then turn the printer off from 10 minutes and disconnect the power cord. Then plug the power cable back to it and place the cartridge inside.
4. If the last step doesn’t solve the issue, please contact us by leaving a comment below this post.