HP W1106A | 106A

We can remanufacture this product in a way that does not require the use of a seal. Simply remove any clip or brightly coloured tape from the toner cartridge, insert the cartridge into your printer and it will work as normal.

Prior to remanufacturing the cartridge, each product is tested to ensure the drum, usually a dull blue/green colour, is in a good condition. Original drums are very versatile and can in some cases be repeatedly used.

If the original drum has been damaged during the collection and recovery process, a new drum will be fitted which will usually be a shiny light green colour.

Some toner cartridges are fitted with removable seals to prevent toner leaking from the product. Remove the toner cartridge from your printer. Locate the detachable plastic seal on the side of the cartridge and pull away from the cartridge until it is fully removed. Re-insert the cartridge into your printer and print as normal.

Remove the cartridge from the printer and while the printer is still on, remove the power by switching off the printer at the socket. Leave the printer for 10 minutes to allow all power to drain and the error to clear.

In the meantime, find the chip on your cartridge and give it a wipe with some tissue to make sure there is no ink or dust interfering in the communication between the cartridge and the printer.

After 10 minutes, switch your printer back on and re-install the cartridge.

If this did not resolve your problem then unfortunately the cartridge is faulty and should be returned to your store.

Printer manufacturers often use the roll out of their printer firmware updates to prevent you from choosing the origin and type of supplies you use in your printer. This has been done is ways such as blocking the use of remanufactured/recycled cartridges entirely, applying a 'cartridge lock' system that locks a cartridge's usage to a printer and introducing a new 'generation' of the same cartridge model to stop older, remanufactured cartridges being re-used.

Most printer manufacturers will prefer you to set your printer to automatically download and install their updates for this very reason. We suggest that you disable the automatic update option to allow you to continue to use remanufactured cartridges and also to recycle your cartridge after it has been used. By allowing your printer to update the firmware automatically you are risking being locked into only using the more expensive and less environmentally friendly original branded cartridges.