Various Tips For Refilling Ink Cartridges

The ink cartridges are to be replaced either when the ink of the printer dries up or after the regular usage, when the printer's ink runs out. Every one wants that refilling the ink cartridge should be easy, quick and fun. Therefore many people prefer the high quality cartridges such as HP ink cartridges, Epson inkjet cartridges, brother ink cartridges etc...

Here are some of the tips that can help you in easing up the task of refilling ink cartridges.

Avoiding the mess

Always keep a newspaper below the printer before refilling the ink cartridge or it is better if you use old piece of cloth or a rag. The cloth soaks up the ink rapidly, without letting it spread across and thus, it will be easier to clean later. This problem can be faced when you fill the cartridge in the starting, but later or after few regular filling, you will be able to avoid the mess.

How to clean the mess for the first time?

While refilling an ink cartridge for the first time, the ink is likely to get on to your hands. And in order to remove the excess of oil from your hands, you have to wash them regularly with soap. You might to use a solution of mild bleach and water. Wash the hands again with soap to remove the bleach.

But if the cartridge dries out

The people out of laziness wait for too long to refill them. This result in drying of cartridges and the holes of your printer head will be clogged. So it is recommended not to waste or take too long time to refill the ink. Once it gets dried, it leads to the number of problems. The first to face is that the ink does not come out. So to avoid such problems, always have two cartridges, one in the printer and other in hand so that it could be changed as early as possible.

Points to be remembered

Some points to be remembered during the use of ink refill cartridges are-

o Metal plate should not be touched while the cartridge is being removed.

o Printers should not be used after the warning of low ink.

o A piece of wet clothes should be used while removing the cartridge and putting it in a plastic container.

Apart from it, the ink to be filled must meet the specifications of the original printer. It is must to know the serial number and model number of the cartridge. There are various factors on which the numbers of times a cartridge can be refilled depend.

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Clothes Airers - An Idea Whose Time Has Come

As governments fights to reduce carbon emissions there are 101 ways we can act personally.

Whilst it may not be realistic to ride a horse to work we can switch to fuel efficient methods.

Around the home the insulation and double-glazing story is obvious. Cutting the temperature and wearing a sweater is equally so.

New fangled gadgets help switch off our stand by power, solar chargers recharge our mobile phones. We learn to use reduced heat to boil an egg, we buy a set of steamer pans for low cost vegetable cooking. The clothes drying rack is the least talked about humble solution. Favoured by our Grannies in days of gone they are making a great comeback.

Thinking families realise that the tumble dryer is a greedy machine. Using high amounts of electricity with no way of knowing when an item is dry.

In a large family the energy bills grow and so does our carbon footprint.

The clothes drying rack solves the problem. It gives us a central space for drying. It can be placed in each and every room. It can be folded away out of sight. You can use it to make your own airing cupboard. You can spread your sweaters out on it, you can install them double-decker fashion and have shirts above and smalls below. You can install them side-by-side, you can install in permanent unused space. They create inner space by expanding with the room. They can provide a washing line. At last they give you privacy from all the underwear previously drying on radiators for all to see.

They do not rust, they are maintenance, energy and carbon free. They work without complaining while you put your feet up and have a latte.

They are one of the best-kept secrets in the laundry room. Why - because dirty laundry is not a topic of after dinner conversations.

So only a few enlightened people know clothes drying racks are truly an idea whose time has come.

Become enlightened - buy a clothes drying rack today.

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Reduce Financial Stress by Reducing Carbon Waste in Your Home

The first step you need to take in your quest to reduce your carbon waste is to check what you do in your home - so go around and check what you are using.  Then have a family talk and get "stuff" turned off.  Entertainment and game machines are real power gobblers and often left on 24/7 when they are actually used for 2-3 hours! 

Here is a list of areas you can save:

o    When you buy new appliances go for the ones with good energy ratings
o    Check your refrigerator seals.
o    How many fridges does one family need?  Can you turn the beer fridge in the shed off except for parties and keep some beer in the kitchen fridge?
o    Why use hot water for washing.
o    Air dry the clothes unless it is very wet.  Even small apartments have somewhere to put a drying rack.
o    Temperature is an interesting one.  For some reason people prefer the temperature in their homes to be warmer in winder that they can "possibly tolerate" in summer!
o    We seem to have forgotten how to wear winder clothes in winter.
o    Light is a very important part of our life and some people get depressed in low light environments so our energy saving need to be more creative than turning off lights!  Gloomy is used for both the environment and the mood for a very good reason. But this is the easy one with a range of new lighting options.
o    It is more energy efficient to use a small electric appliance like a "frypan" to cook a roast than to use the oven - check which heats the kitchen most.
o    Share the car.
o    Road rage uses much more fuel than calmer driving habits.

Some quick tips to help you and your family go save carbon emissions and money are:

o    Be informed.  Read on the latest reports about energy saving and be proactive.
o    Educate young children on the effects of wasting energy and goods and be an example that they can follow.
o    Think green.  Make planting a part of your family's activities.  Join organizations that have programs to plant trees.  This is also a good way of involving and educating children.
o    Be careful of how much green matter you send to landfill - it breaks down to release more methane to the atmosphere.

Think Green, reduce waste, and go for a "grumpy" walk every day before leaving home and going to bed.  Turn off everything that is not essential.

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