Ink cartridge Shelf life?
Oct 23, 2013 11:52:14 #
Brooklyn-Camera wrote:
I have a new printer that I never opened that came with the computer. That was about 5 years ago. Never opened the box, still using my HP DESKJET 722C that was with my first computer about 10-14 years ago and still working like a champ. I wonder if I'll ever use the new printer? It's a Canon Pixma.....
You would probably find the running costs for the Canon would be much higher.
Oct 23, 2013 12:24:08 #
Anyone know a printerink that is still useable a month or two AFTER its opened and installed??
Oct 23, 2013 12:31:18 #
PhotoJoe wrote:
Anyone know a printerink that is still useable a month or two AFTER its opened and installed??
Crwiwy wrote:
When in the sealed packs they will keep best - but the one in my printer (HP) now was put in at least a year after the S/B date and that was about 5 years ago!
Oct 23, 2013 15:29:47 #
Bill MN wrote:
You are right. I bought some last year. It shows. "best used by 20014" :thumbup:
Wow, 20,000 years!
Oct 23, 2013 16:13:04 #
hb3 wrote:
Most manufacturers claim in the neighborhood of 24 months....btw, your question made me wonder what the shelf life for a shelf is? I think I am getting too old for this...... :-D
Not a bad question re: dusty shelves -- How old is the ink before I buy it? My Epson Stylus Photo 960 is not exactly a commonly used printer any more so I wonder how long the cartridges sat on the shelf before I ordered them...
Oct 23, 2013 16:51:22 #
FredB
Loc: A little below the Mason-Dixon line.
There's a reason ink carts are vacuum sealed. Unless the seal is broken, and air gets in, they should last a good long time unopened. I would not be surprised at 8-10 years if not more. I've just never had a reason to keep an ink jet printer that long...
Oct 23, 2013 17:27:15 #
I sometimes buy outdated print cartridges on ebay at a considerable discount. In my experience if they are sealed they are fine. Even fresh cartridges can go bad long before the use by date if they are opened and not used regularly.
Oct 23, 2013 19:30:18 #
Oct 23, 2013 20:47:32 #
hb3 wrote:
Most manufacturers claim in the neighborhood of 24 months....btw, your question made me wonder what the shelf life for a shelf is? I think I am getting too old for this...... :-D
Good question. My wife wants me to replace our pantry shelves, only 7 years old. Does this help? On the other hand I have found myself wondering what is the sound made by just one hand clapping. And you are thinking that you were getting too old.
Oct 23, 2013 21:53:38 #
hb3 wrote:
Most manufacturers claim in the neighborhood of 24 months....btw, your question made me wonder what the shelf life for a shelf is? I think I am getting too old for this...... :-D
No you're just board!
Oct 23, 2013 22:49:35 #
I've found that HP ink cartridges do go bad after about 5 years. Usually the yellow and blue go first.
Oct 23, 2013 22:50:47 #
Crwiwy wrote:
You would probably find the running costs for the Canon would be much higher.
What? Why? And, where did this come from? What's the source?
Nov 8, 2018 04:16:19 #
anusinga
Loc: Dallas,TX, USA
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Nov 8, 2018 05:32:16 #
Bill MN wrote:
You are right. I bought some last year. It shows. "best used by 20014" :thumbup:
So it really shows "best used by 20014"? It you meant 2014 then you shouldn't buy them last year.
Nov 8, 2018 07:52:28 #
BebuLamar wrote:
So it really shows "best used by 20014"? It you meant 2014 then you shouldn't buy them last year.
I think it means, do not use until 20014.
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