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We've been using your CISS systems for years and this is a genuine review but of course I've taken the trouble to write it mainly to get a discount.

 

This is the second CISS system we’ve bought from City Ink Express. That might sound odd but the first one we bought was so good that the Epson printer it fitted simply wore out and as they’d stopped making that model  we were forced to replace the printer even though the CISS system was still perfect after years of use. That first system saved us thousands and thousands of pounds in ink cartridge costs and hundreds of hours faffing about replacing them.

 

Kind regards

Rory

bought this ciss system last week for the epson xp 970 and we love how it works and was easy to install following the video instructions.we will only be buying ink from cityinkexpress in the future.well done thank you

Angela Anderson

If your printer was not purchased in the uk / Europe then it will use different cartridges for the ciss - for it to work in your country you will need chipless firmware - read on 

 

What is chippless firmware?


Chippless firmware is a modified version of the software installed inside your printer that has been modified so it no longer monitors the chips or ink levels, this is uploaded to your printer and overwrites the current version of the software.

 

The benefits of chippless software are it gives the user the ability to put cartridges in the printer with no chips or the wrong chips , an example of use would be if you have intermittent issues with chips doing this would solve that as it no longer checks for chips.

 

An alternative scenario would be where you get the same printer in different countries but the chip / cartridges are different so you cannot buy a product from one country and put it in the same printer in a different country because the cartridges and chips are different andwould not be recognised.

 

Making the printer chippless would as an example allow the user to buy a ciss or refillable cartridges for the XP-4100 in the UK and install them in the US version of the same printer.

 

Using a chippless firmware will void your warranty 

 

Its as easy as this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxljgwByvBk

 

Once uploaded you should not update your firmware from Epson, or it will overwrite the modified version and go back to how it was before with normal unmodified firmware, ink levels will no longer be monitored so manual checking will be required of the product you are using. 

 

If done in error, it can be recovered if you have saved your recovery code the software offers at time of modification.

 

Chipless firmware is offered here https://inkchip.net/

 

We are often asked by why we do not offer detailed technical support by phone - so here are our reasons.

 

We cannot see what you can

 

Many of our products require detailed technical support which often requires images and screen shots of the product setup, settings, images - without these we cannot see and understand the whole picture and offer an effective prompt solution

 

Sometimes with the settings you have - you might think they are right but may not be - we need to see images to find this out - it only takes 1 wrong thing to stop the product working  building up a complete picture of support helps us.

 

We do not record conversations and each time you ring you may get a different staff member who has no idea who you are or any previous history this may result in wrong advice being given.

 

Building up a complete picture of support over time helps understand and troubleshoot to give the best advice as we can see what has been done and tried before.

 

Building up a complete picture of support by email means any member of staff can read all the history and support you. 

 

Building up a complete picture of support helps us improve the quality of the products and level of service we provide.

 

We have now released the ciss continuous ink system for Epson XP-8500,XP-8505,XP-8000,XP-8600,XP-8605 Printer and the video can be found here

 

It is available with normal dye ink, Epson T6731-6 Genuine eco tank inks and empty ciss continuous ink system

 


After extensive and in depth testing on this model which included over 25,000 prints, over 4 litres of ink we are happy to release what we believe in our opinion to be a comparable model to the Sawgrass SG400 printer but with just a fraction of the ongoing running cost


Supplied as a pre modified and already initialised printer where you just have to fill the carts - pop in and change a few settings, the printer is chip less which means you don't have to worry about resetting of chips or failed chips, if you wanted to print 1000 documents with no interruption the printer is capable if it has enough ink

 

Huge savings on your running costs when compared to an SG400 which is typically around £1.20per ml of ink and the cityinkexpress brand around 18 pence 


Kit Contents include


4* 300ml capacity cartridges


200ml of each colour ink 800ml in total capable of around 4000 mugs


100 sheets a4 paper


1 roll heat proof tape


C5210dw printer modified chip less for sublimation

 


C5210dwsublimation

 

C5210dwsublimation

 

Our setup video can be seen here


C5210dw

 

We have now released the ciss continuous ink system for Epson WF-2860,WF-2865 Printer and the video can be found here

 

It is available with sublimation dye ink, normal dye ink, Epson T6641-4 Genuine eco tank inks and empty ciss continuous ink system

 


 

We have now released the ciss continuous ink system for Epson XP-5100,XP-5105, the video install guide can be seen here 


 

It is available with sublimation dye ink, normal dye ink, Epson T6641-4 Genuine eco tank inks and empty ciss continuous ink system

 


 

Many smaller Canon desktop printers that's use tri colour carts / 2 cartridges per printer don't have the room inside for free movement of the inkline tubes on a ciss making it impossible to fit one without cutting sections of the printer away which is not something you want to do for obvious reasons.

 

Typically tricolour cartridges are expensive to buy and don't contain a huge amount of ink , you can normally buy standard capacity and high capacity cartridges

 

What is a refillable pod cartridge ?


This is plastic insert filled with ink that inserts into your cartridge

 

how to modify a cartridge to make it suitable

 

Please see our video Here

 

How many times / pods can i insert before the print head fails and i need a new cartridge ?

 

During testing we found on an unused genuine cartridge we were averaging 8 pods before the print head failed and we needed a new cartridge -  that's this many inserts on one set of genuines.

 

 

Potentially nearly 7000 prints based  @ 5% coverage , if you are using a used / remanufactured / used / compatible cartridge this will be reduced based on the condition of the print head - either way its a great money saver and based on the table of costs above one of the cheapest ways to print on your printer.

 

We sell this package with various options including just the refill pods on there own for refills or if you are using your own cartridges or you can buy the complete kit with 2 unused genuine cartridge all options are shown below

 

 

Just the pods

 

 

Full kit with a set of genuine ink cartridges

 

Below are tables showing the average cost of these kind of genuine cartridges / ink volume / cost per page etc. alongside refillable pod cartridges

 

PG-510 - CL-511 - PG512 - CL-513

Cartridge Number Average cost 3 pack ** ink  volume Page yield Cost per page
Genuine PG-510 £47.32 27ml 675 0.071
Genuine CL-511 £57.74 27ml 675 0.086
Genuine PG-512 £41.99 45ml 1125 0.054
Genuine CL-513 £72.65 39ml 975 0.064
Pod kit with genuine carts and 6 refill pods £41.99 122ml 3050 0.014
On-going Black Refill pods £11.70 45.3ml 1132 0.010
On-going Colour Refill Pods £11.70 58.5ml 1462 0.008
On-going multipack Refill Pods £23.40 103.8ml 2594 0.009

 

 

 

PG-540 - CL-541 - PG540xl - CL-541xl

Cartridge Number Average cost 3 pack ** ink  volume Page yield Cost per page
Genuine PG-540 £48.67 24ml 540 0.09
Genuine CL-541 £59.31 24ml 540 0.11
Genuine Multipack £63.69 48ml 1080 0.59
Genuine PG-540xl £59.25 63ml 1800 0.033
Genuine CL-541xl £59.32 45ml 1200 0.049
genuine Multipack £108 108ml 3000 0.036
Pod kit with genuine carts and 6 refill pods £64.99 175ml 4375 0.015
On-going Black Refill pods £17.75 78ml 1950 0.009
On-going Colour Refill Pods £17.75 61.5ml 1537 0.012
On-going multipack Refill Pods £30.82 139.5ml 3487 0.009

 

 

 

PG-545 - CL-546 - PG-545xl - CL-546xl

Cartridge Number Average cost 3 pack ** ink  volume Page yield Cost per page
Genuine PG-545 £44.69 24ml 600 0.066
Genuine CL-546 £52.54 24ml 600 0.077
Genuine Multipack £83.77 648ml 1200 0.069
Genuine PG-545xl £60.48 45ml 1125 0.053
Genuine CL-546xl £72.65 39ml 975 0.064
Genuine Multipack £125.93 84ml 2100 0.059
Pod kit with genuine carts and 6 refill pods £64.99 122ml 3050 0.021
On-going Black Refill pods £17.75 45.3ml 1132 0.016
On-going Colour Refill Pods £17.75 58.5ml 1462 0.012
On-going multipack Refill Pods £30.82 103.8ml 2594 0.012

 

 

 

PG-560 - CL-561 - PG-560xl - CL-561xl

Cartridge Number Average cost 3 pack ** ink  volume Page yield Cost per page
Genuine PG-545 £51.13 22.5ml 540 0.095
Genuine CL-546 £51.10 24.9ml 540 0.095
Genuine Multipack £98.40 47.4ml 1080 0.091
Genuine PG-545xl £70.70 36.6ml 1200 0.059
Genuine CL-546xl £59.39 42.9ml 900 0.066
Genuine Multipack £123.05 79.5ml 2100 0.059
Pod kit with genuine carts and 6 refill pods £47.07 122ml 3050 0.015
On-going Black Refill pods £15.60 45.3ml 1132 0.014
On-going Colour Refill Pods £15.60 58.5ml 1462 0.011
On-going multipack Refill Pods £27.30 103.8ml 2594 0.011

 

** average cost taken from cartridgesave,stinkyink,cartridge people 22-07-2019

We are please to announce the release of refillable ink cartridges for the following printers WF-4740DTWF,WF-4720DWF,WF-4725DWF,WF-4730DTWF,WF-4740DWF,WF-4730DWF now ciss arc chips ( auto reset ) have become available a ciss continuous ink system will soon follow 3 months +.

 

The chip prices are being kept high at the moment so the chip manufacturer can claw back some of the development costs and we would expect the price to lower in around 6 - 12 months 

 

The cartridges can be purchased here https://www.cityinkexpress.co.uk/cheap-printer-cartridges/cheap-printer-cartridges-for-epson-printers

 

WF-4720dtwf Refillable