Ink cartridge in printer to be packed for summer? -

I m going to leave my printer in storage for three months. Do I need to remove the ink cartridges or can I leave them in there? Thanks in advance.

i would assume so. but i am not really a lil computer wiz so idk

While it depends on which printer model you have, the safest bet is to remove them. in fact, to avoid any kind of issue once you start using your printer again, I d suggest you discard the ink cartridges that are currently in there. While you could try to save them by wrapping them in an air tight bag, chances are pretty good that if you have used them at all, they will not last no matter how well you attempt to preserve them in storage. My recommendation is that you buy new ink cartridges once you start using your printer again. otherwise you risk clogging your print heads or worse....

Take them out and put plastic wrap around them. Make sure the jets (if separate from the cartridges) in the printer are clean. It may be (no guarantee -- I ve had it work both ways) when you go to use the old cartridges in the fall they will not have dried out.

If you take the cartridges out and tape them at the top (where you removed a piece of tape originally) and the bottom (where the printer punctured it) and put them in a plastic bag, they might still be useful when you need them. If you leave them in the printer, they will simply clog up and possibly ruin the printer. The bigger problem is that there is residual ink in the heads of the printer. An inkjet left unused for a long time tends to become permanently clogged. There s a good chance it won t work when you return. Your best bet is to leave it plugged in at a friend s house.

You can leave them in. They ll probably be clogged and worthless when you unpack, but there s nothing you can do about that.