How to clean waste toner tank samsung c460fw

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Is there such thing as waste toner container or waste toner collector? Believe it or not, it does exist in all of our printer toner cartridges, or in Samsung’s case, the toner collector exists in a separate compartment inside the printer.

To understand a waste collector, first you have to understand how printer works. When printing documents, the paper will pass through a heated roller-like mechanism called “fuser.” The heat will melt the loose toner power while the paper passes through the fuser, thus create printed documents. Powder that wasn’t consumed during the process will then fall into the waste collector.

Generally speaking, a majority of popular printers now use toners with build-in waste containers. As a result, most of the consumers will never notice that there is such thing called waster collector. Once the toner life is about to end, the waste collector is about nearly full, and all we have to do is simply replace the toner cartridge. Samsung, on the other hand, incorporates toners and waste collectors separately. As a result, besides changing toners, sometimes Samsung printer users need to deal with the waste container also.

So what should we do when the Samsung printer is showing replace waste toner container message?

1. Remove the container and gently dump the very light weighted powder waste. Thoroughly clean the unit or rinse under water and let it dry completely before re-installment.

      2.   Clean the area where the waste collector engages with the
             sensor. A cotton swab can be used to help cleaning the hard to
             reach surface. 

      3.   Change the toner waste container after trying the cleaning
             method after several times. It will ensure the printer to
             function properly over a longer period of time.
You can find many toner waste collectors on the internet ranging from somewhere around $10 to $20. As for some of the popular compatible Samsung toner cartridges, you can simply click on the links below for some good bargains:

CompatibleSamsung CLP-500 Full Color Set Toner Cartridges (Black, Cyan, Yellow, Magenta) $199.99$189.99 –

There’s no shipping fee for orders over $75, and don’t forget to enter coupon code “winter wonderland” to receive 10% off your entire purchase! If you have further questions, feel free to leave a message and our technician will be happy to solve your printer/toner issues!

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