London Printer Repairs

At London Printer Repairs we often get asked by our customers whether having your printer toner ink cartridges refilled is a good idea. Whilst some users may do this and have no issues, we have found that this can often prove to be a false economy. We are regularly called out to printers that have problems caused by poor quality remanufactured or refilled toners. If you are thinking of going down this route we would advise considering buying high quality new comaptible toners or ink cartridges – these too can save you a considerable amount of money compared to original manufacturers (OEM) toners but without the … Continue Reading

For a limited time period only we are offering customers in London and inside the M25 are a Free printer inspection so no call out.  If the printer requires any parts we will give you a quote for the repair and there is no obligation to proceed. We normally charge a call out of £65.00 plus vat for Mono laserjets and £75.00 plus vat for desk colour laserjets. This offer is only available to business. if you would like to book an engineer to have a look at your printer please go to our website and book a call … Continue Reading

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Double dip recession, Greece, Portugal, Ireland, Government cut backs…everyone is feeling the pinch!

We can’t solve the world economy crisis but we can help you to save money on  your everyday printing costs.

Step 1.

Print in mono if you have a colour printer where possible – the black is usually the cheapest to replace.

Step 2.

Print in draft – set your default print to draft so that you use less ink or toner

Step 3.

Print Preview before printing – you’ll be amazed how many wasted prints could be avoided by simply checking before you print

Step 4.

Use Compatibles – you could save heaps by simply … Continue Reading

Pay per print is often used in large organisations mainly for photocopiers (sometimes printers) that allow the customer to have a clear TCO “Total cost of ownership”. This usually includes the cost of hire or purchase of the printer or copier, toners, parts, maintenance and support. Prices are usually worked out dependant on the usage and the customer is tied in for a minimum of 36 months.

However some companies are now offering more diverse contracts or pay per print options to meet the requirements of many of the small to medium sized businesses that do not wish to be tied … Continue Reading

A printer maintenance contract often gives the customer peace of mind that they know who to call when things go wrong and will have a guarantee of having a printer engineer on site within a specific time period (often a 4 hour or 8 hour response) especially if they have more than 5 printers or have a highly used machine that is essential to the running of their business. 

However, many contracts do not include parts or will specify a list of parts that will not be covered under the agreement which they then charge a hefty fee to supply. A … Continue Reading

Adhoc printer repairs– Adhoc repairs are great if you want to avoid being tied into an annual contract with a single printer repair company, although most repair companies will have contract customers who will always take priority as they have an obligation to be on site within a certain time so you may not be able to get your printer fixed as quickly as is required.

You will  be charged a callout fee and often an hourly rate adding to the cost of your repair, good engineers often charge good money. Don’t be fooled by low callout rates, you are paying for an engineer’s … Continue Reading

If you are experiencing faint magenta or red prints and have already changed the magenta toner cartridge with no effect then the issue you have is a dirty scanner lenses.  A good way to test this is to print a solid block of red A4 size if you can if you see faint print from left to right then this is a sure sign that the scanner assembly lenses need to be cleaned. It is a very common fault with these machines and not too hard to fix … Continue Reading

HP Color LaserJet 3000, 3600, 3800, and 4700 Series Printers – Cleaning Cycle from Tray 1 in custom after every page.

If you are getting the cleaning message after every print or every other print and you are printing from tray1 and useing the paper custom size paper then follow the following steps and this will fix your fault with your HP 3800 printer. So before you call out for a printer repair try this.

Solution:

Create a custom form in the server properties.

Goto Printer and Faxes window. Click File then Server Properties. On the Forms tab click Create a new form. Type … Continue Reading

Buying a new laser printer could cost you thousands pounds if you don’t buy the correct one for your needs.  The printer needs to match the volume of printing you do otherwise it will either be very costly for you in toner or you would have bought a cheaper printer one that would have done the job just the same but cheaper. Below is an example to show how selecting the wrong printer could cost you thousands of pounds.

For example you could go out and buy a new Oki ML-1910 A4 mono Laserjet for around £62.85 the toners for these … Continue Reading