How Simple Steps Saves you Hundreds On your Laser Printer, Copier and Fax Repairs

Do you do regular maintenance on your laser printers, copiers, or fax machines?  Your printer, copier printer or fax machine are just like your car that require oil changes and new tires. Your office equipment needs regular maintenance and lubrication to produce quality prints and provide years of service. The laser printers and digital copiers have many gears, rubber rollers and other parts that break down.

When they break the repair bill could cost hundreds of dollars. You can prevent costly laser printer repairs and copier service.  What are the basic maintenance procedures to keep your laser printer, digital copier and fax machines working longer between breakdowns?

5 Hot Tips To Prolong The Life of Your Laser Printer, Copier printer or Fax Machine

First tip Power. Please always power off your photocopier before you do any of the following maintenance on your LaserJet printer or plain paper fax machine. Also, these tips are for toner based printers, copiers and fax machines. They are not for ink based machines such as desk jets, photo smart, multi-pass, office jets, etc).

Second tip Cleaning. Simple right?  Over time dirt, toner and paper accumulates in your laser printer and copiers. Use vacuum designed for toner removal to clean out your printer, copier and fax once a month. This will help prevent dirt from destroying your drums and fuser assembly.

Third tip Use paper quality. Use paper that produces less paper residue and fibers. Paper leaves behind fibers (paper particles) that accumulate in your laser printer, digital copier and fax machines.  Just like dirt, over time paper fibers will cause damage to your drum, transfer corona rollers and fuser assemblies. Plus, they will even cause some paper jam problems from the paper trays.

Forth tip Lubrication. This one you may need a service technician for this one.  All toner based machines have fuser assemblies and drive gears.  If your fuser assembly fails it’s a costly repair.

The best suggestion I have is to ask your toner supply company to see if they will lubricate your copier or printer FREE when they deliver your toner cartridges. If you use a company that offers supplies and repairs then they should do this for FREE.

This should be done approximately every 30,000 to 40,000 pages. If you are not sure ask you printer or copier repair company for recommended lubrication intervals for your photocopier or laser printer.

Fifth tip Power Protection. Protect your laser printer, photocopier or fax machine form power problems causes by surges, brownouts and lightening.  However, did you know that not all surge protectors are not created equal?  You want a surge protector with a rating of 1200 joules or higher.

WARNING: Do not put printers, copiers or fax machines on an UPS.

Laser printer repairs are expensive. Photocopier service calls are even more. Maintenance is cheap and sometimes 100% free.

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