Your Copier, printer, scanner and fax equipment are just like your car: they need regular maintenance repair to prevent premature repairs.  Dirt, paper fiber and toner builds up in the machine can cause excessive wear on the drums, rollers and fuser assembly. Regular copier printer scanner repair maintenance will reduce your cost and prolong the life of your equipment.

The average fuser assembly repair on a HP printer is $277. On a Ricoh, Sharp, and Canon copiers it’s $465 (average). Some brands and models are much higher to repair service.  Drums and developer units on copier printers are just as expensive. Fusers and drums are designed to last 20K, 5K, 120k or more (Kyocera 250K) pages between replacements. However if your machine is not properly maintained  their life is greatly reduced.

Would you run your car without an oil change, brake fluid or a dry radiator? . . .

Even toner cartridges on printers will have shorter lives if you do not get regular maintenance.  What are the repair maintenance steps for copiers, printers, faxes and scanners?

First, it’s not using condensed air to blow-out toner, dirt and paper particles. This actually causes more damage than good because it pushes the dirt and toner into the device causing damage to fusers, drums and other parts.  Step one on printers:  remove the toner cartridge, drawers, fuser assembly and other parts.  Then use a 2 micron filter vacuum.

Step two:  Use a rubber restore chemical on the paper feed rollers (or replace he rollers) and lubricate the proper internal gears.  During this process all the drums, developers, hoppers and other components are checked for leaks, excessive wear and corrosion.

Test and make any image quality adjustment. Yes you can do this yourself if you have the tools and know how. Many people do their own car oil changes and a few install their own tires including balancing them – do you? What is peace of mind worth to you to have the job done right?  Call now to prevent expensive copier printer or fax repair bills! Advanced Business Computers appreciates any comments or questions.

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