Will using compatible cartridges void my warranty?
Using Compatible Cartridges will not void your printer warranty. It is illegal for your printer manufacturer to require you to use a particular brand of cartridge, in the same way that it would be illegal for an automobile manufacturer to require that you use a certain brand of gasoline or oil in your car. The Original Equipment Manufacturer of your printer cannot void your warranty simply because you have decided to use another brand of cartridge for better quality and to save money. This is set forth in the Magnuson-Moss Warranty – Federal Trade Commission Improvement Act (Act of January 4, 1975, Public Law 93-637, 88 Stat. 2183-2193; 15 U.S. Code, Secs. 2301-2312) which states in Section 102 (3) (c), “No warrantor of a consumer product may condition his written or implied warranty of such product on the consumer’s using, in connection with such product, any article or service (other than article or service provided without charge under the terms of the warranty) which is identified
No, using compatible or remanufactured cartridges will not void your printer’s warranty. Thanks to the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Improvement Act, a company cannot sell a product under the pretense that the consumer must purchase replacement parts, add-ons, etc., from that particular company. Magnuson-Moss Warranty Improvement Act United States Code Annotated Title 15 Commerce and Trade Chapter 50 Consumer Product Warranties 15 Section 2302 “(c) No warrantor of a consumer product may condition his written or implied warranty of such product on a consumer’s using, in connection with such product, any article or service (other than article or service provided without charge under terms of the warranty) which is identified by brand, trade or corporate name; except that prohibition of this subsection may be waived by the commission if: 1) Warrantor satisfies Commission that warranted product will function properly only if the article or service so identified is used in connection with warrante