SKU:

CS-CN-225-SET12

Condition:

New Compatible

OEM Part #:

PGI-225 / CLI-226

Color:

BCMY

Ink Type:

Pigment black, dye colors

Page Yield:

Per-cartridge yields listed in the set contents

Chip:

New compatible chip

Warranty:

Lifetime Warranty

Returns:

1-Year Free Returns

Frequently Asked Questions

What will I find when I open this set?

The set contains 2 × PGI-225 Black (up to 340 pages each); 2 × CLI-226 Black (up to 510 pages each); 2 × CLI-226 Cyan (up to 510 pages each); 2 × CLI-226 Magenta (up to 510 pages each); 2 × CLI-226 Yellow (up to 510 pages each). Ten individually sealed tanks.

Why are the color tanks rated higher than the black?

It is a quirk of how the ratings are measured. The pigment black's 340 pages are counted on text documents, while the dye tanks' 510 pages are counted on the standard mixed test pattern. In real life the black still does most of a household's printing — the numbers are laboratory measures, not a promise about which tank empties first.

Which printers take these tanks?

Fourteen verified models, including the Canon PIXMA iP4820, Canon PIXMA iP4920, Canon PIXMA iX6520 and Canon PIXMA MG5120, with the rest under Compatible Printers on this page. All are five-tank machines from the same PIXMA generation, sharing this exact row layout.

What does a ten-tank stock do to my running cost?

The set carries the combined yield of the full box, and $71.82 against that makes for a keen per-page cost. Two full rounds of color plus two pigment blacks means most households order once and print for a year — at a per-page figure cartridge printers rarely reach.

What is the difference between the two blacks in this set?

PGI-225 black is pigment ink for documents: dense, water-resistant, sharp at small sizes. CLI-226 black is a dye ink that belongs with the colors in photographs, where it deepens shadows and blends instead of sitting on the surface. The printer selects between them automatically according to what you send it.

When a single color finishes, do I change anything else?

No. Every tank is its own unit with its own chip and level readout, so the printer names the empty slot and you change that tank alone. That independence is the whole economic argument for this platform: ink is replaced at the rate it is actually consumed, color by color.

How do I keep ten tanks organized and fresh?

Store them sealed and upright in one drawer, grouped by color if you like order. Nothing else is required — no refrigeration, no shaking, no rotation schedule. Open a tank only when its slot is called, and the last tank of the ten will perform like the first.

Did Canon manufacture these tanks?

They are Clever Supplies compatibles, produced to the PGI-225 and CLI-226 specification and rated fills. Canon did not make them; they are matched to Canon's design so the five slots cannot tell the difference, and the saving is the reason they exist.

Can these tanks share a row with Canon originals?

Freely. Slots work independently, so a compatible magenta can run beside original cyan and yellow while you convert gradually. The printer tracks each tank by chip regardless of whose name is on it, and output does not care about the mixture.

What guarantee stands behind the set?

The Lifetime Warranty covers each tank individually — a leaker or a dud is replaced or refunded on that tank's record alone. The purchase also carries a 1-year returns window, which suits a ten-piece box bought as a year's supply.