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Compatible Epson 552 T552420 Yellow Ink Bottle
- Page Yield:
- Up to 6,200 pages (ISO/IEC 24712, Epson methodology; photo yields per ISO/IEC 29103 are significantly lower)
- Shipping:
- Calculated at Checkout
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- Page Yield:
- Up to 6,200 pages (ISO/IEC 24712, Epson methodology; photo yields per ISO/IEC 29103 are significantly lower)
- Shipping:
- Calculated at Checkout
- Compatible Printers
- Specifications
- SKU:
- CS-EP-552-Y
- Condition:
- New Compatible
- OEM Part #:
- T552420-S
- Color:
- Yellow
- Ink Type:
- Dye
- Volume:
- 70 mL
- Page Yield:
- Up to 6,200 pages (ISO/IEC 24712, Epson methodology; photo yields per ISO/IEC 29103 are significantly lower)
- Chip:
- None (chipless bottle)
- Warranty:
- Lifetime Warranty
- Returns:
- 1-Year Free Returns
- Description
- Reviews
Yellow is the mixer that never gets the credit. Half of every green in a landscape, the warmth in every skin tone, the light inside every highlight — on the EcoTank Photo ET-8500 and ET-8550, all of it routes through this tank. Our compatible T552420-S bottle refills it with 70 mL of dye yellow ink, rated up to 6,200 pages on the ISO/IEC 24712 document pattern with Epson's methodology.
The low-yellow drift is subtle and unmistakable once you've seen it: greens cool toward blue, golden-hour photos lose their gold, faces go faintly sallow-green. Photographers meet it mid-project on the wide-format ET-8550, where big prints spend color quickly; the tank window confirms what the prints already said.
Two framing facts from Epson itself belong on this page: document yields in this family are ISO/IEC 24712 figures, while photo yields (ISO/IEC 29103) are significantly lower — so plan photo work by tank level, not by the headline number. And the chemistry: yellow here is dye, as Epson specifies for all five photo-side positions; only the document black is pigment. The refill is the EcoFit routine — keyed nozzle, auto-stop, no chip — and the bottle fits both 552 printers. Covered by our lifetime warranty, free returns for the first year.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does this bottle refill?
The yellow tank of the EcoTank Photo ET-8500 or ET-8550. T552420-S: 70 mL dye ink, up to 6,200 pages on the ISO/IEC 24712 document pattern.
My landscape greens look blue. Yellow problem?
Very likely. Green is cyan + yellow; a starved yellow tank drags greens blue and cools warm scenes at the same time. Refill yellow, nozzle-check, reprint a sample.
Why is yellow in a photo printer so important if it's barely visible alone?
Because almost nothing warm or green prints without it. Yellow rarely appears as itself — it appears as the difference between cold and warm, blue-green and true green.
Is this interchangeable with the 512 yellow?
No. The 512 yellow (T512420-S) belongs to the ET-7700/7750 five-color system (5,000-page rating). This 552 yellow serves the six-color ET-8500/8550 (6,200). Different keying, different printers.
Dye or pigment?
Dye — matching Epson's specification for the yellow position in the Claria ET Premium family. The family's sole pigment bottle is the document Black.
How fast will the ET-8550 use it?
Faster than the document rating suggests — Epson's footnote states photo yields (ISO/IEC 29103) are significantly lower. Wide-format, full-bleed work is the heaviest drinker; the tank window is your real gauge.
Can the bottle be rejected by the printer?
No. There is no chip; the keyed nozzle is a mechanical fit. Fill, confirm the refill on the panel, print.
Should I refill yellow and magenta together?
Only if both are low — tanks are independent. Portrait-heavy users often see them dip together (skin tones use both), which is the one case where the pair refill makes sense; otherwise singles are the economical move.
What if prints stay cold-toned after a refill?
Run a nozzle check: a blocked yellow nozzle band mimics an empty tank. One cleaning cycle usually clears it. Persistent problems with a full tank and clean pattern are what the lifetime warranty covers.
How do I store the remainder?
Cap tight, upright, room temperature, away from sunlight.
Is this an Epson-manufactured bottle?
No — a Clever Supplies compatible made to the T552420-S specification, labeled compatible on box and page.
Warranty and returns?
Lifetime warranty: if the bottle ever fails to perform, we replace it. Free returns within the first year.
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