Frequently Asked Questions

What exactly is inside this pack?

Three cartridges, all the same: TK552K black, three times over. There are no colors in this pack and no mixed codes — it is a small stock of the single cartridge your printer uses most.

What page rating does each cartridge carry?

Every TK552K in the pack is rated at 7,000 pages at standard coverage. The second and third cartridges are filled to exactly the same level as the first; nothing about the rating drops as you work through the box.

Does the order I use them in matter?

Only for tidiness. Take them in the order they arrived — oldest stock first — so no cartridge sits on the shelf far longer than the others. Beyond that, the three units are interchangeable.

How do I know when the pack is nearly finished?

Fitting the third cartridge is the signal. Your shelf stock is then gone and the machine is running on the last unit, which is the natural moment to place the next order rather than waiting for an empty-printer emergency.

How should three cartridges be stored in a small office?

Stacked flat in their sealed boxes in a dry cupboard, away from windows and heat sources. Keep them in the packaging until fitting day; the seal is what protects the toner during the months a cartridge may wait.

What if one of the three turns out to be faulty?

Each TK552K is backed on its own by a 1-year warranty with 1-year free returns — see our shipping & returns policy for the detail. A problem with one unit is sorted individually and says nothing about the other two.

How long should a three-pack last a small office?

Three TK552K cartridges hold 21,000 rated pages between them. An office printing 700 black pages a month is looking at roughly two and a half years of supply; at 1,500 pages a month, a little over a year. The pack is sized as about a quarter's worth for busier machines and far longer for quiet ones — either way, fitting dates written on the boxes as you go will show you your own consumption rate within the first cycle.

What does each cartridge in this pack effectively cost?

The pack price of $98.79 divides to $32.93 per cartridge, and at the 7,000-page rating that is roughly 0.47 cents per page at standard coverage. Plain text work generally runs at or below standard coverage, so everyday pages cost no more than that figure; shaded forms and dense graphics use extra toner and cost somewhat more. It is a useful number for budgeting the machine's running costs across a year.

How do I keep three identical boxes from becoming a muddle?

Number them on the outside as they arrive — one, two, three — and take them strictly in that order, which doubles as oldest-stock-first rotation. A fitting date added to each box as it is used builds a quiet log of how fast your FS-C5200 actually consumes black toner. By the time box three is opened you will know your real interval between changes, and the next order can be timed instead of guessed.

What should happen to the three empties over the pack's life?

Each spent TK552K goes back into the packaging of the cartridge that replaced it, keeping residue contained and the used units in one tidy stack. Send them out through a toner recycling or collection route rather than general trash — three full-size cartridges are worth routing properly. The exception stands as always: a unit that fails early stays out of the recycling pile while its individual year of cover is sorted, since the cartridge itself is the evidence.

About This TK552 3 Black Pack

A three-deep black stock for the Kyocera FS-C5200: three TK552K cartridges at 7,000 pages apiece, priced at $98.79. It suits a small office that likes a quarter's worth of black on the shelf — one in the machine, two in reserve, and a clear signal to reorder when the last one goes in. Part of the compatible Kyocera-Mita range at Clever Supplies, with dispatch from IL, PA, GA and CA and support available Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST.