Frequently Asked Questions

What does this eight-cartridge set hold?

Eight cartridges drawn from the four codes of the family — TK897K black, TK897C cyan, TK897M magenta and TK897Y yellow. The exact count per color is printed on the carton labels rather than in the listing name, so read the labels when the box arrives and record what you are holding before it goes into storage.

Who buys toner eight cartridges at a time?

Offices where running dry is not an option: a shared machine serving a whole floor, a small fleet of the same models, or a site far from next-day delivery. At this depth the set stops being a purchase and becomes a reserve — the supply question is settled for a long stretch of printing.

How do I keep track of a reserve this size?

Rotate by date. Write the arrival month on each carton, shelve newest behind oldest, and always fit the oldest sealed cartridge of a color first. A quick note on the box each time one is taken out keeps the count honest without any spreadsheet.

Does buying in bulk change the page ratings?

No. Every cartridge carries its standard family rating — 12,000 pages for the black and 6,000 pages for each color — whether it arrives alone or in this box. Bundle size changes how many you hold, never what each unit is rated to print.

How should eight cartridges be stored?

Sealed in their cartons, upright, in a cool dry room away from radiators and direct sun. Toner is stable in storage, but heat and damp are its enemies; a proper cupboard keeps a reserve in the same condition it arrived in, month after month.

What cover does the set carry?

Each cartridge is covered individually by a 1-year warranty and 1-year free returns, so a single faulty unit is sorted on its own without disturbing the rest of the reserve. Support is available Monday through Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST.

When should the next bulk order be placed against a reserve this size?

A sensible trigger is the last two sealed cartridges of any one color. The ratings inside this TK897 reserve differ by station — 12,000 pages for the black, 6,000 for each color — so the colors will approach that trigger sooner and more often than the black. Ordering when two of a color remain keeps a genuine buffer in the cupboard while a delivery travels from the warehouses in IL, PA, GA and CA, and it keeps bulk purchasing a calm, scheduled event rather than a reaction to an empty machine.

Can the reserve be divided between a main office and a second site?

Yes, and at eight cartridges it is often the smart arrangement. Both sites' machines — any mix of FS-C8520MFP, FS-C8525MFP, TASKalfa 205c and TASKalfa 255 — take the same TK897K, TK897C, TK897M and TK897Y units, so the reserve can be split by expected demand rather than by model. Keep a simple count at each site and add the two together before reordering; the most common bulk-stock mistake is each location assuming the other still holds the color that has actually run out.

How much printing does the full reserve represent?

It depends on the color split printed on the carton labels, but the unit ratings let you work it out exactly: every black cartridge in the box accounts for 12,000 rated pages and every color cartridge for 6,000. Multiply your label count per code by those figures and you have the reserve's true capacity — the number a facilities budget should be planned against. Offices that do this once, when the set arrives, never have to guess how much printing is sitting in the cupboard.

How should a site producing this many empties handle disposal?

Set up a collection point rather than dealing with cartridges one at a time: a single box near the machines where every spent TK897 unit goes, carton first, once its replacement has proven itself. When the collection box fills, it leaves through your local recycling or waste contractor in one movement. The probation step still matters at this scale — a cartridge that fails early is covered on its own by the 1-year warranty and 1-year free returns, so do not let a faulty unit disappear into the collection before support has been told.

About This Kyocera TK897 Eight-Color Set

At $594.26, this is the deepest stock of the TK897 family we offer for the FS-C8520MFP, FS-C8525MFP, TASKalfa 205c and TASKalfa 255 — eight cartridges across TK897K, TK897C, TK897M and TK897Y for offices that treat toner like a utility: always on hand, never a scramble. Orders ship from our warehouses in IL, PA, GA and CA, and delivery and returns details are on our shipping & returns page. Smaller sets and the full Kyocera-Mita range are on our site.