Epson EcoTank ET-1810: Setup, Drivers, Ink and Common Problems

Is the Epson EcoTank ET-1810 right for you?

The ET-1810 is the cheapest way into Epson's bottle-fed EcoTank range in the UK and Europe: a print-only A4 unit with no scanner, no screen and a 100-sheet tray. It suits students and home offices that just need cheap colour pages and already own a scanner app on their phone. Because there is no display, every status message arrives as a blinking LED, so keep the Smart Panel app installed to decode them. The internal waste ink pads eventually fill and lock the printer, which is the main end-of-life complaint.

Best for: Students and small home offices that only need colour printing

Setting up the Epson EcoTank ET-1810

Fill all four tanks before the first power-on and let the initial ink charge run for roughly ten minutes without interruption. Connect with the Epson Smart Panel app on a 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi network, or hold the Wi-Fi button for five seconds to use Wi-Fi Direct when there is no router. Windows users should download the driver package from epson.co.uk/support rather than rely on the generic Windows driver, which omits maintenance tools.

1. Unbox and prepare. Remove every piece of shipping tape and packing material, install the ink bottles (fill each tank to the upper line), and load paper in the tray.
2. Join your Wi-Fi. Keep the printer close to the router for setup. Most printers only connect to the 2.4GHz band, so if your router broadcasts one merged network name you may need to split the bands temporarily. See our Wi-Fi guide if it will not join.
3. Install the setup app. Use Epson's official app rather than a driver you found on a search result — third-party driver sites are the most common source of printer malware.
4. Add the printer. On Windows 11: Settings › Bluetooth & devices › Printers & scanners › Add device. On macOS: System Settings › Printers & Scanners › Add Printer.
5. Print a test page and run a scan if this is an all-in-one, so you find any problem now rather than when you are in a hurry.

Ink, toner and supplies

The Epson EcoTank ET-1810 uses the following consumables. Match the number exactly when you buy: the same printer family often uses several different cartridge numbers by region.

• Epson 104 Black
• Epson 104 Cyan/Magenta/Yellow ink bottles

High-yield (XL) versions almost always cost less per page if you print regularly. On third-party ink and toner, read our honest assessment first, and note that some manufacturers push firmware that rejects non-original chips.

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