Epson Printer Help - Print-head Clogged?

[lazarus_lauw]

From what I've observed, Epsons are more prone to clogging than any other inkjets I've seen. If I didn't use my Epson for more than a week, it would clog up a little and I would run 2-3 cleaning cycles before it worked. If I left it for a month, god save me... My dad has no problems with his old HP deskjet and my Canon is just fine even after 8 weeks of sitting idle.

Clogging due to air bubble trapped inside the printhead can normally be solved by doing the printhead cleaning cycle. During the cycle actually it flushes the printhead with the fresh ink from the cartridge and dump it into the the waste ink chamber, and the air bubble will normally disappear after couple of cycles. TIP: leave the printer power always ON even when not in use for a long time.

Clogging due to ink drying is normally fatal. Possible scenario: printhead was left without cartridge for long, the power was unplugged before it has parked at home, during paper jam, etc and left in that position for long, ink in cartridge is dried and totally empty for too long, hot and dry ambient, etc...

Those clogging can happen with any cartridge, OEM, 3rd party cartridge or with refill ink.

Hope the tip is useful.

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[phrozact]

Still no one has tried the windex thing on the C41UX, which is also prone to clogging?

 

[Hong Jia]

Hey guys,

I am new to this forum... actually was surfing this fourm to find out more about digital camera, happen to see this thread... Then i remember i got a C60 that is clogged for half a year... heee... so i decided to try the method...

Manage to find the Windex in NTUC in junction 8... not cheap sia... $7 for a bottle compared to a normal bottle of $3plus dollars... heee... still trying out the method... Hopez to post some results soon...

Juz post this to share with you guys where to find Windex... i think Windex would work better because of the ammonia D...??? not sure about tat...

Cheers...

 

[epsonkit]

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All we sell our epsonkit's

Basically it is a kit that allows your to unclog your clogged epson and helps save you a bunch of cash...
I've seen people post that windex will work, but it will mess up your printer.

What we sell is the same thing as 100 proof alcohol and it works great on clogs.

This kit sells on other sits for 15 bucks...
Check us out, we are about to get big...

Thanks

gus@epsonkit.com

 

[adriano]

If you have a clogged printer, we recommed using an ink-specific solvent similar to the one used by Epson in their service department. We do NOT recommend using alcohol or window cleaner, they will very likely ruin your printer! You can purchase this solvent (usually as a kit with a dispenser and instructions) from a number of sources, including us, as is an inexpensive solution with a good record of success.

We sell UnClog It™ Epson InkJet Head Cleaning Solution on eBay. Similar products sell online for over $15.99 plus shipping, but ours is cheaper at just $7.99 plus $3 S & H.

Check us out at eBay

 

[EpsonWes]

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[nhammyhamster]

Hot window cleaner works! I am so amazed, i must write in.

I have an old epson (4+years) stylus color 900 printer which became plugged up, which after reading so much of the epson advice, I was convinced had a burnt-out printer head. I had run it with really cheap ink and tried cleaning with alcohol and almost certainly ran it dry sometimes. I was so frustrated that I let it sit in the garage for the last 3 years. The color was ok, but the black was completely gone.

After reading about the windex, I became curious and started experimenting with old cartridges filled with hot window cleaner (some cheap brand) and puting hot window cleaner on the printer head resting pads. I was so convinced this printer was shot that I just made the printer pad area into a small swimming pool (15 or so drops) and let it sit overnight.

The next day, there was some faint black lines. So I filled it up and left it overnight again, and again for about 5 days. Each day I ran a few cleaning cycles with the window cleaner-filled cartridges.

Lo and behold it cleaned up COMPLETELY. It is now printing as good as the day I bought it. I stuck some 1 year-expired cheap ink cartridges in and it worked beautifully. This is great, as I've always thought the 900 is a decent printer and the photo shots can be very nice prints.

So my action now is to just keep some old window cleaner-filled cleaning cartridges on hand if it clogs in future to clean it. Stick some window cleaner on the pad too. What an inexpensive solution!!! Truely amazing! My epson print head took some real punishment too with no visible damage.

 

[EpsonWes]

The funny thing with using Windex is the ammonia has been known to damage the plastic of the newer print heads. Which is no big deal if you only use it once or twice. Also most ink clogs can be easily cleared with warm distilled water. It's much cheaper and safer to use than Windex.

You can also use warm distilled water in a shallow dish and clear most canon print head clogs.

I hope this is useful info.

EpsonWes.

 

[hello8985]

just bought the windows cleaner....

hope it works

 

[yaoxing]

just bought the windows cleaner....

hope it works

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[simon80]

u can prevent clogging turning the printer on w/o printing .. they printer will automatically clean during startup

 

[hello8985]

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sad men my printer after 1 week still the same problem

 

[CanonFanatic]

Buy an HP or Canon with user replaceable printhead technology. Then there is no issue with having to return the printer to the manufacturer for expensive repairs. Of course, new printheads can be expensive too, but think it is still cheaper than having to send back to the manufacturer for repair - unless it is under warranty.