andrews_45
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| posted on 21/2/07 at 06:18 PM |
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Cleaning epson print head/nozzles
My Epson printer aint been used for a while and now the jets are all clogged up. Have tried the clean utility on the pc but it aint getting any
better. Does anybody have any suggestions?
Ta
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RazMan
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| posted on 21/2/07 at 06:21 PM |
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I've had no end of problems with these and usually end up buying a new cartridge  but you could try a cotton bud with alcohol to loosen up
the caked on stuff and then try the cleaning cycle again ... and again.
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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MkIndy7
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| posted on 21/2/07 at 06:29 PM |
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If its just 1 colour thats missing..
Type lots of big letters of that colour in Word and print them out, as the cleaning function wastes whatever colours are working until the 1 odd one
eventually clears!
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andrews_45
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| posted on 21/2/07 at 06:49 PM |
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just put brand new set of cartridges in
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locogeoff
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| posted on 21/2/07 at 07:14 PM |
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I had an Epson Colour 600 that had exactly the same problem.
Ended up buying a new printer it was cheaper!
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UncleFista
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| posted on 21/2/07 at 07:19 PM |
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If the print heads are part of the cartridge/s, then just replace 'em.
If the print head isn't disposable, if you buy an ink refill set from your local supermarket, it should come with a small bottle of cleaning
fluid. Remove the heads and stick them in a jam-jar lid full of the cleaning solution for 24hours.
It's worked for me 90% of the time..
Tony Bond / UncleFista
Love is like a snowmobile, speeding across the frozen tundra.
Which suddenly flips, pinning you underneath.
At night the ice-weasels come...
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JohnN
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| posted on 21/2/07 at 07:25 PM |
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Epson print heads aren't part of the cartridge, IIRC, so putting in new ink will not, on its own, solve the problem.
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graememk
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| posted on 21/2/07 at 08:09 PM |
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u2u me your address and i'll send you the propper epson reseter and cleaning cycle.
dont tell epson i gave it to you though lol
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britishtrident
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| posted on 21/2/07 at 08:48 PM |
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New printer --- Epson aren't as bad as Cannon for choked nozzles but in the end it is easier swallow the higher cost of cartridges and get an HP
and have a trouble free existance untill the printer mech wears out years down the line.
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 21/2/07 at 09:07 PM |
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I did what BT suggested - had an Epson that had served me well, but which had started to clog up at regular intervals. Eventually I gave up and
bought a HP printer that could be plugged straight into my network and which serves any of my PCs that I happen to be using - several different breeds
of linux and Win2K. It was on a really good special offer at PC World, cheaper than the on-line suppliers once I'd factored in delivery, etc.
The only thing I don't like about it is the moron-level support software on the Win2K machine - but I don't use that software anyway, only
the printer driver itself.
David
Oops - forgot - it's a HP Photosmart 2575, an all-in-one printer, copier and scanner. I really only wanted the printer, but now I use all the
functionality.
[Edited on 21/2/07 by David Jenkins]
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robertwa
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| posted on 21/2/07 at 10:13 PM |
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I'm an engineer at HP's inkjet division. What we recommend (and of course I can only speak for our products) is to use a lint free clean
cloth moistened with di-ionised or distilled water. Press the cloth gently against the nozzle surface and move it along in a line. Repeat this a
number of times and you should see streaks of ink on your cloth. The water will loosen the 'soft plugs' of dried pigment and the wiping
motion will pull any dried ink away.
I would not use any solvent or alcohol as it could potentially destroy the printhead.
Also do not 'scrub' the surface as you may cause small scratches which can have an impact on performance.
Hope it helps. But as mentioned above you are much better off buying a new HP printer
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RazMan
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| posted on 21/2/07 at 10:22 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by robertwa
Hope it helps. But as mentioned above you are much better off buying a new HP printer
I definitely agree there! After being a faithful 'Epsonite' for ten years or so I made the jump to HP and bought a CP1700 and havent
looked back since (6 years ago now) A3 double sided quality prints and I replace individual inks and print heads as required.
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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