Epson 900 cleaniing

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I have a Espon Stylus Color. The color print heads are clogged and the
recommended cleaning does not do any good. The Black is ok.

Is there anything else I can do, or am I out of luck with the printer.

Michael Kremer

 

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Michael Kremer wrote:
> I have a Espon Stylus Color. The color print heads are clogged and the
> recommended cleaning does not do any good. The Black is ok.
>
> Is there anything else I can do, or am I out of luck with the printer.
>
> Michael Kremer

By 'cleaning' the printheads you are merely exacerbating the problem. All
the 'cleaning' cycle does is lay down more ink, on top of what's already
there, and makes the issue worse. You now have two choices: -

1) Take an empty cartridge, one of each colour, and fill with Windex.
Replace the carts you have in there with the Windex carts and alternate
running cleaning cycles/nozzle checks until the paper comes out clean. When
the paper is clean, remove the Windex carts and replace with BRAND NEW
ones - do NOT, under any circumstances, replace the ones you removed.

Print a nozzle check. If you don't see anything on the paper, run one
cleaning cycle, to get the ink flowing, and try a nozzle test again. That
should be all that's needed. You shouldn't need to run any more than two
cleaning cycles to get things going again.

2) If you don't wish to fill your own carts, there are a number of
outlets that offer cleaning carts. Just Google for 'inkjet cleaning
cartridges' - you're bound to find a myriad of companies selling them.
Simply replace your existing carts with the cleaning ones and proceed as
above.

Running a cleaning cycle can use as much as a fifth of a cartridge. It
should be used very sparingly - after all, ink is, obviously, money!

--
My great-grandfather was born and raised in Elgin - did he eventually
lose his marbles?

 

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On Sat, 14 Aug 2004 20:29:01 -0700, Michael Kremer <mwkremer@adelphia.net>
wrote:

>I have a Espon Stylus Color. The color print heads are clogged and the
>recommended cleaning does not do any good. The Black is ok.
>
>Is there anything else I can do, or am I out of luck with the printer.
>
>Michael Kremer



Get the Print head removed and cleaned, its very simple, then Never ever power
off the Printer from the Mains, only use the Printer OFF button, Plus inks
must be used in 6 months after they are installed, and power up the printer
once a week, and don't install the printer in a hot spot or in sunlight..


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> Get the Print head removed and cleaned, its very simple, then Never ever
power
> off the Printer from the Mains, only use the Printer OFF button, Plus
inks
> must be used in 6 months after they are installed, and power up the
printer
> once a week, and don't install the printer in a hot spot or in sunlight..

Simple?

How do you remove the printhead from an Epson Stylus Photo 700?

 

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The Epson Stylus 900 is a good printer and typically a long lasting one.

If you email me, I will send you a free Epson Cleaning Manual which
explains a number of thing you can do to unclog the heads. With the 900
most are both simple and inexpensive to accomplish. Most people are
successful using the procedures suggested in the manual.

Art

Michael Kremer wrote:

> I have a Espon Stylus Color. The color print heads are clogged and the
> recommended cleaning does not do any good. The Black is ok.
>
> Is there anything else I can do, or am I out of luck with the printer.
>
> Michael Kremer
>

 

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I strongly recommend against removal of the heads in Epson printers
unless less invasive processes prove ineffective. In the majority of
cases, removal is both unnecessary and potentially can lead to head
failure or misalignment if not removed or cleaned properly.


Art

puss@purrpurr.com wrote:

> On Sat, 14 Aug 2004 20:29:01 -0700, Michael Kremer <mwkremer@adelphia.net>
> wrote:
>
>
>>I have a Espon Stylus Color. The color print heads are clogged and the
>>recommended cleaning does not do any good. The Black is ok.
>>
>>Is there anything else I can do, or am I out of luck with the printer.
>>
>>Michael Kremer
>
>
>
>
> Get the Print head removed and cleaned, its very simple, then Never ever power
> off the Printer from the Mains, only use the Printer OFF button, Plus inks
> must be used in 6 months after they are installed, and power up the printer
> once a week, and don't install the printer in a hot spot or in sunlight..
>
>
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Unless the head has failed, there is likely no good reason to remove the
head. Clogs can usually be dealt with with the head remaining within
the printer.

Art

Noozer wrote:

>>Get the Print head removed and cleaned, its very simple, then Never ever
>
> power
>
>>off the Printer from the Mains, only use the Printer OFF button, Plus
>
> inks
>
>>must be used in 6 months after they are installed, and power up the
>
> printer
>
>>once a week, and don't install the printer in a hot spot or in sunlight..
>
>
> Simple?
>
> How do you remove the printhead from an Epson Stylus Photo 700?
>
>

 

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"Arthur Entlich" <artistic@telus.net> wrote in message
news:QpEUc.20776$jZ5.18866@clgrps13...
> Unless the head has failed, there is likely no good reason to remove the
> head. Clogs can usually be dealt with with the head remaining within
> the printer.

The problem with my 700 is ink/etc on the bottom side of the head smearing
on my printouts. After 5 years of use the printer runs fine but needs a GOOD
cleaning. I need to find a new "sponge" for the printheads landing zone as
well.

 

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On Wed, 18 Aug 2004 08:27:28 GMT, Arthur Entlich <artistic@telus.net> wrote:

>Unless the head has failed, there is likely no good reason to remove the
>head. Clogs can usually be dealt with with the head remaining within
>the printer.
>
>Art




I have a friend that works for a Printer repair shop, and they remove ALL
Epson heads that need unclogging, that can't be fixed using the clean head
option..

They soak the face of head in a little ammonia commercial cleaner, called
spray and wipe..


>Noozer wrote:
>
>>>Get the Print head removed and cleaned, its very simple, then Never ever
>>
>> power
>>
>>>off the Printer from the Mains, only use the Printer OFF button, Plus
>>
>> inks
>>
>>>must be used in 6 months after they are installed, and power up the
>>
>> printer
>>
>>>once a week, and don't install the printer in a hot spot or in sunlight..
>>
>>
>> Simple?
>>
>> How do you remove the printhead from an Epson Stylus Photo 700?
>>
>>

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If you email me with a request for my Epson Cleaning Manual, it will
explain in detail how to clean the underside of the heads, and to clean
the cleaning station area.

There is no fee for the manual, and the materials required can be
acquired in most countries in any grocery or department store for the
equivalent of a couple of bucks.

All Epson printers also have a set of waste ink pads, where all the
waste ink goes, but which, once they fill, require replacement (they are
usually under the full printer unit, and can be difficult to get to as
the whole printer unit needs to be removed to get at those pads).

When the printer believes it has hit the magic number indicating the
waste ink pads are filled, it will stop printing and the LEDs will all
flash.

Art

Noozer wrote:

> "Arthur Entlich" <artistic@telus.net> wrote in message
> news:QpEUc.20776$jZ5.18866@clgrps13...
>
>>Unless the head has failed, there is likely no good reason to remove the
>>head. Clogs can usually be dealt with with the head remaining within
>>the printer.
>
>
> The problem with my 700 is ink/etc on the bottom side of the head smearing
> on my printouts. After 5 years of use the printer runs fine but needs a GOOD
> cleaning. I need to find a new "sponge" for the printheads landing zone as
> well.
>
>
>