REPOST - HP CP1160 printer - clogged heads

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I don't know about the CP1160 cartridges, but with all the HPs I've owned,
on the rare occasions a jet blocks and the self-cleaning routines don't
work, a 10 minute dunk of the head in 1/4" of very hot water followed by
wicking on dry tissue until the ink flows usually does the trick.


"Todd" <toddk@1none.net> wrote in message
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>I have a HP cp1160 printer with clogged heads. The color heads didn't
> get used regularly and apparently that is not a good idea. I have tried
> cleaning them (very carefully) but it does not help. I would say about
> 70% of the jets work with each head. I could replace each head at a cost
> of $40 each, but want to know if anyone has any ideas on how to clean
> them. I looked into cleaning kits but I have not seen anything on the
> market that mentions the cp1160 model. This was a rather expensive
> printer and I hate to "dump" it if this is going to be a problem.
>
> Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!
>
> Todd