Best Epson Printer Ink Sources?

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Awhile ago I was considering buying bottled after-market ink formulated
for Epson printers, but a very experienced friend whose judgement I
trust told me he ruined a printer using ink which had been formulated
for his brand of printer--NOT the garbagey universal kind which gunks
up everything.

I did notice some places online do sell the official cartridges for
less than retail store prices. But which offer the best prices and
reliability? I'd appreciate feedback on the best discount places to
obtain Epson printer ink. Thanks for any and all advice and help.

Cori
 
Awhile ago I was considering buying bottled after-market ink formulated
for Epson printers, but a very experienced friend whose judgement I
trust told me he ruined a printer using ink which had been formulated
for his brand of printer--NOT the garbagey universal kind which gunks
up everything.

I did notice some places online do sell the official cartridges for
less than retail store prices. But which offer the best prices and
reliability? I'd appreciate feedback on the best discount places to
obtain Epson printer ink. Thanks for any and all advice and help.

Cori
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http://www.valueshop.co.uk/
 
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Awhile ago I was considering buying bottled after-market ink formulated
for Epson printers, but a very experienced friend whose judgement I
trust told me he ruined a printer using ink which had been formulated
for his brand of printer--NOT the garbagey universal kind which gunks
up everything.

I did notice some places online do sell the official cartridges for
less than retail store prices. But which offer the best prices and
reliability? I'd appreciate feedback on the best discount places to
obtain Epson printer ink. Thanks for any and all advice and help.

Cori
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Please don't crosspost.

The fact is (without sounding anti-refill) epson's are among the most
sensitive. and blocked heads are a regular occurance for them,
regardless of the ink or cartridge.

I would reccomend buying bulk ink and refilling them still, just make
sure its formuated correct.

Don't panic if after a refill you have nothing printing, this is an epson
trait due to cartridge design, justdon't continue printing like this else
you will burn the heads out.

the epson cartridge, if you don;t fill it from the extake (which is a
slow and messy way of doing it) has a habbit of getting air in the
sponge, and if you just tell it to do 500 head cleans, may solve it, may
burn the heads out.

the best bet is fill it the conventional way, then go outside on the road
or somewhere you can make a mess, and flick the cartridge, or hit it
against a desk, till ink clearly comes out. this garentees the ink is at
the bottom of the sponge and you don;t have an air pocket, give it a
second thorough head clean before starting to print.

The main reason people kill epsons is not filling the cartridge properly,
or having a leaking cartridge, which means the ink runs where it
shouldn't and blocks the heads that way, and the head cleaning system on
epsons is NOT that good.

If you get blocked heads...
theres several ways of cleaning, if you want the safest result, buy
commercial head cleaner, get a syringe (no needle), push it over the ink
intake (with paper towelling or alike under it) and gently push some
through the heads.
Distilled water next best, filtered water next, pure alcahol (ie, 99% or
so) is the harshest, be sure to go overboard.
the head cleaner built into the printers (as of when I was repairing
them) were rubbish, and old dried ink would slowly build up on it and
cover the nozzles. this again has nothign to do with the ink used. but
is beyond even the squeezing through with a syringe, but dissasembly to
clean.
Most "dead" epsons just need general maintenance.
 
Awhile ago I was considering buying bottled after-market ink formulated
for Epson printers, but a very experienced friend whose judgement I
trust told me he ruined a printer using ink which had been formulated
for his brand of printer--NOT the garbagey universal kind which gunks
up everything.
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I use non Epson ink in my 1290s. It's had 12 colour and 8 black cartridges
from new - with no problem. I use Print-Rite ink which is about 1/6 the cost
of the Epson cartridges.

John
 
I cannot recommend using any pressurized fluid through Epson printheads
via syringes connected to the ink nipple (spike). Many an Epson head
has been damaged by this technique. The more clogged the head is, the
greater the risk of damage to it. Cleaning cartridges or underhead
cleaning are less risky.

No, I do not sell cleaning cartridges, so I have no vested interest.

Art
 
cvt said:
(e-mail address removed) wrote in @i39g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:
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YOU FRIEND WAS RIGHT
AS LONG AS THEY ARE OEM.
Please don't crosspost.

The fact is (without sounding anti-refill) epson's are among the most
sensitive. and blocked heads are a regular occurance for them,
regardless of the ink or cartridge.
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BUT YOU HAVE THE BEST CHANCE TO AVOID TROUBLE WHEN USING OEM. AND MOST
OF THE EPSONS THAT HAVE TROUBLE ARE THE C SERIES AND NOT THE R SERIES.
I would reccomend buying bulk ink and refilling them still, just make
sure its formuated correct.
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THAT IS STUPID ADVICE. MAYBE HE MAKES MONEY FROM IT.
Don't panic if after a refill you have nothing printing, this is an epson
trait due to cartridge design, justdon't continue printing like this else
you will burn the heads out.

the epson cartridge, if you don;t fill it from the extake (which is a
slow and messy way of doing it) has a habbit of getting air in the
sponge, and if you just tell it to do 500 head cleans, may solve it, may
burn the heads out.
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IS THIS DUMB OR WHAT
the best bet is
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NOT TO
fill it
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AT ALL
the conventional way, then go outside on the road
or somewhere you can make a mess, and flick the cartridge, or hit it
against a desk, till ink clearly comes out. this garentees the ink is at
the bottom of the sponge and you don;t have an air pocket, give it a
second thorough head clean before starting to print.
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THIS GUYS PUTS THE INK IN HIS POCKET
The main reason people kill epsons is not filling the cartridge properly,
or having a leaking cartridge, which means the ink runs where it
shouldn't and blocks the heads that way, and the head cleaning system on
epsons is NOT that good.
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HE IS PROVIDING MORE REASONS TO BUY OEM CARTS
If you get blocked heads...
theres several ways of cleaning, if you want the safest result, buy
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OEM INK
commercial head cleaner, get a syringe (no needle), push it over the ink
intake (with paper towelling or alike under it) and gently push some
through the heads.
Distilled water next best, filtered water next, pure alcahol
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SURE YOU WILL NEED A DRINK AFTER ALL OF THIS
(ie, 99% or
so) is the harshest, be sure to go overboard.
the head cleaner built into the printers (as of when I was repairing
them) were rubbish, and old dried ink would slowly build up on it and
cover the nozzles. this again has nothign to do with the ink used. but
is beyond even the squeezing through with a syringe, but dissasembly to
clean.
Most "dead" epsons just need
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A BURIAL
 
Awhile ago I was considering buying bottled after-market ink formulated
for Epson printers, but a very experienced friend whose judgement I
trust told me he ruined a printer using ink which had been formulated
for his brand of printer--NOT the garbagey universal kind which gunks
up everything.

I did notice some places online do sell the official cartridges for
less than retail store prices. But which offer the best prices and
reliability? I'd appreciate feedback on the best discount places to
obtain Epson printer ink. Thanks for any and all advice and help.

Cori
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I have an Epson printer and have been using this source for about 3
years with no adverse effects on my printer.

http://www.printpal.com/
 
Awhile ago I was considering buying bottled after-market ink
formulated for Epson printers, but a very experienced friend whose
judgement I trust told me he ruined a printer using ink which had
been formulated for his brand of printer--NOT the garbagey universal
kind which gunks up everything.

I did notice some places online do sell the official cartridges for
less than retail store prices. But which offer the best prices and
reliability? I'd appreciate feedback on the best discount places to
obtain Epson printer ink. Thanks for any and all advice and help.

Cori
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inkforcheap.com best prices anywhere.
 
George said:
inkforcheap.com best prices anywhere.
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I pay $25-30 for Epson 1280 CMYK cartridges at Staples & inkforcheap
asks $7. There has to be a catch. Is there such a thing as a "free"
lunch?
 
I cannot recommend using any pressurized fluid through Epson
printheads via syringes connected to the ink nipple (spike). Many an
Epson head has been damaged by this technique. The more clogged the
head is, the greater the risk of damage to it. Cleaning cartridges or
underhead cleaning are less risky.

No, I do not sell cleaning cartridges, so I have no vested interest.

Art
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I have not worked on new epsons, but the standard way (correct way) of
clearing the head a couple years ago was pressurized, very low pressure,
don;t go and squeeze the guts out of it.
Cleaning cartridges is the same thing, if thats safer you technique is
wrong.

Under head cleaning should be done with dissasembly..
if you do this make sure you scratch a mark on the steel before rorating
the arm so you know where its got to go back to!
I agree underhead is the best, usually presurized is a last shot, but I
seen many people bugger printers through wrong way of dissasembling or
cleaning heads without dissasembly.

also get some paper toweling and clean the rubber scraper near the pump
(where the head rests) if you go to the effort of removing the case.
 
THAT IS STUPID ADVICE. MAYBE HE MAKES MONEY FROM IT.
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Nope.. epson 1520, 2 years on aftermarkets and refills, dead head, new
head, 3 years on origionals only, dead head, another new head, still going
on refills.

at 1 set of carts every 2 weeks, you do the math..
cart = $29
Head kit = $210
1L of ink = $59

I think I reccomend it because the saving outweighs the benefits.

while I still say Epsons are the absolute worst to refill of all the
companys carts.

I still see the risk being worth it for most people.

unless they go through 1 set every 6 months, then obviously its not, but if
they use there printer, it is.
 
I have been using Printpal.com ink in my 3 epsons for over 3 years.
It has been very good..If it sets for more than 2 days , it may be helpful
to run a head clean on it.
Cheap considering the carts are about 1/3 what epson cost.
I have not used a refil kit since the carts are reasonable in price.
 
DA CIVIC KAT REPLIED AGAIN
Nope.. epson 1520, 2 years on aftermarkets and refills, dead head, new
head, 3 years on origionals only, dead head, another new head, still going
on refills.

at 1 set of carts every 2 weeks, you do the math..
cart = $29
Head kit = $210
1L of ink = $59

I think I reccomend it because the saving outweighs the benefits.

while I still say Epsons are the absolute worst to refill of all the
companys carts.

I still see the risk being worth it for most people.

unless they go through 1 set every 6 months, then obviously its not, but if
they use there printer, it is.
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slld said:
I have been using
PRINTFOE.COM/CLOG

Printpal.com ink in my 3 epsons for over 3 years.
It has been very good..If it sets for more than 2 days , it may be helpful
to run a head clean on it.
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WHAT A JOKE. CLEAN DA HEAD AFTER 2 DAYS
 
Awhile ago I was considering buying bottled after-market ink formulated
for Epson printers, but a very experienced friend whose judgement I
trust told me he ruined a printer using ink which had been formulated
for his brand of printer--NOT the garbagey universal kind which gunks
up everything.

I did notice some places online do sell the official cartridges for
less than retail store prices. But which offer the best prices and
reliability? I'd appreciate feedback on the best discount places to
obtain Epson printer ink. Thanks for any and all advice and help.
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Retail prices for Epson inks in Japan averages about £5 a cart due to
competition from Canon and from recycled carts. Epson doesn't like this
and changes the chip on the cart so Japanese carts can't be used on
american or euro printers. Now we know why Epson hardware are so cheap.
 
Stewy said:
Retail prices for Epson inks in Japan averages about £5 a cart due to
competition from Canon and from recycled carts. Epson doesn't like this
and changes the chip on the cart so Japanese carts can't be used on
american or euro printers.
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AND THAT IS GOOD
 
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