Epson 900 cleaniing

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Michael Kremer

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
 
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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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..
 
Michael said:
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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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!
 
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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Simple?

How do you remove the printhead from an Epson Stylus Photo 700?
 
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
 
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
 
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
 
Arthur Entlich said:
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.
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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.
 
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
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Bollocks crap, you no F all, the print head lock into place and do not need
relining..
 
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
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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..
 
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
 
I have been involved in instructing literally thousands of people in
correcting Epson head declogging, with well over 99% success rate and I
have removed and replaced a number of heads as well (when they have failed).

The heads do not require removal to resolve clogs in almost every case,
and removal offers absolutely no advantage over cleaning the heads
within the printer.

However, what removing the heads can lead to, especially in the hands of
an untrained individual includes:

On some models, the need to remove the top case off, which is not always
obvious how to do and may lead to breakage.

Potential damage to the carriage unit, or the cleaning station.

Damage or loss of the screws, spacers or washers which hold the heads
unit in place

Damage or chinking to the head ribbon cables, or their being improperly
reattached or positioned during replacement or damage to the ribbon ends
or the connectors on the heads. Potential reversal of the ribbon
connection orientation.

Depending upon the model, fairly easy accidental movement of the
numerous head geometry adjustments.

Flooding of the foil that connects the head and nozzle selection board.
Damage to the underside of the head during removal from the carriage
head holder, or damage to the carriage holder itself.

Damage to either the carriage unit or the cartridge clips if they
require removal to remove the heads (which they do in most cases).

Cleaning fluids wetting the foils and nozzle board, which can lead to a
short or blowing the head on reconnection.

However, if you wish to instruct each person who asks how to remove the
heads for the literally dozens of models, or to accept liability for the
number of people who ruin the heads or printers upon removing the heads,
go right ahead.

I know of dozens of cases of people having destroyed the heads or
printer with Epson model printers by removing and toying with the heads.
I literally have not had one report of a head failure as a result of
people following the instructions correctly using the cleaning manual I
have written.

Given the statistics, I'll stick to my claims, thank you.

Yes, Epson heads are removable, with potential consequences. In the
matter of cleaning clogs it is rarely of ANY advantage to do so, and
there are many potential disadvantages.

You can remove the oil pan to change the oil in your car, if you wish,
heck, you can remove your car's engine from the vehicle to replace the
oil, too, but I suggest just draining the hot oil out of the drain bolt
hole and replacing the oil filter is a much less risky venture, and
accomplishes what is required at much less risk and cost.

I'm quite comfortable informing people of the potential pitfall of your
approach.

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..
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So what? It may prove "efficient" in a printer repair setting to remove
the heads (although it would really depend). They are not only trained
in how to remove the heads to do this, and likely have all the service
manuals which explain the dozens of ways the heads need to be removed,
they also take liability and will repair a printer should they damage in
the process. They can buy heads wholesale and replace them as an
internal expense if they damage a head and admit they did so.

On the other hand, there are thousands of people who read this news
group and have no direct experience with removing Epson heads, and many
are quite likely to damage something in so doing. If they harm the
printer or head, they might as well toss it, because replacement of a
head is usually around the cost of a new or refurb printer, and people
cannot do head replacement themselves, because each head replacement
requires a full voltage and alignment setup, and the software is not
available to end users officially.

I offer people a manner to accomplish the same thing without removing
the heads, very much lessening the risks.

Art
 
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