Thanks. I sent an email to the address you suggest.
Nigel
"Arthur Entlich" <e-printerhelp@mvps.org> wrote in message
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> You are wasting a lot of ink and chances are it won't improve matters much
> by doing more cleaning cycles.
>
> If you email me using the address below, I will send you free of charge a
> manual for cleaning clogs from Epson printer heads. The manual offers
> easy solutions to most Epson problems, and the cost of materials is a buck
> or two of household items.
>
> Please mention which printer you have in the email.
>
> Art
>
> Email me at:
>
> e-printerhelp(at)mvps(dot)org
>
> (at) = @
> (dot) = .
>
>
>
>
> Nigel Andrews wrote:
>
>> Any suggestions for clearing a black ink problem?
>>
>> I have tried the regular clean cycle twice and the print pattern is much
>> worse now than before.
>> I have changed the cartridge and the pattern was different but still very
>> poor (about 5% of what it should be)!
>>
>> I have used the SSC utility that is knocking around on the Net, but not
>> again!! This maybe should be a warning.
>>
>> I used the selective black only head clean three times which made no
>> difference except it sucked about 50% out of black and emptied two of the
>> colours that were at around 80%!!!!
>>
>> The black cartridge was replaced only a few days ago and printed fine
>> right afterwards.
>> The colours are still fine though I have had to replace the two that were
>> emptied!
>>
>> Any thoughts please?!
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Nigel
Thanks for your suggestion, I am in the U.K and will try the website.
I am still not sure how one gets to use a clean cart, but I guess Valueshop
will tell me.
I am aware of the problem with the large sponge in the base becoming soaked
(full) of waste ink. Having partly opened another of this model I have seen
how large the sponge is. It is disgusting to think that Epson waste that
amount of ink no matter how long the printer lasts!
I have used the startup key combination to reset the printer, but the danger
is that eventually the sponge will saturate and ink spill out of the bottom!
Nigel
P.S. I think someone who could take on printer maintenance/repair for home
users could make a bomb.
"Shooter" <photoman52003-shoot@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Nigel,
>
> I am unsure if you are in the UK If so www.valueshop.co.uk do cleaning
> carts for Epson R300, the cost is around £2.99 each and you would purchase
> one for each colour, If you used just black you would waste good ink and
> it's well worth a full clean up while your at it.
>
> You could get hold, or make up an A4 file using black and run it through
> the printer several times to see if it will rid the blockage. I would
> never clean my R300 more than twice before pulling the carts and replacing
> with cleaning carts.
>
> If you have to do a lot of cleaning you should consider the fitting of a
> Waste Bottle, this will catch most of any liquid you puch through and
> leave your waste pads free from the collection of waste ink. A lot of
> people have used the SSC but from my experience I have found it lacking,
> far better to get hold of an Epson R300 Service disc you then be able to
> rest the R300 should you ever get the "Requires Service " message. Hope
> the above helps.
>
>
> "Nigel Andrews" <nandrews2@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:mP%5j.1904$Hc3.1429@newsfe1-gui.ntli.net...
>> sherwindu
>>
>>
>> Thanks for that suggestion but I don't know if I can get a cleaning cart
>> for the R300.
>>
>> How are they used?
>> Do I leave all the other carts in a run a clean cycle? I am wary now,
>> having apparently blown out almost half the capacity of each of the 6
>> carts in my recent cleaning attempts.
>> Thanks goodness they weren't Epson ones or I would really be smarting
>> now!
>>
>>
>> Thanks
>> Nigel
>>
>>
>> "sherwindu" <sherwindu@comcast.net> wrote in message
>> news:47579E11.BF69A8F3@comcast.net...
>>>
>>>
>>> Nigel Andrews wrote:
>>>
>>>> Any suggestions for clearing a black ink problem?
>>>>
>>>> I have tried the regular clean cycle twice and the print pattern is
>>>> much
>>>> worse now than before.
>>>> I have changed the cartridge and the pattern was different but still
>>>> very
>>>> poor (about 5% of what it should be)!
>>>>
>>>> I have used the SSC utility that is knocking around on the Net, but not
>>>> again!! This maybe should be a warning.
>>>>
>>>> I used the selective black only head clean three times which made no
>>>> difference except it sucked about 50% out of black and emptied two of
>>>> the
>>>> colours that were at around 80%!!!!
>>>>
>>>> The black cartridge was replaced only a few days ago and printed fine
>>>> right
>>>> afterwards.
>>>> The colours are still fine though I have had to replace the two that
>>>> were
>>>> emptied!
>>>>
>>>> Any thoughts please?!
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>>
>>>> Nigel
>>>
>>> Sometimes this can be fixed with a cleaning cartridge if one is
>>> available
>>> for your
>>> printer. It is basically an empty cartridge that you fill with a
>>> cleaning
>>> solution. I
>>> said 'sometimes' because it didn't completely fix my cyan cartridge
>>> after a
>>> few
>>> cleaning cycles, but it may work for you.
>>>
>>> Sherwin D.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
I doubt Valueshop will be of much help to you as they are just a retailer
who offer a good price. All you do is replace all your carts with same
colour cleaning cart then run a set of three cleans then a nozzle test, then
another three cleans. If not cleared get hold of a Purge.tiff file which
gives you all six colours and run a number of A4 plain paper through it. It
may take quite a few pages, then again it may clear quickly. I find after
doing all the above to leave the printer unused overight then print another
nozzel test.
"Nigel Andrews" <nandrews2@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:%CZ6j.14667$yZ4.11675@newsfe4-gui.ntli.net...
> Shooter,
>
> Thanks for your suggestion, I am in the U.K and will try the website.
> I am still not sure how one gets to use a clean cart, but I guess
> Valueshop will tell me.
>
> I am aware of the problem with the large sponge in the base becoming
> soaked (full) of waste ink. Having partly opened another of this model I
> have seen how large the sponge is. It is disgusting to think that Epson
> waste that amount of ink no matter how long the printer lasts!
> I have used the startup key combination to reset the printer, but the
> danger is that eventually the sponge will saturate and ink spill out of
> the bottom!
>
> Nigel
> P.S. I think someone who could take on printer maintenance/repair for home
> users could make a bomb.
>
>
> "Shooter" <photoman52003-shoot@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:PpKdnVN6zJFGqMHaRVnytAA@bt.com...
>> Nigel,
>>
>> I am unsure if you are in the UK If so www.valueshop.co.uk do cleaning
>> carts for Epson R300, the cost is around £2.99 each and you would
>> purchase one for each colour, If you used just black you would waste good
>> ink and it's well worth a full clean up while your at it.
>>
>> You could get hold, or make up an A4 file using black and run it through
>> the printer several times to see if it will rid the blockage. I would
>> never clean my R300 more than twice before pulling the carts and
>> replacing with cleaning carts.
>>
>> If you have to do a lot of cleaning you should consider the fitting of a
>> Waste Bottle, this will catch most of any liquid you puch through and
>> leave your waste pads free from the collection of waste ink. A lot of
>> people have used the SSC but from my experience I have found it lacking,
>> far better to get hold of an Epson R300 Service disc you then be able to
>> rest the R300 should you ever get the "Requires Service " message. Hope
>> the above helps.
>>
>>
>> "Nigel Andrews" <nandrews2@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:mP%5j.1904$Hc3.1429@newsfe1-gui.ntli.net...
>>> sherwindu
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks for that suggestion but I don't know if I can get a cleaning cart
>>> for the R300.
>>>
>>> How are they used?
>>> Do I leave all the other carts in a run a clean cycle? I am wary now,
>>> having apparently blown out almost half the capacity of each of the 6
>>> carts in my recent cleaning attempts.
>>> Thanks goodness they weren't Epson ones or I would really be smarting
>>> now!
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> Nigel
>>>
>>>
>>> "sherwindu" <sherwindu@comcast.net> wrote in message
>>> news:47579E11.BF69A8F3@comcast.net...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Nigel Andrews wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Any suggestions for clearing a black ink problem?
>>>>>
>>>>> I have tried the regular clean cycle twice and the print pattern is
>>>>> much
>>>>> worse now than before.
>>>>> I have changed the cartridge and the pattern was different but still
>>>>> very
>>>>> poor (about 5% of what it should be)!
>>>>>
>>>>> I have used the SSC utility that is knocking around on the Net, but
>>>>> not
>>>>> again!! This maybe should be a warning.
>>>>>
>>>>> I used the selective black only head clean three times which made no
>>>>> difference except it sucked about 50% out of black and emptied two of
>>>>> the
>>>>> colours that were at around 80%!!!!
>>>>>
>>>>> The black cartridge was replaced only a few days ago and printed fine
>>>>> right
>>>>> afterwards.
>>>>> The colours are still fine though I have had to replace the two that
>>>>> were
>>>>> emptied!
>>>>>
>>>>> Any thoughts please?!
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>
>>>>> Nigel
>>>>
>>>> Sometimes this can be fixed with a cleaning cartridge if one is
>>>> available
>>>> for your
>>>> printer. It is basically an empty cartridge that you fill with a
>>>> cleaning
>>>> solution. I
>>>> said 'sometimes' because it didn't completely fix my cyan cartridge
>>>> after a
>>>> few
>>>> cleaning cycles, but it may work for you.
>>>>
>>>> Sherwin D.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
Nigel, I am unsure if you are in the UK If so www.valueshop.co.uk do cleaning carts for Epson R300, the cost is around £2.99 each and you would purchase one for each colour, If you used just black you would waste good ink and it's well worth a full clean up while your at it. You could get hold, or make up an A4 file using black and run it through the printer several times to see if it will rid the blockage. I would never clean my R300 more than twice before pulling the carts and replacing with cleaning carts. If you have to do a lot of cleaning you should consider the fitting of a Waste Bottle, this will catch most of any liquid you puch through and leave your waste pads free from the collection of waste ink. A lot of people have used the SSC but from my experience I have found it lacking, far better to get hold of an Epson R300 Service disc you then be able to rest the R300 should you ever get the "Requires Service " message. Hope the above helps.
None of this is worth it. You can buy a refurbished Epson R380 (not R300) for the price of a set of ink. And it comes with a full set of ink.
sherwindu Thanks for that suggestion but I don't know if I can get a cleaning cart for the R300. How are they used? Do I leave all the other carts in a run a clean cycle? I am wary now, having apparently blown out almost half the capacity of each of the 6 carts in my recent cleaning attempts. Thanks goodness they weren't Epson ones or I would really be smarting now! Thanks Nigel "sherwindu" <sherwindu@comcast.net> wrote in message news:47579E11.BF69A8F3@comcast.net...
Nigel Andrews wrote:
Any suggestions for clearing a black ink problem? I have tried the regular clean cycle twice and the print pattern is much worse now than before. I have changed the cartridge and the pattern was different but still very poor (about 5% of what it should be)! I have used the SSC utility that is knocking around on the Net, but not again!! This maybe should be a warning. I used the selective black only head clean three times which made no difference except it sucked about 50% out of black and emptied two of the colours that were at around 80%!!!! The black cartridge was replaced only a few days ago and printed fine right afterwards. The colours are still fine though I have had to replace the two that were emptied! Any thoughts please?! Thanks Nigel
Sometimes this can be fixed with a cleaning cartridge if one is available for your printer. It is basically an empty cartridge that you fill with a cleaning solution. I said 'sometimes' because it didn't completely fix my cyan cartridge after a few cleaning cycles, but it may work for you. Sherwin D.
On Dec 6, 4:37 pm, "Nigel Andrews" <nandre...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> measekite
>
> I assume you are saying you buy Epson ink and have no problems?
> OEM (other equipment manufacturers) are the makers that you apparently shun.
>
Nigel, "OEM" means **Original** Equipment Manufacturer, not
**Other** Equipment Manufacturer.
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