Ink Blockage.

[hajach]

I have an Epson Photo 830 printer, which I only use occasionally. Today it wasn't printing properly so I went through the normal process of using the head cleaning facility and printing a nozzle check several times.

All the colours except one print perfectly when I do a nozzle check now. On that one no ink comes out at all.

I have put a new cartridge in but the problem remains

I presume there is a blockage, could someone tell me how to sort this.

Many thanks

hajach

[ski]

How do the prints look after cleaning the printing head?

[hajach]

Hi Ski, printing a web page of mainly text, it performs ok, but when printing pictures it is obvious there is a colour missing.

[ski]

If the new cartridge is fresh, then here are some tips on cleaning the print head:
http://www.inkjetart.com/tips/cleaning.html

[glc]

http://www.fixyourownprinter.com/kits/Epson/K70

[hajach]

Many thanks for the link glc, I have just placed an order for the fluid and syringe. It sounds just what I need. Once again many thanks.

[glc]

As an aside, I gave up on my C86 - I don't use it much but when I need to use it, I want it to work. I just ran it out of ink trying to get the heads cleared the other day - the thing uses more ink just to clear the heads than it uses to print. I just treated myself to a color laser.

[Icyman23]

Yes, you can always do what glc and I did...pitch it out the window* and get an hp.


*Or put it in the garbage?(lol)

Oh, how I hate EPSI*N

*hope i didnt break a rule>

[glc]

It's too bad - for pure print quality, you cannot beat an Epson. They are just such ink hogs and pains to keep running.

[Icyman23]

Right off the bat, I noticed that my photo quality was better.:) (older epson:()

(hehe, max. dpi setting makes my documents look like they came from a laser)

yay....my epson was so bad, it decided to block all color and all black ink>
ahh to see ink cartriges explode>:)