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How to clean printer heads?
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el chupacabra
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Jan 21, 2006, 09:04 PM
 
I haven't used my epson C84 in a few months and now the heads seem to be almost permanently clogged. Running the standard "clean heads" program doesn't do anything. So I bought this epson-cleaning solution that you inject into the cones that stick up into the ink box. After using it over and over again I got the blue color to finaly work but none of the others work. Anyone have any tips? By the way these are new ink cartridges. I also tried taking the printer apart but epson makes that too difficult.
     
jdogg99
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Jan 23, 2006, 08:30 PM
 
I've had to run the "clean" routine from print utilities about 20 times on an older printer before it printed well (Canon, I think). Keep trying, then it's probably not worth your time and money to do anything else, since printers are so dirt cheap.
     
   
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