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Epson always clogging, Canon Maxify a better option?
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[QUOTE="Bristolian, post: 208103, member: 8953"] Hi Jesse, I am a died in the woo lEpson fan but have owned several makes over the years. TBH, I think you will have the same issues no matter which printer you use - the problem is lack of use which allows the ink to dry in the head, caud=sing the blockage. Yes, this can be very difficult to clear and can use up tons of that valuable liquid. I guess I'm lucky as I make several prints every day so blockages are non-existant for me. Canon ink cartridges have the heads built into them whereas the print heads in an Epson are part of the printer itself. This gives Canon users the advantage of changing the cartridge changes the head and therefore removes the problem. Of course, that can be expensive too :) There is a rather messy way of clearing blockages in Epson printers but it does work. You will need a syringe, several cotton buds, plenty of kitchen roll and some isopropyl alcahol. Remove the ink cartridges. Wet a cotton bud with alcahol and clean the area that the cartridges normally fit into the head. Load the syringe with alcahol and pump that into the the hole in the head where the ink normally goes - this is where it gets messy. Eventually the alcahol will dissolve the ink clogging up the heads and pour out into the inside of the printer - use the kitchen roll to mop it up. Once you have unblocked all the heads and mopped up all the spillage leave the printer for several hours to let the alcahol evaporate and you should be good to go. If that doesn't appeal then get a new printer :) [/QUOTE]
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