Hello Cory, I've had somewhat similar experiences. The higher end Epsons seem to be much better about head clogs (not happening), but I have thrown away 3 low end Epsons with exactly your experience. I have an HP sitting here for the last couple of years with nary a hiccup.
My general recommendation to people is if they print very sparingly, to get an HP. If they print quite a bit, then perhaps go the Epson route. Mind you, these are not photo printing people as a rule, just the regular shmoe who prints on plain paper. -- Best regards, Bruce Saturday, October 25, 2008, 5:32:49 PM, you wrote: CW> John, CW> I believe I've cured my print head clogging problem altogether. CW> I got rid of my Epson stylus color photo printiamagigger 925 and bought CW> an HP printer. I was spending at least 2/3 of my ink unclogging and CW> charging the print heads on my Epson. I don't print much so just about CW> every time I wanted to use the Epson it needed cleaning from having the CW> ink dry on the heads. This was a total PITA (Imaging you pop home to CW> get the interweb to print you a map to where you need to be in about CW> fifteen minutes less that it'll take to drive there only to find that CW> the printer doesn't want to....print). The HP prints just as well, if CW> not better, and so far it prints when I want it to... CW> Cory CW> John Celio wrote: >> No, I'm not looking for advice on how to clean my printer while >> skydiving. I'm wondering what some of you folks do when you've cleaned >> and cleaned and cleaned your printer's heads but still keep coming up >> with clogged nozzles. >> >> Last night I set up my old Epson 2200 for the first time in a couple >> years. Naturally, the heads were all clogged from disuse. Recalling >> my old Epson rep's advice, I sprayed some Formula 409 on Q-tips and >> moved the head back and forth over the swabs. I did this many times >> (at least two dozen, if not more). I also ran Epson's head cleaning >> maintenance app (in their normal printing drivers) quite a few times. >> >> The magenta and yellow heads are still partly clogged, and I just >> can't get them to clear up. The rep said not to use alcohol to clean >> the heads, so instead I put a couple bottles of alcohol in me (in this >> case, Pyramid Apricot Hefeweisen) and called it a night. >> >> Anyone have any other cleaning ideas? >> >> Also, is there any way to easily remove and clean the waste ink pad, >> where the automated head cleaning takes place? >> >> Thanks, >> John >> >> -- >> http://www.neovenator.com >> http://www.cafepress.com/neovenatorphoto >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com >> Version: 8.0.173 / Virus Database: 270.8.3/1744 - Release Date: 10/24/2008 >> 6:08 PM >> >> CW> -- CW> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List CW> PDML@pdml.net CW> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net CW> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
