glycerol / pure ammonia to clean an inkJet printer?
Tanya
Epson stylus color 800 with *no* (or now minimal) black.
Have tried rubbing alcohol (99%) distilled water +/- windex with really
doubtful success.
1. Someone'd suggested glycerol as a cleaner but before trying it wonder
if it might increase the block as it is oily?
(and if not what about WD40?)
2. Also vs. windex would pure ammonia be an idea (or would this destroy
*further*) the ?print Heads/suction tube
3. Is there a site or something (write up) that anyone could suggest
that shows a picture of the inkJet printers suction tube (or is there a
name for this tube that i could use to search?) as this appears to
becoming a more and more frequent problem (i.e. the suction tube
clogged) where i am...
THANK YOU VERY MUCH IN ADVANCE!
Dan G.
You can get a cleaning kit at www.inkjetsaver.com that is supposed to
clear ANY clog.
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Tanya
But i *think* (hope) that the distilled H2O+windex+rubbing alcohol FINALLY
did the trick! ... well maybe...i'll try that the URL that you posted
Thanks
sincerely
Tanya
Ashley Gilbert
I had a severe clog in two printers, a 1200 and an 1160 after they had
been left unused for several months. Cleaning carts failed to unblock
the heads. In desperation I got JRInkjet Universal cartridge Flush and
put a few drops on the foam pads. The following morning the clogs had
disappeared. I strongly recommend this stuff.
Regards,
Ashley Gilbert
Tanya
Thank you very much for the information!
i have been able to *fix* the printer (and it's ok after 24 hours :) with the
following mixture:
99% rubbing alcohol
distilled water
windex (has ammonia)
In a 1:1:1 ratio (8 ccs into an empty black cartridge) (it apparently holds 10
ccs)
But i'll check out that site and product as this took COUNTLESS clean cycles
and took 2 days to effect
Thanks again!
sincerely
Tanya
Model Flyer
> Epson stylus color 800 with *no* (or now minimal) black.
> Have tried rubbing alcohol (99%) distilled water +/- windex with really
> doubtful success.
> 1. Someone'd suggested glycerol as a cleaner but before trying it wonder
> if it might increase the block as it is oily?
> (and if not what about WD40?)
Never heard of glycerol being use for cleaning the printheads only windex or
pure ammonia. I use a mixture of Ammonia 5%, Isopropyl Aclohol 5% and the
rest water for general cleaning and havn't had a problem, I would only use
pure household ammonia if other methods failed to clear a blockage as like
you I wonder if it may cause more damage than it cures. Windex or Windolean
in the UK, on a pad of tissue under the printhead, left over night would be
another way, it has the advantage that it cleanes the face of the printhead.
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Jonathan,
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Cheers Jonathan Hon. Tres.
> 2. Also vs. windex would pure ammonia be an idea (or would this destroy
> *further*) the ?print Heads/suction tube
> 3. Is there a site or something (write up) that anyone could suggest
> that shows a picture of the inkJet printers suction tube (or is there a
> name for this tube that i could use to search?) as this appears to
> becoming a more and more frequent problem (i.e. the suction tube
> clogged) where i am...
> THANK YOU VERY MUCH IN ADVANCE!
>
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Inkjunks.
If there wasn't enough of it (evaporated - aged) then the print head
wouldn't print.
On Wed, 10 Jul 2002 16:42:45 +0100, "Model Flyer"
<printe...@eircom.net> found these unused words floating about:
Tanya
i had success with a solution m.u.o. (equal parts) windex/windolene: rubbing
alc. (99%): distilled water
thanks again
sincerely
Tanya
Model Flyer
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> > (and if not what about WD40?)
>
> Never heard of glycerol being use for cleaning the printheads only windex
or
> pure ammonia. I use a mixture of Ammonia 5%, Isopropyl Aclohol 5% and the
> rest water for general cleaning and havn't had a problem, I would only use
> pure household ammonia if other methods failed to clear a blockage as like
Warning here, when I talk about pure household ammonia it's not Pure ammonia
that I'm really talking about. Household ammonia is somewhere between 1 and
5% ammonia in water. Ammonia is a gas, one cu.ft of water will absorbe 1000
cu.ft of ammonia, the resulting liquid is still very strong. This is where
my chemistry homework falls down. Household ammonia is even more dilute than
that. It's pretty strong at that so I reduce that again by using about and
ounce in a pint of water. Along with the alcohol I find it a very good
cleaner, however even then the ammonia really produces fumes so use in a
well ventelated work space and protect your eyes. Some people have sensitive
skin so one should use gloves, never use it to clean ink off your hands.
Ammonia used to be used in old fashioned refrigerant units, those used on
fishing boats etc. The occasional escape of gas killed the crew if they
weren't aware of the danger and vacated the space in time, not stuff to be
taken lightly.
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Cheers
Jonathan,
printe...@eircom.net
Have a look at my Local Model Aero Club site
The Enniscorthy & Co Wexford MAC
http://geocities.com/e_and_cw_mac
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Tanya
Thank you very much for the information
It's interesting!
i tried to look up the chem comp of windex (to see whether it contains other
components that would work WITH the ammonia but all i could find was for "windex
powerized formula (ready to use)" which contains Ammonium Hydroxide 0.5-1.5%,
2-Butoxyethanol 1-5% <wonder if this is similar to isopropyl alcohol(?)> and
water...
Thanks again for replying
sincerely
Tanya
Tanya
i looked glycerol up and found that it's an alcohol...
sincerely
Tanya
George E. Cawthon
stuff at the drug store that you use (or somebody long ago
used) to make glycerine and rose water.
Model Flyer
> Thank you very much for answering and for the information
> i had success with a solution m.u.o. (equal parts) windex/windolene:
rubbing
> alc. (99%): distilled water
Good idea to use distilled water as there are no contaminents to clog the
printhead's for good.
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