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We pulled out the
cartridges and this is what we found. Black ink was
drawn into the yellow cartridge.
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We sell tips that
you can put on any syringe that will pull the ink
out through the bottom if the ink port. By do this
you can remove the contaminated ink.
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After removing the contaminated ink put a piece of
tape over the ink port. This will stop any air from
entering the cartridge when you are priming it from
the top. |
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Remove the plug near the hose on top of the
cartridge. This is where you will re-prime the cartridge.
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Insert the tip of the syringe into this hole and
pull up on the plunger. Keep doing this until you
see 1 mls of ink in the syringe. Then replace the
plug. See photo |
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It is a good idea to prime the printhead before installing
the cartridges back in the printer, We sell syringes with the
correct hose size for this purpose or you can make your own.
While holding the hose very slowly push some ink into the
printhead about 1 mls should do it. This will help push out
contaminated ink in the printhead. This is also a good way to
prime the Epson Printhead should you loose a color.
Warning! the hose must fit tight
around the needle of the printhead and you must hold it on with
the help of a paper towel. If you let the
hose slip off you will have ink all over you the room and the
printer. This will make a very big mess.
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Install the cartridges back into the printer and do a cleaning
then a nozzle check to see if all the nozzles are working. |
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After doing three cleanings the nozzle check was perfect.
Never do more then three cleaning at a time. Let it sit for
about 2 or 3 hours then you can clean again. |
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Our Purge hose and syringe set.
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Our Safety and purge tips.
These tips are great for refilling a cartridge or
refilling the system bottles. They can be cut
to fit in the bottom of the cartridge for purging the cartridge
from the bottom.
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