I'll give this a try, but I'm not holding out much hope for the longer term usefulness of this printer. Thanks very much, really appreciate your clear instructions. Let it sit for a while and turn back on and start cleaning cycles. It will park on top of the windex solution. Then I close the lid and turn the printer off. I just use the suction tube out of a windex bottle and with my finger over the top of the tube put about 1" in the tube of windex in each chamber. With a flashlight look where the printer head parks and you will see several long oval chambers that have small drain holes in the middle. The way I do it is to from the keyboard on the printer do a nozzle pair normal cleaning and watch the head and as soon as it moves to the left open the top of the printer which will stop the action and gently move the print head to the left.
EPSON 4900 CLOGGED HOW TO
Have you filled the small caps with windex and made sure they drain? I would do that too.ĭon't know how to do that, but would like to try it? Hope a few of you enjoyed this non-serious attempt of mine to keep in check my increasing frustration with this printer. He wouldn’t give a hoot about the ink switching (with huge 200 ml cartridges) if he could get the same print quality from the 5000 as the 4900, but without head clogs. Then I realized, I don't have a damn 17x22 printer to produce these prints:) But he’s reluctant to switch to the P5000 since Epson let him down servicing the 4900. Learn by watching the video, or review the written transcript. I think the colors and textures would look nice on Velvet Fine Art paper. How to Clean a Severely Clogged Epson Desktop Print Head Learn the process of manually cleaning the print head of an Epson desktop printer with Amaze-ink Liquid Inkjet Clog Buster. I've attached a few of the first images for you to see.
EPSON 4900 CLOGGED SERIES
And having a dry sense of humor I decided I could scan these paper towels with my Epson V750 scanner and call the series "Epson 4900 Clogged Ink Art". I've had partial success and now have all heads showing a partial pattern on the nozzle check test, but I'm far from having a fully detailed test page.īeing a glass-half-full sort of person, I became intrigued with the color patterns that were appearing on the paper towels as I pulled them out from under the head. Sad thing is I've spent more money in the last two years on buying ink to unclog the heads versus making prints.įiguring I have nothing to lose, I tried soaking folded paper towels with Windex and laying them under the head. Since I'm now out of warranty, Epson said my only option was to send out a service tech and potentially I'd have to replace the print head. Earlier this month, all heads clogged up except for LK and LC. While under warranty Epson was helpful providing me with three new ink carts and a maintenance tank to compensate for the repeated power cleanings they had me do to unclog the heads. Fortunately, it is now possible both blacks simultaneously in the printer installed.
EPSON 4900 CLOGGED PROFESSIONAL
I have one unit with a clogged yellow channel still under extended. The Epson 4900 is a newly designed professional A2 printer next to the Epson 4880 is included in the program. I've had my 4900 for less than two years, and like a few others, it's been a nightmare. I have owned four (yes, thats 4) 4900s - all but one have died with clogged heads.
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