Symptoms are as follows:
Yesterday the printer worked fine,( though it has gone through stages
of bad prining before) i accidentally left it on overnight and today
it was streaky and blue was not printing, i did several head
cleanings , and the printing got worse.
I removed the almost empty cartridges and cleaned the underside of the
print assembly with a method i have used before in which i move the
print heads over a dampened piece of low lint cloth. (This usually
works.)
I repeated this until the cloth was almost free of ink.
I installed new ink, first test showed good, except for blue and
yellow, head cleaning and then test...now virtually zero ink flowing.

I have seen mentioned something about a purge tube that become
disconnected, but the links are either very unclear as to how to
access this tube of the links no longer work.

suggestions?
i am adept at taking things apart, no issue there if necessary.
Thank you for your time.

Sorry I was off line for a day, so I just got to this. I have responded
to your private email request which will hopefully give you the
information your require.

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(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
> Symptoms are as follows:
> Yesterday the printer worked fine,( though it has gone through stages
> of bad prining before) i accidentally left it on overnight and today
> it was streaky and blue was not printing, i did several head
> cleanings , and the printing got worse.
> I removed the almost empty cartridges and cleaned the underside of the
> print assembly with a method i have used before in which i move the
> print heads over a dampened piece of low lint cloth. (This usually
> works.)
> I repeated this until the cloth was almost free of ink.
> I installed new ink, first test showed good, except for blue and
> yellow, head cleaning and then test...now virtually zero ink flowing.
>
> I have seen mentioned something about a purge tube that become
> disconnected, but the links are either very unclear as to how to
> access this tube of the links no longer work.
>
> suggestions?
> i am adept at taking things apart, no issue there if necessary.
> Thank you for your time.

On Mon, 24 Nov 2008 06:02:14 -0600, pip22 wrote:

> You must use genuine epson cartridges for this model, even though
>
> compatibles are available they will cause trouble and therefore not
>
> worth the money saved.



That is true with all of those claimed compatibles (an overused and
meaningless term).


>
>
>
> Even if you are using genuine epson cartridges, I know from experience
>
> that epson printers all have a tendency to become blocked if not used
>
> every single day to print at least one full-colour picture which purges
>
> every ink-colour. The reason for blocking-up is that the print-head is
>
> fitted inside the printer not mounted on the cartridge, so it doesn't
>
> get replaced with every cartridge change like on some other printers.
>
> The head wears and clogs with old ink.
>
>
>
> I changed my allegiance to Canon after my Epson printer refused to
>
> clear the blockage despite soaking nozzles in cleaning fluid overnight.
>
> The Canon is giving me no such problems.

<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:c310f147-0ce1-4d44-b2e0-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Symptoms are as follows:
> Yesterday the printer worked fine,( though it has gone through stages
> of bad prining before) i accidentally left it on overnight and today
> it was streaky and blue was not printing, i did several head
> cleanings , and the printing got worse.
> I removed the almost empty cartridges and cleaned the underside of the
> print assembly with a method i have used before in which i move the
> print heads over a dampened piece of low lint cloth. (This usually
> works.)
> I repeated this until the cloth was almost free of ink.
> I installed new ink, first test showed good, except for blue and
> yellow, head cleaning and then test...now virtually zero ink flowing.
>
> I have seen mentioned something about a purge tube that become
> disconnected, but the links are either very unclear as to how to
> access this tube of the links no longer work.
>
> suggestions?
> i am adept at taking things apart, no issue there if necessary.
> Thank you for your time.

See my post in alt.comp.printers

HankG

"Lionel" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:ggss3t$n6f$(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:c310f147-0ce1-4d44-b2e0-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Symptoms are as follows:
>> Yesterday the printer worked fine,( though it has gone through stages
>> of bad prining before) i accidentally left it on overnight and today
>> it was streaky and blue was not printing, i did several head
>> cleanings , and the printing got worse.
>> I removed the almost empty cartridges and cleaned the underside of the
>> print assembly with a method i have used before in which i move the
>> print heads over a dampened piece of low lint cloth. (This usually
>> works.)
>> I repeated this until the cloth was almost free of ink.
>> I installed new ink, first test showed good, except for blue and
>> yellow, head cleaning and then test...now virtually zero ink flowing.
>>
>> I have seen mentioned something about a purge tube that become
>> disconnected, but the links are either very unclear as to how to
>> access this tube of the links no longer work.
>>
>> suggestions?
>> i am adept at taking things apart, no issue there if necessary.
>> Thank you for your time.
>
> See my post in alt.comp.printers
>
> HankG

no access to alt.comp.printers from the Cox newservers or Google groups (
doesn't exist)

"PHX" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>
> "Lionel" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:ggss3t$n6f$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>
>> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:c310f147-0ce1-4d44-b2e0-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Symptoms are as follows:
>>> Yesterday the printer worked fine,( though it has gone through stages
>>> of bad prining before) i accidentally left it on overnight and today
>>> it was streaky and blue was not printing, i did several head
>>> cleanings , and the printing got worse.
>>> I removed the almost empty cartridges and cleaned the underside of the
>>> print assembly with a method i have used before in which i move the
>>> print heads over a dampened piece of low lint cloth. (This usually
>>> works.)
>>> I repeated this until the cloth was almost free of ink.
>>> I installed new ink, first test showed good, except for blue and
>>> yellow, head cleaning and then test...now virtually zero ink flowing.
>>>
>>> I have seen mentioned something about a purge tube that become
>>> disconnected, but the links are either very unclear as to how to
>>> access this tube of the links no longer work.
>>>
>>> suggestions?
>>> i am adept at taking things apart, no issue there if necessary.
>>> Thank you for your time.
>>
>> See my post in alt.comp.printers
>>
>> HankG
>
> no access to alt.comp.printers from the Cox newservers or Google groups
> ( doesn't exist)

Sorry, that's alt.comp.periphs.printers.

HankG