Re Epson 5200

[D]

I have the same problem with my EPSON 5200. It stopped printing just a year
after purchase. I called EPSON and they were very unhelpful to say the
least. I've searched the net and has found that this is a very common
problem with this particular model. I've checked the cleaning station purge
tube and its is secure, I've also invested in head cleaning fluids etc etc
etc. but they have not resolved the problem. I am told that this is because
I've used Epson compatible inks but I beg to differ on this, simply because
on researching the net I've found that people have also experienced this
problem who have exclusively used genuine Epson inks. My best guess is that
because the printer was used only a couple of times a week, it may have been
clogged as a result. I am doing what everyone else with this problem has
done.... buy a Canon... the inks are a lot cheaper for starters at £6.00
for genuine Canon cartridges. Refer to this link to see how you you can get
your
printer to work again...... unfortunately I was unsuccessful...any offers of
purchase
for my epson 5200???? ....before it goes to a land fill???

http://www.inkworld.ca/epson-clogged-nozzles.htm


http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/support/supAdvice.jsp?BV_UseBVCookie=yes&
noteoid=17567

more dissatisfied customers... interesting reading... I personally think
epson should recall all their printers...

http://www.fixyourownprinter.com/forums/inkjet/26073

 

[Arthur Entlich]

Using similar techniques outlined in the URL you suggest (It appears
they might have used my cleaning manual as a basis for their article)
literally well over 95% of the people who write me and follow the
procedures I suggest have complete success in clearing the heads of
their Epson printers, and my manual offers a way to make cleaning fluid
and cleaning cartridges for next to nothing from solutions you usually
find under your kitchen sink.

If you write me via email, I will send you a free copy of the manual,
and unless the inks you used were something quite rare, you will
probably be successful in getting the printer functional again, unless
you injected a cleaner into the heads under pressure via the ink nipples
(spikes), which an damage the head if not carried out with extreme care.

Sometimes the process can take several days to clear the heads, but you
just leave it to sit and do its work.

I just finished reviewing a series of articles and independent and not
so independent tests done on a number of Epson replacement type printer
inks, and the results fro most were not very encouraging. Many had poor
yields, or clogging occur. Sometimes the cartridges are not designed
well, and sometimes its the ink, or both. This has become more of an
issue with the Durabrite inks and printers or late.

I'm not keen on suggesting people stick with the too costly (IMHO) Epson
inks, but you need to understand that those printers are a lot more
finicky than the dye printers, and ink does become an issue. Viscosity
is also more critical on these inks, as is drying time, which an
determine how much ink will build up under the heads.

So, if you are so inclined email me and state what printer and what's
going on with it, and I will send you some advice that might resolve the
problems.

Art