Is this normal?

[justme]

Received my brand new Epson 1400 from Xpres today, as well as the CIS system.

Read instructions, watch videos and finally got brave enough to install the inks.

Was dead chuffed as it appeared that I'd done it perfectly first time.

Then I slid the CIS across the table (on same level as printer) and - to my horror - there was a puddle of inks underneath it.

I mopped it up and have put the inks on a bit on a bit tissue paper...all seems ok now.

Is that normal though...do I just carry on?

Thanks

Sadie

[justme]

Oh and, if doing a test print, can I do it on normal paper or do I need to do it on the special paper?

[Mugsman]

i use nornal paper to do nozel check on my r1900

[Kaz]

I wouldn't have thought it was right to have puddles of ink on the table, have you ensured they are secured/tightened properly. I don' thave your set up, so just guessing here, until someone else comes along

[bms]

You shouldn't have any ink anywhere except on the paper. Are you still getting ink on the tissue paper?
You can use normal paper for the nozzle check no problem.

[justme]

No, no more ink on the tissue paper. Now I'm just trying to get it so that all 6 colours are working on nozzel check. First one, yellow didn't come out...second one cyan didn't come out (but yellow did!). All tubes look full - no bubbles.

Is it bad to do too many head cleans?

[bms]

You can do up to 4, but then leave it for a while (around an hour) as you don't want to flood the printer.

[justme]

OK, so...as suggested here, after 3 nozzle check/head cleans my nozzle patterns have got worse. I really am just looking at them for reassurance that I've installed the ink correctly.

I think I have...at different points throughout the checking each of the colours has been pretty perfect...just not all 6 at the same time.

Having only just installed it, do you think leaving it is the best option?

Just pleased there's no more leaking out of the bottom (so to speak!)...

Gosh, it's stressful - banging headache... and this is before I've attempted any actual mug printing!!!

Hope it gets easier!

Thanks for your help -

Sadie

[bms]

Having only just installed it, do you think leaving it is the best option?

Sometimes leaving it allows the ink to soak into the printhead and then it works better. You need to get a good nozzle check pattern before you go to print anything though.

[Paul]

I had it once. and i was so desperate I decided to do a 1 trick somone recomend on here. I sprayed littlebit of window cleaner on photo paper and printed some image on it. worked 100%.
but i would do what Martin says first. wait and let the head soak with some inks first.