blocked AGAIN

[TonyM]

Hi all

Anyone here that has a shop in the Birmingham area to help unblock printers?

I have an Epson 1400 that I get nothnng out of.
Nozzle check shows nothing?
Gave up on the Ciss and I have bought sub cartridges. Still nothing?

I them bought an Epson B40W frpm BMS with a CISS and Hallelulah it worked.

Now .. Only a few weeks in that is blocked too and I only get one colour.
I am so frustratred and sick of it all/

I can not keep buying printers and inks?

I have 2 here now the 1400 with the defunk CISS that I changed for carts and the B40 with the CISS that is also not working.

Martin advised me to insert ther origonal carts and then re try the CISS on the B40 and this worked for a week or two but I cannot try that again as I no longer have the carts.

Is it just me or is this game one blockage after another and any money made lost on buying printers?

Sorry I sound fed up. But I am

I am 2 printers in and no wiser.

Advice please.

I could really do with a local contact to helo with blocakage problems.

Many thanks

Tony

[Paul]

if you bought your printer from BMS then you have right to return it. also if you use sawgrass inks you covert with they warranty. if they can not help then they will replace your gear.
Also you can try head unblocking solution: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Inkjet-Printer-Pr ... 20b67d273b

[bms]

First thing to do would be to look at our FAQ on this matter:
http://www.printerowners.co.uk/faq/12/1 ... vanced.htm
My print quality on my Epson printer has deteriorated and I cannot get a good nozzle check pattern despite many head cleans...

[TonyM]

Hi Martin.

I dont think It ever worked properly?

Sorry to say that as you are so helpful.

You may recall that I could not get Yellow or Cyan when it was brand new and you advised another customer had the same problem and suggested that I install the origonal carts and run those. I did that and it worked as you suggested.

Unfortunatley it never lasted and i was having to recharge and clean very frquemtly.
I was able to do this. But a very frustrating and time consuming exercise.

Now I get only the one colour?

I regret to say I was never really happy as I never got anything that could be considered a run?

I have tried everything.
I was even going to just buy another priner to go with the CISS i have but see my one has been upgraded to a B42W? So I couldnt even do that.

Please advise

Regards

Tony

[bms]

Now I get only the one colour?

Need to rule out printer or bulk feed system as the problem. Only way to fo this is to remove bulk feed system, use ordinary carts and test for good printing. If that works then printer is fine and problem lies with ink flow in the bulk feed system.

If you've installed genuine carts then, assuming these are not empty then you can insert again and test.

[TonyM]

I dont have the origonal Carts anymore as I threw them once I had it all working.
I didnt think I would have a use for them and was so happy I had the ciss running and the ICC profile working.
I never thought I would have to change anything?
I probably ran a max of 10 prints before I had to mess around?
The Red would go first then Yellow
A clean would do nothing. I sent you a picture of my nozzle checks.
I did manage to get the system running again a few times, But now I get nothing?

Tony

[TonyM]

Hi again
I have purchased the origonal carts and ran a nozzle check
I get nothing on 4 and five
Magenta and yellow I think?
I have done cleans and the tried the ciss system again.
I get no 4 and five on there also.
I have almost used up the ink ink the £40 cartridges I have bought keep re trying.
I have the nozzle checks if that would help?
Not sure how to add jpegs on here though?
I am actually doing a little work but only black and white stuff.
I also need a shop in the Birmingham area that could look at my epson 1400 for me.
Regards
Tony

[Paul]

:0 you bought oryginal carts to flash your printer??????? OMG! whats wrong with £4 worth 3rd party ones?? is not about ink in this case. just about carts to check if they work or not.

[TonyM]

I thought ( needed the proper carts?
I paid £40 and still no joy?

Really sick of this now.

I have spent all weekend flushing and paying out.
Now I hear I could have done it for a fiver?

I bought the original Cheetah carts

It is worse now than ever

I think I may need to buy a new printer and ciss syetem and just salvage the ink in this one?

I have about half left.
Most has just been wasted tryig to flush or do prints.
Yellow and Magenta never worked from day one.

I ran the origonals as Mart said and they worked for a short time.
But in no time at all I had problems/

I had messages to replace carts all the time?

I can run black but that is about it?

Even that is not stable.
Yellow and Magenta nave not really ever run?

Proper fed up now.
Every night and every weekend wasted.

I have wasted blanks that I have paid a lot for and still not working.

Any suggestions?

Do I just need to re buy yet another printer and CISS?
Ijust want to get up and running and some sort of stability where I can get a run of more that 6 in a row.

Please advise.

regards

Tony

[Paul]

tony. get it back to your supplier. they should help you. if not then well... you know to stay away of them.