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UPDATE: I purchased some cheap non-sterile .45um syringe filters and the color dye inks filtered through with no trouble and printed beautifully in my temperamental, inkaholic Epson XP-310. I had tested these inks extensively with my other Epson R280 before daring to try them out on the XP-310...

I may buy the .48 size next time since the .22 plugged up with some pigment ink. Otherwise I'll just stick to the dye-base pints I have. Dye-base seems to work OK in all my printers. The dye-based ink filtered pretty well, and my Epson R280 is drinking it like no tomorrow. That was a printer...

Dye-Based Inks Dye-based inks differ in chemical composition from pigmented inks, and, thus have different filtration requirements. In addition to insoluble dye elements, gelatinous residues and other contaminants, the poten- tial presence of bacteriological matter may cause pre- mature...

You asked: Did you notice any accumulated deposits in the filters with the other inks? It took two filters to strain the ink to fill the small refill bottle. I kept going until they plugged up.

I got the suggestion to use .22 micron filters off of a site for pros who fix printers. They aren't sterile. It was cheaper than the .48 and I got more of them. Some refillable cartridges have a built in .22. The ink is not sour, still smells new, like alcohol. Like I said, it was stored in a...

Thank you all for your comments. I microfiltered one of the Yellow inks into a small bottle (patience is needed) and tried it out in my Epson, one I knew how to flush out if it didn't work. It printed perfect, and didn't clog. The Cyan ink filtered well. The Magenta failed, wouldn't even filter...

Thank you Paul. I figured if I couldn't use them, I would tie dye shirts with them. A medical friend is giving me syringe straws, so I will filter the ink from the big bottles to smaller bottles just to be safe.

The ink is more than five years old, HOWEVER it smells like new ink, I have some new ink on hand before I found my old ink, it smells the same. Color is still good. Tested it on paper and dries the same. The old ink has not gelled in any way. The magenta did have some sludge at the bottom but I...

I had a question about ink. I have several, near-full pints of universal dye ink that sat in the dark for years. I recently filtered all the inks through a coffee filter, color is good, no sludge or mold, has a noticeable alcohol smell though. Is it still safe to use it? I bought micro-filter...

Hi I discovered your site through an inkjet information link.