Canon Pro-10 Nozzle Clogged or Damaged?

[clogged_printer_man]

Been fighting with a used Canon Pro-10 I got from somebody who had not used it in years. At this point, I've tried soaking the print heads in windex and still have had no luck getting a perfect nozzle check. Are the heads damaged? Is there something else I should try? Any help is appreciated here!

 

[The Hat]

Any help is appreciated here!

Flood the purge unit with window cleaner, then try putting in a new set of carts and run a deep clean and then another nozzle check..

If there is no change then the head is probably beyond saving..

 

[clogged_printer_man]

Forgive my lack of knowledge here, but how would I go about flooding the purge unit? Just dump windex on top of it? It's also probably worth noting that I've been re-filling the existing ink cartridges with ink owl ink. Do you think the cartridges might be part of the problem?

 

[Artur5]

Possibly.
There's an expensive way of finding out. Install a whole new set of Canon original carts. OEM ink does a good job cleaning residual clogs of third party inks, although this won't fix the issue at once. Don't be disappointed it the colors with bad nozzle checks ( red and the two blacks ) take quite a while to recover, patience is the keyword here. Of course, depending on how long the printer had been neglected, there's a chance that you'll never get a perfect nozzle check from this printhead.

 

[The Hat]

Do you think the cartridges might be part of the problem? YES

The purge unit is where the print heads sits when ideal, first turn on the printer and when the print head moves away from the purge unit, pull the power plug quickly.

Now move the print head (By hand) over to the left side of the carriageway and this will give you access to the purge unit, use a large syringe or something similar to flood the top of the purge unit with window cleaner, don’t be afraid to splash it everywhere.

Now power on the printer once more and it will clean the purge unit itself, now try a test print of some sort, and remember a nozzle print check will tell you if your making any progress with the clogged nozzles..

Tip:- remember to shake a replacement cart before installing..

P.S. Artur5 has given some good advice also..

 

[clogged_printer_man]

Thanks for the tips guys! I'll pick up some replacement cartridges and flood the purge unit. If I see no improvement I think I can safely say the nozzles are cooked.