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Anyone have any experience regarding my post?

I use Color Precision Inks and have had no issues. After a period of no printing I get banding. I've watched videos and read forums and have cleaned the print head in a solution of 10 part distilled water, 2 parts isopropyl alcohol and 1 part ammonia. I did a nozzle check and found that the cyan...

One of my PGI-72 carts is getting low. This will be the first time I will need to refill. I already have the Precision Colors ink on stand-by. I currently do not have a second set of carts. Several questions: What's the best practice for refilling in this situation? Should I refill / top-up...

I have been using a Pro-100 for around 18 months with Precision Color (PC) inks. I have just purchased a Pro-10 and done a test comparison using one of the well-known test images using the supplied Canon ink. I used Canon semi-gloss paper, Lightroom to print and set printer manages color. I also...

I let mine dry out completely. I did find that the ink did not flow from the reservoir side to the sponge completely - much of the sponge was still white. I solved this by forcing air through the refill hole very carefully until the ink flowed through completely. Once I got it going the spread...

I'm guessing that the breather port was blocked with water and that by forcing in air it cleared the port.

@The Hat - brilliant! :)

I flushed the yellow cart with Windex before flushing with water. Is this good enough to prevent the yellow-jello problem from occurring? I do also have a flushed CLI-8 - is it better to be on the safe side and use this with the chip transferred or is that unnecessary given the way I have...

I should point out that both cartridges were flushes and dried at the same time and in the same way, but one was just not absorbing the ink. I left for 2 hours and still no change. Having watched the video, I gently pushed air in using a tight fitting squeezy bottle and immediately ink start to...

First image is Cyan ink. Looks to have filled nicely. Second image is Photo Cyan. It seems to have stopped absorbing ink. Been like this for 20 minutes. Any advice?

I hadn't realized that you could dry the cartridges too much. I better get them filled ASAP :)

I know the answer to this is "how long is a piece of string", but generally speaking, how long does it take for a flushed cartridge to be dry enough for refilling? I used a piece of kitchen roll (paper towel) to help "pull out" any water. After two days I removed the paper (completely dry) and...