Recent content by pourhaus

Have to tip my hat to Trigger 37 - the procedure identified the problem, but possibly only because I added an extra step. Here is a wide shot of the printer with the front tray open, lid and platen up, focusing on the purge pads: I decided to test if the left (PGBK) purge was working using...

I have been drizzling either 91% Isopropyl, or more recently a Windex/91% Isopropyl mix onto the left pad for 10 days now. Here is a scan of no (pigment) black nozzle check: You will see a faint image of another nozzle check - that is the reverse side of the paper. I am trying to reduce the...

So, I was able to get the language back to English. I have been using the above method - feeding Windex onto the left purge pad, for 5 days. I have done a clean & nozzle check each day, and I still get nothing. The faintest smudge if I recently applied Windex, but nothing that looks like it...

So, this is heading in an all new direction now. I did some windex last night, found that the printer did not always "do it's thing" when I closed the top, so I was powering off and on. I was also pulling the power cord with the print head away from the purge pads, because I forgot that...

So, this is heading in an all new direction now. I did som ewindex last night, found that the printer did not always "do it's thing" when I closed the top, so I was powering off and on. I was also pulling the power cord with the print head away from the purge pads, because I forgot that...

Thanks for the tips, guys. It is pigment black I am having the problem with. How do I use the printer Maintenance tab to clean a pad? I have "Cleaning" and "Deep Cleaning" for "All Colors", "Black: PGBK" and "Color: C, M, Y, BK". Also, what is the easiest way to get Windex onto the pads...

Hi, I have a ~3 year old MP830, and started refilling cartridges about a year ago. It recently stopped printing black, so I tried refilling, then did cleaning/deep-cleaning, then made several attempts at hand-cleaning and soaking the printhead using 90% isopropyl alocohol. None of these...