Going from Canon OEM to Octoinkjet ink on pro 100s

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But what I meant was if there gonna be a problem in the printer head? When the Oem ink and octoink mixes in the printer head?
No, there won’t be any problems switching over to using another ink, the printer itself will take care of things, so nothing to worry about..
 

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Regarding the flushing. I know I have to flush the cartridge. But what I meant was if there gonna be a problem in the printer head? When the Oem ink and octoink mixes in the printer head?
The potential problem of Yello Gello has been OEM Canon Yellow CLI-42 ink mixed with any aftermarket ink or water itself. That is why you must flush the OEM Canon CLI-42 Yellow cartridge with Windex or similar product first to remove the OEM Yellow ink before finishing the flush with water to then remove the Windex.

Mikling, the owner of Precision Colors, has written on this forum of similar Gello potentially forming with Magenta as well. There may have been a user's report of Magenta Gello but I do not recall one. It is OEM Yellow that appears to be a true risk and why the forum recommends Windex flushing or using a flushed CLI-8 cartridges with a swapped CLI-42 Yellow chip.

As far as the print head, no flushing is necessary when changing from OEM Yellow to aftermarket Yellow. This probably is because the insertion of a new cartridge into the print head triggers enough of an ink purge in the priming function that the OEM Yellow is flushed quickly out before Gello can begin.

Note: if you refill cartridges having residual OEM inks, it may take more than one refill to sufficiently dilute the effect of the residual OEM ink with the new aftermarket ink. Wait 2 or more refills, some have suggested 4 refills, before obtaining a new custom ICC printer profile. If you do not want to wait several refills, then flush the cartridges before starting aftermarket ink.

If you are going to flush the cartridge(s) then use them till marked as Empty. There is no reason to waste the ink by flushing when Low. The refill when the cartridge is marked Low instead of Empty is that air in the sponge will eventually cause caking of ink and then poor ink flow and decreased refill volumes, both of which can create their own issues, the worst being irreparably burned out nozzles in the print head.
 

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The potential problem of Yello Gello has been OEM Canon Yellow CLI-42 ink mixed with any aftermarket ink or water itself. That is why you must flush the OEM Canon CLI-42 Yellow cartridge with Windex or similar product first to remove the OEM Yellow ink before finishing the flush with water to then remove the Windex.

Mikling, the owner of Precision Colors, has written on this forum of similar Gello potentially forming with Magenta as well. There may have been a user's report of Magenta Gello but I do not recall one. It is OEM Yellow that appears to be a true risk and why the forum recommends Windex flushing or using a flushed CLI-8 cartridges with a swapped CLI-42 Yellow chip.

As far as the print head, no flushing is necessary when changing from OEM Yellow to aftermarket Yellow. This probably is because the insertion of a new cartridge into the print head triggers enough of an ink purge in the priming function that the OEM Yellow is flushed quickly out before Gello can begin.

Note: if you refill cartridges having residual OEM inks, it may take more than one refill to sufficiently dilute the effect of the residual OEM ink with the new aftermarket ink. Wait 2 or more refills, some have suggested 4 refills, before obtaining a new custom ICC printer profile. If you do not want to wait several refills, then flush the cartridges before starting aftermarket ink.

If you are going to flush the cartridge(s) then use them till marked as Empty. There is no reason to waste the ink by flushing when Low. The refill when the cartridge is marked Low instead of Empty is that air in the sponge will eventually cause caking of ink and then poor ink flow and decreased refill volumes, both of which can create their own issues, the worst being irreparably burned out nozzles in the print head.
Ok thanks for all of your tips!
 

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:) I have a question about the best way to switch from Canon Oem ink to Octoinkjet v2 ink.
I did the same with precision colors
1. No problems
2. Flushed to completely white with a window cleaner containing ammonia.
Remember that the window cleaner should have "no additives", only Ammonia. The "D" version should be OK, it's deodorized. I can't vouch if there is anything "added" to the "D" version, but I have had no trouble. Sometimes it takes a couple of stores to find the plain version. Sometimes is is called "Classic Windex".
 
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Here in the EU, we use W5 window cleaner and it has no Ammonia in it, but it works just the same.. ;)
 

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Here in the EU, we use W5 window cleaner and it had no Ammonia in it, but it works just the same.. ;)
For interest sake, do you know what the active ingredient is which makes it work?
 

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the active ingredient is which makes it work
Nope, because if it ain’t broke, what’s the point...:)
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Edit: The W5 only highlights Vinegar as one of the ingredients.. :hu
 

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I did the same with precision colors
1. No problems
2. Flushed to completely white with a window cleaner containing ammonia.
3. For differences make a print and look whether you are confident. If you have not flushed all it may take some time till all old ink is out. Just print. For the best you will of course need specific profiles.
Maximilian
Hi, can I ask if you have used Octoinkjet and been able to compare with precision Color’s ? Cheers for any info.
 

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Hi Max (sorry David; or is it just 4).
That would go back toooo long ago.
I had started with Precision but then had shipping issues across the border.
I live in Canada and back not too many years we (the small time receivers) almost always had been given trouble with shipments from the south. Many times the Border Services didn't want to do the opening, so they would sideline a shipment to a "broker" to give them a manifest, a piece of paper that said what's in the package. That would add easily $25 to a shipment.
So I had switched to Octoinkjet, and as you may recall they ship from a country (UK) that is friends with Canada ^_^.
So sorry no, I can't compare.
 

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