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It's been a while, but I wanted to give a final post to let people know the end of this story. But first, I want to thank everyone that posted advice to help me. I learned a lot in the process of trying to find a solution. In the end, I concluded that the heater in the cyan channel was burnt...

You might find something useful in Canon 3000 FAQ Canon Downloads Enter your product model name, type: IP3000 Click Software/product manuals Click Frequently Asked Questions Click Search by Category Under "No ink is ejected, ink is faint, or streaks (or lines) are printed", these articles *...

You can make a Windex substitute. At post #20 this link... Read the entire post for more details. The head parking pad should wet with ink, but not overly saturated. The print head sits over this wet pad and the moisture from the pad keeps the print head from drying out. In time, the pad can...

I don't know how everything works, but I would be careful about using the built-in cleaning operations excessively as I've seen instructions that... o caution against running more than 3 back to back cleaning cycles o recommend using "deep cleaning" sparingly, if at all. Here's a thread that...

If there is little or no ink flow, is this procedure safe to do over and over? Or is it possible that it could cause the heaters to burn out? As I understand it, if you continue to print when your print head is starved for ink due to poor ink flow from the cartridge, this can lead to ink...

Did you see the instructions at this link by Digitalartist71. He tells how to dismantle the IP3000 to access the purging lines. He then injected hot water into the purging lines to dissolve the dried ink, and this fixed his problem. He gives a lot of details in his post. Good luck, Lilla

OEM carts have a nice fill hole already so it makes sense to me to use it, rather than drilling another hole. I think it is best to remove the ball in the fill hole, rather than push it in, then if you choose to use a screw (now or later), the extra plastic around the sides of the fill hole will...

Interesting e-mail response from www.alotofthings.com; they sell four different printer cleaning solutions which might be www.formulabs.com Sensient Revive Cartridge Tonics (there are four of them). From: support@alotofthings.com Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 To: 'Lilla' Subject: RE...

Grandad's technique is amazing! I cleaned my first cartridges today using my "Purge Hose" (see post #52 this link). To aid in the process I made two simple adapters, both are shown below. Grandad made a "purge clip" to aid in cleaning carts (see post #12 this link). Since I didn't have a...

Click Canon Download Library Enter... 1=Printers 2= i Series 3= i860 series <wait while the next page is displayed> click on Product / Software Manuals click on Frequently Asked Questions click on Search by Category click on any titles of interest, some that might be helpful include * click...

About getting the water out... Grandad and fotofreek, thanks for the feedback. My brother, my sister and my neice all have Canon printers, and sometimes they get busy and forget about the need to store their empties in a sealed tupperware container with a damp paper towel with alcohol added...

fotofreek, thank you for clarifying and providing the extra how to details, very helpful. Good idea there, checking the recyle dumpster at CompUSA for Canon carts. I saved that post showing how you dried your cartridges in front of a table fan. I'll save your comments about air drying too. I...

Im getting ready to clean (my first time) some carts using Grandads instructions titled A Technique to clean Canon BCI-6 cartridges and I need some clarification about the second hole. Consider I have some non-OEM carts that DO NOT have a label over the vent (and maze), so clearly when I go...

hpnetserver, as you say, it would be best if my "Purge Hose" (see post #52 this link) had a filter, so today I added a simple filter made out of a nylon stocking. It's low tech, but I think it will do the job, certainly it is better than nothing; it is easy to make and costs nothing. Perhaps I...

If you are looking for OEM Compatible bulk ink, www.precisioncolors.com is located in Canada. They sell ink that is manufactured by Image Specialists (IS); this is clearly stated on their site. On their site, they provide a list of their formula numbers for each cartridge by printer...

I came across a similar question with two answers buried in another thread, and decided to add them to this thread... QUESTION posted here as shown below... ANSWER posted here as shown below... ANSWER posted here as shown below...

CompuBiz sells the two Print Head Cleaning Solvents discussed in the posts immediately before this one; they also sell Print Head Cleaning Kits that are specific to your printer model. Here's a copy of my e-mail exchange regarding their kit for Canon i960/i950/... printers. QUESTION: ANSWER:

I came across the post below in ALotOfThings.com help/support section here; it is as shown below... To those who are refilling these printers, have you noticed this slow down? Is it significant? Are the limitations imposed by the chips the same/more/less on the newer printers, i.e. IP4300 vs...

A similar question was asked in the MIS forum here: Long-term storage of a printer..., How to prepare a printer for storage. and is shown below... While the post above is about an Epson printer it sounds like it might also work for Canon printers. MIS sells Cleaning cartridges for Epson...

Grandad35 & ghwellsjr, thanks for your feedback. fotofreek, here's some additional information not included in my initial post... The reasons I want to buy a commercial print head cleaning solvent is... * my sister's i950 print head does not print cyan, it has not responded to any of the...