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No one here will recommend that you use a CISS on a Canon printer. This is a recipe for trouble. Even with heavy use I highly doubt that the Red/Green cartridges on this printer will ever flow enough for a CISS not to clog. Don't waste your time and printer trying to make a CISS system work...

This print is from your PRO9500 correct?

Well... In my two hps which have a fixed printhead like your epson I have used two different brands of cheap chinese ink over the past two years in high volume (more than a pint of each color) and it at times has been a headache. First off... The clogging. I have experienced bad clogs in...

Trial and error I suppose. In our case we happen to have this fabulous resource at our disposal.

There is a big difference in color matching, clogging, and fading between poor aftermarket inks and good aftermarket inks. Now that I've used the reputable stuff, I wouldn't go back to the cheap no-name eBay stuff, especially if I didn't want to deal with clogs and poor color matching anymore.

ehuesman, it seems to be the general consensus that it is best to have the sponge be slightly damp or else it may not absorb as readily as a slightly humid one will. Your observation is correct. It is for this reason that many add ~2% propylene glycol or similar into their flushing solutions...

The cli-221 sponge chamber is opaque, but the ink reservoir is still transparent. The newer cli-226 series are completely opaque and as of now there are no chip resetters available. Best to avoid these.

Good description! When doing a quick purge to prevent clogging and ink flow problems I usually just clean until I can see that the fluid coming out of the sponge is clean, then dry the cartridge.

It sounds more like your CIS and inks suck!!! The bad inkset is the main source of your problems.

You can buy double sided brochure paper made for inkjet printers. That would be your best bet. If you need it to be really inexpensive you could just use a heavy weight paper or an inkjet specific paper. Of course aftermarket ink is a must.

The most economical route is to refill your original cartridges using quality refill ink. There is a wealth of information on this forum about how to do this. Start by reading the "FAQ". These printers CAN be refilled successfully. If you do not want to refill, my father has been using...

Thanks for the tip! I'll have to see if the US based oven degreasers have the same effect. Ink is very difficult to remove from my hands sometimes. It seems that the dye based inks are even worse than the pigment based ones, it appears that they penetrate deeper into my skin leaving me with...

kbay2002 IS Hobbicolors inks. That is his storefront. If you have any questions e-mail him, he always responds very quickly. I have ordered a few times from him now and he always ships very quickly.

I for one am not trying to "beat" on Hobbicolors. I use their ink in many of my printers (the number of printers at home and around the office is growing all the time) and have no plans in stopping the use of their products. I like their dye inks and I will continue using them. I just bought...

The Hobbicolors PMT-BK ink does not print as sharp of text on plain copy paper as the original Canon ink that is for sure. If you care about razor sharp text on plain paper the Hobbicolors is not for you. If you are printing loads of information that you will read once and throw away, or that...

What I meant to say was that the printer itself is very expoutensive. If you clog the print head or burn it out.

I had a decent experience with this ink. It is dark but not quite as sharp on plain copy paper as the oem ink. I would not Consider it a bad ink, but not the best. The price is good. I am now using the KMP ink from octoinkjet and it is a very close match to the OEM ink. It is about twice as...

The pro 9500 is probably not the best printer to begin refilling. It is very expensive, it uses pigment ink. And there isn't a wealth of information or supplies available on this printer like many others. I would suggest trying your hand at a less expensive printer first then do a lot of...

I suppose I should clarify a few things. 1. I do have experience with a few different Brother cartridges and the ones that I have (the consumer level printers) all seem to be of the same basic design. 2. An "OEM" cart. means "Original Equipment Manufacturer" meaning that it indeed is an...

Thank you for your guide! I refilled my first toner cartridge because of your post here. My father's business has 20+ Brother laserjets, and we do a lot of printing, so I figured we could save a lot of money refilling the laserjets as well as the inkjets. I refilled a OEM only once used...