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UUUhhh... that sounds good. I mean the flushing with water. Thanks. I'll report back. But I'll take the advice of refilling the cartridge each time when I have replaced one. That will also have the advantage that the print head inlets are not open, and exposed to drying, while I refill a...

Hello. I need to replace a set of (refillable) cartridges about every 4 to six months. I have two sets of cartridges, and practice to refill the two sets when the second set is empty. That means that the first empty set sits empty for 4-6 months. I do keep the empty set in a freezer bag with...

I would be leery to use something other than Windex with no additive. We know it works, and it works perfectly. The bottle in the photo shows "with Vinegar". I don't know what Vinegar does, but it's already an additive. Don't forget Vinegar is not Ammonia. When you work with Windex which...

Sounds a bit conspirationalist. Did Canon actually make a statement to the effect that "a substance" was added to make it harder for us refillers? Or was it not possible that something was done to make the yellow ink more effective on the printed page, such as, for example, the printed yellow...

@demoeb: It is really a matter of "trace" H2S. When you live in an area (like Alberta) where there is lots of gas in the many underground deposits, there is bound to be trace H2S in the air above the caverns. It simply creeps through the ground. Similar to gas in swamps, there are always...

@rodbam: This type of failure does not seem like an electrical problem in the printhead, it appears to be a nozzle issue. Electrical failure produces a more erratic pattern, if you even get a print. And "fixing" the printhead, I wouldn't even begin to think that. On Youtube search...

As I said, just don't let the cart run dry. That's the most important rule.

I agree with @The Hat, I would not want to get into any prying of plastics on the cart. The least touching, the better. Anyway, my humble opinion.

A pitch for Canon. There is a feature that is spoken of very little. It's the Preview. This is not a preview that your desktop software generates. It's a preview that the "Canon print driver" generates. With this I am "really" satisfied that the printer will get what "I thought I sent"...

I suspect the print head issue comes up when users try to get the last little bit of ink out of carts, and a channel runs dry. That's fatal. No chance to recover from that. If you are diligent and check the ink periodically, and especially when you print a lot, then I am inclined to say that...

Hi All, I know that this isn't a social site, but I have to say this. @The Hat , I just love your writing style. It keeps this forum lively. Thanks.

For interest sake, do you know what the active ingredient is which makes it work?

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...

Rule #1 of Troubleshooting: Do "one" thing at a time, so know what works. Otherwise you might get a fix, but you won't know which step did the trick, and you will find yourself doing the individual steps somewhere in the future anyway. So spend the time the first time. Good luck.

Apologies for off topic, but @stratman I just love your avatar. I have a pair of scissors from my youth, from an incident with a cord. Thanks for the chuckle.

In the 80s and 90s I used to write print driver (modules they were called then) to access special print features, because back then even the lowly person (independent programmer) could get PLC language manuals, and from the printer manufactures "ALL" the setting available and accessible on "ANY"...

That was my experience too. Glad it worked for you.

@Artur5, what I described above was only to set up the Wifi configuration in the printer with the Canon install program, but with a USB cable from a computer (or laptop if you have one). After the set up the USB cable is disconnected and the printer can then be accessed via WiFi, and by any...

@Artur5, I have also felt like an idiot regarding the WiFi install method. Since then, I have wondered if it isn't perhaps a software problem with the WiFi install program. I had not been able to get the connection correct via WiFi install. And that had been in about 5 or 6 locations and from...

What hasn't been said is that Ammonia in gaseous state is an extreme explosion hazard. In the right air/ammonia mix an explosion can be started by a simply static spark. There is no safe way to handle ammonia when air is present.