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Of course not, I have quoted your post #3 only because you were the first who told me to flush the cartridge. As you gave me no indications of how to do this, I followed those provided by The Hat. But from your wording in post #23, I understood that you don't agree with them... Sorry for this...

No, I posted this just because I'm accused (by you, by stratman, etc) that I didn't respect the good procedures and that's why I damaged the printhead. I wanted to show that all I did was as recommended by the reputable members of this forum, not the inventions of my stupid/childish mind (as...

But it's just what I did, I followed step by step the indications of @The Hat from post #2 of this :https://www.printerknowledge.com/threads/ink-refilling-questions-on-cli-251-printers.11587/ "The best way to overcome Yellow Gello in the cart is to fill the cart with Window cleaner that...

I don't blame anyone, sorry if you understood this. What I say is that it was a cause for the missing yellow, before any repairing action was taken. My question is simply why this happened to me twice (and to others, too), although I'm trying to use the best quality inks (from Octoink) and to...

Thanks @mikling! But could you, please, be more precise about what "bleach" means? I've found this definition: "a chemical (typically a solution of sodium hypochlorite or hydrogen peroxide) used to make materials whiter or for sterilizing drains, sinks, etc" is this what you refer to? Dear @The...

But which is the proper solution, @The Hat?! All those that I've tried were recommended by you and others on this forum, not my inventions! Let's look, for example, to the pharmacist's post, from the link you have put just above: The formula that I've used - but only as the last resort, after...

Update First of all, I apologize for not responding to your latest posts, but - strangely - since last Saturday I have not received any email notifications, as it usually happens when a new post appears on the topic, so I didn't see them... I thank you now for all your advice! So, after three...

But the stamp test won't be relevant if the inlet is clogged (as I still suspect), is it? I was thinking about the self-diagnosis feature of the printer software... Thanks, I'll try, though I've already done this a few times, in order to remove the excess ink before soaking the printhead. But...

Well, after 40 hours of soaking the printhead in "warm water and a squirt of fairy liquid" (@The Hat - post #2), the result is also ZERO - not any trace of yellow ink. I summarize here all the attempts I've made: 1. Soaked the printhead for 4 hours in a solution of 50% Windex-like glass...

Well, some of the things you wrote were valid for me too. I understand your point now, thank you!

Dear me! I have to admit that I was extremely surprised by the quoted statements until I understood the confusion. You answered to my post as if I were Palombian, not the OP :)

Far from me to question the expertise of the gurus of this forum, in what concerns the treatment side. I feel, however, that some misunderstandings may appear on the diagnostic side. Either because we sometimes fail to explain our problems very well, or because those who try to help us cannot...

Well, I really don't enjoy to "try things" with my printhead, please believe me :( The only problem is that, in the past, some of the agreed methods on this forum didn't work as expected, for me (or didn't work at all). So I just try to understand the principles and the safety limits within I...

Ok, thanks @The Hat and @stratman, I will follow your suggestions one after the other, starting with the cartridge flush. But, to my knowledge, could you explain why you don't agree with the method to test and solve both possibilities in one step, as I proposed at the end of my post? Do you...

Hello everyone! I have already told here about the yellow ink missing problem that led me to throw my previous Pixma IX6850 and buy a new IP7250. Well, my new IP7250 worked impeccably for months, until... I had to go on vacation and leave it unused for 3 weeks. On my return, I found that the...

Hi, Mars Mihu (Salut!), I'm from Romania too (Bucharest) and I use to buy inks for my IP 7250 from OctoInkjet: http://www.octoink.co.uk/ , which is also very reliable and sells good quality stuff (furthermore, its owner is one of the oldest and most respected members of this forum - websnail). I...

Thanks, indeed :D I think it would be great if we had a device that automatically does this job, either when we are on vacation or when we just forget (among the many other tasks we have to do daily) :)

Epilogue (or from Funeral March to Ode to Joy) :) Well, yesterday I tried all day to fix the problem with the yellow ink flow. I started with @mikling's recommended method and, for the beginning, the result seemed to be encouraging, as after only a few drops of solution on the intake mesh I was...

No, the yellow is missing in all the prints. What I said (and probably confused you) is that the banding (the white strips visible in the nozzle check pattern) doesn't appear in the normal printing.

To be honest, when I received the set of OEM cartridges I noticed - through the air vent transparent zone and the outlet port - that the sponges in all the others were perfectly white, while the sponge in the yellow cartridge had a fairly pronounced hue of yellow-orange. But at that time I...