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Canon ink tank vent on clear tanks #3, #5, #6, #8 and maybe others. Sometimes when using the German refill method the syringe needle will push the sponge tightly against the surface that separates the ink chamber from the sponge chamber and into the vent path along this wall leading to the top...

An original Canon BCI-3eY used in my iP6000D printer had about 1/4 of the ink in the reservoir turn solid, or to a gel. The ink in the sponge seems normal and will wick into a tissue if touched. This tank had never been refilled, and was all original Canon ink. I don't know the history of...

Cleaning a Canon Printhead using a shop vacuum cleaner. Some months ago I mentioned, in another post, using a shop vacuum cleaner to clean a printhead, but since a picture is worth a thousand words, and since printhead cleaning is such a frequently requested subject I thought another posting...

I just picked up a very nice one year old Brother MFC-255CW all-in-one wireless printer at a thrift store for $4.00 because it was inoperable. It looked so nice I couldn't pass it up. When I got it home I found a small piece of paper had jamed the printhead. When it was removed the printer...

There is a lot of discussion on this forum regarding the testing of the purge pump when the printer fails to print some colors, especially after an ink tank has been replaced. Placing Windex on the parking pad and seeing if the purge cycle sucks it away is a good way to see if the pump itself is...

I think I may have discovered a novel way to unplug a stubborn Canon print-head. In the past I have spent hours trying to clear a stubborn clog, especially in the pigment black nozzles, using the various methods discussed on this site. Recently I took a set of used empty ink tanks (although...

Could I have found the reason for frequent Canon print head clogging? I noticed when I put new ink tanks in my Canon i850 printer there doesn't seem to be much compression of the rubber seal between the ink tank outlet and the print head inlet screen. the ink tanks, when placed into position...