Epson T1100 (cyan Appearing And Disapperaing )!!

[ramanrockstoday]

jESUS Christ,this epson t1100 with ciss is driving me crazy,after all treatments (distilled water,windex,isopropyl alchohal),water towel treatment,putting drops on the right side of sponge where the head rests,i still have not been able to break the cyan clog,after 3-4 pages of printing all 4 colors correctly,the 5th page is printed without any cyan !!!! .
any help, im going nuts about it.

 

[Fenrir Enterprises]

It sounds more like an inkflow issue. There's enough ink getting into the damper to print a few pages before it runs dry. Check your tubing for kinks, make sure the dampers are pressed down firmly. Are you keeping the bottles on the same level as the printer? If they're raised they'll flood the printer, if they're lowered the printer can't pull hard enough to get the ink.

If you bought a cheap CIS from eBay then the dampers themselves may not provide a good seal and there would be no way to fix that. If you bought it from a reputable company, you may have to buy another one if the CIS is old, or ask about a replacement if it's new.

 

[OutOFtheinkwell]

Might be a dumb question but, did you check the tubing clips?

 

[jtoolman]

Great suggestion OutOFtheinkwell!!!

Check to see that they are not only unclipped but that the tubing itself has not remained pinched, which can commonly occur.