Frustrated Brother user wants to switch to Epson.

[BOYNTONSTU]

I thought that my Brother MFC 465CN and the MFC 240C were the best because they used the humongous LC-51 refillable cartridges that sit outside the printer. They seem to hold 100 ml of ink.

Thus a CISS for $15.

The printers have lasted for years, reliably fed the paper, and if the heads became clogged, I printed a solid purge pattern for the 4 colors to clear the blockage.

Why am I frustrated?

I cannot clear the recently blocked head. Black and yellow OK Cyan 30% and Magenta clogged.

To clear, you must first get the head into position by starting a print and pulling the power plug.

I must remove the rear to get to the partially fed paper, grab it and pull it out.

Since the ink ports are horizontal, I have to reach in to attach the syringe tubing.

I also worry about overfilling the purge box and the absorber box.

OK The Epson gives me access to the printer head, the port is easy to service, and I understand that there is an ink absorber that I can address when full.

Question: What 4 ink Epson would you recommend that has refillable cartridges available?

 

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Can you reach the printhead resting/cleaning pad at all? If you can then a passive clean like this would be a good option to try. From what I can see you're trying to use an active cleaning approach (ie: forcing cleaning solution into printhead) which may be damaging the printhead.

Any photos would be useful if you've got them.

Cheers,

Martin

 

[CakeHole]

Id say forget Epson all together as they use a similar technology to Brother and can block in basically the same frustrating way you are experiencing.