My story and experience with Canon printer i950:
I purchased i950 about two years ago. I purchased refill ink from a company named alotofthings.com. I purchased ink at the cost of about $12 (16 z for each color). So far I have used about 200 oz (about 6 liters) of all colored ink. I purchased 24 cartridges (4 each color) at the price of $2 each. I made a hole on top of such cartridges with a drill to refill the ink. To cover the hole (after refilling ink) I followed this procedure: I used a non-stick shiny side of paper (after removing labels) and used it for putting a duct tape and then cutting it into small pieces. I used these pieces of duct tape to cover the hole after refilling the ink. As soon as the ink finishes in cartridges, I replace it with new refilled cartridge. I cover the empty cartridge s bottom hole with a parafilm until next refilling.
So far I have printed about 20,000 colored pages (about 10% covered area) beside few hundred of photographs and printer is still running. Whenever print-head clogged, I took it out and submerged it in warm water for few hours and used again with no problems.
Few days ago, message displayed that waste tank needs to be replaced. I followed instructions as given by users in Internet to reset the printer. I also removed and washed the old waste ink pads. I opened up the cover by pressing inside 6 holes (triangle arrows), and removed the side white covers. There were two screws that needed to be taken out these screws are hardly visible but are located on backside (after cover was opened). The whole machinery came out and I put aside out (with wires still attached). It showed filled waste black pads under the print head area. I removed these pads (along with other foam linings around that area) by using gloves. I washed each pad at a time thoroughly. Do not squeeze such waste pads. Just wash the pads, by gently pressing and removing the ink. Later (after pads were semi-dried), I put every thing back. Printer is still running
Reset of waste ink counter: Start with the printer off, hold down resume button and then hold down POWER, release resume (still holding power button), press resume twice, then release POWER. Let green light blink until printer is done moving the print head. Select functions below (with resume): Number of presses (?0 presses green light which is a test print.?1 press - orange light it is grid nozzle diagnostic. ?2 presses green light which initializes. ?3 presses orange light which is reset of waste ink counter. Finally press power.
I purchased i950 about two years ago. I purchased refill ink from a company named alotofthings.com. I purchased ink at the cost of about $12 (16 z for each color). So far I have used about 200 oz (about 6 liters) of all colored ink. I purchased 24 cartridges (4 each color) at the price of $2 each. I made a hole on top of such cartridges with a drill to refill the ink. To cover the hole (after refilling ink) I followed this procedure: I used a non-stick shiny side of paper (after removing labels) and used it for putting a duct tape and then cutting it into small pieces. I used these pieces of duct tape to cover the hole after refilling the ink. As soon as the ink finishes in cartridges, I replace it with new refilled cartridge. I cover the empty cartridge s bottom hole with a parafilm until next refilling.
So far I have printed about 20,000 colored pages (about 10% covered area) beside few hundred of photographs and printer is still running. Whenever print-head clogged, I took it out and submerged it in warm water for few hours and used again with no problems.
Few days ago, message displayed that waste tank needs to be replaced. I followed instructions as given by users in Internet to reset the printer. I also removed and washed the old waste ink pads. I opened up the cover by pressing inside 6 holes (triangle arrows), and removed the side white covers. There were two screws that needed to be taken out these screws are hardly visible but are located on backside (after cover was opened). The whole machinery came out and I put aside out (with wires still attached). It showed filled waste black pads under the print head area. I removed these pads (along with other foam linings around that area) by using gloves. I washed each pad at a time thoroughly. Do not squeeze such waste pads. Just wash the pads, by gently pressing and removing the ink. Later (after pads were semi-dried), I put every thing back. Printer is still running
Reset of waste ink counter: Start with the printer off, hold down resume button and then hold down POWER, release resume (still holding power button), press resume twice, then release POWER. Let green light blink until printer is done moving the print head. Select functions below (with resume): Number of presses (?0 presses green light which is a test print.?1 press - orange light it is grid nozzle diagnostic. ?2 presses green light which initializes. ?3 presses orange light which is reset of waste ink counter. Finally press power.
