Who has experienced Purge Unit Clogging?

[turbguy]

Not to hijack the "Top Fill" thread, but let's hear of the experience on this in a seperate thread

Printer Model:

Black Pigment Ink supplier:

Duration Ink Used:

Evidence of Purge Unit clogging:

Recurrance?

Corrective actions:


ME:

Printer Model: MP730

Black Pigment Ink supplier: Hobbicolors

Duration Ink Used: 6 months

Evidence of Purge Unit clogging: Direct visual inspection, purge unit would not pass fluid. Solid clog found lodged in pump manifold.

Recurrance? Not yet (one year ago)

Corrective actions? Unplugged purge unit, cleaned waste pads, switched to Precision Colors Black Pigment Ink.

Wayne

 

[popsy]

Printer Model: i860

Black Pigment Ink supplier: Precision Ink

Duration Ink Used: Years, don't recall how many - 3 or 4?

Evidence of Purge Unit clogging: Standing puddle would not go down.

Recurrence? Not yet, cleared 2 days ago

Corrective actions: Cleared hose and reconnected formerly loose hose

Thanks to the great information given by users of this forum.

 

[The Hat]

Printer Model: i865, iP4500, iP4700, iX4000.

Black Pigment Ink supplier: KMP universal and KMP 220. (Octoinkjet.)

Duration Ink Used: 2 years now.

Evidence of Purge Unit clogging: Ive not had a clog in any of my purge units from pigment.

Recurrance? Nothing to date.

Corrective actions: Keeping my fingers crossed..

Brian.

 

[jimbo123]

5 year recap with more details: (re-posted as per stratman's request)

- 100% Hobbicolors ink, German Method, squeeze bottles, w resetter
- 50,000 pages printed
- MP830 #1 died after 22,000 pages (waste pad utilization at 76%)
- MP830 #2 still going strong at 28,000 pages (waste pad utilization at 68%)
- on second print head
- no purge unit clogging issues

- CLI8 - Black, original cart, refilled 32 times
- CLI8 - Yellow, original cart, refilled 42 times
- CLI8 - Magenta, original cart, refilled 46 times
- CLI8 - Cyan, original cart, refilled 45 times
- PGI5 - Black 149 refills, on third PGI5, never purged. one PGI made it to 82 refills.

the CLI8's are 5 years old, all original, pretty amazing they outlasted first printer, still going strong.

PGI5s and CLI8s never purged, have had no purge unit issues.

have started 3 others refilling MX860/870s, all using Hobbicolors ink, also no purge unit issues.

J

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Printers: Canon MP830, IP4500, MX700, MX860, MX870, MP980
Method: German Durchstich Method
Ink: Hobbicolors ink, PMT-BK, UW8
Misc: Squeeze bottles - so much easier than syringes

 

[stratman]

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