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I have an old Epson R1800 printer & the color is flat, not sharp. Has all new ink cartridges.
Dec 13, 2022 13:17:05   #
wsa111 Loc: Goose Creek, South Carolina
 
How hard is it to physically clean the printer ink heads?
I never had one apart.
Or is it time to get a new printer?

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Dec 14, 2022 08:46:54   #
aphelps Loc: Central Ohio
 
wsa111 wrote:
How hard is it to physically clean the printer ink heads?
I never had one apart.
Or is it time to get a new printer?

I would not attempt head cleaning manually. Probably make things worse. New heads are expensive. New printers not so much. I assume you have tried the head cleaning utility.

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Dec 14, 2022 12:55:34   #
wsa111 Loc: Goose Creek, South Carolina
 
Yes i have with very little improvement.
Sounds like its time for a replacement.

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Dec 29, 2022 19:33:20   #
wsa111 Loc: Goose Creek, South Carolina
 
I have great news i have cleaned the printer heads several times & now i have a great test pattern.
Sure less expensive than a replacement.

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