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Constant problems with banding/lines on Epson printer
Mdrala • New Member • Posts: 14
Constant problems with banding/lines on Epson printer
For about a year now, I've had constant issues with my Epson printers. I run a business that prints things to order and sometimes I have no time to figure out how to fix the problem with my printer so I run to the office store and just buy another one.
My current Epson, the WF7510, has been working well for the most part. But now all of a sudden, lines once again showed up on my prints. I ran a head clean through the maintenance tools thinking it would solve the problem. But then on the next print, the first 25% of the sheet looked perfect, and then the lines start showing up again after that. I tried this 3 times and had the same result every time.
On my last printer, I tried cleaning the print heads just like the lady in this video did: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUysQFDH6u0 . But it made everything WAY worse which makes absolutely no sense to me. The nozzle check would always show missing dashes in the same spot every time I ran it. Prints looked even worse. I'm completely stumped on how a deep cleaning like this can make it worse. I made sure there was no more ink stuck in the print heads.
I also want to mention that I do use the printer daily. Usually just about 4 or 5 13x19 sheets.
Can anybody help me trouble shoot these issues?
williamio • Contributing Member • Posts: 517
Re: Constant problems with banding/lines on Epson printer
it should be the clogged print heads...
have you tried to print a solid color bar?
http://www.inkrepublic.com/members/nozzle/index.asp
@W
Zone8 • Forum Pro • Posts: 17,276
Re: Constant problems with banding/lines on Epson printer
Mdrala wrote: Can anybody help me trouble shoot these issues?
Hopefully, Yes!
Get some Ammonia and make a 5% solution - about a dessertspoonful in a cup of water should be OK. Many recommend the glass cleaner Windex but there are now several different versions - so only the one with Ammonia is any good but far simpler and much cheaper to just get some Ammonia. Put the printhead into the Change Cartridge position. The unplug the power lead (NOT turn printer off! - or head will re-park). You can now freely move the printhead side to side. Use some cotton material (hanky type is ideal - without bogeys of course) around 6" long and folded over to leave around 1½" width for the folded item. Lay this down in the well, over which where the printhead travels. Put on some of the solution so the cloth is wet. Now move the printhead until it sits over the pad. You can then leave it for at least an hour. Lift ends and move side to side to wipe the underside of the printhead before removing. It will be very inky.
Just replace power cord - start the printer and it will perform a clean after moving the printhead to its normal parked position as a first part of the process. Do a nozzle check - it could take perhaps one more clean to clear all the nozzles. Good luck!
MOD xrdbear • Veteran Member • Posts: 3,961
Re: Constant problems with banding/lines on Epson printer
Mdrala wrote:
For about a year now, I've had constant issues with my Epson printers. I run a business that prints things to order and sometimes I have no time to figure out how to fix the problem with my printer so I run to the office store and just buy another one.
My current Epson, the WF7510, has been working well for the most part. But now all of a sudden, lines once again showed up on my prints. I ran a head clean through the maintenance tools thinking it would solve the problem. But then on the next print, the first 25% of the sheet looked perfect, and then the lines start showing up again after that. I tried this 3 times and had the same result every time.
On my last printer, I tried cleaning the print heads just like the lady in this video did: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUysQFDH6u0 . But it made everything WAY worse which makes absolutely no sense to me. The nozzle check would always show missing dashes in the same spot every time I ran it. Prints looked even worse. I'm completely stumped on how a deep cleaning like this can make it worse. I made sure there was no more ink stuck in the print heads.
I also want to mention that I do use the printer daily. Usually just about 4 or 5 13x19 sheets.
Can anybody help me trouble shoot these issues?
Is the affected colour of ink running low? I have had this sort of intermittent problem with earlier printers when there was still 20% of ink left. Never did find out why but the lines appearing, part way into a print, was characteristic.
Apotheker • Regular Member • Posts: 494
Re: Constant problems with banding/lines on Epson printer
Zone8 wrote:
Mdrala wrote: Can anybody help me trouble shoot these issues?
Hopefully, Yes!
Get some Ammonia and make a 5% solution - about a dessertspoonful in a cup of water should be OK. Many recommend the glass cleaner Windex but there are now several different versions - so only the one with Ammonia is any good but far simpler and much cheaper to just get some Ammonia. Put the printhead into the Change Cartridge position. The unplug the power lead (NOT turn printer off! - or head will re-park). You can now freely move the printhead side to side. Use some cotton material (hanky type is ideal - without bogeys of course) around 6" long and folded over to leave around 1½" width for the folded item. Lay this down in the well, over which where the printhead travels. Put on some of the solution so the cloth is wet. Now move the printhead until it sits over the pad. You can then leave it for at least an hour. Lift ends and move side to side to wipe the underside of the printhead before removing. It will be very inky.
Just replace power cord - start the printer and it will perform a clean after moving the printhead to its normal parked position as a first part of the process. Do a nozzle check - it could take perhaps one more clean to clear all the nozzles. Good luck!
Sorry this type of printer has a permanent print head and removing it, requires alot of unscrewing beyond the knowledge and skills of an average user. Epson is not Canon.
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Zone8 • Forum Pro • Posts: 17,276
Re: Constant problems with banding/lines on Epson printer
Apotheker wrote: Sorry this type of printer has a permanent print head and removing it, requires alot of unscrewing beyond the knowledge and skills of an average user. Epson is not Canon.
I had not suggested removing the printhead but still assume there is some way to use the ammonia technique in the way I detailed "how". Can you explain further as I do not understand your comments and can only assume you misread my procedures. Thanks.
Apotheker • Regular Member • Posts: 494
Re: Constant problems with banding/lines on Epson printer
Yes, sorry for that. The way you prescribe it, was totally right.
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Zone8 • Forum Pro • Posts: 17,276
Re: Constant problems with banding/lines on Epson printer
Apotheker wrote: Yes, sorry for that. The way you prescribe it, was totally right
Many thanks for the feedback. As I did not know the actual printer, I thought that perhaps I had not known about something specific to that model. I know some printers have non-movable printheads with some other sort-of CIS-type feed. As said - many thanks for clarifying.
One thing that has eluded me is whether those printers with full-width printheads (so non-moving and incredibly fast printing on the full width) are still around? Would be nice to print an A3 in 5 seconds!
OP Mdrala • New Member • Posts: 14
Re: Constant problems with banding/lines on Epson printer
Zone8 wrote:
Mdrala wrote: Can anybody help me trouble shoot these issues?
Hopefully, Yes!
Get some Ammonia and make a 5% solution - about a dessertspoonful in a cup of water should be OK. Many recommend the glass cleaner Windex but there are now several different versions - so only the one with Ammonia is any good but far simpler and much cheaper to just get some Ammonia. Put the printhead into the Change Cartridge position. The unplug the power lead (NOT turn printer off! - or head will re-park). You can now freely move the printhead side to side. Use some cotton material (hanky type is ideal - without bogeys of course) around 6" long and folded over to leave around 1½" width for the folded item. Lay this down in the well, over which where the printhead travels. Put on some of the solution so the cloth is wet. Now move the printhead until it sits over the pad. You can then leave it for at least an hour. Lift ends and move side to side to wipe the underside of the printhead before removing. It will be very inky.
Just replace power cord - start the printer and it will perform a clean after moving the printhead to its normal parked position as a first part of the process. Do a nozzle check - it could take perhaps one more clean to clear all the nozzles. Good luck!
That pretty much sounds like what I did in the video that I linked in my first post (although I also used a syringe forcing ink out of the nozzles). Someone from another website recommended I use 50% distilled water and 50% Simple Green. As I mentioned, this somehow made it way worse on one of my printers which forced me to buy another one since I was in a hurry.
Besides that, I'm trying to understand why this happened. I was under the assumption that clogs really only happen if you let the ink dry out in the print heads. I constantly use the printer and it happens completely randomly. I had no issues for weeks and then all of a sudden, my 3rd page a few days ago had lines. First 2 pages were perfect. Makes no sense!
Could it possibly be air inside the cartridges that causes this? I'll admit I don't understand how printers work exactly so that might be a dumb thought. But it seems to be the only thing that makes sense since I refill my ink every few days.
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