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busybusybee
25-08-2011, 06:10 PM
Hiya everyone, have had loads of trouble with my B1100, i was given a reconditioned unit via Epson recently, however now i have a blockage on channel 2 of the black , have had to do that many head cleans that it's emptied the cartridge's (it's now refusing to do another headclean) have used loads of Sublimation ink and now i have 2 flashing led's on my printer and it will do nothing!! Im fed up to the back teeth of the thing!! I have spoken to BMS (who have been really good by the way) who suggested to just keep doing head cleans! Any idea's what i can do now??? Am about to throw the thing out the window!!!

Paul
25-08-2011, 06:12 PM
is knockered mate. you dont do more then 3 cleans! you just floded you printer now. and flashing lights means you waste ink tank is full up. it need to be emptied and counter reseted.

busybusybee
25-08-2011, 06:15 PM
Right quick update i now rid of both light's flashing!!! Will continue with the headcleans!!!

busybusybee
25-08-2011, 06:16 PM
Cheer's Paul, i got the idea it's knackered!! This is the last head clean im doing with it!!

Paul
25-08-2011, 06:19 PM
dont do it! you will damage your head! you can get resset tool of ebay or somwhere on the web that will reset it :)
cleaning wont help ;) flush it with sollution insted.

busybusybee
25-08-2011, 06:21 PM
To be honest mate this ones going in a box as we speak waiting for a courier to collect, have had enough, have bought another B1100 now so this one can be sorted.

Paul
25-08-2011, 06:23 PM
lol :) where you sending it buddy?

busybusybee
25-08-2011, 08:39 PM
No where yet, it's started printing!!

Paul
25-08-2011, 09:21 PM
lol you must be well happy now. in future when you do more then 2-3 cleans dot do any more. just let it of for couple of hours. it should work. ;)

busybusybee
26-08-2011, 12:30 PM
Still not getting a good nozzle check but its printing ok??????

Paul
26-08-2011, 12:41 PM
use head solution bddy ;) it may cure it with out flodng your printer and wasting the ink ;)
this is great stuff! http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ZAP-Inkjet-print-head-unblock-cleaner-Epson-Canon-/270687552349?pt=UK_CamerasPhoto_Printers_Printers_ JN&hash=item3f063c435d

Scapaflyer
01-09-2011, 11:47 PM
Try one of these it should do the job http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Epson-Stylus-S20-S21-S22-Print-Head-Cleaning-Kit-/120767727207?pt=UK_CamerasPhoto_Printing_PrinterIn kCatridges_JN&hash=item1c1e514667#ht_1494wt_905

(http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Epson-Stylus-S20-S21-S22-Print-Head-Cleaning-Kit-/120767727207?pt=UK_CamerasPhoto_Printing_PrinterIn kCatridges_JN&hash=item1c1e514667#ht_1494wt_905)

busybusybee
02-09-2011, 02:02 PM
Im reluctant to use that stuff whilst it's still in Warranty, when it all went wrong i panicked and found a spare printer (another B1100) For sale with a year's warranty, it's more the down time that's the issue.

busybusybee
14-09-2011, 10:14 PM
Oh and were back to old form! Back to black ink blowing out and fuzzy image's! It's either jack it all in or bite the bullet and go for a ricoh!! Someone really doesnt want me to keep doing subli stuff!

smitch6
14-09-2011, 11:03 PM
all epson owners have this problem at some point i think lol
and you can guarantee it'll happen when you have an order to fulfil

it still works so stick with it, unlike mine that stopped working completely it was dead so i had to buy a new one
turned out we had a leaky window on the boat water and electronics do not mix lol

good luck

bms
15-09-2011, 09:00 PM
Oh and were back to old form! Back to black ink blowing out and fuzzy image's! It's either jack it all in or bite the bullet and go for a ricoh!! Someone really doesnt want me to keep doing subli stuff!

Our advice always when this happens is to first have a read through our FAQ's on such matters and also have a look at the maintenace guide that we have online (http://www.printerowners.co.uk/docs/maintenanceguide.pdf). Often the issue is determining if the printer is at fault or if it is the ink flow through the printer. Testing with ordinary ink cartridges will rule out the printer, pointing the problem to the bulk feed system as a possible cause, BUT it has to be determined where the problem is. If the printer won't print properly with ordinary ink cartridges in it then doing something to the sublimation ink system isn't going to help matters as the problem lies with the printer.

So the question now is, does the printer print okay with ordinary cartridges in it?

busybusybee
16-09-2011, 12:33 AM
Hiya Martin, as I mentioned previously the original carts are empty purely through head cleans and nozzle checks, I might have the chance of some carriages tommorow so will update then! Cheers