fonzbear2000 Premium join:2005-08-09 Saint Paul, MN
Are there any inkjet printers that are self cleaning?
We have an older Epson Stylus RX595 inkjet printer. The problem with it is the only way to know if it needs to be cleaned is when we go to print something and there are lines in what has been printed which ends up being a waste of ink. Here is an example of what I'm talking about:
See all the white lines? That's the only way I know to clean the printer is if I print something and that's what it looks like. Are there any inkjet printers out there that will keep themselves clean so that will never happen when I go to print something? -- »One of the VERY BEST sites to download youtube videos
reply to fonzbear2000 Epson printers are self-cleaning. They run a cleaning cycle whenever they power up. You can do it manually from the driver.
In my experience Epson printers are prone to nozzle clogs. Other brands such as Canon have the nozzle in the cartridge and this avoids the problem. I stopped using Epson because of this.
reply to fonzbear2000 As said the machine will go through self-cleaning on its own. As suggested it may be that you are using the printer infrequently enough that one cleaning isn't enough to keep the heads from blocking up. Does this problem usually show up when you haven't run the printer for a while and how often do you typically use it?
fonzbear2000 Premium join:2005-08-09 Saint Paul, MN
reply to fonzbear2000 Sorry for not replying sooner. We decided that for as long as we've had the printer and as much use as it's gotten, that it's just wear and tear on the printer that has caused this to happen so we've purchased a new printer. -- »One of the VERY BEST sites to download youtube videos
I know the OP had solved the issue with a new printer but wanted to chime in anyway. I think all inkjet printers must have some sort of self-cleaning routine. I have a very old HP DeskJet 710C which I no longer use and it did a self-cleaning thing after a number pages are printed. I don't have the slightest idea on how often it does it but when a long document was printed I recall it sometimes did it because it had a distinct buzzing sound. I now use a newer Kodak printer but I have not noticed this thing yet with this printer. As pointed out earlier, this wastes a lot of ink.
And also, many if not all printers have a rubber wiping thing that goes back and forth under the print head at the storage position before the print head is capped after it is done printing.
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