Is it worth changing spent ink pads on this printer? I am not qualified, I must take it to a service center. Any advice would be appreciated&gt;
762487
You can change them yourself. There are even videos on YouTube that show the process. Its very easy! I would waste time and money taking it to a service center for that. Hope that helps.
1669905
You know what? I did the cleaning of them myself, which was awful, since it pretty destroyed the pads and made a huge mess. Then I went to Epson's website which gave me a reset code that was only good for about 3 days at a time, then you would need to keep getting reset codes over & over again. Then, I set it up to drain the unused ink into a reservoir outside the printer, as you can see advertised on eBay. I built my own. It's fairly simple, but I was never to get a reset from Epson again. I'll never buy another Epson. They're pretty much set to self-destruct at a set time, I guess in the hopes that you'll buy another. I recommend going with a Brother black and white printer if you can make due without color. I refill my own cartridges. But, setting it up to be able to do that was not easy either, and I have a degree in computer electronics. Or, buy a newer Epson if you were happy with this one. These old ones are definitely not worth paying to service.
1602588
Dear blueyzI have my Brother just as long as you and fortunately I have no problems. I buy my ink fromLDProducts.com and besides the discounted they have been problem free. Sounds like you need some service to your machine, call Brother if warranty is just over, (ask for a Supervisor) they may honor it. Or call the store you bought it for help. Service may be minor. If you took it to a service center they could tellyou what is wrong and how much it would cost to fix, before you would have to go ahead and spend anything more. Good luck.
1107092
Funny! No but the previous "used" cartridges I have used in the past didn't produce as many prints as the original, but I paid for "new" cartridges not used and I wasn't made aware of the fact . Besides that wasn't a very professional question to ask a customer but obviously you don't care.
329469
I had the exact same problem. Epson replaced mine for free, since it was still under warranty. However, when they replaced it, they give you new "trial" ink cartridges. You CANNOT reuse any of the cartridges, no matter how new, in the replacement printer. I called, and they graciously sent me, also free of charge, full ink cartridges. (I had just installed new cartridges, so if Epson had not done this, I'd have the replacement printer on e-bay and switched to HP). I have not had the problem, knock-on-wood, reoccur on the replacement printer.
259888
i buy cheap ink that is compatable with the printer off of amazon. worrying about voiding the warranty is pure folly. they never honor warranties, and a printer is about $100 bucks when the additional warranty is 75% of that. never buy a warranty for anything that costs less than $500---it is a total waste of your money!
2005434
I would think so. I just had a message last night to change one of the cartridges and it stopped in the middle of a job and didn't start printing until I had replaced that cartridge. BTW, gotta say this has become my favorite printer.
296781
You can also go through the printer's maintenance and try have the printer perform a print head cleaning as well. I was having some major problems with mine too (it just turned out that I was using cheap ink).
433871
I went thru the same thing. Contacted the seller and they sent me new ones and I had the same problem. I'm not happy with the cartridges OR my printer. Wish I could give you more help.
1887855
Same happend to me this ink clogged my print heads, only way to fix it you need to take the print head s apart and clean them with the right products, look in youtube I believe there is a link about how to repair. I just went and bought another printer
1577283
I had started to use refurbished cartridges on my last printer/scanner/fax/copier which was a total workhorse and had never had an issue when I used new cartridges. After my second round of refurbished cartridges, there were clogs, spreading ink/toner and in general, poor copies. The machine then clogged and broke and could not be rehabilitated. Since I have purchased the new HP, I will only use new cartridges. I paid too much money for this machine to take that chance and the production in phenomenal, particularly with the XL cartridges. Your choice. Good luck.
145206
Hi there...our ink cartridges are all replaced around the same time...we tend to go through quite a bit of ink :)
2201142
Yeah - Did the cartridges and the print head (cost $40 on eBay). Already had tried cleaning the old head in case it was just a clog.
17960
Mine kept printing for awhile after I got the "replace ink" message. Also, it is my understanding that the ink cartridges that come with the printer are generally sample cartidges and do not contain as much ink as the full, replacement cartridges. While that seems kind of crummy, I think most companies that supply cartridges with the newprinter are doing that. When I was shopping for this printer, I was suprised to find that many companies have stopped including any ink with their new printers!!
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No real alternatives here. I try to "re-ink" where possible. But with the new chips to track how many pages are printed, it certainly discourages me. Even after I re-ink (or put in new toner), the printer still gives me a message that I am low on ink or that the cartridge needs replacement. Nonetheless, I reuse them a few times and then - just throw them in the trash. I hope others have some better ideas.
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Worse than that! I just spent weeks going around and around with them because they told me I had to buy a replacement. (after a lot of ink purchased). Long story short... they offered reconditioned ones for around $75 (7520 version) which I did not want since they are junk as new (but since I had all the ink I wanted something). They offered a $75 coupon that I could use to buy a new one from the HP site. We ordered a 6520 for around $25 after coupon. Keep getting escalated if they don't offer a new one. If it wasn't for the ink I would not buy HP again.
60401
I had the same issue. I took the ink out, shook it and unplugged the printer and replugged it. Good to go. Hope it works for you.
1967794
It sounds like a bad idea to leave your ink slots empty anyway. If there is no ink flow through any of the slots for a long period of time the ink inside the ports will dry up and clog the print heads. Also, I wouldn't spend $80 to $100 for replacement ink. You can buy a brand new printer (with ink) for that price! I buy my replacement cartridges for $1.68 each and they work perfectly. Of course the printer companies don't want you to do that so they are going to tell youit's bad for your printer, and perhaps even tell you it will void your warranty.