Re: Home repair of Hewlett Packard color printer print heads (HP #14)

On 2005-11-13 01:06:29 -0500, "Susan Sharm" <susanshaarm@yahoo.com> said:

> What is the procedure for home repair of Hewlett Packard #14 print
> heads?
>
> My CYAN stopped printing (even though the refilled cartridge is full)
> and a diagnostic report from the HP OfficeJet D145 all in one printer
> says the CYAN print head needs to be replaced.
>
> Since the print head has to be replaced, I may as well attempt a home
> repair. But how?
>
> A friend suggested I remove the bad cyan printhead drip a solvent such
> as alcohol or acetone or hydrogen peroxide on the top steel grid until
> it runs clear - which might unblock the screen in case it's blocked by
> teeny tiny honey-I-shrunk-the-kids debris.
>
> He said then to gently swipe the bottom of the print head with the
> solvent so as to free up goldish metallic strips on the bottom.
>
> Is there a published procedure for home cleaning & repair of print
> heads as a last ditch effort before replacing them altogether?
>
> Susan

This many people have clogged heads on HP inkjets printers that require
this much attention? Sure makes me glad I own an Epson!


--
Jim <jen....not....home..remvdots...@....yahoo

I've had more clogs on my Epson than my daughter has on her DeskJet, and the
only way of cleaning was to take the machine apart.

First time was a real bear.

I'm better at it now.

Good color image quality; my daugter borrowed it while I fixed her HP, and
she wanted to keep it when I had the HP ready to give back to her (different
problem on the HP) because she liked the print quality so well.

Epson uses a lot of ink on all those cleaning cycles, and it all ends up in
that porous fiber mat in the bottom of the machine--a real mess. Of course,
any ink jet does that.

You pays your money and takes your choice, I think.

Joe
<Jim> wrote in message news:2005111523271850073%@newsgroups.comcast.net.. .
> On 2005-11-13 01:06:29 -0500, "Susan Sharm" <susanshaarm@yahoo.com> said:
>
> > What is the procedure for home repair of Hewlett Packard #14 print
> > heads?
> >
> > My CYAN stopped printing (even though the refilled cartridge is full)
> > and a diagnostic report from the HP OfficeJet D145 all in one printer
> > says the CYAN print head needs to be replaced.
> >
> > Since the print head has to be replaced, I may as well attempt a home
> > repair. But how?
> >
> > A friend suggested I remove the bad cyan printhead drip a solvent such
> > as alcohol or acetone or hydrogen peroxide on the top steel grid until
> > it runs clear - which might unblock the screen in case it's blocked by
> > teeny tiny honey-I-shrunk-the-kids debris.
> >
> > He said then to gently swipe the bottom of the print head with the
> > solvent so as to free up goldish metallic strips on the bottom.
> >
> > Is there a published procedure for home cleaning & repair of print
> > heads as a last ditch effort before replacing them altogether?
> >
> > Susan
>
> This many people have clogged heads on HP inkjets printers that require
> this much attention? Sure makes me glad I own an Epson!
>
>
> --
> Jim <jen....not....home..remvdots...@....yahoo
>

Jim wrote:

> On 2005-11-13 01:06:29 -0500, "Susan Sharm" <susanshaarm@yahoo.com> said:
>
>> What is the procedure for home repair of Hewlett Packard #14 print
>> heads?
>>
>> My CYAN stopped printing (even though the refilled cartridge is full)
>> and a diagnostic report from the HP OfficeJet D145 all in one printer
>> says the CYAN print head needs to be replaced.
>>
>> Since the print head has to be replaced, I may as well attempt a home
>> repair. But how?
>>
>> A friend suggested I remove the bad cyan printhead drip a solvent such
>> as alcohol or acetone or hydrogen peroxide on the top steel grid until
>> it runs clear - which might unblock the screen in case it's blocked by
>> teeny tiny honey-I-shrunk-the-kids debris.
>>
>> He said then to gently swipe the bottom of the print head with the
>> solvent so as to free up goldish metallic strips on the bottom.
>>
>> Is there a published procedure for home cleaning & repair of print
>> heads as a last ditch effort before replacing them altogether?
>>
>> Susan
>
>
> This many people have clogged heads on HP inkjets printers that
> require this much attention? Sure makes me glad I own an Epson!

SOUNDS LIKE SOMEONE KNOWS NOTHING

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