Path: csiph.com!weretis.net!feeder6.news.weretis.net!panix!.POSTED.panix3.panix.com!not-for-mail From: John Forkosh Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: Dumb Pinter Question Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2023 05:34:12 -0000 (UTC) Organization: PANIX Public Access Internet and UNIX, NYC Message-ID: References: Injection-Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2023 05:34:12 -0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: reader2.panix.com; posting-host="panix3.panix.com:166.84.1.3"; logging-data="19859"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@panix.com" User-Agent: tin/2.6.0-20210823 ("Coleburn") (NetBSD/9.3 (amd64)) Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:37374 Michael Uplawski wrote: > Good morning > John Forkosh wrote: >> > Alas if you aren't printing every day the >> > ink dries up and clogs the print heads .... >> >> Any advice how to unclog them? I've googled the heck >> out of that question, tried various solutions (i.e., >> both various procedures and various liquids) without >> success. Two printers in particular, >> not-so-important: HP Envy 4500 >> important 11x17" printer: Brother MFC-J6920DW > > The procedures which use up all of your ink in order to "wash" your > print heads, work best, in my experience. That's what I tried immediately, especially with the MFC-J6920DW, which has a well-documented procedure for that. But no luck whatsoever. > One reason for me to switch to HP was that the print head is integrated > in the cartridge. And yes, I wasted cartridges, too, as using them up to > clean the print heads, has about the same effect as abandoning them > right away. Yeah, I learned that (HP integrated printhead) after both purchases. But I think (can't recall exactly) I chose the Brother over HP because the tabloid (11x17") HP printers with tabloid-size scanners were way more expensive than the Brother, at that time (circa 2016). > I never had configuration problems with epson, neither with my HP > Photoprint. A so-called wireless HP Laser-printer only works when > hard-wired via USB. Cheerio -- John Forkosh ( mailto: j@f.com where j=john and f=forkosh )