Clogging

=Is clogging a problem with the IPF Series Printers?=


 * NO!** There are occasional reports of clogs, but they are so unusual that most users don't even bother to do nozzle checks. One user reported 3 clogs in 2 years, compared to daily clogs with his Epson 9800. Clogging is not a significant issue with this printer!

There is a [|single user report of colors shifting], which was not related to nozzle clogging. This was a one time occurrence for this poster (and no other reports of such a problem have been received), thought to be due to a momentary change in pressure that caused some ink(s) to be sucked "back" into the line, contaminating the Yellow color primarily. The poster suggested that if you do a nozzle check, be sure to look at the COLOR of the lines as well as the PATTERN. The problem was resolved by doing Head Cleaning B (strong cleaning).


 * Update:** There is a recent report of a user who left his printer off for 3 months while on vacation. When he turned the printer on it ran a 5 minutes cleaning cycle and was ready to go!