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I use only the minimum water pressure required to get a good steady stream of water out of the top hole. With this setup I can walk away while cart is flushing. When done I blow into the vent and the ball hole to expel the water and if the sponge did get moved the air pressure applied at the...

If you clik on them individualy they both say they are food grade. I don't think it would matter which one you use. Thats A huge quantity which will make over 8.5 gallons. I just bought a 6 oz bottle of glycerin at my local drug store for a little over $3. You may also find glycerin in the...

Im in a good mood tonite. Got wine!! Sorry after my lengthly dissertation that started this thread I should have included that link also. Oh well theres lots of back up on this forum thanx again Tudor....:weee

I think we need to have a party!!! I ll be there tomorrow Hat. Do you need some ice. Weve got a lot here right now. I found glycerine in the ladies make up department of our local drug store. So if the pharmacy doesn't have it try the MAKE UP department!!!! That's my story and Im stickin to...

Ive been refilling for several years now but had no experience flushing carts. I believe flushing can be best done thru the ball hole. Here is what Ive been doing lately. 1. Remove tape that covers ball just enough to expose ball. Use a razor knife to cut out a circle. The remaining tape is...

Flushing carts is something that right now is being hashed out on another thread called "has this happened to you" http://www.printerknowledge.com/threads/has-this-happened-to-you.8600/page-3#post-68211 So stay tuned at that link for the latest. If you use a sharp needle and gently push it in...

Does your printer go thru a time out cycle where after a certain time the print head returns to its parking spot if you leave the lid open? While you are refilling the carts. Then to get the print head back where you can change the carts you must close the lid. This will activate a purging...

OK that's my opinion and I"M stickin to it!!!!!:clap:thumbsup

I think the method is the greatest and the easiest to use. Once the little side hole is drilled ( and you must drill it in the right spot.) As close to the bottom of the cart as you can and in the center (width wise). If its drilled right the needle will slip right in all the way. I used to...

I thought I read about the "5" and "2" thing in another thread the other day. I will admit there have been a couple of times the needle did not want to go all the way into the last chamber and I had to remove it and try again at a slightly different angle. So now I am very careful when inserting...

Sorry guys I guess I didn't word that right. I used top fill method for the first 6 months and had problems getting a good seal at the top fill hole. So when I found the German method it was exactly what I wanted. No messin around with plugs or sealing. Just insert needle and fill with squeeze...

I just placed an ink order with precision inks. I will give their inks a try based on the recomendations from several people on this site. Im going to flush another set of carts to make ready for this new ink. But my question is still unanswered. Is my existing ink spoiled, and how to tell or...

Well, my problems have again come back to haunt me. :( I can print with OEM Canon carts AOK but not with my refilled carts. I must confess that I only use black dye based ink. So both my bk and pgbk carts have the same ink. Im starting to wonder if my black ink has spoiled . I tried putting...

Ill give it a try, right now we are going through very low humidity also. Thanx!

I guess so. After thinking about this I see with two openings one at the top and the side hole lets it flow just like the bottom port has to be covered or the ink will come out there also.:idunno

:thumbsupWell I guess I got a pretty good nozzle check print. All colors look good PGBK still has a few horizontal lines missing. To print good photos is it important that I get all these missing lines to print in the nozzle check? Two things happened after I had purged these carts with...

I had know idea I could just selectively clean the nozzles like this. Thanx!!

------------------------------------------------ Ok I thought by trying another bk cart that I had been refilling was a good test but I agree there is know way of knowing what condition it is in. So I have a new set of purged carts I am going to refill and give them a try. Today I mixed up some...

Yes Turbguy you are right "BK" :confused: I got my Ps and Qs a little mixed up:)

I dough know but lately I seem to be having all kinds of problems. The latest is when I print out a nozzle check Im getting a bad looking PK check. I had this a couple of weeks ago and then it disappeared. It came back yesterday morning and then disappeared again. Everything looked good last...