Re: Dirty Heads - Epson 3000

[Jerry Olson <jerryolson@rrv.net>]

put a paper towel in the channel under the heads, soaked and wrung out
with windex. ( fold the towel over and over until it is about an inch
wide, 12 inches long. When the print head gets all the way to the left,
unplug the printer. Then drag the heads over the towel several times.
Repeat with a couple more towels. THis should clean all the heads
underneath. Then do a few cleanings, and you should be back in order.

Jerry

suzanne617 wrote:
> 
> Okay, with over 100,000 messages to wade through, I think I'm going to
> just ask my question and hope you all will forgive me if it's been
> covered before.
> 
> I have an Epson Stylus 3000 I'm using with a Mac PowerPC 9600. My
> printouts showed the typical indication that the heads needed to be
> cleaned. I ran the Nozzle Check and Head Cleaning utilities about 10
> times but I'm still getting gaps in the test pattern as well as
> anything I print.
> 
> I strongly suspect that I have cat fur wedged down under the print
> head, if that's possible. (I have five cats and am not a very good
> housekeeper!) Is there anything I can do short of carrying the printer
> to a service center to be cleaned?
> 
> I seem to remember somewhere back in the dark, deep recesses of my mind
> hearing about a special paper that is used to clean print heads. Is
> this just wishful thinking, or does such a thing exist? Is there
> something else I might run through the printer to help loosen any cat
> fur (or whatever) that might be down there?
> 
> Thanks for your help,
> 
> Sue
> 
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