Epson 810 Printer problems

[Phil K]

I'm sorry if I've put this in the wrong area but couldn't fathom where to put it. And I am truly desperate !!!!

My Epson 810 printed quite happily and well until the cartridge I got with it ran out. I had bought 2 seperate colour compatible cartridges as well, and installed one of them. APPALLING. No blue coming through after 4 or 5 no colour prints. What colour is coming through is threadbare. Horrible, horrible mess. Nozzles ? I tried the other compatible. EXACTLY the same. Is it down to the drivers ? Is something now installed so that non-epson gets this treatment ? Is there any way out ? HELP !!! I'm desperate desperate desperate !!!

 

[Phil K]

Great. Cheered me up no end...my team collapses in apathetic defensive performance and my printer may be cattle trucked...

 

[fffclub]

Phil,

You can get a solvent that will clean the nozzles, can't remember the name off hand.

Cartridges - I pay £9 for black, and £11 for five ink colour from cosco at the metro centre, pucker Epson cartridges.

Epson's ain't too keen on cheap replacements, and seeing as the heads are built into the machine, I don't mess with it

 

[fffclub]

Great. my team collapses in apathetic defensive performance ...

Forgot.............................. what's new

 

[Phil K]

Forgot.............................. what's new

True enough, but still depressing !

Anyway. I have got it up and printing. The nozzle was horribly gunged. Cleaned it a dozen times and the cheapie prints are...well...crap, basically !
So - I'm off to the comp fair tomorrow, and no matter how tempted I may be to INSERT the "Jettec" (remember these names chaps. Avoid 'em like the sodding PLAGUE.) INTO the woman I bought it from, I won't and I will buy genuine Epson from now on. A painful and expensive lesson.

Oh yes. And also avoid the blue boxes with "Compatible Cartridge for:" in white letters with a white arrow and a red triangle with "NEW" in yellow letters which was at least equally dismal.

Tried later with these SAME cartridges and the quality is quite brilliant ! The gunge gone, and what a difference !!!

 

[wilma]

Don't have the same type, but owns Epson 760 and 880.
Did have problems with Epson 760 and compatable cartridges.
After some examination I discovered the cause>little pads glued in the lids of the holders, covering the centered airholes in the cartridges.
The air inlets of the genuine Epson cartridges are placed out of the centre and I am pretty sure, the importer mounted this pads for some reason.

 

[N.B.]

hmmz ..
Interessting, we do not really have a forum for non CDR/RW/DVD hardware ...
especially not for troubleshooting
moved the thread into off topic for now ... I guess we need even more sections pretty soon

 

[Phil K]

Phil,

You can get a solvent that will clean the nozzles, can't remember the name off hand.

Cartridges - I pay £9 for black, and £11 for five ink colour from cosco at the metro centre, pucker Epson cartridges.

Epson's ain't too keen on cheap replacements, and seeing as the heads are built into the machine, I don't mess with it

That is not a bad deal, mate. I thought I got a good deal via internet for £1:20 more. I'll have to seek out this cosco.

 

[LTR12101B]

Got to think about a new printer myself sometime - the feed on my old DJ550 is down to about 10% reliability!

I like the idea of some of the CANON models ... replacement tanks in a replaceable head - AND I think they actually have REAL level sensing , none of this chipped lark!

Though of course, if a lot of your printing is black text, a personal LASER would probably pay for itself in cheaper consumables - unless you get straitjacketed to original supplies.

I will not buy ANY printer that does not have economical consumables, makers or clone.