HP Inkjet Clogged up... Isopropyl alcohol the answer?

Abhi

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I have a HP 840C inkjet which was TOTALLY jammed up. I put in a new black original HP cartidge and ran 15 cleaning cycles, primes, etc. It opened up a little, but it still splatters ink on the paper in every odd line.

One line prints fine.... the next is blurred and distorted.

What do i do now? I knowthat Hp printers have the print head built into the cartridge. I have tried 2 cartidges with no results. I guess the mechanism inside the printer is jammed with dried ink.

I read on a website that i could fill 91% Isopropyl alcohol in a used cartridge and run cleaning cycles with that, hence flushing out the dried up ink. Problem is.... this procedure was for Epson printers.

I have a totally clean and dried out HP 840C Black cartridge and Iso propyl alcohol.

Should i go ahead with it? Or any other ways out?


 

techwanabe

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Originally posted by: Jeff7181
Most of the time just water is recommended.


Probably distilled water to be specific. You can get that in most grocery and drug stores.
 

Abhi

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Originally posted by: TheBoyBlunder
Did you go to HP's website and follow their cleaning instructions for a jammed ink cartridge? start here.

The cartridge aint jammed ... its fine (i checked)...

Its the printer, or something inside it..

and yes... i have tried every conventional way...
 

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The cartridge aint jammed ... its fine (i checked)...

Its the printer, or something inside it..

and yes... i have tried every conventional way...

Only two options are left,either get it fixed or buy a new printer,I would probably buy a new printer if it`s a few years old,fixing old printers is sometimes more trouble then they are worth, not to meantion price of repairs.