It had been two full years since I used my Epson Stylus Photo 2200 wide format printer. The inks had of course dried in the heads and I really thought that the printer would have to be retired or returned to Epson for some major (expensive) work.
So... I figured "what the heck" the cost of these cleaning cartridges was small compared to what is still a $700 printer. Bought them here on Amazon and gave them a try.
At this point it's important to say FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS! I did and ran the first cleaning cycle. After cleaning, I used the print head check and printed a pattern that shows if the heads are plugged. Since the cleaning fluid contained in these cartridges has a small amount of black ink you can see the pattern printed. The print showed that the heads were 50% plugged.. at least.
I ran a few more cycles as recommended in the instructions with little improvement. I then let the printer sit with the cartridges in place for a full week. This lets the fluid work on old dried ink.
After a week, I ran the cleaning / nozzle check again and saw a significant amount of improvement. There were only a few small gaps in the test print. I decided to let the fluid sit in the heads for another week.
I ran the cleaning cycle again at the end of two weeks and WOW! The print pattern is complete without any gaps. I have my printer back again.
I would recommend this product to anyone with a clogged printer,,, just remember to be patient.
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