some time. I put in a new set of ink cartridges, ran the cleaning cycle several times but still it won't fire from all the jets. Last time this happened to me was with a previous printer which was in warranty and the engineer attended and sorted out in a few minutes according to the person who was present, but I wasn't so didn't see how he did it / any re-aligning procedure. Can anyone tell me how to get the ink flowing on this or a similar model ? I am sure its the bit that the cartridges sit on that has got some jets blocked. Thanks, Nick Welcome to the wonderful world of Epson clogged heads. Epson printers are the worst pile of shite that's ever been made for head clogging problems. I had one that did it continuously if you left it more than a few days without using it. I eventually got so frustrated with it using about a pint of ink out of each cartridge every time it was put through a clean cycle, that I eventually binned it and went to PC World to get a new all-in-one. Foolishly, I allowed the salesman to talk me into a different Epson Model, on the grounds that they couldn't make more than one model that was total crap. Wrong ...  The replacement was as bad if not worse than the previous one for clogging. Try looking at this on the 'net. You will find that they are well known for it. Eventually, I gave up on it, and drop-kicked it down the garden. I went straight to Staples, and bought an HP, as I should have done in the first place. This gives stirling service, as the first ever one that I had did, and never ever clogs. Even if you manage to unclog your Epson this time, before realising that you've just rinsed about 30 quids-worth of ink in the attempt, it *will* clog again next week, and the week after. Take my advice, ditch it now, and put your money to a nice new HP. You'll never regret it. Arfa

Nick < This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it wrote in message I have the Epson Stylus Photo 890 printer and it has been little used for some time. I put in a new set of ink cartridges, ran the cleaning cycle several times but still it won't fire from all the jets. Last time this happened to me was with a previous printer which was in warranty and the engineer attended and sorted out in a few minutes according to the person who was present, but I wasn't so didn't see how he did it / any re-aligning procedure. Can anyone tell me how to get the ink flowing on this or a similar model ? I am sure its the bit that the cartridges sit on that has got some jets blocked. Thanks, Nick Welcome to the wonderful world of Epson clogged heads. Epson printers are the worst pile of shite that's ever been made for head clogging problems. I had one that did it continuously if you left it more than a few days without using it. I eventually got so frustrated with it using about a pint of ink out of each cartridge every time it was put through a clean cycle, that I eventually binned it and went to PC World to get a new all-in-one. Foolishly, I allowed the salesman to talk me into a different Epson Model, on the grounds that they couldn't make more than one model that was total crap. Wrong ...  The replacement was as bad if not worse than the previous one for clogging. Try looking at this on the 'net. You will find that they are well known for it. Eventually, I gave up on it, and drop-kicked it down the garden. I went straight to Staples, and bought an HP, as I should have done in the first place. This gives stirling service, as the first ever one that I had did, and never ever clogs. Even if you manage to unclog your Epson this time, before realising that you've just rinsed about 30 quids-worth of ink in the attempt, it *will* clog again next week, and the week after. Take my advice, ditch it now, and put your money to a nice new HP. You'll never regret it. Arfa I will second that I have a HP C6280 all in one and I have never had to clean the heads and it always prints 100%, I used to have a Epson and a Lexmark both used to clog on a weekly basis

I have the Epson Stylus Photo 890 printer and it has been little used for some time. I put in a new set of ink cartridges, ran the cleaning cycle several times but still it won't fire from all the jets. Last time this happened to me was with a previous printer which was in warranty and the engineer attended and sorted out in a few minutes according to the person who was present, but I wasn't so didn't see how he did it / any re-aligning procedure. Can anyone tell me how to get the ink flowing on this or a similar model ? I am sure its the bit that the cartridges sit on that has got some jets blocked. Thanks, Nick Welcome to the wonderful world of Epson clogged heads. Epson printers are the worst pile of shite that's ever been made for head clogging problems. I had one that did it continuously if you left it more than a few days without using it. I eventually got so frustrated with it using about a pint of ink out of each cartridge every time it was put through a clean cycle, that I eventually binned it and went to PC World to get a new all-in-one. Foolishly, I allowed the salesman to talk me into a different Epson Model, on the grounds that they couldn't make more than one model that was total crap. Wrong ...  The replacement was as bad if not worse than the previous one for clogging. Try looking at this on the 'net. You will find that they are well known for it. Eventually, I gave up on it, and drop-kicked it down the garden. I went straight to Staples, and bought an HP, as I should have done in the first place. This gives stirling service, as the first ever one that I had did, and never ever clogs. Even if you manage to unclog your Epson this time, before realising that you've just rinsed about 30 quids-worth of ink in the attempt, it *will* clog again next week, and the week after. Take my advice, ditch it now, and put your money to a nice new HP. You'll never regret it. Arfa You only get so much time per life, and I've spent too much time unclogging inkjets. Dont waste any more time, get a lazer. Theyre cheap now. NT

Take my advice, ditch it now, and put your money to a nice new HP. You'll never regret it. Ditto, i've only ever had 2 HPs - the second I still use (5150), the first (870Cxi) I gave away on freecycle still in perfect working condition a few months ago - despite not having been used for about 3 years, it worked first time.

Nick < This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it wrote in message I have the Epson Stylus Photo 890 printer and it has been little used for some time. I put in a new set of ink cartridges, ran the cleaning cycle several times but still it won't fire from all the jets. Last time this happened to me was with a previous printer which was in warranty and the engineer attended and sorted out in a few minutes according to the person who was present, but I wasn't so didn't see how he did it / any re-aligning procedure. Can anyone tell me how to get the ink flowing on this or a similar model ? I am sure its the bit that the cartridges sit on that has got some jets blocked. Thanks, Nick Welcome to the wonderful world of Epson clogged heads. Epson printers are the worst pile of shite that's ever been made for head clogging problems. I had one that did it continuously if you left it more than a few days without using it. I eventually got so frustrated with it using about a pint of ink out of each cartridge every time it was put through a clean cycle, that I eventually binned it and went to PC World to get a new all-in-one. Foolishly, I allowed the salesman to talk me into a different Epson Model, on the grounds that they couldn't make more than one model that was total crap. Wrong ...  The replacement was as bad if not worse than the previous one for clogging. Try looking at this on the 'net. You will find that they are well known for it. Eventually, I gave up on it, and drop-kicked it down the garden. I went straight to Staples, and bought an HP, as I should have done in the first place. This gives stirling service, as the first ever one that I had did, and never ever clogs. Even if you manage to unclog your Epson this time, before realising that you've just rinsed about 30 quids-worth of ink in the attempt, it *will* clog again next week, and the week after. Take my advice, ditch it now, and put your money to a nice new HP. You'll never regret it. Arfa You only get so much time per life, and I've spent too much time unclogging inkjets. Dont waste any more time, get a lazer. Theyre cheap now. NT lasers not cheap to run if you want colour and not very good for photos

You only get so much time per life, and I've spent too much time unclogging inkjets. Dont waste any more time, get a lazer. Theyre cheap now. lasers not cheap to run if you want colour and not very good for photos I thought colour lasers were cheaper to run than inkjets. Lasers much happier with cheaper paper than inkjets. Quality acceptable for home use; if I want professional photo prints I get them done online. But to be honest once they're behind glass and hanging on the other side of the room I can't really tell the difference. Owain