Canon i865 printhead cleaning

As far as i'm aware all Canon printers old and new have removable print heads, this allows you to clean them manually when the cleaning utilities of the printer fail.

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[johnworrit]

Just tried your method on my wife's Pixma iP6000D. Excellent results. Many thanks. Instead of pure isopropyl alcohol I used car windscreen washer concentrate (most of them contain high levels of IPA or ethanol - in fact a lot of household products contain IPA).

[neo36uk]

@johnworrit great stuff, glad it worked...saved us lots of money ;-)

[formicapple2]

Thanks for posting the vid.  You have just helped me to restore my printhead for my Canon i965. your instuctions are spot on!

[neo36uk]

@formicapple2 great stuff, i'm glad the tutorial helped...saved you some money :-)

[dj1897]

Hello, I did just as you stated in your video, and I still get the "wrong cartridge" error. All the cartridges in the printer are the right ones. The printhead was quite dirty, but is very clean now. Any other ideas? thanks.

[davidjuliowang]

I cleaned my Printhead by following the guide on pbase.com called "Canon Print Head Cleaning".

You use syringes to force cleaning solution through the filter (round part on top) and out the nozzle (thin slits in the middle of the ceramic piece on the bottom).

I also pulled ink out of the filter with the syringe as recommended in another guide I found online.

Waste ink / cleaning solution mix I poured on kitty litter, it clumped, and I threw it out with the trash.

[davidjuliowang]

I did some further research. According to Wikipedia, Ink Contains : - VOC's (Volatile Organic Compounds) Example : Formaldehyde - Heavy Metals - Petroleum Derived Oils Canon's Inks contain according to their MSDS : - Water - Isopropyl Alcohol - Lactam (Used as a solvent) (A form of Lactam is Penicillin) - Glycerin - Ethylene Glycol (Antifreeze) Nothing too bad, although Ethylene Glycol ,of course, is poisonous to ingest. Ink down the sink...? Still, not sure...

[davidjuliowang]

Well done video. Good job! : )

My concern is that rinsing the print head over the sink results in ink going down the drain, entering the sewer system and eventually the planet's waterways.

I've been looking for information concerning how toxic ink is for the environment, but all I find is the well known recommendation to have ink cartridges brought to a recycling center for proper recycling and disposal.

Canon's own MSDS agrees with this.

I assume this means the inks aren't fish friendly.

[ThePrinthead]

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