Inkjet Printer Problems
Reader’s Question:
My father seems to be going through printers that is inkjet type and they get too clogged up to print. The only thing I see her doing that might be wrecking the printer is to use paper she gets as junk mail. Is it really possible that this paper is damaging the printer?
Cheska
Kansas City, KS
Generally, junk mail is not printed on the best bond paper. These cheap papers easily shed fibers and the friction rollers that feed sheets to the print platen may be raising fibers up enough to catch the inkjet nozzle as it passes by. The fiber absorbs the ink at the nozzle and it attracts other fibers, that leads to a clog.
Have you tried running the head cleaning program that is part of the Epson software? Regular use of that cleaning program with good paper (multi-purpose paper is fine) prolongs the life of the print heads.
My suggestion is to buy an inexpensive LaserJet printer for home use. These types of printers tend to last twice as long and do not seem to have nearly as many problems as an inkjet.
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