Re: Dehumidifiers and Printer Cartridges

[Guest guest]

You can try to clean the printer head with rubbing alcohol.

Depending on the model, the head is on the printer it self or the

ink cartridge. I used to clean dry ones with alcohol and it worked

after that again.

>

> Hi Everyone,

>

> For those with computer printers and dehumidifiers: I just wanted

to

> let you all know (if you haven't discovered this already)that

running

> the dehumidifier constantly can really dry out the printer

cartridges

> for inkjet printers. I bought a cartridge not too long ago and

the ink

> turned to powder in just a couple of months. Maybe these can be

stored

> in a plastic baggie after printing to save on the ink.

>

> Has anyone else had such a problem? Thanks.

>

> lady Dee

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Kihun,

Thanks for the tip. I had also heard that soaking the cartridge head

in a little Windex helps to revive them. If I run out of the Windex,

that is good to know about the rubbing alcohol!

Lady Dee

> >

> > Hi Everyone,

> >

> > For those with computer printers and dehumidifiers: I just

wanted

> to

> > let you all know (if you haven't discovered this already)that

> running

> > the dehumidifier constantly can really dry out the printer

> cartridges

> > for inkjet printers. I bought a cartridge not too long ago and

> the ink

> > turned to powder in just a couple of months. Maybe these can be

> stored

> > in a plastic baggie after printing to save on the ink.

> >

> > Has anyone else had such a problem? Thanks.

> >

> > lady Dee

> >

>

[Guest guest]

yup ours is drying out too. Prints smudgie.

From: ladydee96 <ladydee96@...>Subject: Dehumidifiers and Printer Cartridgesbird mites Date: Friday, November 14, 2008, 4:04 PM

Hi Everyone,For those with computer printers and dehumidifiers: I just wanted to let you all know (if you haven't discovered this already)that running the dehumidifier constantly can really dry out the printer cartridges for inkjet printers. I bought a cartridge not too long ago and the ink turned to powder in just a couple of months. Maybe these can be stored in a plastic baggie after printing to save on the ink.Has anyone else had such a problem? Thanks.lady Dee