I think I have a clogged print head in my Canon MP 560. I printed a few times in the past couple weeks, but before that it had been a few weeks. (oops!) Anyways, my black isn't printing at all, the colors will though. I checked the cartridges and they seem to be OK. So I was thinking about cleaning my print head and I don't have a steam cleaner. I did see one at Canadian Tire, http://www.canadiantire.ca/AST/browse/3/HouseHome/3/CleaningToolsVacuums/SteamCleaners/PRD~0436247P/Shark%252BSteam%252BBottle.jsp?locale=en

would this do the same job as the one Icing Images/Kopykake sell?

I also saw in the trouble shooting part here in the forum, that (I'll quote) "Sometimes running your print head under a heavy stream of very warm water can help to remove stubborn clogs. Dry the print head with a soft lint-free cloth or paper towels before placing it back into the printer."

Can I do that with my print head? I'm just worried that I might wreck it b/c it has a computer chips, etc on the print head... wouldn't water wreck it?

I want to fix this so I can keep using my printer, which by the way, I've only had since July! Plus it's my sons bday party on Saturday and I really want to print off some images for his cupcakes.

Any help or direction would be appreciated!

Thanks!

You can use hot water ono your printhead, just be sure that you dry it very well before removing and make sure it is at room temperature. The steamer you showed will be fine as longa s the nozzle will go in to the printhead well.

good to know, I'll try the water first, then if it doesn't work, I'll try the steamer! Thanks!

I tried the running water trick and it worksed, but I can totally see how the steamer is the way to go! I had to do it 4 or 5 times to get the clog cleared, but it's way better now.

Question for you, can I put Icing Image ink into a KopyKake cartridge? I am guessing no... I am needing more ink and want to switch to Icing Images ink. Also, who sells it in Canada again? Was it gournet square? Do they do online ordering? Also, do you reccomend cleaing cartridges? If so, do you sell them?

Thanks again!!

Hi
I apologize, I am at a convention in vegas and have not have the access to internet like I would like! The inks are formulated differently so I would not recommend that.

I highly recommend switching to the cartridges from icing images. The print quality is som uch better then that of kopykake. Once you get their cartridges you can refill with their ink. I love their gold label ink.

Actually Gourmet square never worked out. So we are currently looking for a Canadian distributor. We do ship to Canada. We had worked out deals with Fedex where the brokerage fee is covered and it is cheaper than Fedex ground and faster using their economy or priority service. But we would still be shipping from the US.

Tiggy....thanks once again for the kind words! I am so happy you are satisfied with our products.

That's good to know about mixing Icing Images refill with kopykake cartridge. I was about to do that. guess I need to order new cartridges.

Thanks

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You can order directly from us online or you can call!

thanks! Very helpful!