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Not sure about the cleaning with special cleaning carts, but I would assume you could remove the ink cart, blast some cleaning fluid through it, and replace the ink cart and the chip would still tell it it was at the level it was before cleaning. The compatible carts don't cost a lot, but they are chipped. I have 2 printers at home, my nice Epson CX3600 scanner/ printer which I use for 'best' and an ancient ex-ebay canon BJCC6200 'stunt printer' which I use for everyday use ( i get though a lot of refill black ink ) and when the nieces and nephews want to print half of the CBEEBIES web site (using up the large store of canon carts but thats another long story) Every week I do some printing with the Epson just to keep the heads unclogged. Occasional use any cheap printer should be OK, but if that 'occasional use' means printing photographs, then you need a good printer. Below is one chip being read at startup, there The Intellidge have too many pads for this but I was hopeful. Which is why I don't own a HP, but we have them at work and I always flinch when we have to buy the HP branded carts but at least it's not my money. I Change an Unempty Ink Cartridge in an Epson Dx4400, : Factory Reset-Stylus Color 500, : SSC Service Utility for Epson Stylus Printer, : Tips, Tricks and Solutions for Epson, Canon, Dell, : Epson Ink Pads Reset Utility FAQs. Although for a set of HP cartridges you could buy a new Epson. New cart, new print head, very few worries about wasting ink having to clean the nozzels. The carts cost a small fortune but this is because they have their own print head as part of the cartridge. That's one reason for getting a HP printer.

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