Digital BW, The Print

I have two 1430 and have had a couple of 1410 (essentially the same printers) and have attached my own waste ink bottles. The secret to no backflow is to NOT HAVE the tube go down into the bottle but just barely into the top, held in place securely of course. This provides the air break which all plumbers are familiar with…

 

HTH

 

Best wishes,

Tom 

 

From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com] 
Sent: Monday, February 22, 2016 8:20 PM
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Digital BW] Re: Epson 1430 troubleshooting -- bubbles / foam / froth from the capping station

 

  

I'm not familiar with the IJM bottles. Perhaps they found a way to manage the pressure and control backflow without a  check valve. I confess I built my own... The ink moved freely from the printer's waste line into mine, and then into the bottle. It always moved freely the other way (causing the bubbles!) While I'm waiting for a proper system to arrive in the mail, I disconnected mine and plugged the printer's waste ink line back into the original connection. Problem solved -- no more bubbles. 

The take-away here is buy a waste ink system from someone reliable (unless you know what you're doing)!