How often does the waste ink Bottle fill up

[badouali]

I went today and found out that the waste ink bottle was full with ink. I also noticed that both my cyan cartridges are completely empty. The last time it did that, the black cartridges where empty. What could be the cause of this because i have just wasted over $240 worth of ink.

 

[CL Graphics]

i think mine gets emptied every couple months. it must be siphoning ink when its not running. i am guessing your capping station height needs adjusted.

 

[iceman64]

Try checking if your pumps are OK.
If your pump doesn't seal off the tubing correctly, your cartridges might just run empty.
You may also check your dampers, leaking dampers can also be trouble.

Succes

 

[J Hill Designs]

or if the sponge on cap touches head when capped, it will siphon right out

 

[Mosh]

About every 4-6 months

 

[badouali]

I think i need to change the capping station then cos its not normal the way it just siphoned up all the ink in the blue cartridge. The pumps are new so i dont think thats the problem.

 

[gabagoo]

I think mine fills up about 4 times a year.

 

[iSign]

About every 4-6 months

+1

 

[TheSnowman]

I'd say mine is every 2 - 3 months. Kinda depends I guess. It's not often enough that I think about it.

 

[NZDR-Payne]

or if the sponge on cap touches head when capped, it will siphon right out

+1 here, 9 times out of 10 this will be your cause for drained ink cartridges.

 

[thewood]

Do Mimakis even have sponges in the cap tops? Our JV3 doesn't.

 

[NZDR-Payne]

The JV3 has a mesh screen in the cap top but it will do the same thing. If that mesh screen contacts the print head it can cause the same siphon affect.

 

[thewood]

I've seen this occur when the cap tops were not emptying properly after sleep cleanings due to a bad pump. I've also seen it happen when a nozzle wash is initiated and the printer is turned of prior to the end of the nozzle wash and the pumps don't get a chance to clean out the fluid from the cap tops. Either one of these can result in cap top(s) full of fluid that will eventually cause a siphon from the cartridges to the waste tank.

 

[badouali]

I think the cap tops was touching the heads and that was what caused it. I had a problem with the head height cos it was staining the media when i was printing. So i lifted the head height a bit but then it was not contacting the caps properly due to the fact that when i try to suck with the syringe, nothing comes out. I then adjusted the caps and after that, this happened. So i guess i will just change the cap altogether and try some few adjustments an see. Thanks ever so much guys.