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Well, it looks like another one may have bit the dust. Seems like we run through about a printer every two years or so. The problem being that we don't print that much stuff so the nozzles evidently get irredeemably clogged. this one is/was an Epson C86 ("DuraBrite" ink) and after replacing all the color cartridges today it refuses to print anything but some black. It was beginning to need cleaning the last time I used it a week or two ago. I ran it through what feels like umpteen cleaning cycles but no go. I did a google for Epson and cleaning and apparently there are cleaning cartridges available but these are all aftermarket Epson "compatible." At this point it hardly matters as I may just be going and buying an $80 printer to replace this $300 one since they keep dying on me, but has anyone ever tried any of these "cleaner" cartridges? Do they work at all? If I can get the printer working again that'd be great, otherwise, pfffffttttt.