waste absorber is full
15 Other Users Have The Same Problem
Comment by Guest, posted on Jul 29, 2008
waste ink absorber is full
Comment by lanceta1, posted on Jun 28, 2008
I purchased the Cannon printer PIXMA MP 150 last year. Now, I can not use the printer anymore because of the waste ink absorber being full. I called Staples store here in Louisville, KY where I purchased the printer, asking for direction on how to resolve the problem. The manager of the store just give me the website address of Cannon to order the parts. I did not even see the waste ink absorber listed. Please help.
Comment by heb1930, posted on Apr 30, 2008
My cannon ip1500 is inoperative because of the waste ink absorber. I called the company rercommended by Cannon and their hourly price for repair is more than I paid for the printer. Is their a kit for this repair that I can purchase?
Comment by Greg011, posted on Mar 18, 2008
I have a PRIXMA 150 and my wife loves this printer. It shows the INK ABSORBER IS FULL and I have no idea where it is located and how to empty it if that is at all possible. Please help.. Greg
Comment by Guest, posted on Mar 18, 2008
I have this same problem. I've received "INK ABSORBER IS FULL"
and there's nothing I came do, or is there?
It's not needed, but could improve quality. It seems you need to be a bit mechanical for it.
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1. Disconnect printer from AC power (take out AC cord or power off your power strip). Disconnect USB PC cable from printer.
2. Press and HOLD the POWER button (untill step 7).
3. Reconnect power cord (turn on power) to the printer.
4. The indicator should be green.
5. Press and release the RESUME button , the indicator should be orange.
6. Press and release the RESUME button again, the indicator should be green.
7. NOW Release POWER buttons.
8. NOW Connect the printer to PC (USB cable).
9. NOW...I opened "Printers" and saw that a "copy" of my printer (i250 or i350) had been made. Make that COPY your default printer and all should work...It did for me.
You might have to go through the "GUTS" of the beast and cleaned out the PADS (they are actually vacuum pads that the INK is sucked through during a HEAD cleaning). I heard it can be a very messy undertaking.
I'm not sure how much life this will add to your printer.
Good luck!!!
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This is true with many Canon Ink Jet Printers: Eventually, you'll get an error message "Waste Ink Tank Almost Full, Contact Your Canon Repair Center". Canon is totally sly about this, and is actually a pretty ridiculous design flaw that they should be ashamed of- planned obsolescence. Anyway, don't let this problem discourage buying an otherwise fantastic Canon printer.
This problem will also be indicated by flashing orange lights on your printer. Different flashes for different models.
LOOK IN YOUR PRINTER MANUAL TO KNOW WHAT NUMBER OF FLASHES INDICATE. In any case, your computer printer software will also tell you exactly what is going on.
You need to do this after you get the WASTE TANK ALMOST FULL message and the printer continues to work, but BEFORE the WASTE TANK FULL message and the printer completely stops. I think. ;-)
Here's the fix:
The waste ink take is actually just a felt pad that sits under the printer mechanism inside the case and absorbs the ink from your cleanings. From what I gather, its both a time consuming and expensive proposition to take to Canon to fix. And they won't tell people how to do it themselves. Well, I WILL. And this works.
Remember of course, you've got to cycle the cleaning process a huge amount of times to get this to occur.
But when it does, there is a fix-it-yourself solution that is both safe and effective for the printer, and free. You have to be slightly mechanical to do this. If you get this message and you've never used a screwdriver and are all thumbs, well, Canon gotcha. But give it a shot even then, or give it to someone halfway coordinated to do this for you.
You may RESET the printer code first if you like or do it after you clean the pad
In some cases you may need to REMOVE THE PRINT HEAD FIRST or the reset code will not work. This was true of the S900 and i960 so, remove the print head first before doing this reset.
This is the correct code for the S and I (like i960) series of printers. (M series below this)
1) Power off printer
2) Hold RESUME button then press and hold POWER. (The beeper MAY sound once, or may not depending on your model.)
3) Hold POWER and Release RESUME.
4) Press RESUME twice then release both POWER and RESUME buttons.
5) When the indicator lights steady, press RESUME 4 times (for the S900, 3 times for the 8200 apparently).
6) Press power to set data.
7) Print away!
For other codes for other printers and more info go here to this big forum (but try the above first) Fix Your Own Printer Generally many of Canon's models use exactly this same code, the i models use the same code, all the s models use the same code.
I did this and it works fine! No more error messages and so...
Hope it helps you all!
Bye
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Your question is somewhat lacking in detail. We need to know the make and model of your printer at the very least. Any other information would also be beneficial - like an indication of your technical skill level and how confident you would be in completely removing the printers mechanism to access the waste ink absorber.
Thanks
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Comment by Guest, posted on Mar 04, 2008
I hav a canon i960 every time I print I get a mssage saying waste ink absorber almost full
Comment by Guest, posted on Feb 21, 2008
I have the Canon pIXMA ip200 the Ink Absorber keeps coming up I dont know how to rectify this problem
Comment by smasjam, posted on Jan 29, 2008
Canon ip6210D says waste pads almost full. Your solutions just reset that message. Can ANYONE actually advise how to replace/clean the pads???!?!!!!! That's really the issue here, isn't it? I'm very comfortable fixing things, but I'd like to know where to start...
Comment by bikerider50, posted on Jan 09, 2008
My Canon i250 is not printing, instead it gives an error dialog stating that the waste ink absorber if full.
Am pretty handy with a screwdriver etc and have fixed other printers before. Nor sure if its worth paying to fix this one as new printers are available for around £30. Any help appreciated.
Comment by Guest, posted on Dec 16, 2007
I have a Canon MP160 all-in-one printer and when I try to print a page pops up that says the ink absorber is almost full. Is there a replacement ink absorber that can be exchanger when this one is full or do I have to buy another printer like I had to the last time another printer of mine came up with the same problem. This is getting annoying.
Comment by DaWeed_B, posted on Nov 19, 2007
Hello!
I have Canon PIXMA iP2000 InkJet Printer and I have problem with ink wate absorber. What can I do to fix this? I tried to clean the printer but it doesn't help... anybody got any idea?????
Comment by revski9, posted on Nov 13, 2007
MP160 Printer - Pixma - ink absorber full - how do you replace?
Comment by Richiemids, posted on Nov 13, 2007
Hi guys,
I also have a Canon MP130 with a full waste tank - can anyone provide a solution... again, I'm competant enough to do it myself I think !!!
Thanks
Richie
Comment by Guest, posted on Nov 11, 2007
I have a Canon i250 which has been used alot recently printing wedding stationery. When I switch on the print screen, the printer status reads thus:
The used ink tank is full.
Cancel printing and turn the printer off and then back on.
If this doesn't clear the error, see the printer manual for more details.
But I don't have a manual - can anyone tell me what to do? I can understand instructions on screen and am very mechanical but can't get at this elusive full ink tank!! Thank you.
Sheila.
Comment by AmyRoth, posted on Nov 09, 2007
Canon Pixma MP150 "ink waste absorber full" message appears when I print. Can I fix this on my own? I can use tools and follow instructions pretty well.

