How to installs waste ink epson

Epson printer generates waste ink which is directed into absorbent pads in the base of the printer. Eventually waste ink pads will fill up and need to be replaced.
This error will look up in Epson status monitor with Maintenance request error (Maintenance call error) . How this is happen ?
Ink is used for the printhead cleaning operation as well as the printing operation. When the ink is used for the printhead cleaning operation, the ink is drained to the Waste drain ink pad and the amount of the waste ink is stored as the waste ink counter into the EEPROM on the Main board. Due to this, when the waste ink counter has reached the limit (Waste ink counter = Protection counter A = 32915 points) of the absorbing capability of the Waste drain ink pad, the Maintenance call error is indicated on Status monitor 3 as following figure.
In this case, replace to new Waste drain ink pad and clear the waste ink counter stored into the EEPROM. The waste ink counter can be reset only from the Adjustment program because this printer dose not have the waste ink counter reset function by the control panel SW. As for the procedure, refer to Chapter 5 Adjustment.
In your repair activity, check the waste ink counter along with the firmware version, Main board checker program version and nozzle check pattern on the nozzle check pattern printing. If the waste ink counter is closed to its limit, recommend that the Waste drain ink pad will be replaced with new one. This is because the "Maintenance request error" will may occur after returning the repaired product to the customer.

Alternatively, you can install a tube and bottle behind the printer and direct all waste ink into an external waste ink bottle.

The following pictures can give you some more idea. Procedures may vary upon different models. How to installing tubing we must open cover printer, every printers model is different.








This example installation tube in epson CX series










This Example intallation tube in epson R1800 series