Now were having this hot weather in the UK, and were all rejoicing about the prospect of a suntan, lounging on the beach and hanging out with friends ( covid allowing). One thing we may not think about is the impact to our Printers.
Whilst the Inkjet printer can handle a good amount of heat the ink itself is not a fan of high heat and humdity.
How heat impacts inkjet Cartridges
The liquid ink is affected by humdity and changes in temperature , it can cause air bubbles to form inside the cartridges creating leakages and this can also damage the printer should the liquid arrive onto any electronics.
Humdity can cause more issues in both inkjet and Laser printers, causing papers to stick together, creating a thinning of the ink and over saturation in colour areas, toner actually peeling from pages. High humidy can cause the ink to take longer to dry , paper to become wavy and thus jam in the engine.
High humdity isnt the only issue LOW humdity is also a problem, air con units can dry out the area and increase dust levels, static can become an issue , dust the the major enemy of inkjet printers and is the main reason for blocked nozzles. Ink may look like it has spread due to paper shinkage during printing.
Dealing with summer
Where you can , install your printer in temperature controlled areas not in a conservatory where it suffers extremes, Keep inks in a room temperature environment until needed.
Dye sublimation inks or indeed any inks need to be kept in a satisfactory environment as do the papers used, the printer itself also will suffer if too hot or cold or indeed humdity is too high or low. If you take care especially over winter and summer months you will get the best out of your equipment, and reduce printing errors.