Recommendation for a printer for an asthmatic
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My cousin and her husband are both asthmatics. He wants a new printer. He presently has a bubble-jet but the problem is, he uses it so rarely that the head/cartridge assembly clogs and has to be replaced before the ink is anywhere near used up. And telling him to use it once a fortnight doesn't seem to work. In normal circumstances, I'd have suggested a laser, but I've read of concerns regarding particle emissions and their possible effect on asthma sufferers. He doesn't have a lot of money to throw around so 'try it and see' is not really an option. His principal use is printing in black on A4 plain paper. (I think dye sublimation would be out of the running on cost grounds). Does anyone have any experience of this? Are lasers really that bad for asthmatics? Any advice or a recommendation would be appreciated.
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My cousin and her husband are both asthmatics. He wants a new printer. He presently has a bubble-jet but the problem is, he uses it so rarely that the head/cartridge assembly clogs and has to be replaced before the ink is anywhere near used up. And telling him to use it once a fortnight doesn't seem to work. In normal circumstances, I'd have suggested a laser, but I've read of concerns regarding particle emissions and their possible effect on asthma sufferers. He doesn't have a lot of money to throw around so 'try it and see' is not really an option. His principal use is printing in black on A4 plain paper. (I think dye sublimation would be out of the running on cost grounds). Does anyone have any experience of this? Are lasers really that bad for asthmatics? Any advice or a recommendation would be appreciated.
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My cousin and her husband are both asthmatics. He wants a new printer. He presently has a bubble-jet but the problem is, he uses it so rarely that the head/cartridge assembly clogs and has to be replaced before the ink is anywhere near used up. And telling him to use it once a fortnight doesn't seem to work. In normal circumstances, I'd have suggested a laser, but I've read of concerns regarding particle emissions and their possible effect on asthma sufferers. He doesn't have a lot of money to throw around so 'try it and see' is not really an option. His principal use is printing in black on A4 plain paper. (I think dye sublimation would be out of the running on cost grounds). Does anyone have any experience of this? Are lasers really that bad for asthmatics? Any advice or a recommendation would be appreciated.
I'm an asthmatic, and I can honestly say I have had no issues with laser printers. Then again, I am of the rare breed that doesn't complain unless bodyparts fall off, so I might mot be the best authority on the issue. That said, I honestly haven't seen any noticable effect of using a laser printer. //L
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My cousin and her husband are both asthmatics. He wants a new printer. He presently has a bubble-jet but the problem is, he uses it so rarely that the head/cartridge assembly clogs and has to be replaced before the ink is anywhere near used up. And telling him to use it once a fortnight doesn't seem to work. In normal circumstances, I'd have suggested a laser, but I've read of concerns regarding particle emissions and their possible effect on asthma sufferers. He doesn't have a lot of money to throw around so 'try it and see' is not really an option. His principal use is printing in black on A4 plain paper. (I think dye sublimation would be out of the running on cost grounds). Does anyone have any experience of this? Are lasers really that bad for asthmatics? Any advice or a recommendation would be appreciated.
Ozone is one of the issues for those who suffer asthma. Photocopiers and laser printer are sources. http://www.airinfonow.org/html/ed_ozone.html[^] and http://www.aerias.org/DesktopModules/ArticleDetail.aspx?articleId=87[^]
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My cousin and her husband are both asthmatics. He wants a new printer. He presently has a bubble-jet but the problem is, he uses it so rarely that the head/cartridge assembly clogs and has to be replaced before the ink is anywhere near used up. And telling him to use it once a fortnight doesn't seem to work. In normal circumstances, I'd have suggested a laser, but I've read of concerns regarding particle emissions and their possible effect on asthma sufferers. He doesn't have a lot of money to throw around so 'try it and see' is not really an option. His principal use is printing in black on A4 plain paper. (I think dye sublimation would be out of the running on cost grounds). Does anyone have any experience of this? Are lasers really that bad for asthmatics? Any advice or a recommendation would be appreciated.
BarrRobot wrote:
Does anyone have any experience of this? Are lasers really that bad for asthmatics? Any advice or a recommendation would be appreciated.
The only time your Laser should have any dust is when you change the cartridges. There will be some dust inside the printer from the printer, but lids block this from getting out... otherwise there would be stains all over desks from the printer dust. I am not an Asthmatic, but I have been the designated cartridge changer because that is where most of the risk of exposure to the dust is. I was careful to wipe the dust up properly every time for the others in the room. I was very good at cleaning up the printer for them. Others in the room are asthmatics and don't have problems, but it is a big room. That being said, if you have to change the cartridge, wear a mask for the process just in case and read and follow the directions carefully to prevent spills of the toner. Clean slowly and carefully so as not to stir up the toner dust inside the printer. Personally, I prefer ink jets. I get the ones with multiple ink cartridges since one color always runs out before another, and I take it all the way to the end. :) but I print photos too, so ink cartridges rarely really dries.
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My cousin and her husband are both asthmatics. He wants a new printer. He presently has a bubble-jet but the problem is, he uses it so rarely that the head/cartridge assembly clogs and has to be replaced before the ink is anywhere near used up. And telling him to use it once a fortnight doesn't seem to work. In normal circumstances, I'd have suggested a laser, but I've read of concerns regarding particle emissions and their possible effect on asthma sufferers. He doesn't have a lot of money to throw around so 'try it and see' is not really an option. His principal use is printing in black on A4 plain paper. (I think dye sublimation would be out of the running on cost grounds). Does anyone have any experience of this? Are lasers really that bad for asthmatics? Any advice or a recommendation would be appreciated.
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There are some inkjet printer good for infrequent use - I have an Epson R300 which at one point went six months between print jobs and was OK.
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I have an epson inkjet printer as well; I've never had problems with only printing something every few months.
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If memory serves, John Simmons wrote a utility that prints a simple test page every so often to keep inkjets from clogging. That might help. Cheers, Drew.
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I'm an asthmatic, and I can honestly say I have had no issues with laser printers. Then again, I am of the rare breed that doesn't complain unless bodyparts fall off, so I might mot be the best authority on the issue. That said, I honestly haven't seen any noticable effect of using a laser printer. //L
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My cousin and her husband are both asthmatics. He wants a new printer. He presently has a bubble-jet but the problem is, he uses it so rarely that the head/cartridge assembly clogs and has to be replaced before the ink is anywhere near used up. And telling him to use it once a fortnight doesn't seem to work. In normal circumstances, I'd have suggested a laser, but I've read of concerns regarding particle emissions and their possible effect on asthma sufferers. He doesn't have a lot of money to throw around so 'try it and see' is not really an option. His principal use is printing in black on A4 plain paper. (I think dye sublimation would be out of the running on cost grounds). Does anyone have any experience of this? Are lasers really that bad for asthmatics? Any advice or a recommendation would be appreciated.