Why do Photosmart 6510 printers usually fail to print black (even after trying all ideas)?Help!

Photosmart 6510, new.
new cartridges.  Prints colors great.  Black -- a bit of spotty black then nothing.  Replaced the new black with another new black cartridge (HP 564).
Result: Colors still work great.  Black -- blank pages, nothing.  Did all ideas in forums.  All.  Clean from the menu, you name it.
Judging from the many, many people having the same trouble. HP should recall this printer!
Or will we have to conclude (after owning a dozen) that HP no longer makes good stuff??

Same thing here... And they alway take you through time wasting twists and turns again and again Let's get to the point: This and apparently many other HP models have grave print head clotting/clogging/getting obstructed problems, for models with removable printer heads, you can remove it, soak the nozzles in hot water and they'll get un-clogged it seems, but what about 6510's un-removable printer head ?! Thumbs up if you think this is an under-par product which should be recalled. People have bought printers TO PRINT! not to do kitchen work with boiling waters...

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