How to Rescue and Revive a clogged neglected printer - Part #2 Print Head Cleanning - Soaking Method
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- Опубликовано: 24 ноя 2024
- In the Second of this series of videos I am now soaking the print head over folded paper towels wetted with Windex with Ammonia. This is a proven method used by many others to dissolve ink clogs.
In the end you will see the progress. More to come as I cover other important and very often overlooked maintenance steps to keep you printer running like new, even after years or neglect or long periods of non use.
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8 years on and still of value! The Windex trick worked on my ET-8550 :) THANK YOU
You are a GENIUS, no way I thought this would work as easily as it did. THANK YOU
Thank you.
Thank you for the strip of paper towel - this fixed my clog but I used LA's totally awesome cleaner - no anomia, no bleach or acids.
I was able to unclog magenta nozzles following an overnight soak of print pad over a paper towel moistened with Windex. The missing nozzles went away. Each and every nozzle is firing now, in all colors and black. Thrilled that your suggestion worked. Thanks a lot! Now, however, I have two deflecting nozzles - one black and the other magenta - that I have to take care of. It could be algae in ink that could be partially blocking those two nozzles. I may not yet be able to print photos but my kids are thrilled that they can print school documents!
+Shankar Aithal Yes Deflecting nozzle checks where on of the line is out of alignment is usually dues to a mechanical damage of the nozzle orifice itself OR something is partially covering the opening thus causing the deflection. Unless it is actually cause a quality loss I would let things be. Sometimes whatever is blocking it will fall away during use.Joe
Joe, within a day the two deflecting nozzles started to fire correctly. Now all nozzles are clog free. I need to come up with a plan for maintenance. I'll search in Printerknowledge.com
Joe, within a day the two deflecting nozzles started to fire correctly. Now all nozzles are clog free. I need to come up with a plan for maintenance. I'll search in Printerknowledge.com
Basically just make sure to print something every few days. A nozzle check is plenty. I know it seems like a waste of ink but that's the nature of the beast as folks say.
Inkjet printers WILL clog from lack or use. Some in just a matter of a few days, other are more resistant. In a very dry environment they will clog more often.
The actual mechanics of how an inkjet printer is able to do what it does are simply amazing and it is a wonder they work at all.
Joe
@@cheo1949 if you want a printer that doesn't waste print media and doesn't dry up from lack of use, I'd forgo inkjet printers altogether and go with laser. More expensive with the initial cost but cheaper in the long run. Toner doesn't dry out, can be in the printer indefinitely unused and still work, toner lasts longer, prints faster.
The only things a laser printer can't do is photos, printing onto cloth or certain types of plastic.
If you need photos printed, Walgreens, CVS, Target and Walmart all have photo departments and specialized printers and software that can do a much better job than any home user inkjet printer can. The charges for such services are cheaper and much more efficient than trying get a home inkjet printer to do that, learning the various software to fully utilize such features.
If you need to print on cloth, plastics, or any unconventional media or use unconventional inks, there are large, wide format, inkjet printers specifically designed for those applications marketed for professional print shops that cost well outside the budget and scope for the average user and one would be better off contacting such print shops and see what services they offer.
If you do less than a ream or 500 sheets of paper's worth of printing a year, you're better off not owning a printer at all. If you print less than a ream a year, it's cheaper and more efficient to go to Staples, OfficeMax, Office Depot, FedEx Office, the UPS Store etc and print what you need there
I own a Epson WF2850 that became clogged possibly through my own fault. I used this method not with Windex but with diluted ammonia. I do not know the dilution but it had to be fairly strong. I did it for 1 hour with no effect. I did it 2 hours with no effect. I then increased the strength and did it for 4 hours followed by 2 nozzle cleanings. Things are now fine.
I used plain ammonia and set the machine on it's side to try to get ammonia under my immovable print head, but it still worked.
Thanks for the 411... HOWEVER.. I have cleaned it as you said with the paper towel and windex,, first one was completely absorbed by black.. send paper towlel lots more, but with some color.. I cleaned heats and did a print test.. BUT still the problem exsist. I have even changed ink cartridges... suggestions???????????
Hi JToolman, excellent videos about printer revival! I'm learning a lot from watching them. Due to a long 3 week vacation, my Epson WF845 printer has several clogged nozzles in the magenta color. The clogs are stubborn, same nozzles are clogged no matter how many times I have cleaned the heads through printer utility. I'm fighting this for over a week now. All other colors, black, yellow and cyan are clog free - only magenta is clogged. Since the same few nozzles are clogged, I'm thinking it is not air block that is the cause. BTW my printer is connected to a CISS ink tank. Tonight I'll follow your instructions and use the Windex wetted paper towel soak overnight like you have shown in this video. I hope that should unclog the magenta nozzles. If it does not work, I'll have consider your other trick of carefully squirting Windex through the magenta tip. Cross my fingers! Let me know if you have any other tricks you can think of. Thanks.
+Shankar Aithal Thank for the comments.You are doing all the correct things. Let me know how it turns out.Joe
Did this work for you?
@@krissymichele Yes it did!
Shankar Aithal thank you.
Nice one, can I try it on my canon ipf6400, I've not use it since 2015 after the printer asked me to change one of the print head
Awesome info! Question I have several epson Workforces and hp office jet 8600 pro printers I know epson ink waste has a reset program but I can’t find any info about HPs ink waste system or how to get to the ink waste tank. Should I be concern about doin a lot of head cleaning and risk locking up the system because of the ink waste count?
I have no clue whatsoever about HP Waste ink System let alone how to reset the,. For Most PESON WIHTOUOT User replaceable waste ink tank, you can use the WIC Reset program to reset the counters to zero but it will cost you $10 per reset. You better have diverted the waste ink collection to an outside bottle. As your pads will continue to fill.
Well, I am greatly thankful as this remedy seems to have worked. Saw a title for another video, saying not Windex, but that's what I had to try this remedy, so I did not watch it. I don't know if you are still active on You Tube but fantastic! However, my black ink is fine whereas I was only getting blank sheets. I expended the new color ink I had in my multiple attempts prior to finding your video. My color ink is not working at all though. Brand new ink cartridges just after getting this fix and printer and copier just print gray shades when selecting color in preferences. Any additional suggestions about that part of my quandry?
You never mention the printer make and model. Do a nozzle check to see which channels are being affected. Then cleaning cycles followed by nozzle check.
I’m so sorry, an Eason Xp-430. Nozzle check previously blank, now only black shows on the check. Could they still be clogged as they were never used as much as black. In doing the soak method, it expended the color cartridges that were new as well. Thank you for your response, please know that you helped an exasperated gal determined to find a solution.
Unfortunately, my country doesn't have windex, is isopropyl alcohol acceptable as an alternative?
hi and thanks so much for these videos. I would like to knwo if you have a tutorial on how to install one of those waste bottles. that would be handy! Perhaps you can offer a link? gracias, thanks, U
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So I pushed cleaning solution through to Brother MFC-250C printhead, I've done it and each ink passage goes all the way through to the printhead as shown by soaked paper towel placed underneath, then ran several test prints and printhead cleanings and only got maybe a faint print from the cyan, then nothing. Is the circuitry broken or something? The printer seems to think everything is fine.
thanks a bucket. Great method worked on my Epson et 2720
Hi Jose, I have an Epson XP-430 and I had purchased new epson ink for it and I’ve tried several times the paper towel soak even left it overnight and I’ve done a few nozzle checks, head cleaning a few times which of course has ended up wasting ink and the printer starts to make the printing noise but every paper comes out blank no matter what is printing even a test print. At this point I am losing my patience and about to toss this printer down the stairs. Does this mean that the printer is shot and I need to get a new one because it has no remedy.
Jose - I have an Epsom WF 3640 - 2 clogged nozzles after cleaner purging. One wasnt an issue until I cleaned another color. Now 0 ink in after 2 nozzle checks. Any ideas of next step besides chucking printer?
Very typical. But you left out whether you are using OEM carts or refillables. This printer has ink lines so you likely have air in those channels which is caused by refillable carts. Other than that, cleaning cycles followed by nozzle checks is the best way to proceed.
Should we do this with the Cartridges installed? I have been taking them out first, thinking it would drain the cartridges out.
The Windex Paper Towel treatment? Of course. You are trying to get ink to flow.
Here in the UK, Windex costs £15 a bottle! that s nearly $20. Is there an alternative? Great info by the way.
Look for any CLEAR blue window cleaner with a bit of Ammonia.
Late to the party but for anybody else who finds themselves here BLUE Windowlene is the UK equiv. of Windex, the blue bottle contains Ammonia, the clear bottle does NOT. So it's the blue Windowlene you're after.
P.S. I have read that polyester cleanroom wipes don't leave fibres behind and may be a safer option. Have you tried these?
I have not. But the paper toweling I use is pretty much lint free. I use Bounty Brand.
I did your method but used a few baby wipes instead of paper towels and winded. It worked perfectly. Got ink on my hands not that’s my new problem lol
Wow now that's a new one for me. Glad it worked out for you. But sometimes you just the extra power of Windex.
Hi Jose and thank you so much for the video-
I’m currently experiencing issues with my Epson nozzles.
I’ve flushed with 8 parts windex 2 parts alcohol and I’m able to get that flash back with two of the colors. However the other two...nothing. I’ve been working on this for a few days now and I’m wasting a lot of ink each time I run nozzle checks.
Do you have any other recommendations? Should i try the paper towel method or I’d that usually the first line of defense?
In other words, if flushing won’t work. Should I even bother?
alcohol does nothing. Only use the Windex straight out of the bottle.
Jose Rodriguez
Thank you for your tip. But unfortunately I’ve got a whole new issue-
After the last flush, I put my printer in front of the fan, where it sat for a few hours to dry. I then plugged it in, powered it on and inserted the ink cartridges successfully.
It then began to charge the ink and when I came back into the room it was powered off and hasn’t turned back on since. 😩
I’m so upset- I literally JUST purchased new ink cartridges and this printer was barely used!!
Any advice or should I just chuck it?
The windex helped bring one color that was missing back to life, but unfortunately the colors still remain faded. I used the windex method again, and now there's nothing being printed at all. All blank pages. :(?
i know it's late, but the reason the colors disappear is because the heating resistors have burned out. never use ammonia to clean a print head. because of this, all the replacement print heads on ebay are all faulty and only partially workin :( and epson refuses to sell print heads to consumers unless they go through a repair center, where they are charged 3x the price of the printer.
Thanks Jose
The paper towel I have leaves some lint on the windows when I clean them with Windex. Do I need to worry about this brand of paper towel (Kirkland) for the print head cleaning?
I suppose that would not be good. I use Bounty! No problems with lint,
@@cheo1949 Use coffee filters they’re lint-free and they are useful for cleaning thermal paste off of CPUs. Same stuff like those wipes for phone screen protectors so you can pre-clean before installing film.
What size tubing do I need for the print heads on the Epson WF1100 printer?
I have no idea. You would have to caliper measure and then go to a model hobby shop and get some rubber tubing with the proper Inner Diameter. It needs to be rubber. I think mine tubing is 1/16" ID.
@@cheo1949 The airline tubing that I have seen is pvc. There is also silicone tubing.
Thanks.
hi pls help! my magenta was not printing. tried this and now all the colors are not priting. i have a brother j100 with CISS
i used a printing cleaning solution btw. i also tried cleaning the nozzle manually using a syringe at first but wad not successfull
Can I use isopropyl alcohol instead?
NO. Use Window cleaner with ammonia.
I have cleaned the printheads numerous times and I still have a failure on each of the four printheads on my Epson WF-3620. I bought new ink carts and still have no prints. I am not sure what to do next.
Just how did you arrive at this situation. Also if you printer has stationary carts you can not use the mothers I used on this R340 abandoned printer. Do the Carts Ride on top of the print head assembly or do they install on the side of the printer?
OEM or Refillables?
We do not use this printer often so I think the ink dried on the print heads. The carts ride on top of the print head assembly just like your R340. The carts are OEM's, not refillable.
OK then just continue working slowly. It might take you days and lots of patience. But Epson printheads are pretty durable and can tel a certain amount of abuse that Canon Print heads can not. Eventually you may have to remove the carts, move the head over folded P. Towels and directly and VERY carefully inject some Windex with a syringe and piece of tubing attached to the ink stems. Easy does it, You push a bit in and suck out, Push in and suck out. Eventually it will clear out unless it is actually physically damaged.
Don't do more than 2 or 2 head cleans.. it just wastes ink and can make the problem worse. If you feel any resistance whilst injecting the flush mixture/windex, do not be tempted to press harder. Instead apply a little pressure and let it sit for a a few hours.
Someone asked me to look at a WF-3640, which had been left on the floor for months with all nozzles blocked. Got some 'cheap' carts, gave it a blast with the flush mix of eBay (specific to Epson with the recommended pipe). The swine pretended to work OK for a couple of days, then it came back with the black and magenta blocked again. Grr! This series seems to be a right pain in the arse.
Currently I have re-blasted the nozzles and left the syringe over each nozzle for a DAY and, as mentioned, (gently) pushing and pulling to see ink turning to flush and FAR less resistance when I push. I could be wrong but even with the best flush, it seems this particular model prefers are longer soaking. I have not as yet put some ammonia underneath the head but even if it shows signs of working I think I will, just to be on the safe side. Will report my findings asap. Hope this helps mates.
I'd replace the printhead if all else fails. If the printhead costs half of what the printer sells for or higher, then you have a decision to make: Repair or Replace. If something costs within $100 above or below, or within $50 or less than half the cost for a comparable replacement, then it is cheaper in the short and long run to replace it. A new one will have a warranty and if you can get an extended warranty through the manufacturer and not the retailer, do it. That way if it happens again, it's the manufacturer's problem not yours.
Good
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Well going to get a tank for back of my printer, then cleaning, as I don,t want to buy a mod printer, , I have dx4400, itis my buddy.
A tank?? You mean a CISS?
Am i cooked if this didn't work? 😭
If you think this printer is a pain in the ass, try unclogging a freaking HP C7280 Printhead.. Good luck pulling your damned hair out. I've tried everything and still have a few clogs here and there.
Printhead on the printer or integrated on the ink cartridge?
The C7280 has the head on the actual printer. The Printer itself uses HP-02 cartridges that only hold ink. I've even taken the actual printer head out of the printer and ultrasonic cleaned it. Still no joy. The C7280 is a true pain in the ass to work on. Here is the part number of the printhead, so you can see what it looks like. Type this number into google. C8770-30002 @@cheo1949
Okay now that I know that it uses a separate printhead that is user-replaceable let me give you the bad news. Once it is clogged and you have been printing anything with a thermal printhead it will probably be damaged beyond help and you may have to get a new printhead. When's the internal resistors to each nozzle burn out due to having no ink passing through them and cooling them, they simply permanently burn out and they cannot be brought back to life. By the way ultrasonic cleaners are the worst thing you could use on a printhead.