How to Clean a Laser Printer Drum without Removing it from the cartridge

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  • Опубликовано: 1 фев 2025

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  • @viandant5
    @viandant5  2 дня назад +1

    For those who don't understand: you can touch the edges of the drum near the gears, that part is not involved in the printing process. do not touch the central part of the drum unless you are wearing clean gloves.

  • @EiriniLykourinou
    @EiriniLykourinou Год назад +18

    Thank you, I just cleaned our company's printer and it works perfectly! Your video saved us! (Considering that my boss planned to get a new printer because there was a sticky substance on the drums...)

  • @MargaretWillits
    @MargaretWillits 11 месяцев назад +7

    This made a huge difference for my HP4L with a new unopened (but very old) cartridge that was streaking!

    • @viandant5
      @viandant5  11 месяцев назад

      HP 4L, I remember it. very old printer

    • @joelpichette
      @joelpichette 3 месяца назад +1

      @@viandant5 the same for my 35mb-usb-lan converted (parallel) hp laserjet 6p

  • @pheenix42
    @pheenix42 2 месяца назад +3

    At a previous job, I used to do a very similar thing to a commercial sized Xerox copier. We would run so much paper through those machines it would take no time at all until the paper started streaking badly.

  • @georgezachariah8332
    @georgezachariah8332 Год назад

    Very useful and practical video. Had a question. If there are bands of color toner on the transfer belt, is it a drum problem or transfer belt issue? I cleaned the transfer belt, but when I I print again after cleaning the belt, it shows up again on the transfer belt and also on my print. Any suggestions?

    • @viandant5
      @viandant5  Год назад

      I think it's a transfer belt problem. if the bands are vertical probably the wiper blade

    • @georgezachariah8332
      @georgezachariah8332 Год назад

      Thank you so much@@viandant5 for your feedback. Appreciated that. Is the viper blade something that I could replace or just replace the transfer belt? It is a OKI 920 wt printer.

    • @viandant5
      @viandant5  Год назад

      @@georgezachariah8332 Yes it could be replaced but I think it's difficult to find. May be on alibaba. However without checking the printer I can't be sure

    • @georgezachariah8332
      @georgezachariah8332 Год назад

      Thank you. You do some great and valuable service to us by sharing your knowledge @@viandant5 . God bless you

    • @georgezachariah8332
      @georgezachariah8332 Год назад

      Hello- I replaced the transfer belt and I am still getting the bands of color toner on the transfer belt. Can you think of anything or have any further suggestion? @@viandant5

  • @albertoascari2542
    @albertoascari2542 7 месяцев назад +4

    Electrical contact circuit cleaner spray contains isopropyl alcohol . It also evaporates very quickly and you can get it from most Car Spares Stores Shop's. Just a thought if you can't easily buy the bottle version

    • @viandant5
      @viandant5  7 месяцев назад +1

      probably it contais addittives. however better to spray it not directly on the drum

  • @jeoffer
    @jeoffer 10 месяцев назад +3

    Clear and helpful video. Thank you.

  • @billyhamlen9610
    @billyhamlen9610 Год назад +1

    thank you for the video........I have recently moved to a new place, my old xerox laser jet starts printing dark shadow on both edges of the paper. Will this solve the problem?

    • @viandant5
      @viandant5  Год назад

      I don't know the modeò of your printer but I think you can try

  • @Landau93Droid
    @Landau93Droid 2 месяца назад +4

    Used by wife's nail polish remover which is isopropyl palmitate. It removed the green coating from the drum and ruined my drum. lol. Time to buy a new one

    • @tl5647
      @tl5647 Месяц назад

      😂 I just ruined mine too don't worry... 36€ on Amazon ✌🏻

    • @Landau93Droid
      @Landau93Droid Месяц назад

      @ same lol. Mine was about 7 years old and thousands of pages so probably needed another one anyway 🤷‍♀️. I did come here and got the opposite of help though 😅

    • @Naveed.mir865
      @Naveed.mir865 Месяц назад

      😄😄

  • @Omartic0
    @Omartic0 2 месяца назад

    Hi! first of all thanks for the videos, very helpfull. 👌🏽
    I have a problem with my brother l5100 dn. Its printing dots in the center of the page. When i started the duplex print, the front page is perfect but in the back starting to appear some dots. Then in the next one seems to accumulate the dots. The problem increase whit more printed pages, the back pages have more dots than the front ones.
    I allready clean the drum with 40% restant of life and bought a new original toner.
    At the extremes the fuser looks wrinkled, could be that?
    Thanks!

    • @viandant5
      @viandant5  2 месяца назад

      yes it could be a fuser problem especially if increase whit more printed pages

    • @Omartic0
      @Omartic0 2 месяца назад

      @@viandant5 Yep, the pressure fuser roller has a fold that goes through the entire roller. I clean also the fusor film and the interior. This is a second hand printer (20.000 pages) with no maintenance at all.
      I think the problem started when the residual toner started to fall into the printer, since the container was full. Took the bearings and I spent like 1 hour removing all the toner they had inside. Maybe these clogged bearings caused the roller fold, because with 20,000 impressions they shouldn't fail yet, should they?.
      I installed the same cleaned pieces and improve the quality, but the still appearing when i used the duplex function, perhaps the pressure roller is enlarged by the heat of the fuser.
      Thanks for answer!

    • @viandant5
      @viandant5  2 месяца назад

      @@Omartic0 the fuser could make around 30000 pages so i think it could be defective. cleaning a defective roller does not solve the problem

  • @Monamipastry
    @Monamipastry 3 месяца назад +2

    Finally this video saved me! Thanks for sharing

  • @ericrosales9722
    @ericrosales9722 4 месяца назад

    I don't have any toner at hand so is it quite safe to skip the last step to apply toner to the drum or is there an alternative step?

    • @viandant5
      @viandant5  4 месяца назад +1

      yes it's not a problem if the drum is turning normally

  • @pranabkumardas1951
    @pranabkumardas1951 7 месяцев назад +1

    Thanks! Short & cripsy clear to understand

  • @RE4L72
    @RE4L72 Год назад +4

    worked perfect, i had a piece of a label stuck on the drum.

  • @mike-gq1gt
    @mike-gq1gt 9 месяцев назад +1

    can i clean the whole cartridge and refill with another color? would that work?

    • @viandant5
      @viandant5  9 месяцев назад

      yes but it depends on which toner you use to refill the cartridge

  • @solomonmegersa360
    @solomonmegersa360 11 дней назад +1

    how to susing alcohols for printers and clin

  • @user-jv1rh4pp8k
    @user-jv1rh4pp8k 7 месяцев назад

    Hi I'm trying to resuscitate a Samsung CLP356W printer after few years of no use. Cleaning the drum as per your instructions works ok initially but rotating the drum it gets very dirty again (toner powder not grease or else) and it keeps like that even rotating several times.Is it normal or should I assume the drum unit is too dirty inside and needs to be replaced? Thank you for help.

    • @viandant5
      @viandant5  7 месяцев назад +1

      MAy be the wiper blade is too old, or the toner cartridges are defective or low of toner

    • @user-jv1rh4pp8k
      @user-jv1rh4pp8k 7 месяцев назад +1

      @@viandant5 thank you for your prompt answer

  • @abrahamtungcul2580
    @abrahamtungcul2580 2 месяца назад +1

    Thank you on your video, my problem was solve on my printer

  • @RB_Insights
    @RB_Insights 10 месяцев назад

    Can I use nail remover?

    • @viandant5
      @viandant5  10 месяцев назад +2

      no it will ruin the drum

  • @zaytona5678
    @zaytona5678 9 месяцев назад +1

    Hi , I need to help
    I have been do every think you say it in the video then when i turn the printer on there is message say "Install the Imaging unit" and i have tay every and still like that , please answer me
    My printer konica minolta

    • @viandant5
      @viandant5  9 месяцев назад +1

      but which konica minolta?

    • @zaytona5678
      @zaytona5678 9 месяцев назад

      @@viandant5 Konica minolta 3850C / 3350C

    • @zaytona5678
      @zaytona5678 8 месяцев назад

      @@viandant5 Konica minolta 3850 / 3350

  • @FeCAzorius
    @FeCAzorius 7 месяцев назад

    So just curious, in my printer, when I remove one of the cartridges, it tells me I put in a used, or counterfeit cartridge, and doesn't know how many prints I have left in that cartridge. Is there a way to avoid that?

    • @viandant5
      @viandant5  7 месяцев назад

      which printer and what do you want to avioid? the error message?

    • @FeCAzorius
      @FeCAzorius 7 месяцев назад

      @@viandant5 an HP color laserjet printer m477. When I had removed one of the cartridges, when I was replacing some of them, I removed one that I wasn't replacing. When I put it back in, it gave me an error message stating it was either used or something and would no longer tell me how much ink it feels is in the printer. So I have no idea when it's going to run out. But before I removed it, it did tell me.
      So I'm just wondering if there is a way to remove one of the cartridges, clean it, and then put it back in without it thinking I "bought a used cartridge" and no longer telling me how much "ink" is left.

    • @viandant5
      @viandant5  7 месяцев назад

      @@FeCAzorius Is it a compatible cartridge? the HP firmware updates have the purpose to create problems to compatible cartridges. WHen you removed it, the printer detect it as a new compatible cartridge and send that error message

    • @FeCAzorius
      @FeCAzorius 7 месяцев назад

      @@viandant5 Two things.
      1. Are you saying it only provides that error if you pull an official cartridge and not on third party?
      2. If I unplug my printer first, then pull out the cartridge, clean it, put it back in, will it still send that error message? On official and 3rd party ink?

    • @viandant5
      @viandant5  7 месяцев назад

      @@FeCAzorius Hp make everything to create problems to compatible cartridges, especially when you update the firmware

  • @jagdishrokhale5497
    @jagdishrokhale5497 6 месяцев назад

    Sir in my printer hp1015 the new cartridge Q2612A gets jammed stopping the printer what can be the reason???? Please reply.

    • @viandant5
      @viandant5  6 месяцев назад

      Are you sure the drum is turning freely and the cartridge is correctly installed?

  • @xnix1000
    @xnix1000 6 месяцев назад

    How do i get toner to lubricate the drum after cleaning?

    • @viandant5
      @viandant5  6 месяцев назад

      from the toner roller for example. you don't need too much toner

  • @elenasandoval505
    @elenasandoval505 7 месяцев назад

    Help! I clean the drum but now I can't put back the "toner cartridge lock release lever" the box where the toner goes. Please help me out.

    • @viandant5
      @viandant5  7 месяцев назад

      difficult to say without knowing which machine do you have, probably it's broken

    • @elenasandoval505
      @elenasandoval505 7 месяцев назад +2

      I was reinserting it wrongly, my son helped me it's working perfectly. Thank you for getting back to me, I have a Sharp 237

  • @Jarek_73
    @Jarek_73 Год назад +2

    THANK YOU, you helped a lot!!!

  • @hollyegee2199
    @hollyegee2199 8 месяцев назад

    Worked perfectly! Thank you!

  • @autumnjeserich2689
    @autumnjeserich2689 Год назад +4

    your videos are so good and informative

  • @olukayodeokunowo4631
    @olukayodeokunowo4631 Год назад +1

    Very helpful. Thank you so much.

  • @SalvatoreArru-f9n
    @SalvatoreArru-f9n 11 месяцев назад

    Ciao, ho pulito il tamburo del toner della mia Samsung ML-2010R. Il tamburo, dopo averlo pulito, continuava a risultare sporco di toner ogni volta che lo facevo ruotare a mano. Poi ho rimontato il toner e la stampa risulta sempre sporca. Posso fare qualcosa per evitare che il tamburo si sporchi? Ti ringrazio in anticipo. Salvatore

    • @viandant5
      @viandant5  11 месяцев назад

      Forse la lama di pulizia è difettosa, oppure oòtpner ha preso umidità o è ormai vicino all'esaurimento ed occorre sostituirlo

    • @SalvatoreArru-f9n
      @SalvatoreArru-f9n 11 месяцев назад

      Grazie mille per la risposta. Posso aggiungere toner nel serbatoio e verificare se riprende a funzionare bene?@@viandant5

    • @viandant5
      @viandant5  11 месяцев назад

      @@SalvatoreArru-f9n Sì ma prima andrebbe svuotato il otner vecchio altrimenti se si mischia con il toner nuovo siamo al punto di prima

    • @SalvatoreArru-f9n
      @SalvatoreArru-f9n 11 месяцев назад

      Perché non posso mischiare toner presi da cartucce diverse? Grazie@@viandant5

    • @viandant5
      @viandant5  11 месяцев назад

      @@SalvatoreArru-f9n Il toner che rimane nella cartuccia è toner di scarto, comunque mischiare due composizioni chimiche diverse non dà buoni risultati

  • @praveenkumar.t3605
    @praveenkumar.t3605 8 месяцев назад

    i have ricoh 2014ad printis coming light pls tell me the solution

    • @viandant5
      @viandant5  8 месяцев назад

      mp2014? it could be the toner unit, a worn drum, difficult to say it exactly without checking the machine

  • @4QUILES.
    @4QUILES. 9 месяцев назад

    How do I get that toner dust?

    • @viandant5
      @viandant5  9 месяцев назад

      from the toner roller. very little is needed

  • @esthergoure37
    @esthergoure37 5 месяцев назад

    Svp c'est quel produit vous utilisez

    • @viandant5
      @viandant5  5 месяцев назад

      isopropyl alcohol

  • @hathakker802
    @hathakker802 Год назад +1

    Hello I have an hp colorlaserjet pro mgp m182n that uses hp 216a color toner cartridges . The problem I am facing is that whenever I replace drum of black cartridge , it's intensity of black in every print increases, slight outline of black comes around some words and whole page is kind of blackish. This happens with every new drum.
    Can you kindly tell cause of this issue and how can that be solved?

    • @viandant5
      @viandant5  Год назад

      In the control panel there are the settings

    • @hathakker802
      @hathakker802 Год назад

      @@viandant5 can you tell why this problem occurs?
      Also what do I have to do in control panel?

    • @viandant5
      @viandant5  Год назад

      @@hathakker802 Set the brightness to low

    • @hathakker802
      @hathakker802 Год назад

      @@viandant5 can please tell the cause/reason for this to happen? Is it a problem?

    • @viandant5
      @viandant5  Год назад

      @@hathakker802 Every toner has its own settings, when new often prints darker

  • @Studywithme-comet
    @Studywithme-comet 3 месяца назад +1

    su işe yarmaz mı ya da kolonya mesela?

    • @viandant5
      @viandant5  3 месяца назад +1

      water will not remove most of the dirty as grease or adhesives

    • @Studywithme-comet
      @Studywithme-comet 3 месяца назад +1

      @@viandant5 dezenfektan sıktım, mis gibi oldu aklımızda bulunsun 😅 leke falan kalmadı. Teşekkürler bu arada.🥰 Her dilde videoları izleyerek işi bedavaya getirdim. 😇

  • @capju854
    @capju854 11 месяцев назад +1

    important information, thank you.

  • @heda0
    @heda0 8 месяцев назад

    what happens if you touch the drum with your finger?

    • @viandant5
      @viandant5  8 месяцев назад +1

      probably nothing but may be your fingers are dirty and you have to claen the drum with isopropyl alcohol

  • @ahmedmorad2948
    @ahmedmorad2948 19 дней назад

    Can 70% ethyl alcohol be used?

  • @matteosutto5792
    @matteosutto5792 Год назад

    Ciao Ho una samsung m2026w e vorrei pulire il rullo vicino al tamburo, come posso fare senza smontare l'intera cartuccia?

    • @viandant5
      @viandant5  Год назад +1

      Quale rullo? il rullo di trasferimento?

  • @johnstanley7874
    @johnstanley7874 3 месяца назад

    How to get the drum or cartridge out of the printer?

    • @viandant5
      @viandant5  3 месяца назад

      which printer?

    • @johnstanley7874
      @johnstanley7874 3 месяца назад

      @@viandant5 Thanks, I figured it out. Printer is Laser Jet Pro M203dw.

    • @viandant5
      @viandant5  3 месяца назад

      @@johnstanley7874 remove the toner
      support.hp.com/us-en/document/c05194920
      then remove the drum

  • @UnfunnyMayonaise
    @UnfunnyMayonaise 6 месяцев назад

    My printer is printing magenta coloured lines all over the paper, i looked at to er cartiages and my magenta color drum is not clean like the rest, it has magenta color kines on top of it, so will cleaning that solve my problem? And also how do i take the magenta color toner drum out ?

    • @viandant5
      @viandant5  6 месяцев назад

      I don't know which is your printer so it's difficulr to say. may be it is damaged.

    • @UnfunnyMayonaise
      @UnfunnyMayonaise 6 месяцев назад

      @@viandant5 it's hp laser jet cp 2025, I opened the carriage box and it looks like the magenta powder is overflowing . Like there is magenta powder on the toner but other colored toner are totally clean.

  • @fatimaazarhoun9614
    @fatimaazarhoun9614 3 месяца назад

    If it over can I refill it

  • @ytuser12357
    @ytuser12357 10 месяцев назад

    非常实用的教程,多谢

  • @rodrigodiaz4160
    @rodrigodiaz4160 7 месяцев назад +1

    Perfect Bro

  • @Abdullah_jadalla
    @Abdullah_jadalla 10 месяцев назад +1

    Can j use water instead

    • @viandant5
      @viandant5  10 месяцев назад +2

      water will not clean the drum very well

  • @hudatva
    @hudatva 5 месяцев назад +1

    That was amazing thank you

  • @JohnDoe-yi4xd
    @JohnDoe-yi4xd Год назад +1

    Great! It worked.

  • @Eunchae82
    @Eunchae82 9 месяцев назад +1

    Thank you

  • @lawrence17201
    @lawrence17201 8 месяцев назад +1

    Thanks

  • @danielgospodinov5786
    @danielgospodinov5786 Год назад +5

    Your own voice is better 🙂

  • @TNWGW
    @TNWGW 11 месяцев назад +1

    THANKS BRO!

  • @GeoffreyMarsh-k7l
    @GeoffreyMarsh-k7l 3 месяца назад

    Jast Courts

  • @pierrettelagier7782
    @pierrettelagier7782 Год назад

    😢francais merci

    • @viandant5
      @viandant5  Год назад

      Activate the French subtitles, they are available

  • @sadge0
    @sadge0 11 месяцев назад

    Didnt help 😢
    It was dirty, but removing the powder didn't change anything, it still leaves long slightly noticeable marks all over the sheet...

    • @viandant5
      @viandant5  11 месяцев назад +1

      The cleaning does not work if the drum is defective

  • @lexolexoh
    @lexolexoh 8 месяцев назад

    Probably highest percentage concentration isopropyl is best eh? 99%

    • @viandant5
      @viandant5  8 месяцев назад +1

      may be but 90% is enought

  • @lastshotbang2457
    @lastshotbang2457 3 месяца назад +1

    THX a lot~~~~