How To Clean Printheads

I had my friend set it up wirelessly and it works well. Not too expensive

Thank you! I was going nuts for hours trying to figure out why it wasn't printing & nearly ordered new print cartridges. Less than 5 minutes, you had me up and running again! You are an absolute star!

I just used an air compressor to blast out the clogged ink..... don't be like me.... covered!

Thank you!!!! I tried reset and clean cartridges feature and soaking them in water and alcohol finally worked! You rock!!

for anyone else in a rush, I used this method with just tap water and it worked a treat.. probably not as good as distilled water and alcohol but hey I got the document I needed printed. cheers

I have a 8610 I’ve never used that was nearly new when i got it. It obviously wasn’t good not cleaning it right away.

What is your thought filling these refillable cartridges i bought with alcohol and running it like ink until its all clear for another method of cleaning the head unit? At this point i don’t see any disadvantage but I’m open to thoughts before i hive it a whirl.

Thanks. This video helped a lot, I also appreciate that its not a very long video!

omg what a life saver printer is working again !!!! thank you soooo much !!! i had an error code of B200 on the canon mx922

Thanks

Thank you! It worked perfectly!

Definitely worth a shot.
It already doesn't work.
What's the worst that can happen?

This may be video I needed so I will see if my brand new print cartridge will finally work.HP.

This actually works

It worked. Thank you very muuuuch!

Thank you! It worked!

It works, I first try water only, then water + sanitizer, then using a paper try to clean the wet ink.

Holy smokes dude, I'm so glad that I found your video!! I searched for "how to clean a printhead for dummies" and came up with your video. I was pulling my hair out, metaphorically speaking, trying to figure this out. Btw, I'm 64 years old and have proven that you can teach an old kitty new tricks.

Thanks

useful video sharing, friend

Thank you for the explanation, I'll be trying it out now and later I might come back to let ppl know if it worked!

Absolutely FIXED my issue. Much appreciated!!!!!!

Thanks. This even works for small printers

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! I'm now able to print properly after following the advice in this video. Like having a brand new printer again. 😃
EDIT: instead of wasting ink and paper using the printer's cleaning cycles (which often don't fix the problem completely), follow this video and you'll get perfect results.

hi i have problem with my uv printer. I have xp600 head and my color head is not properly working.On the test ı have one blue,one black,one yellow,and two red but ı must have two blue on test for machine to work properly.Although ı had changed the headcard,head and ınk cables the problem is still lasting.Can you help me?

Worked on mb2720 let it stand in solution 10 minutes then dry it installed and works

Thank you, that worked for me. Thought I needed a new printer.

thanks you, it’s works....... MasaAllah!

Thank you

I respectedfully disagree with some of the teachings/methods in this video. I used to work as a certified repair operator for Epson in their UK factory. I can honestly say, if you ever apply alcohol or any other wet substance to your print head, you will regret it!

Thank you! I will try this tonight when I get home!!

DO NOT use alcohol! Alcohol is a DRYING agent and will dry your cartridges out. Just plain warm water will do.

I wish I could have gotten my ink tray out :( Mine is Epson Stylus NX 515) and I could not get the tray OUT. I tried using alcohol swabs and dabbed and dried. I still had ONE color not printing, yellow :(

Thank you! It worked for me too.

I have canon pro 9000 mark ii printer and one of the ink is clogged i have tried everything but not successful if you have any solution i mean extreme cleaning no matter if print head is dead i want to try one last time

I followed the instructions. Got it all back together. Now my Epson WF 3640 won't turn on. Any idea what might be the cause and solution?

I fucking hate printers

They seem to be for ink jets. What about laser printers?

cleaning procedures on almost all printer wastes so much ink up to half of the cartridge, so if you sure there's something wrong with cartridge i'd say you can go on try the manual methods with your hands directly

Never again inkjet!!!

Hi and thank you for suggesting this. My HP won't print blue consistently regardless of which cartridge I use. The streaks are about 1/2 inch apart. If I could figure out how to clean whatever this is, I would clean it. I also note there is a lot of ink- all colors- in the internal part of the printer. Suspect this is normal for an old printer. Any thoughts?

Would new ink cartridges do the job?

Excellent instructions. Thank you

I was given a printer that wasn't printing right after new cartridges were installed.
I removed the tape strips over the cartridge's vent holes - and now I have a nice printer!

Ink jet printers are nothing but e-waste
Manufacturers need to be charged with producing so much waste!
If you DONT print much color (which I dont) obtaining a color printer is. WASTE of $$$$
A b&w laser printer is WAY cheaper to run as well

50% water and 50% alcohol - isn't it easier to take regular vodka (40% alcohol)?

Works! 👍🏼

epsons are bad about that- the hps i've had had the heads in the cartridge and were less prone to clogs. i have a script on my computer now that prints a test page automatically every couple of days, works so far to keep it clear

I just cleaned the print head with a piece of tissue soaked in alcohol and getting great prints now.

Had 2 inkjet printer, replaced them with a laser one problem solved.