Here are some ideas on what to use for cleaning your printer and tips about how to do it. This article is regularly updated as product formulations change and we get new products suggested, so sorry for the length If there was one key point to make it is that you may need to be very patient. If two nozzle checks don’t show an improvement, more of them are just likely to use up more ink for no benefit. It once took me over a week of a clean/nozzle check at the beginning and end of each day before a printer came back to life.
Remember too that I’m in the UK, so not all cleaning products will be easy to find – check the notes at the end and the comments for other things that have been of use around the world. Cleaning up old ink Over the years I’ve fixed and cleaned many inkjet printers. Many of them had dried up inks, clogged heads and ink covered rollers.
After much experimentation (including the oft quoted windowlene) we came across the ideal solution — in the bathroom:-) Be sure to read the safety warnings at the end of the article This article dates from 2005 and has updates and suggestions at the end. Cleaning inkjet printers – shifting dried up ink.
My number one favourite for getting rid of dried up inkjet ink and cleaning inkjet printers is Sainsbury’s Bathroom cleaner (alternatives are covered later). Here it is, in front of my trusty old HP K80 which I’ve used in numerous reviews and tests. A cleaner inkjet The solvents in the cleaner make short work of any dried up inks. This is the quickest test of whether a liquid is any good. I originally discovered how good it was when it dissolved the ink on some kitchen towel I was using to clean an old Epson 3000. Note added for some in the US:-) I’ve been asked what kitchen roll/towel is?
It’s this sort of paper, used in the kitchen – like giant thick toilet paper:-) 5% isopropanol and works very well. Found for a pound at ‘Poundland’ The picture to the right shows a bottle – as with all such cleaners, test it carefully on different materials before soaking parts of your printer with it.
June 2010 At last a product with just the right ingredients I’ve been sent details of another wonder inkjet cleaning product from Wizz in the UK. Note the important glycol and alcohol – this is what used to make the original Sainsburys mix so good. Thanks to Roy for letting me know about this one and sending the pictures.
Also found at ‘Poundland’. Note to US readers – if you find a product similar, that works well, please do let me know and I’ll add it to the list June 2010 – see update and comments in the for this article relating to PGME. Do feel free to add any comments/observations. April 2011 – We’re sent a very useful US site thanks Patrick that shows products that have a particular ingredient in them (isopropanol in this instance) June 2011 – In the UK ‘Spic & Span’ glass cleaner (from Veekay.co.uk) has all the ingredients of the original Sainsburys mix.
January 2012 – From the US Resolve carpet cleaner March 2012 – From the US Armor All Auto Glass Cleaner May 2012 – One from Demark: “Borup Vindues & Glasrens” which can be purchased in any Silvan shop. February 2013 – Cillit Bang Multi Power Cleaner Degreaser gets a thumbs up for ink cleaning November 2016 The entire site has been rewritten/updated, and hopefully all the info has made it over – please do email me or leave comments below.
These comments from Andrew Parsons My contribution is the Rug Doctor cleaner. This is readily available, does a good job of dissolving ink and comes in a handy spray container.
In the older (possibly all) the epson printers the printhead manifold contains fine stainless steel mesh that you can never get at unless you break open the manifold and then it is all over. This gets clogged and is very difficult to clean.
I haven’t really found a good cleaner/solvent yet. The machines I am most familiar with are the Epson 7600s – old but pretty common. One of the tricks here, if the printhead is badly clogged and you have it out, is to remove the printhead from the manifold by undoing the three screws and then using a syringe and rubber tubing push cleaning fluid through the manifold.
If you cannot get the fuid to flow nicely through the manifold you obviously have no chance with the complete head assembly, so you have to fix the clogged manifold first. As there are no electronics inthe manifold, it is essentially a series of pipes with the mesh filter in it you can be pretty vigorous as there is nothing to harm. Meanwhile you can sit the head itself on some kitchen towel soaked in cleaner as a preliminary to a full clean. Keeping pigment inkjet printers clean and clear is a significant part of their operation and if you do have the head out everyone talks about the head being clogged and soaking it from the bottom. The assumption being that the nozzles themselves are blocked, however it is quite possible that the manifold is blocked, owing to the fine mesh filter. It is easy to verify if this is the case by removing the head from the manifold and checking. More print related information For information about other printers, paper reviews and profiling (colour management) see the Printing section of the main, or use the search box at the top of any page.
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Shake Cartridge sideways for about 20 seconds. To dissolve dried ink trapped inside print head. Then use Ink Priming Pump to (prime) & start ink flowing.
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How to Although you may remove and re-insert many ink cartridges without affecting their usefulness. Other models retain the ink level information and store it on the ink cartridge chips. So if you intend to make cleaning cartridges, it is best to remove all cartridges in a safe manner by unplugging the printer before removing inks! Because if you leave your printer turned on whist removing some Epson cartridges it may write an “empty cartridge” message on the cartridge chip which will render the cartridge useless. So to enable your cartridges to be reused, simply trick the printer by giving it something to print. Once the print head begins to move, unplug the power cable going to the printer, then you can safely remove the ink cartridges.
Also remember you can transplant useable chips by gently lifting them off their pins with a pen knife then transplant. Is yours clogged or not working properly? When parked the Epson print head sits onto the cap assembly, which has a rubber seal. The print head parks onto this to makes an air tight seal to prevent the ink from drying inside the tiny ink jet nozzles. But if left unused for long periods, ink thickens and eventually dries up. Then it's like trying to pass a camel through the eye of a needle so nothing prints. TIP: NEVER LEAVE INKS OUT OF THE PRINTER WHEN NOT IN USE.
Each time your printer is turned on. You will hear ink being primed (sucked) through the print head, by the cap assembly which cleans and primes. (Tip: During short breaks. Leave the printer. Switched on and it will save you ink.) The primed ink (waste) then travels along the ink purge tubes to the ink absorber pads which are in the base of the printer. So if your printer has been unused for a long time. It is important to make sure that the cap assembly is not clogged with dry ink, otherwise the ink priming function will not be able to work properly.
Visually check it and if the cap assembly appears to be clogged, simply drip a few drops of warmed Magic onto the rectangular cap assembly. But if TOTALLY CLOGGED place a small Magic Pillow onto it and soak in WARMED Magic Inkjet Flush for until cleared. However, sometimes if totally clogged the purge tubes may have even come off just below the cap assembly, so if ink does not appear to be getting through check the tubes just below the cap assembly to make sure. Epson printers now have a built in protection counter, which regulates the amount of ink entering the absorber pads. These may need to be cleaned or replaced but often it is not necessary. So should you get an error stating. ' Parts inside your printer are near the end of their service life.'
This is a maintenance request. Which means that the protection counter or waste ink counter as it is known has reached its limit. This error can easily cost you up to $100 if you have to send it to Epson for service! But you can use this nifty little Program which also has a facility to reset the waste counter and you can easily do it yourself. This is not our program and unfortunately it has not been updated for some years.
But you can use the ink freeze facility, and also individually clean a problem colour without having to prime them all, that way you can save your expensive ink! See more about FREEZE facility. I f you do need to reset ink counter for a printer which is not supported. Try searching on eBay.
To download 2. Once downloaded 3. Install the Program 4. Then click on the SSC Service Utility icon 5. A window will be displayed with three options: Ink Monitor Configuration Resetter 6. Choose Configuration 7. Then select your printer from drop down list showing available Epson printers.
Now close the window. A new icon will appear on your task bar (bottom right of your monitor to left of clock.) 10.
RIGHT Click on icon (a mini printer) 11. A new 9 line drop down will appear. Make sure your printer is connected then 13. Choose 4th option 14. A new 3 option drop down will appear choose 2nd option = Reset protection counter. You will now be asked HAVE You Replaced Waste Ink Pad? Choose YES 17.
A new Information box will appear stating 'Waste counter reset' That's it! Remember you may need to replace the absorbing pads later once they are full! Some of the printers are very similar to ' ' printers which have long ink tubes leading to a satellite print head. Although this is often better as it prevents the ink from drying so quickly.
The print head may still clog just the same. As the print head may be towards the centre of the printer, you need to lift the lid FULLY or remove it to enable use of the Blue Magic Pillows. To tell if you have the satellite print head check to see if your inks move?
If not yours is the satellite type print head. If so just follow our standard Epson instructions (as below) but exclude inserting Magic Inkjet Flush into the ink inlet stumps for now! Instead just use the Blue Magic Pillows. Basically, you just stick a Blue Magic Pillow onto the centre track as normal and then soak it well (approx an 1/2 full Magic Applicator) with WARM Magic Inkjet Flush and then leave to soak for at least 1 hour or overnight. If that does not work next use the Dr.EpSUN Refill Tool and make a Dr.EpSUN Cleaning Cartridge then until unclogged. Just to give you an idea.
You can view a few videos of the inner movement of the Artisan print head here. But DO NOT REMOVE PRINT HEAD or anything as it is not needed!
YOU DO NOT NEED TO DO THIS! But it shows you the print head. NOTE: If the printer has been left unused for a long time? Remember to start by dripping a few drops of WARM MAGIC INKJET FLUSH onto the (Where inks park) or place a small magic pillow onto it and soak it in Magic. Because as mentioned if totally dry it will be almost impossible for the ink purge tubes to function properly. Take a Blue Magic Pillow and peel off white backing to reveal the adhesive and find a clean raised part of the track then stick the Blue Magic Pillow onto the track.
(sticky side down) Usually best in the ink cartridge change position so that you have space to use the Magic Applicator, as the lid tends to be more open and accessible at this point or slightly to the left. For older models you may need to gently remove the lift up handles which hold the inks in place, these just unclip at the sides. Now SOAK the Blue Magic Pillow with half a MAGIC APPLICATOR full of WARMED Magic Inkjet Flush and immediately. Slide the carriage over onto the WET Blue Magic Pillow, so that the print head now sits onto it.Although you can´t see it, the print head is underneath where the inks go. Now refill the Magic Applicator again with WARM MAGIC INKJET FLUSH (hold Magic Applicator upright and eject any trapped air which is at the tip.).
9. Then gently sit the rubber tip of Magic Applicator onto the tip of each clogged ink inlet post and inject (about a 1/4 of a Magic Applicator Full into EACH ink inlet POST. Click (If you have a magnifying glass you can see the tiny holes around the ink inlet tips which the inks sit onto.) The Magic Applicator will cover these tiny holes, allowing warm Magic to travel down into the print head and exit onto the BLUE Magic Pillow below, thus unclogging any dried ink trapped inside, repeat as required. Always refill Magic Applicator BEFORE EMPTY to prevent air entering print head!The Warm Magic will attack the ink clog from both ends and usually it is all you will need to do! DON'T BE TEMPTED TO SLIDE THE CARRIAGE after injecting Magic otherwise the pillow may become damaged. Now leave the print head to soak for at least 4hrs or overnight is best.
This will enable Magic to penetrate from both ends and unclog the tiny ceramic canals inside print head. Also don't forget to place a Magic Pillow onto the (see below) and give it a of warmed magic (About half a Magic Applicator full) The cap assembly has a rubber seal around it and can be found on the right hand side.
Where the print head is usually parked. This will help to make sure that the ink priming facility is not clogged up and working properly. NOTE: Just in case you are having problems? Check under side of to check that no tubes had come off? This is where ink priming takes place (the start up noise when you switch printer on) priming will not work properly if the tubes have become disconnected. Next day remove both Magic Pillows. Insert inks + Cable WITHOUT REMOVING the MAGIC liquid and run a nozzle test.
Print Test Sheets FOR USE WITH MAGIC INKJET FLUSH. Repeat procedure half hourly until unclogged.
Usually they just need a little TLC tender loving care so take your time. If it has been clogged for many months even years? Gently try unclogging it over a few days and if not an electrical fault it should unclog eventually. I have almost given up on several in the past, but when I was about to scrap them weeks later they were perfect.
So don't give up easily! PS: A few other possibilities. FROM EPSON PRINT HEAD. PROBLEM: ' I have used the Magic kit but now nothing seems to print! What have I done wrong?'
USUAL REASON. Whilst injecting Magic Inkjet Flush into the print head NEVER EMPTY the MAGIC APPLICATOR otherwise air may become trapped inside the print head. So always REFILL Magic Applicator BEFORE IT IS EMPTY!
SOLUTION: Sometimes, after the ink clog has been dissolved by injecting warmed Magic, customers sometimes accidentally inject air into the print head which causes blanks will appear instead of ink so this air will need to be ejected. Here is how to flush and remove the trapped air from an Epson print head. But just to make sure it is nothing else first. Also make sure that you DO STILL HAVE INK STILL IN YOUR.
Each time you run print head cleaning it uses a lot of ink! Get to know the empty weights (we may know them) 1g = 1ml of ink over empty weight. If you believe you still have ink try removing a little with Dr.EpSUN Refill Tool you can always reuse it again later. Try resetting chips. Did you know some inks may have up to 40% of original ink still inside even when they say empty!
Also when the Magic wicks up into the print head although it will dissolve any ink clog. As mentioned if a tiny bubble of air gets into the print head, it may give the impression of an ink clog. However, if ink can pass through the print head it should confirm that you do not have a clog. (See below) So this may be your problem? Here's the normal solution. First remove the problem ink's. Place tip of Magic Applicator or Ink Priming Pump (if your kit has one) underneath the ink cartridge outlet (on an older type ink) and try to suck out a little ink.
Note: There is a trap door at the bottom of all newer slim line inks, so you will need to use the Dr.EpSUN Refill Tool which will open this while filling or emptying inks. If you cannot get ink out of the ink cartridge. It is probably empty so you will have to use a little 'Magic' to Flush the print head instead. Either way part fill Magic Applicator with ink or a little warmed Magic then holding Magic Applicator upwards eject any air into a tissue until ink /Magic appears.
Now as before. Trick printer by telling it to print something. Whilst print head is moving, pull power cord and slide a tissue/paper towel under the print head (Taping end of tissue will make it slimmer and it's easier to slide under the print head.) Then place rubber tip of Magic Applicator onto problem ink inlet post. (There are about 10 tiny inlets at the tip of each ink inlet post.) Then inject the ink/magic (Without emptying the Magic Applicator!
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As it will cause more air to enter and nothing will print!) Once you have injected ink/MAGIC through the ink inlet post all of the air should now have been flushed out so slide carriage to the side and ink should now be seen on the tissue below print head. But if ink cannot pass through?
Then it is still clogged and you will need to follow Magic instructions again. If the liquid does pass through onto tissue below then it is NOT clogged. Do the same with each missing colour each until all colours appear on tissue under carriage. Now insert inks and run this print head cleaning test print.
Using any magic still left inside will help to flush until ink appears. As found in the manual here are the print test sheets for printing rectangles depending on colours with problem. Yellow, Magenta, Grey Tones etc.
PRINT TEST SHEETS FOR USE WITH MAGIC INKJET FLUSH. Once prints appear to be normal. Simply replace the Magic with ink cartridges and continue printing rectangles until flushed. If prints still have some white lines. Clean again with Magic Inkjet Flush. If problem remains it is more likely to be an electrical problem. But try this first.
Switch off printer and computer then remove all cables to printer for 1 minute. (Most printers will switch back to factory settings whilst disconnected.) Then reconnect cables. If problem remains it is more likely to be an electrical problem. But try this first. Try removing printer driver. PRINT TEST SHEETS (FOR USE WITH MAGIC INKJET FLUSH) As found in the Magic Inkjet Flush Manual here are the print test sheets. We have found that the easiest way to flush a print head is to print solid rectangles = blocks of the problem colour until flushed.
Printing rectangles. Depending on colour's) with problems just choose.
Pixel shader 2.0 free downloads. Yellow, Magenta, Grey Tones etc and print rectangles of problem colours until flushed. The prints may appear pale and washy at first when printing with Magic. Colours should reappear once the Magic is replaced by your own ink.
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If the first print is not perfect and still some white lines. Allow 15 minutes between prints to allow Magic to soak and remove any residue ink. Black Colour Cyan Yellow Magenta Grey Hope it helps to fix your print head.
If not and you do need to replace your or need supplies at low cost?. If you have any queries or need extra help. Q: I have 2 Epson 7600s that need to be cleaned, and I want to flush one out for storage, do you have a kit for this. What do you recommend?
Is it safe to leave this solution inside print head for storage? Mark Jun-12-10 A: Hi Mark, 1 kit is all you will need. I have been professionally refilling / cleaning printers for more than 15 yrs now. From experience never leave any print head cleaner in the print head if storing. So 2 options: Clean with our Magic Inkjet Flush kit, then flush with distilled water. Alternatively my preferred option. If you are using the Photographic Dye™ Inks?
Magic Flush
Just leave inks in place making sure you switch off printer correctly so print head is parked. If left for up to 2 years with Epson inks in place, (5 years is my record to date) Magic will work a treat then!
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