Do you Have a really stubborn Nozzle Clog on your Non Stationary Cart Type Printers? 

This may be an old video but it worked!!!! Thank you, thank you, Jose! I followed your instructions exactly and after leaving Windex inside the Epson nozzle overnight, I did head cleaning in the morning once and it suddenly started printing great AND it also solved the problem with skipping a line every inch or so. Yippeee! I appreciate it so much!

Thanks a million for this and your other videos on how to unclog my Epson Artisan 1430, Jose. The black ink was completely clogged. Now the printer is working like new. You saved me $400 for a new one. You da man!

Here's what worked for me: I am no printer expert. I am an artist. I have little 30 ml plastic needle tip bottles for filling with paint and making thin lines. I took an empty one and, with a scissors, trimmed the plastic needle tip a little at a time until it was a snug fit. I put a clean folded piece of paper towel down over the sponge tray. I squeezed some Windex with ammonia through the nozzle until I saw it come out on the paper towel. First nozzle check was perfect. It was only my magenta that was clogged. YEA!

Came back and logged in, strictly to thank you for this video! My old Epson WF-2540 quit printing, while doing our shipping labels yesterday. Had a few OEM's laying around to finish up those labels... and that's when the fight started! 3 or 4 carts were so clogged, thought I busted the printhead in the early stages of the repair attempt(S). Fast forward to today, and we're back in the race. Thanks Jose!!!

Hi jose. aah wished I seen this vid before ordering , this morning a printer heads cleaner for my Epson R2400. PS love your vids.....Very informative. .....Thanks

Thank you for sharing! So helpful

i cannot believe it worked... THANK YOU!!!!!!

Hello, Jose. The instructions in your video are very clear and have helped me unclog the heads. I'd like to know how I can refill the ink cartridges like you do. What are the plugs you showed in the bottom of the cartridges and where do you buy them? How do you install them?-Could you make a video to show u how to?

You have great videos and they have been very helpful in maintaining my Canon Pixma and Maxify printers. Printing every day or two certainly helps, however I still have issues with clogged print heads on occasion. Would refilling used cartridges with Windex with ammonia and running a clean cycle hurt the print heads? What about removing the print head and soaking the heads in a pool of Windex over night? I also wonder if some of my issues may be due to a problem with the printer cleaning mechanism or waste collector. Any suggestions? I'll be looking for more of your videos.

Come to you as looked at many ! Mg Epson DX4400, started jamming the paper on printing, then of cos the red and green lights stag On! So I am trying this as I don't want to buy a digital printer, hope it works for me.😁

Jose, Your video and tips to perform the steps are very easy and thorough. I have an HP Officejet 4622 and My current issue is since I did the steps for each nozzle, My printer isnt recognizing the print head. What is that all about and what can I do about this. My Printer isnt that old and the usage was very slim. I shouldnt need a new print head since this the unit is 3 yrs old and hasnt been used often. Do you recommend the Windex or Rubbing Alcohol and if the Alcohol is ok, whats the best that works, like say 70%, 90%, 50%. Let me know what you think? I also have replacement ink cartridges because I cant find the ink refill kits they use to sell in the stores, so NOW I have bought 4 high yielding cartridges, which allows me to print off 500-800 sheets of paper which is what I need for my small business. I spent a lot of money buying a brand new Canon and used the cartridges it came with. Ink is expensive, so your input is helpful. Thank-you. Tom

Hey Jose. When the print-head is docked. With power off. Push the white plate on left side metal wall behind of the ink box, between the upper and lower yellow belt to unlock the print-head,

5:00 pay attention not to spray windex on the encoder strip behind the carriage unit :) I've done this several times on so many epsons, great video friend Some months ago i've made a DIY of that, made from a compatible cartridge and some other things XD Yeah 3 printhead cleanings is like a purge for a new printhead for taking out the shipping fluid :)

Hi Jose,I did the same thing on my old r2400, when pushing the windex i had no resistence at all but i still have 3 missing channel.at this point i think i have air on my printhead. Any suggest?

Thank you for helping so many of us! I think my problem with my Canon Pixma ip4500 may be the software update from MS. A new driver is not available for Win 10 with this, now 'obsolete' , printer. I have ink coming through the print head but the test print has NO color and the black is diminishing the more I do a clean/check nozzle/print test routine. Now, of course, that could be partly because the smaller black cart is now showing to be low on ink. I have taken the print head out and cleaned it with warm, then warmer, water and soaked with Windex. The print head can be removed so I can see that color ink is coming out but is not 'ejecting' onto paper. All in all, I think my formerly reliable little printer is kaput due to 'planned obsolescence'. Any thoughts about Win 10 being the culprit? Thank you.

Where did you get that tubing? Another diy video stated aquarium airline tubing but that was slightly too big. I was unable to get a tight fit on the nozzle although it was a tight fit on the syringe. Thank you

Good video Jose -- a guy asked you a question below, that I'd like to know -- do you have the exact link where to get that adapter ? Sure would be helpful. Are the adaptors still available ? What is the name and size description to make sure you get the right adaptor. You say use a syringe with tubing attached -- but everything has to fit, so what size of tubing ? and will the syringe head fit into it. I wonder if the receiving nipples on "all" Epsons are the same Jose ? Problem I'm having is finding the right size tubing -- where do you get it, and how do you know if you have the right size? Right now I'm using the plastic tube from the inside of a windex bottle that fits perfectly. Problem is you can't get much force with a syringe with a skinny little tip, to try and exert some pressure. Maybe surgical rubber tubing is the answer ? This Windex tube is the exact fit -- very rigid and stiff, and I plan to blow with my mouth to create some pressure. I'll do this til I find a better idea ?? I have an Epson Stylus CX 4800 that prints beautifully, when it's working, but right now the test results show broken lines on all colors, and I ran about 10 head cleanings, and now getting blank pages ? Maybe I ran the unit out of ink, as that's what head cleaning does. Anyways, your video is great Jose -- but it seems that everything always looks easy on RU-vid, til you try it yourself. I think the major problem is having the right size and type of tubing, and right size of syringe to make this all work out. ' If there's a product description or link you can give me to buy that adaptor I'd sure appreciate it. thanks -- Robert in Canada

Great video! I need to this on an R800. Where did you get that adapter? I can't find it online so far. Thanks!

Thank you so much for this video! I have a xp410. I have tried all of your suggestions as well as others, but still it acts like it's printing and using up ink, but the page comes out blank. Now, when I was cleaning the printer head (tube, with syringe, with cleaning fluid), I could see steady streams come out the head. What other suggestions do you have? Thank you so much for your time.

THANKS :)

Where can I get a syringe like the one in video to clean print head

I have a epson et4700 I bought the cleaning solution from amazon and was finally able to get the hose connected on both ends. It is really hard because there is no room entering from a drop down front. I got solution to go through but not working when I run a head cleaning and then a nozzle check. Do you have any suggestions or and easier way to access the hose connection inside?

Hello I just a an r1800 used it was in great condition except the maintenance tank need to be reset, i switched the cartridge and cleaned the pads, now I cant get a good print even after cleaning the wiper blade the capping station pads, the pads on the other side too .... not really sure what else to do

Where can I by the adapter for the stem to clean a Epson Photo Stylus R2000? Thanks

Dear Jose Rodriguez, it was very interesting to see your video lesson, but unfortunately I have no such means for cleaning my Artisan 1430 printer.

Could using a generic chip affect print quality? I'm getting gaps on my nozzle checks on a Canon MP620 (My middle Magenta and Cyan are completely missing)And not getting solid blacks on the left surrounding bars perpendicular to the PGBK, C,C,C,M,M,M,Y,BK (along with the bottom half of the BK missing). Also vertical gaps on my H-K under manual alignment. I tried cleaning the print head but it didn't affect the print quality at all. Should I try oem ink? Is the china ink I purchased that cheap where actual quality is affected?

Great demo same concept for the 7900 series?

Could use a rubber pencil eraser and mould something up too. Good video. Thanks champ.

Dear Jose.Thanks a lot for the video. I had bad nozzle checks in my Epson Artisan 1430 printer, so I provided head cleaning and got good nozzle check on all inks, then next day on black channel yellow lines appeared instead of black. And this problem repeating again and again. Why it is and what to do? I used plastic adapter for cleaning black nozzle, mayby it damaged that nozzle? Next day I repeated nozzle ceck, everything was ok, no yellow lines in black. Somebody can explain those tricks.

Would I be able to do this on an epson r3000 considering the cartridges are away from the printhead?

Good video but I have my cartridges separate from the printhead. (WP-4530). You said there is another way to clean the printers with fixed cartridges. How would I do that? Thanks in advance

I bought a used sublimation printer a epson.. the battery part where the wire connects one of the wires are completely of, can it be fixed? if so how can I fix this? if not can I buy this part and where? please and thanks? its for the cis part batter plug in!!epson wf 2760..thanks

am trying to remove the head for a RX685 if you know any information it would be very helpful

Epson artisan 1430 question: if you plan to store a printer for an extended time, what are your thoughts on taking all the carts out , replacing the carts with empty carts filled with windex and performing several print checks? Once the checks are complete , remove the carts with windex in them and place the printer in storage? There is no ink to print with but going through the print check process a few times would wash out the ink channels and leave them clean and ready for future printing. If my idea is totally bad, how would you recommend prepping a printer for prolonged storage?

The yellow on my printer is completely blocked, it doesn't print at all. I try to push the fluid through the nozzle, no fluid actually goes through. There seems to be too much resistance. I've tried running the fluid through the other colors and they go in really easily. Any advice on what I can do from here? Or what the problem is?

At the end you mention the possibility of air locks. How would you fix those?

I have a 100s and its less than 6 months old. About a month ago the cyan channel was completely blocked. I managed to clear it via waterbaths and soaking etc. Then a week ago the yellow head became completely blocked. Ive had 3 attempts at clearing it with no joy so I'm going to try this method. I use the printer every 2 to 3 days and I'm running pc inks but the yellow was still the canon cart. I'm baffled as to why I should suffer 2 complete colour nozzles blocking in this manner.

I have a Epson RX 595, ancient I know. I have been trying to unclog my yellow and black printer heads. I have tried the windex paper towels and flushing the printer heads with a windex filled pipette. Today when I ran the windex through the printer head I flushed till it was clean on my paper towel. I then did nozzel check and head claening, resulting paper print out is now blank. After several printings it will print about every 5th line of text. The line of text is poor at best. THoughts on what to do now? Have I killed my printer?

Hey Jose. Question for you. R320. Light Cyan. Cleaning and print nozzle check. The check for all other colors are great. But the Light Cyan. Half the top lines/bars are gone and the bottom is about 75% printed. Did manual clean a few times. Now the top half print bars 60% and the bottom lines are almost gone. And really after printing page test 6 color bars long full page. The print bar will be gone top and the bottom are coming back. What going on here? And where can I order that $25 adapter? Even as I use one refillable cartilage. as only cleaner

I have a epson 2200 that was gifted to me and three of the color don't even register at all . I couldn't tell you the last time it was ran do you think it is savable with this and many other soakings ? is it worth trying?

The 99 cent store and dollar store Windex even the one with ammonia isn't as strong it's watered down. I don't think watered down is the Wright word because it applies at one point it was full strength. Probably if you purchase a bottle of ammonia at the same time you buy a 99 cent windex and add extra ammonia you will be okay.

Hi José, Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge. Question: when I run a nozzle check in my epson printer, black color doesn't print at all. Same happens when I try to print anything, selecting normal paper. I can only assume that my black printhead is clogged. However, if I select photo paper, I can print perfectly any document or photo even using normal paper! I have been trying to find in internet an explanation to this behaviour, without any success at all. Any idea what's going on? Assume that the same printhead is used regardless whether normal or photo paper is selected. Am I wrong?

Will this work for sublimation printer? Epson wf 7110 ciss

Dear Jose. I am new cleaner. I my case, a nozzle check print shows only one nozzle clogged. Do I need clean others also, as shown there by second syringe with tube?

I have tried this on my Epson SP R2000. The print was firing on the matte black, photo black and gloss optimizer only, all other colors were clogged. After first attempt magenta and orange became unclogged. Tried 4 attempts but still the other colors, yellow, red, and cyan after a nozzle check remain 95% blocked. Can you give any further suggestions. Thanks!

Hi, will this work with pigment inks as well? Thanks

The 3/16 tubing doesn't fit with the Epson Workforce 630. I have no clue what size I'm supposed to get. Just wasted a week trying to clean this thing.

put a little, scotch tape across the end of the paper towel, and tape it to the bottom piece where the carts glide, and it will never get caught on the towel

Some say don't get windex with Ammonia D, while others say get windex without ammonia D. Better without, and use the suggested 99% alcohol instead. I guess the less added chemicals the better.

my Epson L355 magenta is totally blocked, but not on the port that you would connect a hose to, I think. It seems the problem is on the underside, where it touches the paper. what do you think? what should I do? thank you

WHERE YOU GET THAT FLUID???? MY COUNTRY DOESN'T HAVE IT. usually i use thinner to clean it

Please post the link to the video that follows-on to this one.

Where can I find the cleaning kit with the rubber tube?

Do you have a procedure for the stationary type printers like the Artisan 837 and where do you buy the syringes

windex? is that a glass cleaner?

My Epson t60 is printing blank pages after this process please help

You can achieve the same with 0.4ml of water mixed with 0.5 ml of 100% alcohol. Costs like 0.30cents and does the same thing! Good luck people!

No good work