How To Install Printhead - Hp SmartTank 5100 

Isn't technology wonderful.

Right? The booklet gives so little instruction about it l, and a warning to do it carefully to avoid leaks. 😱 I was so freaked out that I was going to accidentally break printer and cause it to leak forever. I’m so thankful this video was so quick and made it so easy, & less scary.

Bro i realease orange part then start printer before ad cartrige give solution ​@@BestPrinters

ARGHHH SAME!!! I don’t know why I don’t just go straight to RU-vid

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@@BestPrinters in ur roundup 2023, u gave hp low scores. did you account for the newer hp smart tank models like this one where they now have easily removable/accessible ink headers? how does this compare to say the Epson models? I watched your other videos on the process of using the cleaning kits for Epson, looks easy enough. But seems like HP went further and made that much easier. But what i am wary of is how much does replacing them cost? Would be interesting to see a future video discussing these sorts of things. The comparison for ease of maintenance between the brands e.g. epson, canon, hp (possibly more) for ink tank printer types for categories such as waste maintenance, header unclogging and other possible cost of ownership.

No I disagree, inconvenient

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Awesome! It's always worth trying something for the first time.

Thank you for sharing this!

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Thank you for pointing that out.

I just wanted to say that

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Agreed. Why did they go cheap on the instruction part?! They SUCK. Even their diagrams are wrong.

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Of course!

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Thank you for your input

The printhead is what will be filled with ink, the orange piece is junk, simply a placeholder.

@@BestPrinters when you unbox ur printer for first time and fill the ink, it will suck the ink from tank and fill the tube. So it takes less time to fill print head with ink

@@mohamadjavith8629what the heck are you talking about?

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That's a great question. I would say it's a good thing to have a removable print head because it can be replaced. Whereas with the Epson print ahead, it is a fixed printhead. Although you can remove the cartridges connected to tubing on the Epson.

@@BestPrinters thanks, i asked this because of the clogging issues with the inktank printers. epson has this sponge at the back of the printers to absorb the excess ink and hp doesnt. i have seen people review that once this sponge gets filled the epson printers stop working. i dont know how true is that. im inthe middle of taking a decision between epson and hp inktank printer and im very confused. for my personal use and so might not be using that frequently as commercial use so clogging of the ink pipe from the ink reservoir to the printheads is bound to happen and if this happens, how will the printer work especially with epson as they have a fixed printheads. i dont even know if printheads needs cleaning or not or they can run a long life without maintenence. i dont wanna put an amount of money and which wont even last a year or two. lasers are costly and colour laser printers are evn more costly. so inktank is the only choice i have left with as also i need good colour printing but this clogging issue and then with the epson the sponge technology which isnt even removable or replaceable is making things more confusing. also how is hp removing the excess ink. where are they draining their ink??? any idea how their tech works?? also do i need to subs to get the refill ink or can i buy independently . i heard hp had this issue in the past. i ean whats going on with the printer brands. why make things so complicated. thanks

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It could be the same but not 100% sure.

Yes I would definitely ship it back.

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It really depends on usage, could be 2-3 years. or less.

That does sound like a malfunction I would get a new unit if possible under warranty

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You cant, just ship it back let vendor deal with it.

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I think you have to put the liquid color in first.

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When you go to print a document, the printhead will move out of the locked position. You can unplug the printer while it is printing to get the printhead unlocked. You will then be able to move it to the center.

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Great!

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it will

no need to replace it. I'm just installing.

@@BestPrinters i watched some videos that printheads need to be replaced after 3 months

As long as the print heads aren't damaged or totally plugged tight you don't have to replace them, but you can remove it to clean it if needed if the printer cleaning routine doesn't do it well enough.

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Currently editing the photo quality video. Should be up by tomorrow.

@@BestPrinters with hi res pics please... I plan to buy HP Smart Tank if the results are comparable to G550

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Sir you may need someone to help you. Unless the product is faulty.

@@BestPrinters Thank you, Sir. With lots more wasted time of more than a half hour the next night, and careful study of the TINY diagram in the instruction pamphlet, I finally figured out that the nipple and the exposed metal circuit would only go in one (not intuitive) orientation and I finally got them by trying to match that direction. Very poor engineering to do something like this. The major angles and plastic shapes COULD have been used to make it an obvious fit.

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