How to remove Vertical Lines on Scans and Copies in Epson Printers Document Feeder ADF 

I just needed the direction that you pointed me in. Windex and a little wipe down saved me from tossing this printer at the wall. Thank you!

Oh sweet baby jesus, thank you! That stupid black line was driving me nuts on my scans. Really glad I finally took 2 seconds to bother googling it, 5 min to watch a video, and 10 sec to wipe my screen and fix my problem. Wish all my fixes in life were this simple. Seriously, I don't have enough words to say thank you. I was one more scan away from going full Office Space on my printer!

Thank you! It took less than 5 minutes to fix a problem I've been dealing with for months. I finally realized the lines only appear with the document feeder, whether I'm copying or scanning, not when I put the document on the glass. Your solution was quick and easy. Thank you so much.

This worked! Thank you. What would I do without RU-vid and smart people like you!

Problem solved! Thank you so much. It's so much easier and quicker when someone who knows what they're doing shows you how, and I appreciate you taking the time to do just that. Be well everyone.

This saved me $350 in not buying a new scanner. I thought it was an issue with something internally but was a smudge on the screen- THANK YOU!!

Very helpful video, thank you! For anyone who is interested, I have the Epson WF-7520 which has no tabs for removing the protective clear film as is shown for the Epson model in the video. Instead, the clear film is held down by a flexible black plastic strip held in place by several snaps. It can be removed by gently prying up, starting in the center. After removing this black strip, you will find that the clear plastic is held in place by a small bit of adhesive on the right end. This can be "peeled up" by gently pulling up, then the whole clear plastic strip must be slid to the left to release it from the tabs that hold it down.

Bless you my son for you have saved another land fill resident. Thanks a bunch! My 4740 was printing/scanning a perfectly straight line across everything. You allowed me to remedy situation in 30 seconds. May all your dreams come true, most appreciated!

A God among men. I salute you, sir. Keep it up.

Thank you! This has been a nuisance for MONTHS and I wouldn't have figured out, or even had the courage to attempt myself, without this video. Would have been expensive and embarrassing if I took it in for repairs. Much appreciated.

I purchased a Brother Printer in 2013. SINCE DAY 1 the printer has had black STREAKS down one single side. I didn't care as I was just using it for home use, scanning documents to put into Google Drive. So today, my OCD kicked in and I said - time to fix it. Looked at 1000 BROTHER videos and NOT A SINGLE ONE mentioned that the SCANNING for the ADF (Automatic Document Feeder) uses its own GLASS to scan. So I decided to see what OTHER MODELS do to clean the ADF/SCAN - and landed here. THANK YOU! Instead of concentrating the cleaning on the GLASS BED itself, I should concentrate on the SINGLE PANE GLASS that is used by the ADF (1 to 2-inch vertical glass bed). Low and behold, there was sticker residue from the time the printer shipped, ON THE GLASS. 30 seconds of scrubbing gently/removing the shipping sticker residue...Scanner 0, ME 1. THANK YOU!

I've had this problem forever. I wish I had seen this tutorial sooner - this was such an easy fix. Thanks!!!

I watched your video and followed your steps and the lines disappeared. Thank you so much for making this video because I would have probably went out an brought another printer. Thanks a million.

i refer back to this video every several months. Thank you.

OMG who knew shuch a tiny dot could cause such an issue!!! You are amazing! Thank YOU for sharing a solution to my enormous problem! You saved my day!!!

Double Bravo. I tried it on my printer (Epson Workforce WF-7710)- worked like a charm Mine doesn't have the removable film strip. I used a LED flash on the lens to spot the dirt. I found that using a paper towel left some debris so I use a tissue with 50 percent isopropyl alcohol. Thanks again- great video with perfect explanation.

I've been scanning and copying several thousand pages of legal documents for a legal case and I was beginning to think that I'd have to replace my Epson WF-4740 with a new one as the single vertical black line down both sides of every page looked decidedly unprofessional. After watching your video, I spent all of 2 minutes with Windex and a microfiber cloth and the vertical black line has never appeared since! Many thanks for sharing your knowledge!

I never realy had this problem till now due to me geting a old scanner with a cfl buld in it, thank you

I had a lot of vertical lines that, in fact, kept moving on my copies and scans. This video really helped. Totally remove the problem. And I'm using a brothers printer MFC laser. Thank you so much for the video.

Sweet! Thank you soooo much I’d already spent 20 mins trying to blow stuff out of other places didn’t think to clean that glass piece. You’re the best!

Thank you very much!! I had a different Epson model, but what you showed here pushed me in the right direction! Thanks a lot!!

YOU ARE A LIFESAVER!!! Even though my unit is a Canon, the corresponding platen location was obvious and the fix literally took 30 seconds. This while I was on hold to Canon customer service projected wait ONE HOUR!!! Thank you so much!!!

THANK YOU!!! The line was making me mental and I was worried it would be complicated to fix. Awesome, simple fix.

Thanks worked well. Great detailed demonstration by you.

Thank you!!!!! It took less than 5 minutes to fix a problem I've been dealing with for months. U R Z MAN !

Worked like a champ! Vertical Line via ADF gone!!!!

I have a new Epson WF2960 with the line issue on scanned documents. I will try this. If it doesn't work I will call Epson as I have a warranty. Thank you 😊.

Thank you!!! I had a huge project and this damn line was on every copy. I watched your video and it was fixed in 2 minutes! You are awesome!!!! Thank you!!!

problem solved!!! Thanks. I spent an hour on the epson website and they never mentioned this

Problem solved! Thank you so much!! Problem resolved in less than a minute thanks to you! I spent so much time googling and trying to fix the problem when all I needed to do was clean the small glass section that I never really paid any attention to or any noticed before.

I had been dealing with this problem for ages. THANK YOU!

very helpful... i couldn't pull that glass part out so i just wet a cloth and wiped the smudge.. came off fine.. i had a legal deadline, so i'm glad i found you!!!

It worked- fixed the streaks! Thank you for making the video. 👍🏽👍🏽

Worked like a charm; I have an Epson WP-4530. The ADF scanner produces a lovely thick line right down the side of every scan or copy. I’m a loan signing agent and that’s just bad for my business. I took a paper napkin wet it just a little with 91% isopropyl alcohol, and boom. A problem I’ve had with that scanner for about a year now, and funny enough when I looked at the lens closely I could see a big enough smudge on the left side, exactly where the line came up. Thanks for this video and Thanku everyone in the comments for saving me $70-$300, with a $1 solution!

Nothing like the right info, presented the right way! Thanks so much, took care of the problem in seconds!

Thanks so much! I have been trying to figure this out for a couple of months. I appreciate you taking the time to post this solution.

Awesome! I removed that clear flap and sure enough it had a teeny tiny pen mark that was causing a long streak the whole length of the page. I removed it and cleaned with alcohol and it's as good as new! Thanks

I followed your instructions, and it worked perfectly. Thank you.

Your instructions worked PERFECTLY. Many thanks!

You solved it after 5 other videos. Thank you

It worked! Thank you 😁so much! Such an easy solution!

Annoying lines gone!! Thank you so very much for making this video!!

thank you that fixed it for me. Very grateful for your sharing of knowledge. have the best 2023

Thank you!! My Epson WF-3520 doesn't have the removable film, but upon inspecting - huge smudge right where the film would be. FIXED!! You rock!

Thank you so much! I was worried I was going to have to buy a new one.

Brilliant, my ET-4750 had a vertical line in the ADF scans and I was able to identify the right part to clean (the transparent narrow flexible plastic sheet that folds into the big white pad on the printer lid and found that it indeed had a mark there that I was able to wipe off. Thank you.

GONNA TRY THIS ON MY CANNON LASER PRINTER TY SO MUCH

Thank you. Such a simple solution to a problem I've been researching and trying to solve for weeks.

Wow .. tooo good... I Just fixed our scanner that took years for us to Fix lol.. vinaka

very helpful video, i wasted so much paper today running print tests to figure out what the problem was and you were right i did find a sharpie mark on the sheet feed portion of the scanner and cleaned with alcohol and like brand new, crisp clear copies. so thank you very much. I have an Epson ET-4850 and even though its not the same printer its the same concept.

Awesome! 2 minutes to fix this problem - the Epson WF-3720 doesn't have the removable film either. Thanks!

Thank you !This help me so much.

Thank you so much for this video! This line on my copies was making me nuts and I would never have fixed it without you.

Wow so easy. Had googled this previously with no help. Thank you!

Worked a treat - many thanks 👍👍

You're a lifesaver. Thank you!!

THANK YOU it works also on Fuji xerox printer!!

Was it really necessary to have annoying and distracting music on a how-to explanation video? The video would have been good otherwise.

Thank you. fixed the streaks

Wow!! That was simple AND effective...THANKS!!

Thank you very much...we are requesting to our company new scanner but now no need..

This helped me to fix the issue immediately. Thanks a lot Sir.

thank you, great help I was going crazy A+

Thanks for this. Problem solved!

Thank you so much! Such a simple solution!

Very clear and well done video! Helped a lot, thank you!

That was exactly what I needed! Thank you so much!

Thanks ! Worked perfectly.

Thanks.. This solved my problem.

Problem solved. Thanks!

very helpful, thank you!!

thank you so much...i did it just now and voila clean as new

Great Video, problem easily solved. Thanks

thank you for this! however, the film in ours got scratched. i cant find a replacement. any leads?

Thank you for your help. All fixed :)

Solved my Problem! Thank you very much

Thank you from Emily and Michael. It helped!!!

It worked! Thank you!

You are the man!!

Great video, problem solved. Thanks!

Thank you!!

Thanks so much!

Thank you so much for the video, it helped me solve the problem that I had with my Canon printer. U r a 🌟

turning off and back on cured the lines for me

Thanks!

Superb advice! thanks so much.

Very helpful, thank you!

Exactly what happened with a brand new EPSON ET-3850 printer -- used alcohol on paper towel -- twice, by the 2nd print ...the line went away ..

Thank you so much!

Thank you! It worked🤗

Thank you SO MUCH!!!!

have you made another video if this issue continues? I tried this to my printer but problem still continues.

I have a Epson V39. A long time ago it started creating these lines (darker and lighter wavy lines) on my scans. No idea how to fix it. Do you have any suggestions?

Thank you thank you thank you!!!

You're awesome. Very much thankful.

Thank you so much! This worked yeah!!

Thank you so much

Much thanks. I was about to throw it out the window.

Thank you , it works

Thanks. Sorted my problem with my Epson WP-4535.