How To Unclog / Clean Epson ET 4850, 4750, 4700 - Printing Blank Pages 

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I print colored sublimation but my magenta won’t work so I hope this helps

@@Thatcrazyboymom4 did you ever fix it? I’m having this issue

how did you get to the print head in your 4700. mine does not open like the one in this video

@@eileenbianco7355 that sucks. Mines was just like the video. I followed the steps and it actually worked for me

You are very welcome. I'm glad that you found the solution here! I will take the blessings!

Great to hear!

You're welcome!

You're welcome!

Great!

I noticed that in all your videos when you clean other printers, you never remove the veins, is there a reason why you do this time?

Awesome!

You are welcome!

Glad it helped!

If you still have this problem, the ET-4700 has two screws keeping the top from opening and revealing the print head. If you lift the display up to the horizontal position and look right underneath it, you will see 4 screws, if you unscrew the outer two you can lift up the scanner part and access the printhead. If you push up on the hinges of the display it is very easy. Watch out and do not open the top part to far, about 45 degrees is fine, it has three ribbon cables in the back on the left side and will disconnect the scanner cable. Hopefully this is helpfull.

@@stijno6885 hi I didn’t read the full comment before attempting. I’m pretty sure I disconnected the scanner. Do you know how/where it is reattached?

​@@marissasmith2226if you didn't get this solved, you can remove the side of the printer (that doesn't have the ink tanks) then grab a good flashlight and look inside near the top. You'll see 3 ribbon cables. One or more may have disconnected. Grab a small plier and push it back in. I did the same. Ended up with all 3 out

How about a video for some of us who don't get it.

@@opietaylor2554 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-VFZomKPuMPw.html found this helpful for reconnecting the scanner ribbon if you were like me and accidentally opened it too far and disconnected it. It also shows how to open it for anyone with a ET 4700 that couldn't figure it out.

Great!

You are welcome!

Don’t give up, you may need to repeat the cleaning.

Glad it was helpful!

you need to try the printed cleaning method with the kit

Great to hear!

That sounds like an internal issue the kit would not be able to fix.

Yes it will

Of course!

Great!

I will be doing a video on the Epson ET 15000 next month.

@@BestPrinters Yay! Thank you

Yes I would run a power cleaning, that would push ink back into the system.

@@BestPrinters Where would it push it from if there is nothing in the tanks? I will try it.

It's possible that you can't add ink if the ink tanks are actually full. I'm just mentioning this because you may have already refilled them. Do they actually LOOK low / empty?

Your printer may have an error that is not allowing you to do the printhead cleaning.

With a new set of bottled ink.

Yes, I have seen this before. You may need to do several cleanings over period of several weeks. That is the nature of this repair unfortunately.

You will need to run a power cleaning.

Yes.

There is a way to drain it you would have to suck the ink out with an attachment in my kit I sell them on Amazon here, ttps://geni.us/wArXsZT

You may need to use this syringe then, amzn.to/3Npmbwo You can transfer the ink in the bottle into the tanks directly.

Did you get an answer to this question?? I have the same issue on how to open the 4700.

I'm having the same issue, did you ever find an answer?

@@christenstahl6184 when they don't know how they never answer questions, they just leave you hanging

Lift the control panel, remove the two screws at outer side (not the inner side holding control panel), then very softly pick the whole assembly, just like we do on a photocopier machine.

@@waqasul.hassan You are the best!! Thank you so much for this. I searched forever online and couldn't find this

Hi Charlie, the short and simple answer is to do a power cleaning and buy an extra set of ink. Make sure the tanks are full when you do the power cleaning.

@@BestPrinters - Thanks Brandon for the reply and also thanks for taking the time to create the instructional video. I was able to use the syringe method to get ink back into the false cartridges and then it took a number of print cycles with "purge files" for each color to get the print heads recharged with ink. Printing great now. Thanks again.

No, it wont.

You're welcome!

Hi unfortunantely I dont currently sell in Europe. Only in the USA and Canada.

Can you reply to the others who said they have a et 4700

You may need to remove some screws from the scanner around the edges.

Yes but only if the printer is damaged. "5. Damage to the Epson product caused by parts or supplies not distributed by Epson."

You're most welcome!

Yes

You may have to remove some screws.

I can't figure out how to access and remove the lid either on my 4800

@@amystanley4431 lift up the panel with the lcd and you’ll see two black screws at the far corners underneath. Take both out and you should be able to open the upper access. I left them off after performing the clean out as it was a hassle to put them back in. I have no issues as the top remains in a closed position so no need for the screws.

Yes I would recommend buying a new printer and if you connect directly with a USB you dont need wifi to set up the new printer.

Warm up the cleaning solution before application.

You may be able to loosen the mechanisms that are stopping it from opening all the way

Same with my et2814 so if you found an answer pls share, I couldn't work out how yo loosen the stop mechanism

Message me on Amazon

There is still a way to suction ink into a syringe and apply it to the ink chambers.

Hi Rebecca, you may have a model that requires screws to be removed to have access. You will need to remove those screws.

@@BestPrinters thanks, it worked great! Since I had already replaced it with an ET-4800, I flushed all the printheads, emptied the tanks and loaded sublimation ink. Working terrific and now I'll never have to do without a printer. I'm keeping a fresh set of the cleaning kits around just in case! Shared, liked and subscribed!

@@rebeccareames9132 where did you find the part to open your 4700 Epson printer

Two black screws under the key board, one on each side

Try adjusting the print settings.

Make sure that you are aligning the cartridges correctly with the carriage. Also make sure that the tubing is not overlapping and lastly try different patterns of installing the cartridges. Maybe the sequence that you're trying to put them in at is making it hard to place them in there.

@@BestPrinters Good idea! I’ll try different orders of installation. Thanks for the advice!

If you still have this problem, the ET-4700 has two screws keeping the top from opening and revealing the print head. If you lift the display up to the horizontal position and look right underneath it, you will see 4 screws, if you unscrew the outer two you can lift up the scanner part and access the printhead. If you push up on the hinges of the display it is very easy. Watch out and do not open the top part to far, about 45 degrees is fine, it has three ribbon cables in the back on the left side and will disconnect the scanner cable. Hopefully this is helpfull.

@@stijno6885 Thank you very much for this information. I had searched and watched alot of videos but nothing about how to open the ET-4700. I am glad I read this comment. A really big help. You made me sooo happy! Thank you again!

Make sure Cyan is full 100% buy a new cartridge if necessary.

Try wiggling and rotating the bottle.

That is a major issue, you will want to see a technician or see if your printer is still under warranty.

Thanks

You will need to run a power cleaning. Some of the nozzles are interconnected,

Redo the cleaning kit with warmed up solution.

@Best Printers Why do you hate me??

Yes

I will keep that in mind. Consider subscribing to be alerted of future videos

Yes its still worth it, vs having to buy a new printer.

@@BestPrinters You should definitely put a disclaimer and include that when you do a power cleaning, it uses a ton of ink and WILL fill up your maintenance box, and that you may need to have an extra maintenance box on hand. Most people don't realize how much ink is lost when doing a power cleaning and that it goes directly to the maintenance box.

Try unplugging and resetting the printer. They may have some luck online finding instructions to do additional resets on the printer so that it gets unlocked or call Epson and see what they can do to help you unlock it then you can do the cleaning.

@@BestPrinters I’ve actually had luck with getting it back to printing. I had a wire that came unplugged and I had to do a flush out of the print heads so I did the black only, changed out my maintenance pads and put it back together and thank god it works. Thank you for your advice though.

OK, just finished following the steps and have the printer back up. The Yellow and Magenta is working perfectly but the Black and Cyan are not printing at all. I'll have to pull it apart and make sure I have everything hooked back up correctly. Black was the only color that wasn't a problem before I started. Not giving up.

If you need more solution, message me via Amazon I will get you more solution.

Remember to run a power cleaning after using the kit.

@@BestPrinters - Thanks, I did run the print head cleaner a couple of times but I'm not convinced that a power head cleaner does anything more than just using a lot more ink. It seems like a brut force solution: run enough fresh ink through it and it will eventually clean out the dried ink. What I did was create a doc page with four large squares on it. I created the color in those 4 blocks of Black, Magenta, Yellow and Cyan. Once the three blocks were coloring great, I created another doc page with just one large block that I set the color to 100% Cyan. I am currently running a print for that page over and over again. So far it hasn't started working. I may be wasting some paper but at least I'm not throwing a lot of good ink from the colors that work in the maintenance box. I think my way is a better solution. If doing a power head cleaning actually cleaned the print head some way, it would be worth it but it does not. I used the rest of my solution this morning, 10ml for Black and 10ml for Cyan. As I stated above, the black is working again but not the Cyan. I'll PM you on Amazon. I don't mind paying for the solution but I don't need to buy another syringe. I really wish that there was some way to take the print head box out so I could physically clean the heads but I don't see a way. It would probably require a lot more disassembling than I care to do. On the other hand, it is pretty useless right now.

@@BestPrinters - Well I spent Sunday cleaning and cleaning the heads. I finished by doing a power cleaning even though I have my reservations about how much good that would do. After all that I ran a test to see if it was working. My page came out perfectly. My wife printed out one of her colored patterns she like to print out. Everything was great. This morning I printed out a test page and it was blank. I printed several test pages and it never started printing correctly. I ran the built-in test and hit x so it would do a head cleaning. It wouldn't do it. It said that I had to change the maintenance box again. I think the printer is just beyond help at this point.

You will have to repeat the process make sure that you have full ink and your ink tanks and run several power cleanings as needed.

I got it going it sucks because I went through 3 maintenance boxes and all they have is a splash of ink on them

But it did work and resolved the problem thank you for the video and response I ended up ordering a maintainer box resetter so I didn't lose our one them other boxes. lol

Yes

wow

You will have to run multiple power cleanings if that is the case.

Then you need to clean all the nozzles.

Yes

Continue trying to reset the printer, by unplugging and plugging back in and powering on and off. The code should reset after some time. If you didnt wait 24hrs before powering on after using the kit, that may be what caused the code.

Same happened to me on the same printer. I was able to fix it. What happened was I had opened the top wider (even though I was very careful not to), and it pulled out one of the cable on the left side by accident. There are 2 cables on the back left side when you open the printer. I wiggled the thinner and shorter one and it was loose and disconnected although it looked connected when I look at it from frontal angle. I took a small wood to prop the top open just so I can reconnect the short cable. It will be a tight opening. Sort of like peeking on the side of the printer. I used a small clamp to reconnect it and a flashlight. Maybe you can use a tweezer. I hope this helps.

It should have a screw that can be removed.

@@BestPrinters hi! I checked but i dont see where i could remove the screw. It doesn't have much screws visible

Have you found the screw? I have not either

@@rebeccaritch3631 hi! Yes i did, there under the key pad where the paper comes out. There's 2 screws on each side i just took them off and i lifted and now i have access to it.

@@yessnabel Thank you!! I'll try it tomorrow!

Try doing a standard cleaning then.

Wow!

Its worth trying a few more times before you give up.

It should be the same process as in this video. You might have to undo some screws to get to the printhead.

You may have to remove some screws.

@@BestPrinters Can you be more specific? I can't figure out how to open it either.

Found it. It's the two screws on the front under the keypad. After you lift, don't push the assembly to the left...

Run a power cleaning after using the kit.

Yes please find someone to help you.

Maybe later this year

I have this on also and 2 colors don't print at all no matter how many nozzle test/cleanings I do. So now I have to try your method but the 15000 container opens differently. I'm afraid to break it.

@@BestPrinters have you done the et-15000 yet? It's been 8 months so I'm hoping you have. See my comment above. Thanks

It has to.

Researched; it won't let you do it through the menu, there is a secret sequence you have to do