Thank you very much for this video. Very detailed step-by-step instructions. In the end, I could not get the print-head to unclog, short of using the tube and syringe method in other youtube videos. So I just swapped print-heads out from another XP-400 and it works just fine. Thanks again!
I confirm that this method works on WF-2540. But at the end I needed to run the head cleaning from the printer's menu around 4-5 times to get perfect prints. Thank you very much for this video!
EXTRA CLEAN!!! I followed the video but after soaking, like the cleaning kits, I took a syringe with a tube on the end and flushed all four nozzels with hot water and window cleaner til it came out clear. Works great! The ribbon wires can be tough to get back in but make sure they are in snug. If it's loose it's not all the way in.
I did it on a Epson Stylus NX330 and i had to do it twice(put it in hot water) but it worked. the pieces are a little bit different but it's the same steps. You have to print many test to let the ink comes in the head.Finally it works well. Thanks a lot.
Excellent video. I have cleaned many print heads before and this was by far the trickiest. My XP300 had almost stopped producing color, and black print had white lines and gaps running through the text. As well as immersing the print plate in shallow warm distilled water, I used an eyedropper to force water down the individual color plugs on the top of the unit. I kept changing the water until it was almost clear. I followed this with a cautious use of compressed air to blow out the channels. After much fiddling to put the unit back together. I then ran a cleaning cycle to prime the now empty ink channels, followed by a couple of pages of fairly intense color. The printer is now working like new.
I read the other comments about the upper small back cable, but I should have kept reading to see this one! Just put mine in shallow water but forgot I have hard water, hope that doesn’t affect the end results. Distilled would have been a good idea.
Just to let people know everything is right on video besides the small ribbon cable. You do not have to remove the back top little ribbon cable,if you do your screwed. You will never get it back in. This video cost me a printer,oh well needed new one. Beleive me take your time on ribbon cables,and whatever you do. Do not remove little ribbon cable on the top back. Besides that it's a great video
Hi, as per video I did unplug the small flat cable and i cannot put it back in... Any advice guys... Also, the small flat cable is creased so I cannot put it back in using the plastic flap attached to it... Help me please
Hi, excellent video. I had attempted to clean the head on my WF2530 with the cleaning fluid but it didn't work and still left the black printing intermittently. I removed the head as per your video and then replaced it. After one nozzle check cycle using the printer I had perfect printing. A few observations, when the print head is placed in the water make sure it doesn't allow water into the connector for the large flat ribbon cable, the water has to be very shallow. I also used a small syringe with a plastic tube on the end, I had one that I used to clean the heads with cleaning fluid, to push a small amount of warm water through the head from the top using very very little force. To be on the safe side slide a thin piece of blotting paper into were the large ribbon cable goes after cleaning the head to ensure its dry. Also it's possible to put the ribbon cables behind their intended connections make sure they are in correctly.
Worked on WF-2510, but it is best to remove the scanner section first to allow easy access ( just google epson WF-???? scanner removal), i also used a 20ml syringe and hot water to flush water through the ink intake ports on the head unit. As others have stated follow the instructions carefully, only remove ribbon cables indicated in the video. Thanks for the video, saved me buying a new printer.
This was very good. I wish I had listened to this one first which recommended NOT to unplug the skinniest electrical connection at the top as another video recommended that and I have been trying to plug that one back in for hours.
as a veteran printer repairman , you will need either a long thin needle nose plier & or a grip-type tweezer.... when inserting it back in, make sure the METAL SIDE contacts the circuit board !
@@xrtyty Glad you mentioned tweezers, was about to give up until I read this. It does actually say to remove only the two cables so that'll teach me for not paying attention 🤦♂️
That was so difficult. I had to grab the electric taped to get the flex cable out of the way first.uusing electric tape I taped a flathead screwdriver to the notch under the blue stiff part of the back cable and gently with my fingers to stabilize I pushed it in. It went in fairly easy. The bottom one was crazy I had to flip the printer on its side. After turning it on I had to wait a few hours for all of the colors to print brightly. What a headache!
MY GOD! ... I disconnected the top cable too, like everyone else here...BUT I WAS ABLE TO GET IT BACK IN without disassembling the printer further. Here's how: I rubberbanded a pair of tweezers shut as hard as seemed reasonable, and inserted the blue tip of the cable while prying the tweezers open with a knife. this let me maneuver the tweezers and thus the cable from the very furthest end of the tweezers - providing just enough visibility and and space for my fingers. i gently edged my way through this and was able to insert it. then i cut off the rubberband with an exacto knife and unraveled it. then i exhaled. and they said it was impossible. holy. fucking. hell.
Wrapping the tweezers with a rubber band was an excellent idea and worked for me. Unfortunately once I tested the printer after all this it still was missing lines while printing. Guess I'll replace this $45 epson with a $19 cannon printer...
as a veteran printer repairman , you will need either a long thin needle nose plier & or a grip-type tweezer.... when inserting it back in, make sure the METAL SIDE contacts the circuit board !
You can put it back thru the back of printer by removing the white that holds the all the white ribbons. You will have to disconnect the two big ribbon connected to the scanner board. Put them to the side. Slide back the printhead carriage then you could see the connector thru the little slot. I was able to connect the small flat cable.
Be very careful trying this method, I tried this on an XP-446, which had a very similar setup. It seemed like it would work -- I got all of the parts disassembled successfully. The board with the electrical contacts gave me a little trouble, but eventually came out. The print heads gave off a *lot* of ink when soaked. After I had everything reassembled and reattached, I noticed I had stretched the bends in the flat cables a little too much, and they were dragging on the printer frame when the assembly moved. As I tried to bend them back into place, *disaster* -- the small cable in the back came out, and as many have noted it's incredibly difficult to put back. I removed the plastic piece that ran along the back of the print assembly track for better access, and after a while even tried the method mentioned below using tweezers/rubber band/knife, which seemed promising until the ribbon cable ripped at the end when I tried to reinsert it. I should have read a little further about disassembling the printer even more, but I was really tired of dealing with this printer already. Now the printer is officially the complete piece of junk it pretty much always was. And I had just wasted money on new (now useless) ink catridges as well.
STOP, DO NOT REMOVE SMALL WHITE CORD. If you do then you must unscrew the screw on the right hinge on the inside then push on the 2 clips on the left and lift that plastic piece. Then you will have better visibility to use your finger or tweezers to get it back in. Otherwise you may have to disassemble a lot more.
THERE IS A MUCH SIMPLER WAY! You can clean the excess dried up ink off the bottom of the print head without removing it - fold some tissue paper and/or wetwipe, place it flat, and gently push the print head over the tissue/wipe. Job done. Start with the head in the position for removing ink cartridges, then turn off the power at the wall socket - if you press the off button on the printer the head moves to the side and locks into place - you won't be able to move it manually to do the cleaning.
Great video, this video help save me buying new printer. I'd followed the step to the end. when it put everything back together and their no ink coming out when I printed. So I'd went to the sitting and change out the caridged like 3 to 4 time. Now my printer works like new again. I'd got a Epsom xp-440. Thanks you
Hi! Thank you so much for the tutorial!! I did everything exactly how u said in the video and now my printer is saying "Paper jam. Remove jammed paper." And on the top it says W-02... What can I do?
probably a paper sensor along the path of the sheet is broken or out of position. Try removing all the ink cartridges and reinstalling them one at a time and moving the carriage over to the far left then back in position
@@viandant5 Hi I followed your tutorial and am encountering the same issue with the printer reporting paper jam. I checked for sensors and could not find anything obvious. Could you please help? Thanks.
I followed your tutorial since black and blue were not printing. A lot of ink came out so I've repeated the procedure twice, but after mounting everything back in place black and blue still don't appear. Any idea why and how to solve?
The small ribbon cable in the back can be put back IF YOU SLOWLY TAKE YOUR TIME (LOL, I DID NOT AT FIRST). push the carriage toward the right side until you can see the white "mini usb looking" slot behind the carriage. Then take a pair of 8" curved hemostats and attach it to the end of the ribbon cable so that the blue part does not move left or right. You will also have to angle the ribbon cable so that it goes straight in and this may take a few tries to get the angle right. If it takes more than that YOU ARE IN TOO BIG OF A HURRY. The left finger hole on the handle (for me) was touching or close to touching the metal wall. Angle the hemostats so that the ribbon goes straight into the opening. Do this slowly. When you feel a little resistance and the ribbon is seated, pull the hemostats back and the ribbon should stay. I BEAT MY HEAD INTO THE WALL AS MANY TIMES AS YOU DID AND THE RIBBON DID NOT GO IN UNTIL I TOOK MY TIME AND SLOWLY GUIDED THE CABLE IN . You may want to use a flashlight to see just where the slot is and you may have to guide it to where you thing the opening is. IT will work...
Found the easy way to put third tape back in case you disconnect it like me and most people here. To put it back you have to take of scanner it's easy and there is white plastic holding these 3 tapes. Just disconnect these 3 tapes and remove plastic so you will have enough space to put finger and connect thist tape to the back of carriage then put every think back together. It took me 5min to do it. Unfortunately my print head get broken after spend few days in IPA now it don't print at all.
Damn I removed the large flat cable the smaller and the smallest to... damn I can't put smallest back in place it's on the back 🤔 More damn for not reading the comments before.
This is an excellent tutorial, however this is not the faint-hearted or those that dont have experience taking things apart and more important the ability to put them back together accurately. The ribbon cables will likely be your nemesis, so I would only undertake this process if you regard the printer as junk and its your last ditch attempt to rescue it from the great ecological nightmare of busted printers. Its a good idea to take photos as you go, especially as different models have slightly different setups.
This is perfect except when removing the white cables please indicate to only move the front small one on top. two cables were bent together so I dislodged a tiny one behind the cartridge. So after all the other steps I couldn't for the life of me re attach the tiny circuits because they were lodged behind too much of the mechanisms. My printer now has a fatal error. Otherwise, very helpful.
I have an Epson 835 and the issue is not clogged heads. It freezes upon powering up and the display flashes the message "A Printer Error has occurred". I tried some things suggested by the JustAnswer site, but they didn't work. When I free the print head and move it to the left and turn on the power, it tries to start normally. The print head slowly moves to the right. However, when it reaches the ink reservoir area, the rectangular sponge, it bumps up against it the pad holder and triggers the error. I looks like it should clear the pad, but the pad will not stay down when I push it down. I wonder if it is gummed up under this pad. However it is not easily accessible. I do not see a way to unscrew the plastic cover that prevents access to the pad. Do you or does anyone reading this have a suggestion?
My printer is not printing anything at all now - any tips? It came up with a 0x9E errors but I was able to fix that by putting the flat cable in. It was able to print with blue perfectly before, not not anymore! Do you know what thus could be? Perhaps I didn't screw the screws in tight enough? Please help, I'm desperate for the printer to work!!!
Worked, thanks. I see people saying that the small cable is herd to put back in. Guess I was lucky, as I had no issues. Make sure that the ribbon connector doesn't get wet. Good luck!
I had the issue on an xp-205 smearing ink all over the paper that looked like roller marks, tried cleaning the heads the rollers, everything... I deduced it was under the ink head, after takin all the inks out and having the ink cartridge in the middle, i was able to spot the culprit, a collection of dust/hair had formed underneath and covered in black ink, (on the right hand side of the ink cart), which was smearing the rollers then the paper...I was able to clean underneath (without having to pull out cables/clips) using a qtip and thankfully this fixed my woes... phew!
Excellent video. I followed all steps and replaced each cartridge. When I print, the printer goes through the motions but no ink is printed on to the page (same problem I had before cleaning the head and replacing the cartridges). Do you have any further suggestions? It is an xp-320
if the sheet is blank, probably the printehead is defective and I think you have to replace the print-head. changing the ink cartridge is useless, the cartridge is only an ink container
as a veteran printer repairman , you will need either a long thin needle nose plier & or a grip-type tweezer.... when inserting it back in, make sure the METAL SIDE contacts the circuit board !
This video is super helpful! I cleaned my print head and instal it back but getting error 033001 now. I didn't turn off the printer during the work and i think that's the reason but it keep showing the same error after restart it. Any idea?
Haha broke my printer :D Was about to get a new one anyways, hate this one. Stupid ink dries.. Will get an lazer printer. Never will i support epson again :P
The ink dries because you don’t use it enough, it’s very easy to clean as per this video, laser printers are great on plain paper, but don’t print nice glossy photos.
Hi, as per video I did unplug the small flat cable and i cannot put it back in... Any advice guys... Also, the small flat cable is creased so I cannot put it back in using the plastic flap attached to it... Help me please
Thanks for the video. Was able to disassemble and reassemble without trouble. However, this wf-2540 printer now gives a paper jam error and I can't clear it. I've disassembled it again, and hoping the printer heads just need to dry out a bit. I've tried everything else for paper jam errors from your videos and suggestions from around the web.
@@viandant5 I found that it was a fuse on the logic board, it was likely the result of a short in the port for the ribbon cable. Luckily I am pretty handy with electronics and was able to solder on a new fuse. Thanks for the help!
I confirm this works (beautifully) for an Epson Strylus SX235W (I fitted a rubber tube and used a syringe to squirt (hot) water (GENTLY) through each of the (hmm I'm blanking on what you call them _ posts?) multiple times until the water comes out not only clean but in a 0.5 metre long jet comprising multiple very fine streams of water.
Thanks for this informative video. I followed the procedure and when I switched back on the printer stayed on for about 1 min and then switched off. Now it won't switch back on at all. The ribbon cables are all connected properly and the printer head was totally dry before I connected it. Do you have any suggestion what I should do next?
It might be worth disassembling the print head again and checking the ends of the ribbon cables. I managed to remove mine ok but when put back together I first got a 000031 error message and then the black cartridge was not correctly installed (or so it said). After taking it apart again I found that the smaller ribbon appeared to have burred two of the contacts and they might have been shorted together. I scraped the gap between them clear with a craft knife and pulled the ribbon through the slot in the carriage to connect it to the contact block before inserting the block back in (a devil's own job to fit it but it went in eventually) - the print head is also easier to connect if you slide the big ribbon through the bottom slot and plug it in before putting the heads back in. Although the small ribbon seems horribly pinched up the printer now recognizes the black ink cartridge and it works again. Looking at the carriage that the cartridges fit into I think it looks strong enough to actually saw a slot from the small ribbon slot to the top which would make it far easier to re-fit the contact block after plugging in the ribbon! Hope you can fix yours!
I HAVE A EPSON ARTISAN 837 AND I GET A MESSAGE THAT THE PRINTERS INK PAD IS AT THE END OF ITS SERVICE LIFE. ANY IDEA WHERE ONE MIGHT BE ABLE TO PURCHASE THIS PRINT HEAD TO REPAIR THIS UNIT.
Hi viandant5. I did the same but when i finished the work i got an e-01 error code. Could you help me to solve this problem? What could be wrong? Thank you in advance!
hi there, i followed all the steps ...after all that it started...as soon as i send command to print it just turned off n not turning it on again ...what shd i do?
Good video but it wasn't easy to just put the print-head into the hot water, I dipped also the circuit board. Shitty disposable printer. If they put some screws into the print-head, it was much easier to disassemble the circuit board from the rest.
Make damned sure you guys don't get the cable contacts wet, if you do and you restart your printer, most likely it will be shot. Just about everyone of the comments regarding problems after "cleaning" can be contributed to the cable connections being wet when the printer was restarted or the cables not being installed properly. If you have gotten the cable connections on the print head wet, you can use a can of compressed air and a blow dryer to dry them COMPLETELY prior to reconnecting the cables. This is very IMPORTANT if you don't want to fry your printer!!!
After cleaning the head of my WF2540, I started the printer and everything looked fine. After it started moving the print head to the right of the printer, it suddendly went off. I am not able to switch it on now. I had read your comment before cleaning, and that's why I put some tape on the connector before cleaning it. I also tried to dry it after the cleaning. Do you know if there's still a chance to repair my printer? Any fuse that I could replace? Thanks in advance
Mine was shot! I thought I had dries it completely. I even warmed it up with a blow dryer to make sure it was dry. When I heard it "sizzling" I reached over to shut it off and it cratered just as got to it. I was told it would need a new print head so I just bought a new printer. It doesnt take but a minuscule amount of moisture to fry it.
Unfortunately same fried-printer happened to me too! even though I blow dried it quite well for 3 times 30" each, and inside the cable-connector really well. When i turned it on it started fine for 1-2 minutes at which point it just shut down (leaving the printer head in a mid-position, meaning it just went off power, not intentionally stop). I removed the head again and plug the printer but to no avail - there seems to be no resuscitation, no power-on! I ll find a 2nd hand head to try. Anyone can propose a solution to that problem? is there a circuit inside the printer that has blown off? Or a fuse? or?????
Damn, I also fried mine, even though I used the compressed air (I know, it can push moisture in, but it seemed so dry). I was close to using 99% alcohol to dry it, but I wasn't sure if it would affect the head in some way. Now I am wishing I had gone the alcohol route. I wish these circuits were made a little more robustly. Sucks that I finally got around to fixing it, found this great video, got it all done, and then destroyed the freaking thing via the power button.
WARNING -Before you remove any of the ribbons- read the comments!!! Like many on here I removed ALL the ribbons and the rear one is impossible to reattach. The video is good apart from making it clear you should only remove two of the ribbons. It would be helpful to make the video clearer showing how to reattach the fiddly ribbons. Off to buy another printer.
@@LayneBenofsky , exactly the mm work with an xp 2155, I removed the bad little white cable at the back, result I had to put the soldering iron to remove the small detector at the back, once reconnected, I glued with a glue gun, problem it never worked again because the printer flashes all these leds at the same time...not found how to make it work again.
Had two Epsons fail in the last 2 years. Why do they have a head cleaning feature? Does it ever work? Didn't on mine. Replaced both with HPs which I have had much better luck with.
Very good video, I managed to get everything out, clean, and back in. When I switched the printer (XP-245) on, it first moved the printhead, like a normal start. But then the printer stopped working, ans wouldn't turn on again. No control light, no reaction whatsoever. I took everything apart, dried the printhead again, and put it back.Still would not turn on. Is it possible that there is a shortcut or a fuse? Thanks for any hint.
Did you get it working at the end? Happened to me yesterday. I thought I had ruined in the printer until I found out that the fuse in the power cord had tripped for some reason. Changed the cord and all sprung back to life!!!
Hi, I removed the printer head and put everything back but I got an error message and asked me to turn off the printer and turn it back on, so I did that but I still got the same error message and the printer head doesn’t move/slode when the power is on. What do you think the problems are? Thank you!
Hello: I followed your instructions but was not able to get the circuit board out so I gave up. Now I get printer error with ADF light blinking and error message see your documentation. I checked th ecable abd both ends are connected. Not sure what to do now. Any suggestions? Thnaks
Hi do you know whether replacing the printhead would help in this case? Is only the printhead dead or is the mainboard/power supply/something else also dead?
I dismantled my printer, looking for a fuse to replace or something simple to repair like this. I found nothing. I even opened the power supply casing, by cutting this casing, and found nothing. The power supply stills delivers 42 volts after having tested it. Something else got damaged when I started up the printer after cleaning it. And finding it is far beyond my patience and skills. Never ever I would buy again an Epson printer, and probably an inkjet printer as I do not print that much, and with all my inkjet printers I had issues with the printheads being clogged. The solution for the current case: a black and white laser printer, as the prices are now similar to the one I paid for the wf2540, and as I don't need printing with colours.
E' di solito causato da un sensore a switch difettoso. Questo sensore controlla il carrello carta o che non sia rimasta della carta inceppata all'interno. A volte è solo un errore del software.
No it's the third ribbon which plugs into the back of the plastic carriage which houses the ink cartridges. There are two on the side and one at the rear. It's the WF2530 Epsom
viandant5 ok after the method I powered the printer on and it was all good and when it was warming up the machine there comes a hissing sound you know. When that sound started to come it cut the power off and I can't turn it on right now. I check the cartridge flex at the side and it was a little wet. Shall I wait and try again later or is it dead?
I have WF2540. After I cleaned the print head when i turned it back on I got printer error which said something like, Turn off and turn back on. Refer to manual or epson.com. I referred to both the package manual and the web site, neither of which gave me anything helpful. Please help. Thanks for your time
My dx4400 print head won't move,,,think is the thin brown ribbon,, but can't see how to do it,,,,and I am comfortable with this printer,,,, I keep looking how to solve it,, donfxwant whistles and bells.
Video over 8 years old and it's still the best guide on the subject. Many thanks.
Best repair instruction video on how to clear clogged Epson printer head without buying fancy chemicals. Thank you!
Thank you very much for this video. Very detailed step-by-step instructions. In the end, I could not get the print-head to unclog, short of using the tube and syringe method in other youtube videos. So I just swapped print-heads out from another XP-400 and it works just fine. Thanks again!
I confirm that this method works on WF-2540. But at the end I needed to run the head cleaning from the printer's menu around 4-5 times to get perfect prints. Thank you very much for this video!
EXTRA CLEAN!!! I followed the video but after soaking, like the cleaning kits, I took a syringe with a tube on the end and flushed all four nozzels with hot water and window cleaner til it came out clear. Works great! The ribbon wires can be tough to get back in but make sure they are in snug. If it's loose it's not all the way in.
I did it on a Epson Stylus NX330 and i had to do it twice(put it in hot water) but it worked. the pieces are a little bit different but it's the same steps. You have to print many test to let the ink comes in the head.Finally it works well. Thanks a lot.
Excellent video. I have cleaned many print heads before and this was by far the trickiest. My XP300 had almost stopped producing color, and black print had white lines and gaps running through the text. As well as immersing the print plate in shallow warm distilled water, I used an eyedropper to force water down the individual color plugs on the top of the unit. I kept changing the water until it was almost clear. I followed this with a cautious use of compressed air to blow out the channels. After much fiddling to put the unit back together. I then ran a cleaning cycle to prime the now empty ink channels, followed by a couple of pages of fairly intense color. The printer is now working like new.
I read the other comments about the upper small back cable, but I should have kept reading to see this one! Just put mine in shallow water but forgot I have hard water, hope that doesn’t affect the end results. Distilled would have been a good idea.
Whether this works or not I have learned something today , so thank you for this video
Just to let people know everything is right on video besides the small ribbon cable. You do not have to remove the back top little ribbon cable,if you do your screwed. You will never get it back in. This video cost me a printer,oh well needed new one. Beleive me take your time on ribbon cables,and whatever you do. Do not remove little ribbon cable on the top back. Besides that it's a great video
hey thank you for the comment! i was about to pull out the small cables.
I wish I had read this comment before attempting to clean my printer before going to bed
No idea why the video says to do this..serves no purpose and is impossible to get back in
Great vid! Helped me a lot. DO NOT unplug the small flat cable on top, ONLY the second one and the big one.
Hi, as per video I did unplug the small flat cable and i cannot put it back in... Any advice guys... Also, the small flat cable is creased so I cannot put it back in using the plastic flap attached to it... Help me please
I wish he would talked about this in the video, thump down on this video!
Wow...this worked..I followed the instructions in video...put printer back together ...printing like a new one..thanks
oh! you are my life saver :) thanks for the solution. I just fixed xp302 model. the A/s cost me more than $150 for clean head. it's ridiculous!!
Excellent Tutorial, worked with my Epson XP-440 perfectly.
Excellent Video! Now my WF-2540 is printing flawlessly.
Helpful video. My printer is a Epson Workforce 435. Very similar to this video. Thank you very much!
Hi, excellent video. I had attempted to clean the head on my WF2530 with the cleaning fluid but it didn't work and still left the black printing intermittently. I removed the head as per your video and then replaced it. After one nozzle check cycle using the printer I had perfect printing.
A few observations, when the print head is placed in the water make sure it doesn't allow water into the connector for the large flat ribbon cable, the water has to be very shallow. I also used a small syringe with a plastic tube on the end, I had one that I used to clean the heads with cleaning fluid, to push a small amount of warm water through the head from the top using very very little force.
To be on the safe side slide a thin piece of blotting paper into were the large ribbon cable goes after cleaning the head to ensure its dry. Also it's possible to put the ribbon cables behind their intended connections make sure they are in correctly.
What do you mean by "put the ribbon cables behind their intended connections make sure they are in correctly." ? =)
However, I submerged into the water as the video shows. Now my printer is flashing the lights and not much I can do.
Worked on WF-2510, but it is best to remove the scanner section first to allow easy access ( just google epson WF-???? scanner removal), i also used a 20ml syringe and hot water to flush water through the ink intake ports on the head unit. As others have stated follow the instructions carefully, only remove ribbon cables indicated in the video. Thanks for the video, saved me buying a new printer.
This was very good. I wish I had listened to this one first which recommended NOT to unplug the skinniest electrical connection at the top as another video recommended that and I have been trying to plug that one back in for hours.
A good video on solving a major problem for Epson printers, BUT, MY GOD WHY DIDN'T YOU WARN US TO NOT REMOVE THE SMALL CABLE IN THE BACK!!
I just don't know how but I plugged it.😂 Just try with your finger and push a bit till you get the hole!
as a veteran printer repairman , you will need either a long thin needle nose plier & or a grip-type tweezer.... when inserting it back in,
make sure the METAL SIDE contacts the circuit board !
@@xrtyty Glad you mentioned tweezers, was about to give up until I read this. It does actually say to remove only the two cables so that'll teach me for not paying attention 🤦♂️
How does that back cable magically apear plugged in!!!! 😱😱😱😱
That was so difficult. I had to grab the electric taped to get the flex cable out of the way first.uusing electric tape I taped a flathead screwdriver to the notch under the blue stiff part of the back cable and gently with my fingers to stabilize I pushed it in. It went in fairly easy. The bottom one was crazy I had to flip the printer on its side. After turning it on I had to wait a few hours for all of the colors to print brightly. What a headache!
XP-322 has same head and I used this video to clear mine. Many thanks!
MY GOD! ... I disconnected the top cable too, like everyone else here...BUT I WAS ABLE TO GET IT BACK IN without disassembling the printer further. Here's how: I rubberbanded a pair of tweezers shut as hard as seemed reasonable, and inserted the blue tip of the cable while prying the tweezers open with a knife. this let me maneuver the tweezers and thus the cable from the very furthest end of the tweezers - providing just enough visibility and and space for my fingers. i gently edged my way through this and was able to insert it. then i cut off the rubberband with an exacto knife and unraveled it. then i exhaled. and they said it was impossible. holy. fucking. hell.
holy hell thank you so much for posting this! I tried for an HOUR to get that thing back in and your method worked! bless you!
Wrapping the tweezers with a rubber band was an excellent idea and worked for me. Unfortunately once I tested the printer after all this it still was missing lines while printing. Guess I'll replace this $45 epson with a $19 cannon printer...
Great help. The nozzle from my printer was clogged. By watching the video could take it out. Wash it with water and now works perfect again.
Thank you good sir. Worked amazing. DO NOT REMOVE THE FAR BACK RIBBON. WATCH THE VIDEO CAREFULLY.
as a veteran printer repairman , you will need either a long thin needle nose plier & or a grip-type tweezer.... when inserting it back in,
make sure the METAL SIDE contacts the circuit board !
It was off when I saw it!!! 😫😫😫😫
Hello did you find how to put it back? Any video of disassembly maybe? I removed it also...
You can put it back thru the back of printer by removing the white that holds the all the white ribbons. You will have to disconnect the two big ribbon connected to the scanner board. Put them to the side. Slide back the printhead carriage then you could see the connector thru the little slot. I was able to connect the small flat cable.
I got the small cable back in but it now says printer error see documentation
Be very careful trying this method, I tried this on an XP-446, which had a very similar setup. It seemed like it would work -- I got all of the parts disassembled successfully. The board with the electrical contacts gave me a little trouble, but eventually came out. The print heads gave off a *lot* of ink when soaked. After I had everything reassembled and reattached, I noticed I had stretched the bends in the flat cables a little too much, and they were dragging on the printer frame when the assembly moved. As I tried to bend them back into place, *disaster* -- the small cable in the back came out, and as many have noted it's incredibly difficult to put back. I removed the plastic piece that ran along the back of the print assembly track for better access, and after a while even tried the method mentioned below using tweezers/rubber band/knife, which seemed promising until the ribbon cable ripped at the end when I tried to reinsert it. I should have read a little further about disassembling the printer even more, but I was really tired of dealing with this printer already. Now the printer is officially the complete piece of junk it pretty much always was. And I had just wasted money on new (now useless) ink catridges as well.
STOP, DO NOT REMOVE SMALL WHITE CORD. If you do then you must unscrew the screw on the right hinge on the inside then push on the 2 clips on the left and lift that plastic piece. Then you will have better visibility to use your finger or tweezers to get it back in. Otherwise you may have to disassemble a lot more.
Thank you so much for this video!
This video by far is a Keeper,Thanks!
THERE IS A MUCH SIMPLER WAY! You can clean the excess dried up ink off the bottom of the print head without removing it - fold some tissue paper and/or wetwipe, place it flat, and gently push the print head over the tissue/wipe. Job done. Start with the head in the position for removing ink cartridges, then turn off the power at the wall socket - if you press the off button on the printer the head moves to the side and locks into place - you won't be able to move it manually to do the cleaning.
How do I take the top half of the printer off to easily get to the printer head?
Very useful. All what I wanted to know.
Many thanks!
*WF-2530* do NOT pull out all of the ribbons. one of them is impossible to reattach.
Exactly, the highest ribbon leave on!
Watch carefully video, he also leave it.
how did you remove the rest of the case?
you guys should apply for a job with Epson now... you all have the experience theyre looking for.
@@johnhardy50 thank you!
you made my day boy!! THANKS THANKS AND THANKS!!!
Great video, this video help save me buying new printer. I'd followed the step to the end. when it put everything back together and their no ink coming out when I printed. So I'd went to the sitting and change out the caridged like 3 to 4 time. Now my printer works like new again. I'd got a Epsom xp-440. Thanks you
i forgot to make attention and now my printer is broken
I've been trying to fix my printer for hours now and I'm so frustrated. I just read your comment and can't stop laughing!
Same here. Stupid little ribbon cable.
Hi! Thank you so much for the tutorial!! I did everything exactly how u said in the video and now my printer is saying "Paper jam. Remove jammed paper." And on the top it says W-02... What can I do?
probably a paper sensor along the path of the sheet is broken or out of position. Try removing all the ink cartridges and reinstalling
them one at a time and moving the carriage over to the far left then back in position
Ok, I'll try it... Gracias! ;)
Did you get this fixed? I am having the same issue.
@@viandant5 Hi I followed your tutorial and am encountering the same issue with the printer reporting paper jam. I checked for sensors and could not find anything obvious. Could you please help? Thanks.
@@mfeijo which printer?
Hello
This looks good but how do i get the top of the printer off for more workspace?
ua-cam.com/video/--thTNfVhm8/v-deo.html it's the disassembly of the Epson XP312, I hope it works
I followed your tutorial since black and blue were not printing. A lot of ink came out so I've repeated the procedure twice, but after mounting everything back in place black and blue still don't appear. Any idea why and how to solve?
if there is no colors at all it's not a cleaning problem. I think the print-head is defective
The small ribbon cable in the back can be put back IF YOU SLOWLY TAKE YOUR TIME (LOL, I DID NOT AT FIRST). push the carriage toward the right side until you can see the white "mini usb looking" slot behind the carriage. Then take a pair of 8" curved hemostats and attach it to the end of the ribbon cable so that the blue part does not move left or right. You will also have to angle the ribbon cable so that it goes straight in and this may take a few tries to get the angle right. If it takes more than that YOU ARE IN TOO BIG OF A HURRY. The left finger hole on the handle (for me) was touching or close to touching the metal wall. Angle the hemostats so that the ribbon goes straight into the opening. Do this slowly. When you feel a little resistance and the ribbon is seated, pull the hemostats back and the ribbon should stay. I BEAT MY HEAD INTO THE WALL AS MANY TIMES AS YOU DID AND THE RIBBON DID NOT GO IN UNTIL I TOOK MY TIME AND SLOWLY GUIDED THE CABLE IN . You may want to use a flashlight to see just where the slot is and you may have to guide it to where you thing the opening is. IT will work...
Dude, you never mentioned to remove just one half of second flat cable. I removed both halves and i just had to throw my printer in the garbage!
Me
Found the easy way to put third tape back in case you disconnect it like me and most people here. To put it back you have to take of scanner it's easy and there is white plastic holding these 3 tapes. Just disconnect these 3 tapes and remove plastic so you will have enough space to put finger and connect thist tape to the back of carriage then put every think back together. It took me 5min to do it. Unfortunately my print head get broken after spend few days in IPA now it don't print at all.
worked a charm. i used some cheap aftershave once it was out and the model wasnt the same but close enough. thanks
I tried preying the clip at mark 0:33 and it does not prey out. It pushes in on my Epson SP-440
Damn I removed the large flat cable the smaller and the smallest to... damn I can't put smallest back in place it's on the back 🤔
More damn for not reading the comments before.
This is an excellent tutorial, however this is not the faint-hearted or those that dont have experience taking things apart and more important the ability to put them back together accurately. The ribbon cables will likely be your nemesis, so I would only undertake this process if you regard the printer as junk and its your last ditch attempt to rescue it from the great ecological nightmare of busted printers. Its a good idea to take photos as you go, especially as different models have slightly different setups.
AWESOME video...but no ink came out of the nozzle...so i popped opened the nozzle and cleaned it, now I cant get the nozzle back together...
How to remove the print-head from Epson stylus cx5500 ? will be thankful if you upload .
Worked, and DO NOT DISCONNECT TOP FLAT RIBBON...WATCH THE VIDEO FIRST, AND GO STEP BY STEP WITH HIM.
This is perfect except when removing the white cables please indicate to only move the front small one on top. two cables were bent together so I dislodged a tiny one behind the cartridge. So after all the other steps I couldn't for the life of me re attach the tiny circuits because they were lodged behind too much of the mechanisms. My printer now has a fatal error. Otherwise, very helpful.
I have an Epson 835 and the issue is not clogged heads. It freezes upon powering up and the display flashes the message "A Printer Error has occurred". I tried some things suggested by the JustAnswer site, but they didn't work. When I free the print head and move it to the left and turn on the power, it tries to start normally. The print head slowly moves to the right. However, when it reaches the ink reservoir area, the rectangular sponge, it bumps up against it the pad holder and triggers the error. I looks like it should clear the pad, but the pad will not stay down when I push it down. I wonder if it is gummed up under this pad. However it is not easily accessible. I do not see a way to unscrew the plastic cover that prevents access to the pad. Do you or does anyone reading this have a suggestion?
There is a sensor on the left of the print-head carriage, may be it's dirty or broken. try to remove and reinstall all ink cartridges
My printer is not printing anything at all now - any tips? It came up with a 0x9E errors but I was able to fix that by putting the flat cable in. It was able to print with blue perfectly before, not not anymore! Do you know what thus could be? Perhaps I didn't screw the screws in tight enough? Please help, I'm desperate for the printer to work!!!
Worked, thanks. I see people saying that the small cable is herd to put back in. Guess I was lucky, as I had no issues. Make sure that the ribbon connector doesn't get wet. Good luck!
can you male a video on "how to put the smallest white cable back in?
You have to dismantle part of the printer starting from the side panels
I had the issue on an xp-205 smearing ink all over the paper that looked like roller marks, tried cleaning the heads the rollers, everything... I deduced it was under the ink head, after takin all the inks out and having the ink cartridge in the middle, i was able to spot the culprit, a collection of dust/hair had formed underneath and covered in black ink, (on the right hand side of the ink cart), which was smearing the rollers then the paper...I was able to clean underneath (without having to pull out cables/clips) using a qtip and thankfully this fixed my woes... phew!
Excellent video. I followed all steps and replaced each cartridge. When I print, the printer goes through the motions but no ink is printed on to the page (same problem I had before cleaning the head and replacing the cartridges). Do you have any further suggestions?
It is an xp-320
if the sheet is blank, probably the printehead is defective and I think you have to replace the print-head. changing the ink cartridge is useless, the cartridge is only an ink container
Great tutorial. Hope it works on my XP-225.
I Removed the very back cable and now I cannot put it back. Any suggestions???
as a veteran printer repairman , you will need either a long thin needle nose plier & or a grip-type tweezer.... when inserting it back in,
make sure the METAL SIDE contacts the circuit board !
This video is super helpful! I cleaned my print head and instal it back but getting error 033001 now. I didn't turn off the printer during the work and i think that's the reason but it keep showing the same error after restart it. Any idea?
Haha broke my printer :D Was about to get a new one anyways, hate this one. Stupid ink dries.. Will get an lazer printer. Never will i support epson again :P
The ink dries because you don’t use it enough, it’s very easy to clean as per this video, laser printers are great on plain paper, but don’t print nice glossy photos.
I just managed to do it. However the black still misses a line. Maybe need to soak the head longer. Its tricky getting those connecters back in.
Hi, as per video I did unplug the small flat cable and i cannot put it back in... Any advice guys... Also, the small flat cable is creased so I cannot put it back in using the plastic flap attached to it... Help me please
Thank you! I managed to unclog my epson printer!!
Thanks for the video. Was able to disassemble and reassemble without trouble. However, this wf-2540 printer now gives a paper jam error and I can't clear it. I've disassembled it again, and hoping the printer heads just need to dry out a bit. I've tried everything else for paper jam errors from your videos and suggestions from around the web.
May be a paper sensor is broken and must be changed
@@viandant5 I found that it was a fuse on the logic board, it was likely the result of a short in the port for the ribbon cable. Luckily I am pretty handy with electronics and was able to solder on a new fuse. Thanks for the help!
@@treasurehunt7812 funny, i had paper jam issues, too, after re-assembling
I confirm this works (beautifully) for an Epson Strylus SX235W (I fitted a rubber tube and used a syringe to squirt (hot) water (GENTLY) through each of the (hmm I'm blanking on what you call them _ posts?) multiple times until the water comes out not only clean but in a 0.5 metre long jet comprising multiple very fine streams of water.
Thanks for this informative video.
I followed the procedure and when I switched back on the printer stayed on for about 1 min and then switched off. Now it won't switch back on at all. The ribbon cables are all connected properly and the printer head was totally dry before I connected it.
Do you have any suggestion what I should do next?
It might be worth disassembling the print head again and checking the ends of the ribbon cables. I managed to remove mine ok but when put back together I first got a 000031 error message and then the black cartridge was not correctly installed (or so it said). After taking it apart again I found that the smaller ribbon appeared to have burred two of the contacts and they might have been shorted together. I scraped the gap between them clear with a craft knife and pulled the ribbon through the slot in the carriage to connect it to the contact block before inserting the block back in (a devil's own job to fit it but it went in eventually) - the print head is also easier to connect if you slide the big ribbon through the bottom slot and plug it in before putting the heads back in. Although the small ribbon seems horribly pinched up the printer now recognizes the black ink cartridge and it works again. Looking at the carriage that the cartridges fit into I think it looks strong enough to actually saw a slot from the small ribbon slot to the top which would make it far easier to re-fit the contact block after plugging in the ribbon! Hope you can fix yours!
great video sir. i will try this out probably tomorrow. lifesaver. !!
I HAVE A EPSON ARTISAN 837 AND I GET A MESSAGE THAT THE PRINTERS INK PAD IS AT THE END OF ITS SERVICE LIFE. ANY IDEA WHERE ONE MIGHT BE ABLE TO PURCHASE THIS PRINT HEAD TO REPAIR THIS UNIT.
Here there is a method. ua-cam.com/video/Qj56hIYQNQc/v-deo.html
Thankyou so much indeed.
This is a life saver.
DUDE, GREAT VIDEO!
I can't get the print-head to pull out. Any suggestions?
The same procedure can be applied to a Epson sx235W ? thanks a lot !
I do not know well that printer, I think it's different
Hi viandant5. I did the same but when i finished the work i got an e-01 error code. Could you help me to solve this problem? What could be wrong? Thank you in advance!
that error indicates that the printer is incapable to finish the self-test process. it could be related to cartridges too.
@Gábor Hajdú i did the procedure and got an e-01 error too. You were able to understand what was wrong?
@@EduardoRodrigues-xl3ht Yes, my problem was that the cable wasn't connected perfectly. So check the 2 cables, i think that your problem is the same.
@@hajdugab0r it was my friend. Solved now. Thanks
@@EduardoRodrigues-xl3ht your welcome. :)
Do you know how to remove and replace the waste ink pad in WF-2540?
Yes, there is a video in this channel. I think it's the same as Epson XP
hi there, i followed all the steps ...after all that it started...as soon as i send command to print it just turned off n not turning it on again ...what shd i do?
Good video but it wasn't easy to just put the print-head into the hot water, I dipped also the circuit board. Shitty disposable printer. If they put some screws into the print-head, it was much easier to disassemble the circuit board from the rest.
Make damned sure you guys don't get the cable contacts wet, if you do and you restart your printer, most likely it will be shot. Just about everyone of the comments regarding problems after "cleaning" can be contributed to the cable connections being wet when the printer was restarted or the cables not being installed properly. If you have gotten the cable connections on the print head wet, you can use a can of compressed air and a blow dryer to dry them COMPLETELY prior to reconnecting the cables. This is very IMPORTANT if you don't want to fry your printer!!!
After cleaning the head of my WF2540, I started the printer and everything looked fine. After it started moving the print head to the right of the printer, it suddendly went off.
I am not able to switch it on now.
I had read your comment before cleaning, and that's why I put some tape on the connector before cleaning it. I also tried to dry it after the cleaning.
Do you know if there's still a chance to repair my printer? Any fuse that I could replace?
Thanks in advance
Mine was shot! I thought I had dries it completely. I even warmed it up with a blow dryer to make sure it was dry. When I heard it "sizzling" I reached over to shut it off and it cratered just as got to it. I was told it would need a new print head so I just bought a new printer. It doesnt take but a minuscule amount of moisture to fry it.
@Mark Simoes :The same thing just happened to me. If you found a solution please share with me!
Unfortunately same fried-printer happened to me too! even though I blow dried it quite well for 3 times 30" each, and inside the cable-connector really well.
When i turned it on it started fine for 1-2 minutes at which point it just shut down (leaving the printer head in a mid-position, meaning it just went off power, not intentionally stop). I removed the head again and plug the printer but to no avail - there seems to be no resuscitation, no power-on! I ll find a 2nd hand head to try. Anyone can propose a solution to that problem? is there a circuit inside the printer that has blown off? Or a fuse? or?????
Damn, I also fried mine, even though I used the compressed air (I know, it can push moisture in, but it seemed so dry). I was close to using 99% alcohol to dry it, but I wasn't sure if it would affect the head in some way. Now I am wishing I had gone the alcohol route. I wish these circuits were made a little more robustly. Sucks that I finally got around to fixing it, found this great video, got it all done, and then destroyed the freaking thing via the power button.
WARNING -Before you remove any of the ribbons- read the comments!!! Like many on here I removed ALL the ribbons and the rear one is impossible to reattach. The video is good apart from making it clear you should only remove two of the ribbons. It would be helpful to make the video clearer showing how to reattach the fiddly ribbons. Off to buy another printer.
Make Attention!
@@LayneBenofsky , exactly the mm work with an xp 2155, I removed the bad little white cable at the back, result I had to put the soldering iron to remove the small detector at the back, once reconnected, I glued with a glue gun, problem it never worked again because the printer flashes all these leds at the same time...not found how to make it work again.
Had two Epsons fail in the last 2 years. Why do they have a head cleaning feature? Does it ever work? Didn't on mine. Replaced both with HPs which I have had much better luck with.
Very good video, I managed to get everything out, clean, and back in. When I switched the printer (XP-245) on, it first moved the printhead, like a normal start. But then the printer stopped working, ans wouldn't turn on again. No control light, no reaction whatsoever. I took everything apart, dried the printhead again, and put it back.Still would not turn on. Is it possible that there is a shortcut or a fuse? Thanks for any hint.
Did you get it working at the end? Happened to me yesterday. I thought I had ruined in the printer until I found out that the fuse in the power cord had tripped for some reason. Changed the cord and all sprung back to life!!!
Could have been very useful but my XP-5155 isnt quite the same so still cant remove the heads to clean in this way.
Hi, I removed the printer head and put everything back but I got an error message and asked me to turn off the printer and turn it back on, so I did that but I still got the same error message and the printer head doesn’t move/slode when the power is on. What do you think the problems are? Thank you!
Sorry I don't know, may be a connector. try to disassembly and reassembly the print-head
Thanks. I tried that already. Do you know how to reset the printer?
@@MadamAdams06 no, I think there are no reset procedures
Good video. Very helpfull. Thanks for making it.
My Epson t60 is printing blank pages after this process please help
Hello:
I followed your instructions but was not able to get the circuit board out so I gave up. Now I get printer error with ADF light blinking and error message see your documentation. I checked th ecable abd both ends are connected. Not sure what to do now. Any suggestions? Thnaks
the same thing happened to me. how did you fix it?
Any idea on how to take out the slide/cart?
You mean how to manually remove the ink cartridges?
No. I want to take out the whole slide.
@@evelynhacker6058 What is the slide cart? the cartridge holder?
Never mind.
I'm having trouble putting the cables back in place :(
is k100 head is compatible for m200 printer
k100 printhead is compatible with k200 printhead
Do you have a tutorial for ET 7700? :(
No, I'm sorry I haven't it
Why do you remove the ribbon cables, is it actually necessary?
i think at least one of them connects directly to the printhead when installed
HI i did all the process and stones i turn on the printer was on for 1 minute then the printer turn off, do you what happened? is blowed?
same happened to mine ...............did u fix it
Yes, probably the printhead was still damp
Hi
do you know whether replacing the printhead would help in this case?
Is only the printhead dead or is the mainboard/power supply/something else also dead?
I dismantled my printer, looking for a fuse to replace or something simple to repair like this. I found nothing. I even opened the power supply casing, by cutting this casing, and found nothing. The power supply stills delivers 42 volts after having tested it. Something else got damaged when I started up the printer after cleaning it. And finding it is far beyond my patience and skills.
Never ever I would buy again an Epson printer, and probably an inkjet printer as I do not print that much, and with all my inkjet printers I had issues with the printheads being clogged.
The solution for the current case: a black and white laser printer, as the prices are now similar to the one I paid for the wf2540, and as I don't need printing with colours.
can i did change Heads of Epson sx 125 to Epson Xp 312 ???
no, they are different
Thanks man u r the best
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Marcia, I have cleaned the ink head as shown, now the printer says erro 0.6 turn the printer off, what does that mean? Can anyone help
I never hear that error code. are you sure? 0.6?
I accidentally removed the top cable. How do I put it back in
Thank you!
HI PLS HELP ME I CANT UNDERSTAND HOW TO DETERMINE PRINT HEAD ALLIGNMENT LINES IS IT NORMAL?
Lok at the lines of the test print. if they are stright the alignment is correct
I follow video with no problem, But after putting everything back together, plug in and power on I get error 0X60
E' di solito causato da un sensore a switch difettoso. Questo sensore controlla il carrello carta o che non sia rimasta della carta inceppata all'interno. A volte è solo un errore del software.
No it's the third ribbon which plugs into the back of the plastic carriage which houses the ink cartridges. There are two on the side and one at the rear. It's the WF2530 Epsom
To remove the print head housing you have to dismantle the printer, starting from side panels. I've no video or instrctions on this argoument
Damn =( I guess I have to take the printer apart. I removed the ribbon thats goes way, way on the back.
Into hot water or cold water?
hot water, but not boiling water
viandant5 ok after the method I powered the printer on and it was all good and when it was warming up the machine there comes a hissing sound you know. When that sound started to come it cut the power off and I can't turn it on right now. I check the cartridge flex at the side and it was a little wet. Shall I wait and try again later or is it dead?
I think the water was too hot, you can try again later but probably the cartridge is defective
viandant5 but when I first plugged it in. It started working after a while it stopped
Now I make a USB connection to pc but pc doesn't recognize the printer
I have WF2540. After I cleaned the print head when i turned it back on I got printer error which said something like, Turn off and turn back on. Refer to manual or epson.com. I referred to both the package manual and the web site, neither of which gave me anything helpful. Please help. Thanks for your time
After a cleaning cycle it may happen that the waste ink sponge is full. The printer uses the ink to clean the cartridge.
I'm going to clean sponges, wish me luck
My dx4400 print head won't move,,,think is the thin brown ribbon,, but can't see how to do it,,,,and I am comfortable with this printer,,,, I keep looking how to solve it,, donfxwant whistles and bells.
are the reaady led on? are you sure there are not connection problems?