Epson EcoTank Clogging Troubleshoot Part 2 - Unclog Tubes and Prime Dampers
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ก.ค. 2024
- Are you tired of constantly dealing with clogged tubes in your Epson printer? Don't throw it away just yet! This video shows you how to easily fix clogging issues and get your printer back to its top performance. Join us as we take you through the step-by-step process of cleaning the tubes, priming the damper, and ensuring the proper connection of the lines. Don't miss out on this opportunity to save your printer and money. Watch now to learn the solution to your Epson printer woes! The customer returned the printer, and we cleaned the clogs inside the Epson EcoTank tubes. It turned out that the printer was a demo printer and had been on the shelf for a long time. We were able to unclog the tube. The printer was working fine after we primed the damper.
🢡 Part 1: • Epson EcoTank Clogging...
🢡 Part 2: • Epson EcoTank Clogging...
🢡 Part 3: • EcoTank Missing Color ...
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00:00:00 Kevin introduces himself as the speaker.
00:00:02 Part two of the story is introduced.
00:00:04 The link to part one is provided for those who haven't seen it.
00:00:08 Kevin explains how the customer's Epson printer was fixed by cleaning the clogged tubes and priming the damper.
About BCH: BCH Technologies is an innovative company focusing on ink and related products. Founded in 2011, the company transforms how people and businesses refill their printers through innovative technology solutions. Our core purpose guides the research direction of 1) preventing land waste and 2) bringing customers better products with lower costs. Every day, over one million ink cartridges are thrown into landfills worldwide. The company has focused on working with businesses of different sizes, from Fortune 500 companies to entrepreneurial starters, to develop custom ink, spanning from printer ink to stamp ink, re-entry ink, indelible ink, redaction ink, invisible ink, and more.
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Thanks so much for this! When I first pulled the dampers, I noticed my cyan didn't appear to have nearly as much ink as the others. The cyan was my problem color. Your tips definitely helped me get the issue resolved.
Thanks for not showing the syringe actually inside the damper. Thanks, that helped a lot.
Lol I thought it was just me
Thank you so much!!! I have been working on my printer for weeks and this just got it running again!
Happy this video came up. I was looking for how to charge/ prime epson 2720 ink. I changed the ink from sublimation to pigment. So had to clean the cartridges and tubes
You sir, just saved me several hundred dollars.
My EcoTank input seems clogged. Will not take ink from the bottle on 3 colors. It has been 10 months since I filled so maybe dried inside of the fill port? Any suggestions?
Love your videos.
Thank you printhead jesus..fixed my et15000
You're my hero!! Thank you!
You are welcome!
I am having a hard time finding part one. Also I have a WF-7710 is there a specific video for priming the damper on that model?
Thank you. My printer is now working.
Glad it helped
Hey Kevin I raised my top of the et-2720 too high and unplugged the scanner cables. how do I plug them back in????
Just bought a et 15000 is this the same process for that one as well my is super clogged..
Hi Kevin , I have ET-4750 and the tanks are dry and empty....cannot add ink as it seems there may be an airlock not allowing the ink to go in ?
Help please ?
How do you prime the dampers on the 8550? The ink just comes out the bottom before reinsterting.
My Epson 2720 seems to have a clog at the fill site. The black ink will not fill although the ink level shows it's not full. Any ideas?
Hello from Germany, I just found your two video´s and my Epson ET15000 also has streaks when printing (cyan and black) and I cleaned everything yesterday because I thought that both nozzles were clogged. But then it was the same as with you, I I couldn't empty the tank because the syringe only sucked air out of the cartridges. So now I know what the problem is. So today I have to look again to see where the error in the tube is. I hope I can fix it because I use Subli ink and therefore no guarantee. But otherwise I'll try Epson and change the ink. Thank you for the great job I would be happy to report on the video whether my printer is printing nicely again.
Deutsch: Hallo aus Deutschland, ich habe eben dein zwei Video´s gefunden und mein ET15000 hat auch beim Drucken eine Streifenbildung (cyan u schwarz) und ich habe gestern alles gereinigt, weil ich dachte, das beide Düsen verstopft sind.Aber dann war genauso wie bei dir, das ich den Tank nicht leeren konnte, da die Spritze nur Luft aus den Patronen gezogen hat.Daher weiß ich ja jetzt woran es liegt. Also muss ich heute nochmal gucken, wo der Fehler im Schlauch ist.Ich hoffe das ich das hin bekomme denn ich nutze Subli Tinte und daher keine Garantie. Aber sonst werde ich es doch mal bei Epson versuchen u Tinte tauschen.Vielen dank für das tolle Video gerne berichte ich, ob mein Drucker wieder schön druckt.
I have an etm1170 and my ink and paper are errorong
Pc error says maintenance box, bought one but curious if you’ve run into this
Hey Kevin. I've changed my et 2710 from ink to sub. I extracted all ink. Cleaned catridges too with syringe. But I have an all lights flashing situatio . I've cleaned print heads and there are no clogs or blockages. There's new sub ink in the tank too. All lights still flash..I've checked waste pad too and perfectly fine. Just don't know how to get this too work.
What wash flashing for you?
Thanks😎
Welcome 😊
Hi Kevin, I have an ET-2710 and I did a change of ink, I removed the existing one and put the new one in, then I tried to print and nothing happened, no ink was coming out, I notices that by sucking the ink I just put in there is a lot of resistance and no ink comes out, what should I do in this case, do you have any videos so I can follow along o give me some guidance? I can't send you my printer as I am in the other side of the world!
thank you!.
Magenta nozzle seems to be so clogged up.. It's seems so hard to push the liquid through.. Everything else went smoothly.. I was oushing very slow and gently but tha magenta head print is so bad.. Any suggestions??
Hi Kevin, I made a mistake and put the epson ink in my new ecotank 2850 rather than the sublimation that I intended the printer for. I removed the ink from the reservoirs but also thought I needed to from the dampers. Now I have a lot of air in them & can't get the ink to draw from the tubes to the damper. Does this require a special syringe tip? Using the blunt end is difficult to get a good seal to try drawing air out. Feeling desperate with a brand new printer! I have purchased the small green ones that screw onto the syringe but that doesn't seem to be working well.
I usually uninstall the printer (if you are PC person), then re-install the driver from computer. When I re-install, it asks me if I want to prime the printer, then it will suck the ink out of tanks until the printhead is full. Other than that, you can repeatly run head cleanings. Remember to shut off the printer for each 4 cleanings, otherwise the printer will think your printhead is damaged.
Hello. I had problem with 2 colors. I did all the steps and it worst now. No color at all. What could be the solution?. Thanks in advance.
i wish you would show how you put the tubes back on, the harder one on the bottom left inside the printer. Now im stuck.
It just pushed back on same as with the other end. just have to line it up, I used tweasers to get a good grip on the hose and pushed it over the nipple
I need to ask a stupid question. Before removing the tubes from the ink tank, do I need to empty the tanks first so the tank ink doesn't leak out? Thanks for your comment to those who have gone before.
No - the damper prevents a gravity drain of ink
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I am having same issue as this person who wrote this in your comments I have done everything! Kevin, I have an Epson ET-2720 - The ink was low so I added new ink. After that I did a reset ink levels. Now the printer is not printing colors, what I mean is, it acts as though it is printing, runs through the cycle but the pages come out blank. This is what I have done... several nozzle checks, 3 head checks, I pulled the little plastic ink heads (not sure what they are called), I ran solution through them, I have re-primed the ink heads(dampers), I even sucked some of the ink out of the ink tanks to confirm they are not clogged. The printer is running right, no issues, it just won't print any of the colors. The nozzle checks are all blank, no ink on the page. Do you have any suggestions?
Thank you for subscribing to my channel. Follow this video and you should get ink out of the printhead. I haven't seen a printer won't print after this.
Hey Kevin 👋 are you able to self-clean Epson XP-4105 or WF-2850 waste ink pads? Both have user-replaceable maintenance boxes (part # C9344), but is it possible to self-clean or replace just the pads and reuse the same box without having to buy an entirely new one, the same as your ET-2750 maintenance box refresh guide? If so, which of the two printers would you recommend for quality/photo prints? Thanks!
Yes, just put inside some pantyhose and throw in the washer (not with white cloth though). Air-dry or sun-dry. Don't use cloth dryer.
I mean, take the sponge out and wash the sponge. Don't throw the whole thing into washer.
@@BCHTechnologies I see, so it is the same process to remove and clean the XP-4105 as the ET-2750, thanks for your great videos! 👍
Kevin, I have an Epson ET-2720 - The ink was low so I added new ink. After that I did a reset ink levels. Now the printer is not printing colors, what I mean is, it acts as though it is printing, runs through the cycle but the pages come out blank. This is what I have done... several nozzle checks, 3 head checks, I pulled the little plastic ink heads (not sure what they are called), I ran solution through them, I have re-primed the ink heads(dampers), I even sucked some of the ink out of the ink tanks to confirm they are not clogged. The printer is running right, no issues, it just won't print any of the colors. The nozzle checks are all blank, no ink on the page. Do you have any suggestions?
I'm having the same issues with my epson f170. It's just out of warranty, I let it sit a couple of months working overtimes etc. I've made sure the ink is flowing and have half emptied my full tanks by priming. yellow is printing and no other colors. I have been searching so many videos and nothing is helping. I wish Kevin would answer you and me :)
I am having the exact same problem. The only thing I don’t want to try is a power clean but I’ve done everything else I can think of from every video. I pulled the ink through and it comes out but still nothing when I print just blank pages. Ugh it’s so frustrating. Wish I could fix this!!
@@tamaradawn2112 @lorna mantilla @denna Kelly was anyone able to fix I am having same issue now
How do you do this for Epson ET-8550 dampers? They have a huge hole in the bottom instead of a place for a tube
I need to know this too!
@@susanjohnson5411 I ended up finding another video, BCH sells a special sized syringe for the 8550 that fits in the damper (where the ink tubes go in). I also got their ink + sublimation ink cleaner from the website also (green bottle). I put a paper towel folded up 3x under the print head and slowly trickled 2ml of cleaner thru each print head. The paper towel catches it and a lot comes out of the bottom so you want to change the paper towel every squirt. I fixed my printer this way
How did you prime the dampers on the et8550?
One question Kevin why do you cut the syringe at 1:45 before putting it in the damper.
You don't have to. Sometimes the syringe tip pushes too deep and forms a perfect seal with what's inside. So if you cut off a little piece, you can always draw the ink, no matter how deep you push. In another way, if you found it too hard to draw, you can tilt the syringe a little.
@@BCHTechnologies Thanks for the response.
Kevin my cyan doesn't pull ink when I try it at the damper but does pull ink at the tube. Will cutting the tip help? Or do I need a new damper?
Got my damper to flow ink through it but still not printing blue. Help
@@BCHTechnologiesPlease, where do I insert the syringe when priming? It is not visible in the video.
When you invert damper to reinstall, all the ink pours out....
Man we have a brand new et 15000 we converted to ecosolvent and it will not print well. Half the colours wont print and the tests are all garbage. Have done likely too many cleanings in an attempt to get it going by now. Ugh. Gonna have to try this now.
Did it work? I have the 15000 and I had tried everything and my cyan just won't print
@@tiffanyp6998 we got a new one and its doing the same thing again. Our area is very cool and i wo der if thats afdecting the ink. Brand new printer. Also new problem on this printer the printhead gets stuck on the hoses cause they jam up and stick out trapping the print head.
@@michaelgibson2163 wowza so sorry to hear. Epson wouldn't give me a new one under warranty. So I'm on my second deep clean.and of course that means ink waste tank is full 🤷🏽♀️🤦🏾♀️. I'm thinking it's just the ecosolvent ink..it dries really fast and therefore clogs. A friend's that uses hers daily had the same issue. Even with regular epson ink
@@tiffanyp6998 what does your friend do to resolve the drying ink issue? We are waiting on our 3rd printer now cause the printer head would jam on the hoses (totally unrelated problem) and are going to try a different brand of ink.
Hey there I can ask I will say I follow thos video to the t and was able to get to get to print pretty good. So I'm just going to make a habit of printing at least one thing a day in the morning and evenings. What ink are u using btw I'm using " E R" not sure we can say here lol but a brand from etsy
What if the tanks are not taking the ink in
The damper on mine is not pulling the ink but the flow from the tube let's out ink just fine when I pull with a syringe. It's frustrating
I did all the steps in the videos, have good flow from the full tanks to the dampers using the syringe but it still won’t print 😢
I finally got mine to print perfectly again. We don’t print as much as we used to so now we make sure to print a page every week or 2
What did you do to fix it?
@@lorenagarcia7788
I had to repeat the process two times, it still didn’t work perfect after the first cleaning . So I left it for a couple of days and repeated the steps in The video and it slowly started working. Left it for a couple of days and then just started printing colour pages until it finally worked properly again. Now I make sure to print something every week even a test page
2:00 "You can see there is lots of air...." Where? point to it (using something smaller than your finger) What am I supposed to be looking at when you say that?
2:11 "Hold this damper this way and insert a syringe and start sucking" Well, you are holding most of the damper out of frame, and we can't see your fingers.... How to hold it? And we can't see the syringe with the special cut on the tip at all.... HOW are we supposed to insert it? What role does the cut play?
I’ve done that and the ink keeps disappearing out of the dampener
This man has no idea. As you turn damper to refit it, ink pours out! Try putting them back empty then doing a Power clean.
I’ve done this 100 times the ink keeps disappearing out of the dampener after I prime them. Could they be bad?
Did you ever figure this issue out. The same is happening to my ET16600. Kevin doesn't seem to respond to questions (only praise) in this platform, so I thought perhaps you might be able to suggest a resolution.
Bottom line, the printer is poorly designed.
I sucked the ink out of the tanks, printed til it stopped ... added my sub ink and now it wont print ....
Same
useless. you cleaned it before starting the video/
Right, the cleaning is what we need. Maybe he did another video on cleaning?