I have an Epson ET-2850; was so frustrated and stressed trying to follow instructions to clear the clog; waited 24 hours and tried, after a few more prints I finally had success; so glad I stayed with it! Thank you for a very helpful video; couldn't have gotten thru it without you!
I am having this problem now. Hours and hours spent on trying to unclog the blue only. Replaced the maintenance box which led to the cost of resetting the printer and tons of ink and still can’t get the blue clear. Any suggestions? The printer is the ET-2803 and only a few months old.
@@JenniferMakershould I wait for 24 hrs before printing after setting up the printer and for test page should I used use sub 125 paper only to test subliflower
Epson F-170 You saved my life! Thank you thank you. I haven't used my printer since about 6-7 months ago. I had a broken leg that took me 3 months this summer to get over. When I used it today, it printed nothing. I found your video and was pleased to follow your instructions, I did a nozzle check, and poof, it worked. I have religiously kept the power on since supposedly that would keep the nozzles from clogging. That sound you here outside is me celebrating!
I bought my Epson ET- 2720 printer right before covid -19 struck. I put in the tank colors, and made 2 color tests, and that was 2019, and I haven’t had a chance till now (September 2024) to use my printer. I fear that the ink inside the printer has dried out completely. Not sure what to do next.
I just wanted to stop back here and thank you! It took 4 days, but I was able to unclog my Epson 2850. While the purge sheets never showed any color except gray, I performed nozzle checks, print head cleaning, and a total of 2 power cleanings that finally did the trick. Each day after I tried an assortment of actions, I shut the printer off for at least 24 hours. Gradually, the nozzle checks showed a tiny bit of blue (the original missing color), but when I would then do a print head cleaning, the blue would disappear in the next nozzle check. Finally, today I turned the printer on, did a nozzle check and a print head cleaning, and all colors came out perfectly ... plus a big blob of black ink was expelled onto the upper right corner of the paper. I was really worried I was going to need to buy another printer, so thanks again for calmly explaining that unclogging could take a lot of time and patience. An Asurion insurance plan was purchased for this by my brother as a gift, but I figured that any claim would be rejected since I was using Hippoo ink. BTW, the printer sat all winter unused in subzero temps (down to -40F) in my unheated house while I was away, and it started up immediately and worked flawlessly from mid-March to mid-June. I have used it almost every other day since, so who knows why it suddenly decided to clog!
I have the same problem. All my colors do not print. When I do the nozzle test, I got nothing from the colored Inks. I’ve done multiple purge pages and no color were printed. What can I do next?
So grateful for this in-depth step by step! Thank you so much. My Epson printer has been sitting for months, literally from the first print job, and there was nothing that came close to your attention to detail and explanation. I did get a lot of being talked down to, from self proclaimed ’experts’ about the evils of sublimation ink, but no actual help! So your brilliant video has given me some hope, and the courage to try this. Thank you again.
Thank you, Jennifer Maker, for your calm and detailed explanation to fix a problem that gives us so much stress. Our ET-2760 decided to stop printing cyan in the middle of a print job today. I had 0 cyan lines in the nozzle check and the purge file was no help. After 3 head cleanings the tiniest bit of a blue line showed up on the nozzle check, so I figured the 4th time was the charm. So happy to report that it was!
I bought an Epson 4800 for a regular printer because my HP was getting too expensive. I don't print every day and sometimes I go a week without printing but then I print a lot. This video came out just as I was dreading unclogging my 4800. It was a wonderful step by step process that saved me hours of needless printing and calling it a lot of really bad names and threatening throwing it out the window. THANK YOU JENNIFER FOR THIS AWESOME TUTORIAL!!!!!
You, my dear, have saved me a whole lot of trouble. I preach about how well your instructions are in your videos to my husband. But THIS video, has made a huge difference for me. I had all my print lines clogged so badly that only some black was coming through, nothing else. Now here it is day 3, and I have a minor clog in the black line only. But the rest of the colors are perfect. Thank you so much
I worked on this for 5 days and finally did have to do the power cleaning, but it did work and I don't have to research new printers anymore. Epson ET-2840. So thankful for all of Jennifer's videos! Going now to set up my printer email so I don't get clogged again.
Jennifer you are a legend! I watched several videos and followed them and then your video really stood out. I did the nozzle clean and head clean and unfortunately i had to do the 11min power wash. I went online and got my password from your site and went to your library and ran the file 588 for your PDF files for the Purge Sheets. I waited 12 hours overnight, got up this morning and ran the YELLOW Purge sheet and CMYB Purge Sheets! .......and its FIXED!! Yipee. I was sceptical at first about letting your printer 'rest' as i have never heard of that and this was also my first time to have a problem with our ecotank (we have ET-2820 her in Australia) Our problem was that last week after the kids printed an A4 page of a copy of a photo that the Yellow and Cian were not coming through in colour printing. It was for of all pinky looking. I ended up doing 5 x head cleans and only 1 power wash. It took a 3rd of my ink whilst doing that so now i can see via the process that you dont want to do that very much and it would be much better to run a purge weekly than go through all this again. A big thank you for your expertise.!!!!
Wow lots of people in the comments having issues with the Epson 2720. I am also one of those people. Hoping to try this when I have some extra time because my printer is not printing black at all. I tried so many online methods and nothing worked. Can’t wait to try this, thanks Jennifer! ❤
@@caseydavis1875 Sadly I haven’t tried. Life has been crazy lol. 😂 I’m a student and I have two jobs. I have no time to myself lol. I’ll let you know when I get around to it. Haha 🤣
Thank you! After three days of intermittent printer cleaning, on day three I used your purge sheets, more cleaning, and finally the yellow and blue ink started working again!! :)
I LOVED our Epson ET-2850 when we bought it - it uses very little ink when printing. After having it for a year, the cyan quit working. After watching a few other videos for help, I came across this one! I didn't even know about the Maintenance Box! (now i do!). I replaced the full Maintenance Box and ran a few purge sheets (no luck), then ran a couple of head-cleans and VOILA! Thank you SO much for your help!!
Thanks so much for your awesome explanation on unclogging printer. My Epson 2750 clogged about a year ago, and after going through the basic cleaning, I gave in and did the power cleaning. That was a mistake because quite a bit of ink leaked out the back of printer. After doing some research on this, I ran across the suggestion of printing out a page of each color, much like your idea to do this. I didn’t feel like the Epson website was very helpful in solving my problem. Thanks so much for your very helpful tips on this. I just found your website and am a bit overwhelmed with all the information/resources/tips you share with us. Thanks so much!
Thanks Jennifer! It's my dad's printer and when he asked for help there was NO Cyan and NO Magenta. Ooooo... Ok... I really didn't think it would work. But it did! It took 3 days of 3x/day of Print Head Cleaning but back up and running. Thanks so much for the video!!
Thank you SO MUCH for this tutorial! For some reason my yellow was not printing, but all other colors were. I don't think I had a clogged line because I changed one setting in my printer settings and all of a sudden the yellow started printing! I am saving this video for future reference because it is SO VERY INFORMATIVE AND HELPFUL!!!! Thank you for taking the time to do this.
Thank you so much for this video, I appreciate YOU!!! I have an Epson ET-2850 and the yellow ink was not working at all (the printer is barely 2 years old). I watched your video a couple of times before attempting to clear the clogged color. This was my attempt... after Nozzle check #1, Printer purge file for all four colors #1, Printer purge file yellow only 5x (as you recommended), Nozzle check #2, Printer purge file yellow only 1x after the Nozzle check (#6), Nozzle check #3, Printer purge file yellow only 1x after the Nozzle check (#7), Nozzle check #4, Printer purge file yellow only 1x (8th attempt) and the yellow finally printed. To make sure the yellow was working, I printed a purge file all color (#2) and ALL four colors printed perfectly! I was trying to avoid the Power Cleaning at all cost. Thank you again and I will definitely make it a habit to print the all color printer purge file weekly.
Oh my goodness thanks. I had a very challenging week last week and to top it off, you guessed it my printer clogged. I searched how to fix it and did eventually do a power clean after a few steps and 12 hour waits. I would have loved to have tried the purge sheets and now I have them as a fabulous resource. Lesson learned. I have something I print weekly and have missed it maybe 2 times this is so helpful. Printing weekly is a must you are so right. 😂
Oh my gosh! Your purge sheets are genius! They make so much sense. I only wish I'd found this video years ago and saved myself some ink. But now I'll be starting with those first if one of my colors isn't working. One print and boom it had cleared the clog. After I wasted ink on three print head cleanings. Not doing that again if I don't have to.
Thank you. This was a great process and very timely. My Epson Workforce at work had NO magenta and we were afraid I would have to get a replacement. After trying your prices, I am happy to say that all colors are working just fine. Thank you.
The 2720 is a work horse. I've had it for over 7 years. Got it before my mom passed. Haven't printed in color for a few weeks so yellow stopped working. Glad I saw this. I've tried everything, including power cleaning, but haven't checked the print since doing it yesterday. I wish I had known about a purge print first. Wish me luck.
Thank you so much I had no knowledge about even owning a inkjet printer came across this video my ink wouldn’t even print no color just grey did 2 days of what she suggested and my printer works and now I know about my printer 😊I have the Epson 2850
I printed out your subliflower and it’s beautiful. My regular printer printed it out beautifully and so did my Epson 2850. So I had to put it on something so I could see the gorgeous colors. Wow! Super impressed!
Wow!!! Finally!! I thought I had tried everything, your purge sheets are genius!! THANK YOU sooo much!!! This isn't just for sublimation ink either. My regular ink printer had stopped printing cyan and I thought I had tried everything! This took several prints, but it worked!
Thank you! Thank you! My blue was completely clogged. I followed all your instructions and had to do a full clean, but I'm back to having fun with sublimation today!
Thank you Jennifer. Took me three purge black sheets to get rid of the clog, and a head clean.I have a Epson F160 sublimation printer ....Love it... Looking forward to joining your advance course :)
Oh my i run cleaning cycles pretty often and never knew about the maintenance box or that it’s been storing ink in there after every time yikes! Thanks for the video!
It worked 🎉🎉🎉🎉 Thank you sooo much! I had a useless printer because cyan was totally blocked so all my printings were pinkish, after about 6-7 cyan purges and 2 head cleanings the cyan is back! I have a functional printer now, thank you soooo much for this video!
This is BY FAR THE BEST video on the topic!!! I watched so many before I found this and everything was so clear and explained BEAUTIFULLY!!! Thank you for your hard work on this!!
Hi my printer is epson 2850 every time I print nothing is being printer on the paper. What is the best possible solution for this ? My ink tank is full.
Hi my printer is epson 2850 every time I print nothing is being printer on the paper. What is the best possible solution for this ? My ink tank is full.
Great video thankyou, im going to invest in a new Epson eco tank 2860 tomorrow for my printing venture, I’ve heard the only bad thing about them is blocked heads, this vid has given me enough confidence to know I can unclog it with ease 👍🏻👍🏻🙂
Great video. Thank you. You know way more than the Epson technical support. Seriously. Questions, please. So you have one purge sheet with all four colors for when all the test lines are not good. However, wouldn't it be better even in such a case to use just one color sheet at a time? I am thinking that maybe there would be more force coming through the particular color tube and hence higher chances of clearing it as opposed to four of them going at the same time with lesser force? How much is the printer's life shortened by doing the head cleanings or power cleanings? And what will happen eventually? The printer will not turn on? Will printing the test page with the lines once a week be good enough to "exercise" the printer or does it need more color to print out? Thank you so much and I am looking forward to your response.
Thank you so much for watching! To answer your questions - Yes, using a single-color purge sheet could potentially push more ink through a clogged nozzle of that color, since the printer is concentrating on that one tube. This can be a good approach if one specific color is having issues. But if all colors show issues, an all-color purge sheet can be effective, as it keeps the ink flowing through each line. Head cleanings and power cleanings do add some wear to the printer, but how much they shorten the printer’s life depends on the model and frequency. Generally, printers are designed to handle these maintenance cycles to some extent, so occasional cleanings shouldn’t cause noticeable damage. Over time, however, excessive cleanings may contribute to print head wear or clogging, but it usually doesn’t prevent the printer from turning on-just affects print quality. Printing a simple test page with lines once a week can definitely help “exercise” the printer, but occasionally printing a page with more solid colors can also help. This uses a bit more ink, but it’s beneficial for keeping all colors flowing and reducing the chance of clogs. 😊🌻
@@JenniferMaker Thank you so much Jennifer for getting back to me 😊 I have done 6 printer head cleanings (over two days). 3 yesterday, followed by the power cleanse. I printed the test page today and unfortunately no improvement. I have yellow and cyan missing completely at this point. I watched your video yesterday ( after I did all the cleanings) and I printed the purge pages for cyan and yellow ( 5 each) but no improvement. They were both pinkish. Is there anything else I can do at this point? I think that the only option left is going in there physically and use a syringe with air or a solution or hot water. In the past, the cleanings have helped me. I do not know why I seem to have issues this time. You mentioned that doing too many cleanings (head or power cleanings) can wear out the print head. What would the symptoms be? Is it possible that it happened to my printer? You also said that the cleanings can themselves cause clogs? Why would it be so? There is so much I do not understand about printers LOL. I have an Epson ET 2760. Magenta and black seem to be OK however when I printed the black purge page, I noticed slight lines spaced out evenly at about 1 cm running through the page crosswise. What does that mean? Thank you so much!
Jennifer, thanks for your help. My problem was just cyan. It was printing out the purge in a pinkish color in the beginning of doing all this. I did a cycle of 3-5 purge and 2 head cleanings. I repeated this cycle, every once in a while mixing up a little differently with maybe 6 purges in a row, with two cleanings, and once I did 3 purges followed by 3 cleanings in row. I also threw in a few purges with all four colors. Probably did these cycles 8-10 times and I figured I would eventually leave it alone and see if the 12-24 hour wait would help because I was still only seeing solid pink. Actually was feeling that I would likely end up needing to do the dreaded power cleaning. Continued on though and FINALLY I saw a few jacked up blue streaks on the upper portion of the color block so I kept going. Eventually after a few more cycles, on of the nozzle checks after doing a cleaning showed cyan with maybe just about 15% breaks in the lines! Kept going and now the ink seems to be completely flowing. There is still one issue... I am still working on it, but as of now I can't seem to completely shake these extremely faint darker blue lines running across the cyan color block. I only see them when printing in standard, but they are not there when using the high setting... on high it looks 100% solid and beautiful. Judging from what I have said, would you say my problem is no longer a clog or air in the lines so doing a 24 hour wait wouldn't really help at this point... and what my issue is now is solely with continuing to clean the print heads? I like the look of high better anyway but would rather not HAVE to print in high for everything. Btw, I do not use sublimation ink whether or not that has anything to do with anything and the files you provided, I just used the standard ink that came with the ET-15000
It seems the issue is related to the print settings rather than a physical clog. Check Print Quality Settings: Ensure that your print quality settings are optimized even when using the standard mode. Sometimes, adjusting the settings within the standard mode can help improve the output. Update Printer Drivers: Make sure your printer drivers are up to date. Sometimes, outdated drivers can cause print quality issues. Alignment Check: Perform a print head alignment. Misalignment can sometimes cause lines or streaks in prints, especially in lower quality settings. Paper Quality: Ensure you are using the correct type of paper for your printer. Different papers can affect print quality, especially in different print modes. Maintenance: Even though you mentioned not wanting to do more print head cleanings, it might be worth doing one more round of cleaning to ensure everything is in top shape. Since you mentioned that you do not use sublimation ink and are using the standard ink that came with the ET-15000, this should not be a major factor in your issue. However, always ensure that the ink you are using is compatible with your printer. Using the high-quality setting will provide the best results in printing when you need it.
@@JenniferMaker Ok thanks. I think the issue is the quality of paper(just basic copy paper I'm using during testing) when combined with the standard setting. Results rage from good to great looking when using a combination of either of the matte paper options with high setting.Even when I choose one of the matte options with standard it comes out without banding. If I continue to use regular printer paper(not matte), but choose one of the matte options in the dropdown list and also choose matte paper option on the actual printer settings, is there any negative effect on the printer heads or is it just that the printer is dumping more ink out onto the page and it doesn't really mater if you are lying to the printer that it is using matte paper? Also, I have heard that updating the Epson can cause issues with performance and third party products. It might just be with updating the actual firmware though, not if you only update the drivers if you are even allowed to do those separately when updating. Not even sure if the 3rd party thing effect Ecotank owners unless for some reason you wanted to replace the tanks and they have chips. Do you know anything about issues when updating, especially for the ET-15000?
and even after following this video on 2 different epson 2720 and 2800, my nozzel checks where still horrible but someone told me to change print settings to high quality and photo paper ink - and omg my prints no longer have lines thru them... what a difference. and now i know i need to get a new maintenance box for my 2720 and i'm close on the 2800 so i ordered them. thank you so much for your video.!!!
Thank You Thank You Thank You! Your instructions were easy to follow! Never knew about the maintenance box, which did need to be replaced and my printer did have to go through a power cleaning but I have full color back!
I was unable to use my Epson Ecotank 2760 for over a year due to family health issues. I tried several times to get it to print but nothing. After watching these steps and using the files from Jennifer, I decided to try it again. On day 1 and 2, I was getting blank pages. Today (day 3) I was able to get all colors printing with the exception of cyan. This color is not printing anything. I am going to try for a day 4 tomorrow since waiting 24 hours seemed to help with the other colors. Thanks Jennifer!
Thank you for this very helpful information! I had tried numerous times to unclog my black ink. Printing the purge pages three times did it. Now I will be sure to keep it going with your recommendation.
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU Jennifer .. I have the ET 2803. I didn't know it could get clogged. I hadn't used it in about 6 months..yikes.. it took a while but on the 3rd day of trying everything else I had no choice but to do the power cleaning and it WORKED !! I am soo happy 🙂
Thank you, I tried the clean head twice and nozzle check, then again the next day, and to my great, great surprise, I started to see a noticeable improvement with the nozzle check, and then printed the "purge" page successfully, and did NOT have to use the "power head clean !"
Thanks Jennifer! I can't wait to try this when I get home. I'm praying this works! I have the Epson 2800 so I can follow your instructions exactly! Definitely downloading your print sheets! I've been using the subliflower to check. What a great color check tool!
THANK YOU JENNIFER.........after following all of your directions for 2 days now..... - I have yellow....I have YELLOW again. Can't thank you enough. I will now figure out the password for my Ecotank printer and add it to my Jennifer Maker Advance Membership .... for future scheduled purge printing. Thank you Thank you Thank you. PHEW..... LOL
I remembered seeing a mention of this tutorial in an email I got from you, but went ahead and did all the wrong steps before watching it (*sigh). My ET-8550 automatically does head cleaning, and power cleanings if you say the lines are not right in the head nozzle check. Luckily it was only once for both before I watched your video. My printer has six colors, and the only one left with a problem is grey. I Googled purge files and found a grey one but it looks like it is using other colors to create it and not improving that line at all. Do you know if there is any way I can target that ink line specifically? I'm excited for Avance! I got on the waiting list as soon as I heard about it. Thanks for all you do, Jennifer! 🥰
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I had left both my printer sitting for too long and it was not printing cyan on one and the black on the other at all now they are both back working after many cycles of purging, nozzle cleaning and head cleaning.
I had to do a power cleaning, wait over 24hrs, then unplug, then do a print head check, then 3 more print head cleaings and finally got unclogged. I am so thankful it is finally unclogged. I had gone about 2 months ( somehow) without printing, I will not let that happen again.
Epson 2800 - the first nozzle check showed that I was missing all the cyan as well as a few magenta segments. I tried printing the purge files and nothing changed so I did the head cleaning 3 times and the nozzle check after the 3rd one was perfect. Thank goodness!! Hopefully I didn't fill up the maintenance box too much. I'm definitely going to set up a weekly email to the printer with all the colors! Thanks for the help!
Hi Jennifer! Thanks for all your helpful videos. I have a question - I have an epson printer. I already put ink in it, can I still convert it into a sublimation printer?
I've seen solutions to this online before and there has been discussion in my sublimation group in regards to this with other crafters, facebook.com/groups/sublimationmadeeasy but I have not tried this myself. Best of luck to you! ❤️
I've had more issues with the Epson eco refill printer than regular ink jet. I'm so tempted to going back to the that and dealing with the high ink cost.
Thank you SO much! I was about to lose all hope, and did have to end up resorting to a Power Clean, but that finally fixed my clogged ink! You mention printing once a week at least to keep it unclogged, but I wasn't sure if you mean to print a purge sheet once a week, or just run a nozzle check once a week. Can you please clarify that part? Thank you!!!
To keep your printer unclogged, it's recommended to print at least one sheet with all of your ink colors each week. This can be a simple one-page sheet that includes all four colors of ink. This practice helps keep the ink flowing and prevents clogs. You can set a reminder to print weekly, or you can use an auto print service if you prefer something more automated. Running a nozzle check is part of the troubleshooting process if you encounter clogs, but for regular maintenance, printing a sheet with all colors is the way to go.
I have an Epson Expression Ecotank ET-2750 Series and I am currently running the diagnostics on my printer to see if it could be clogged and so far I have run a nozzle check 3 times and cyan is the only color coming out. This printer has been sitting in storage where the ink might have dried in the tanks and the areas where it is supposed to come out. I didn't know about the purge sheets until watching this video and running a print head cleaning and getting no results so I had unfortunately ran a power cleaning on it. I am probably going to try the ink pad next after 12 hours are up to see if I need to replace that next or even flush the ink tanks. All are useful maintenance tips I have heard to hopefully fix the issues I am having with my printer.
I would recommend joining my sublimation FB group as there is such a wealth of information and troubleshooting in that amazing group! facebook.com/groups/sublimationmadeeasy
Awesome, thank you!! I never knew my printers were actually clogged and I've been working on this for weeks until I can across your video that explained the problem and how I know how to take care if it !! Now I can stop wasting my ink with all the print head cleanings I've done!! I have 2 sublimation printers and we've recently moved across the country, neither of my printers are printing as they should. The one I use for regular printing no problems whatsoever. One of my epson printers I have is an ECOTANK 8550, do you have purge sheets for the additional colors??
Thank you so much Jennifer for this video, I have tried everything but no luck yet. I am going to follow step by step & see if it help's if your printer isn't printing how do you get those sheets with all the colors?
Oh thank you so much! I had to go through all of your video! Finally after the last thing to do it worked! I even bought the ink empty tank! I will now make a print every week bc I was big time stressed! But you got me through it so thank you!
This video was really helpful. Thank you, I managed to fix my printer with just the purge files. However, I noticed that printouts are a little bluish. So, I guess the job is not completely done.
Hello Jennifer, great news, your method worked. Thank you. I did end up having to do a power clean, but it is printing all colors. However for the pass 2 days I have run into a printing problem. Now it is printing only half of the design. I have shut the printer off and let it rest for 24 hours and even reinstalled the printer. But I keep running into this problem. What can I do?
I'm glad to hear that the power cleaning helped with the colors. However, it's frustrating that you're now facing a new issue with your printer only printing half of the design. Here are a few steps you can try to resolve this problem: Check the Nozzle Check Sheet: Print a nozzle check sheet to see if any nozzles are clogged or if there are any missing segments. This will help you identify if the issue is related to the printhead. Print a Purge Sheet: If the nozzle check sheet shows any inconsistencies, print a purge sheet for the problematic color(s). This can help clear any remaining clogs. Ensure Ink Levels are Sufficient: Make sure that all ink reservoirs are above the minimum level. Low ink levels can cause printing issues. Clean the Print Heads: If the purge sheet doesn't resolve the issue, perform a printhead cleaning. This process can help clear any clogs that might be causing the problem. Check for Firmware Updates: Sometimes, updating the printer's firmware can resolve printing issues. Check if there are any available updates for your printer model. Inspect the Print Settings: Ensure that your print settings are correct. Sometimes, incorrect settings can cause partial prints. Make sure the design is set to print using color ink and that the best quality options are selected. Check the Paper and Print Area: Ensure that the paper is correctly loaded and that the print area is not obstructed. Sometimes, issues with paper alignment can cause partial prints. Run a Power Cleaning Cycle: As a last resort, you can run another power cleaning cycle. This is taxing on the printer, so only do this if the other steps don't resolve the issue. Feel free to. ask questions in the group for more feedback. facebook.com/groups/sublimationmadeeasy
You are so kind...and understandable. I have had this Epson 3850 for less than three months and I see that my lines could be possibly clogged. This is basically a brand new printer. Does this happen within a few months? I used the printer maybe twice a week to print letters in black to people that I correspond with. I also use the color when I would print from my phone. It's difficult to understand why a brand new printer would need so much maintenance. But I thank you for the time that you spent to tell us what to do. I'm going to try your ideas here.
Brand new 15000. Literally only printed 56 sheets so far and yellow and magenta are clogged. It started with the vertical bands. Up until now, I was printing something everyday. It went south when I needed to print 10 pages in a row. I'm disappointed I've encountered clogs so early on in owning this printer. I just did the first power clean and it is off, resting. Fingers crossed I have good results tomorrow. Hippo ink and Asub paper.
Sublimation can be pretty fun to see the projects come together, but it is truly heart breaking to deal with a clog. I let my printer sit for months and every time I kick my self in the but. Thank you for reminding me to print weekly
@@JenniferMaker Yes after letting my printer rest for 24 hours. and cleaning the nozzles one more time and using you subliflower, the colors finally broke through. I also placed a timer on my phone to remind me. I thought my printer was over. Thank you, 🥰
Very helpful video, thank you very much 🤩 I'm off to try your purge sheets now and great tip about printing every week in colour (I've not been doing that and get frequent clogs). Fingers crossed your tips will solve my issues lol 😅💖
I went through your process for unclogging to the tee but unfortunately I still have Cyan showing lots of issues. I have seen a liquid that you can use to clear out the ink completely. Do you have any other recommendations? I so appreciate your clear and detailed process as it was giving me hope. I also will initiate your weekly process to keep from happening again.
I have an Epson ET 2850, I had not remembered to print something weekly so it had been a couple of months. Went to print 4 days ago and 1 and 1/2 pages printed correctly, the rest was mostly green. When I ran a nozzle check only black showed so where the green came from, who knows. Then after watching your video and downloading the purge sheets I would print the purge sheets and only the black writing showed. Now after two more days I printed 20 sheets on cyan and not only is there no blue the black writing is not showing up either. I will keep at it every day but I am frustrated. Your video was excellent, thank you. I'm not sure my nozzles were clogged as the first page and a half printed fine. I did buy nozzle cleaning kit and watched a video on taking it apart and cleaning the nozzles but here again I'm not sure that is the problem. If there is air in the lines is there a way to clear that?
I'm glad you found the video helpful. If you suspect that air in the lines might be causing the issue, there are a few steps you can take to address it: Check Ink Levels: Ensure that all your ink reservoirs are filled past the minimum level. Low ink levels can cause air to get into the lines. Run a Nozzle Check: Navigate to the home view on your printer, select maintenance, and then choose the nozzle check option. This will help you determine if there are any clogs or if the issue might be due to air in the lines. Perform a Printhead Cleaning: If the nozzle check shows gaps or missing segments, you can try a printhead cleaning. This process pushes ink through the nozzles and can help clear out any air bubbles. Navigate to maintenance and select head cleaning (but avoid power cleaning unless it's a last resort). Let the Printer Rest: Sometimes, letting the printer sit for a while can help the ink settle and clear out any air bubbles naturally. Print Test Sheets: After performing the cleaning, print a new nozzle check sheet to see if the issue has been resolved. You can also print a few test sheets to ensure the lines are clear and consistent.
Excellent video - super helpful! Thank you so much for sharing your PDFs and being so thorough. Really appreciate it. I was able to get my printer working again with a power clean :)
Right time for this video I have Epson ET. 2720 it is only printing black . I tried head clean and nozzle check nothing worked I printed perg filles nothing work . I hope your video really help me . Thank you
So great that this worked for everyone else. I had black but no other colors. Since following these instructions I now have no color, not even the black. I have been working with it for several days. Am now trying 20 purge sheets at a time but all are blank. I don't understand why since the black was working, after cleaning nozzles and running purge sheets for several days I now have no color and no black. If anyone has other ideas or if it took hundreds of purge sheets to clear it, that would encourage me to keep running the purge sheets. By the way my ink is all about half full. Less than a week ago I printed four sublimation prints. The first came out fine, the 2nd was 1/3 good color then green for the rest of the print and the last two are just green. Now this is odd since blue and yellow make green, or they used to so how did I get green prints with no color on my nozzle check. I am baffled.
It sounds like you're having quite a challenging time with your Brother Sublimation Printer. Based on the context provided, here are a few suggestions and ideas that might help you resolve the issue: Ink Levels and Nozzle Check: Ensure that your ink reservoirs are filled past the minimum level. Low ink levels can cause issues with ink delivery. Since your ink levels are about half full, this should be sufficient, but double-check to be sure. Nozzle Check Sheet: Print a nozzle check sheet to see if any colors are missing or faint. This will help you identify which colors are not printing correctly. If the nozzle check sheet shows no color at all, it indicates a severe clog or another issue with ink delivery. Rest the Printer: Sometimes, letting the printer rest for 12 to 24 hours can help. Turn off the printer and let it sit. This can allow any air bubbles in the ink lines to settle and might help with ink flow. Purge Sheets: You mentioned using 20 purge sheets at a time, which is quite a lot. Typically, it should not take hundreds of purge sheets to clear a clog. If the purge sheets are coming out blank, it suggests that the ink is not reaching the print heads at all. Check for Air in the Lines: If you recently filled your ink tanks, there might be air in the lines. This can cause the ink to not flow properly. Letting the printer rest, as mentioned earlier, can sometimes help with this. Power Cleaning: As a last resort, you can try running a power cleaning cycle. This uses a lot of ink but can sometimes clear severe clogs. Make sure your ink tanks are at least one-third full before running a power cleaning cycle. Printer Maintenance: Check your printer's manual for any specific maintenance steps or troubleshooting tips. There might be additional steps you can take to address the issue. Professional Help: If none of the above steps work, it might be time to contact Brother's customer support or take the printer to a professional for servicing. Regarding the green prints, it sounds like there might be an issue with the cyan and magenta inks not printing correctly, leading to an imbalance in color output. This could be due to clogs or air in the lines.
@@JenniferMakerthank you for the additional steps. It is just confusing that the black was coming out on the nozzle check and in fact one time only the cyan came out. Will keep working with it.
@@JenniferMaker i had black two days ago then nothing yesterday. I ordered a printhead cleaning kit and in the instructions it told me to do a power clean first. I did an filled my ink tanks. I finally have al colors with a couple of missing spots on the cyan. Power cleaning said may take 22 hours to get quality prints but so far it looks good. Thank you for your help.
Hi Jennifer! I have an Epson ET-2720 that I have Hippoo Sublimation ink in the tanks from the beginning. Unfortunately, I did not use it for several months and now I am having a real problem getting it unclogged. All the colors have strips when I print the purge sheets. I have been working on this off and on for several weeks with no real success. I love the idea of a purge sheet, but it seems mine has some important print heads that are still clogged. I have followed all the steps and done this about 4 times over the last several months. I still do not have my print heads unclogged. Do you have any other suggestions? I don't mind getting my hands dirty and learning how to maintain this little printer. But right now I am at a loss. Please direct me. I think I need to do another power cleaning, but my little screen on the printer says there is a problem with the print head nozzles. For details see documentation. Any wisdom on this message?
My Sublimation FB Group has some amazing crafters who have helped each other troubleshoot all sorts of printer issues! I would search and/or ask there for the best suggestions, facebook.com/groups/sublimationmadeeasy
Your tutorial couldn't have come at a better time. My printer has laid unused for over a year. The nozzle check sheet came out completely blank. I'm using the Epson 2720 converted to sublimation. I've tried all the steps in your tutorial except for the cleaning of the rollers as I need two hands for that and currently have one in a sling. Do you think that cleaning the rollers might resolve the problem? (I have tried the purge sheets a few times to no avail).
Is it better to do test prints with sublimation paper versus regular printer paper? If I remember, choosing the matte paper setting pushes more ink out. Will that make a difference in whether or not your printer develops a clog over time?
Where yours is coming out with the YMC colours, mine is only coming out with black when I do the maintenance check 🙃 any advice would be great appreciated ✨✨
It sounds like you're having trouble with your printer only printing in black during the maintenance check. Here are some steps you can follow to try and unclog the printer: Print a Nozzle Check Sheet: Navigate to the home view on your printer and select maintenance, then nozzle check. This will help you identify which colors are not printing correctly. Print a Purge Sheet: Open the purge sheet PDF for the color you want to fix (in your case, it might be cyan, magenta, and yellow). Print the purge sheet using the best quality settings available. This process helps push ink through the nozzles and can sometimes clear clogs. Printhead Cleaning: If the purge sheet doesn't resolve the issue, go back to the maintenance menu and select head cleaning. This process will push ink through the nozzles to try and clear any clogs. Be sure to check the ink levels before starting this process. Rest the Printer: If after three rounds of printhead cleanings the issue persists, turn the printer off and let it sit for 12 to 24 hours. Sometimes the ink needs time to settle. Power Cleaning (Last Resort): If the problem still isn't resolved, you can try a power cleaning cycle. This is a more intensive process and uses a lot of ink, so it should be your last resort. Check Ink Levels and Maintenance Box: Ensure that your ink reservoirs are filled past the minimum level and that the maintenance box isn't full. Running these processes with low ink can damage your printer or give unreliable results.
Where did you say I could find the Adobe PDF file? I just used your program to unclog my Epson 2850. Your instructions worked great. All is well. But I need the file to get the Adobe PDF. Thanks.
I didn't find your video until after I did 3 print head cleanings. because that is what I would do with my other printer to fix. Now I have printed your purge files and followed your steps. I am getting a notice to update me firmware. Should I update now? Will it make a difference. My printer is fairly new. My issue started with paper not feeding through properly and I canceled the print and started the print over and here I am in the mess. I have an et-2850
Given that your printer is fairly new and you're experiencing issues with paper feeding, updating the firmware could potentially help resolve the problem. Firmware updates often include fixes for known issues and improvements in performance.
Why are my nozzle check pages printing without missing segments but the words on the page have lines in them, the magenta has huge light lines in my designs, and the cyan dark lines? Now, I did the purge sheets and the magenta and cyan are better. The black purge was perfect and the designs are now fine BUT the words on the nozzle check sheet STILL have lines in them. I did a vertical AND horizontal print alignment too. Even the horizontal alignment had lines through it. So weird. So frustrating. I best not complain though, my designs are now fine, I just worry that it'll happen again because the lines in the words even though it didn't happen on the purge sheet. I'm baffled! Thank you for ANOTHER amazing tutorial, the purge sheets, and the gorgeous subliflower that I am totally putting on a shirt!
I'm glad all is well now anyway! You can always search and/or ask in my Sublimation FB Group too! There are so many helpful members and lots of helpful information, facebook.com/groups/sublimationmadeeasy ❤️
Can you recommend a no frills home printer. My Epson printer is clogged and I just wanna buy another one. Basic home use with photos. Copy, scan & print. No need fax.
You should not leave your inkjet sublimation printer sit for an extended period of time without printing. Run at least a nozzle check periodically to move fresh ink through your print heads. If you've let your printer sit without using it, this gives the ink a chance to dry, which, can cause blockages and further issues. Sawgrass recommends that the printer be used often to ensure the print head nozzles do not become clogged. Sawgrass also recommends keeping the printer powered on at all times. This will allow the printer to run automatic maintenance utilities for optimal performance. Epsom EcoTanks need to run often for the same reason.
All fingers are crossed at this time.....I am doing Step 5 😥 I have followed your tutorial and performed all of the other steps. My own fault. I haven't printed a sublimation print in almost one year. I have, however, performed the weekly (sometimes bi-weekly) nozzle check. I should have been printing your purge page instead. I downloaded it yesterday from my Advance page. Oh well. It is 2 years old..... Only the yellow is clogged.....
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I have an Epson ET-2850; was so frustrated and stressed trying to follow instructions to clear the clog; waited 24 hours and tried, after a few more prints I finally had success; so glad I stayed with it! Thank you for a very helpful video; couldn't have gotten thru it without you!
Great to hear!
I am having this problem now. Hours and hours spent on trying to unclog the blue only. Replaced the maintenance box which led to the cost of resetting the printer and tons of ink and still can’t get the blue clear. Any suggestions? The printer is the ET-2803 and only a few months old.
I have a new ET15000 and can't get the blue to print. Gone through so much ink.@@jessicagallo4596
@@JenniferMakershould I wait for 24 hrs before printing after setting up the printer and for test page should I used use sub 125 paper only to test subliflower
No she literally said in the video do not use any of your sublimation paper @@raguprasad2782
Epson F-170 You saved my life! Thank you thank you. I haven't used my printer since about 6-7 months ago. I had a broken leg that took me 3 months this summer to get over. When I used it today, it printed nothing. I found your video and was pleased to follow your instructions, I did a nozzle check, and poof, it worked. I have religiously kept the power on since supposedly that would keep the nozzles from clogging. That sound you here outside is me celebrating!
Yay!!!
I have an Epson 2720. This tip does the trick since I have had my printer clogged, since I didn’t use it for 6 months! Now it is working great!
Yay! I'm happy to hear that🥰
I bought my Epson ET- 2720 printer right before covid -19 struck. I put in the tank colors, and made 2 color tests, and that was 2019, and I haven’t had a chance till now (September 2024) to use my printer. I fear that the ink inside the printer has dried out completely. Not sure what to do next.
Thanks for your recommendations. I almost cry thinking that my other option was to buy another printer. I fix my printer !!! 🙌🏼🥰
thats why i like youtube, people help and share real experiences. Thanks alot
You are so welcome!
I just wanted to stop back here and thank you! It took 4 days, but I was able to unclog my Epson 2850. While the purge sheets never showed any color except gray, I performed nozzle checks, print head cleaning, and a total of 2 power cleanings that finally did the trick. Each day after I tried an assortment of actions, I shut the printer off for at least 24 hours. Gradually, the nozzle checks showed a tiny bit of blue (the original missing color), but when I would then do a print head cleaning, the blue would disappear in the next nozzle check.
Finally, today I turned the printer on, did a nozzle check and a print head cleaning, and all colors came out perfectly ... plus a big blob of black ink was expelled onto the upper right corner of the paper.
I was really worried I was going to need to buy another printer, so thanks again for calmly explaining that unclogging could take a lot of time and patience. An Asurion insurance plan was purchased for this by my brother as a gift, but I figured that any claim would be rejected since I was using Hippoo ink.
BTW, the printer sat all winter unused in subzero temps (down to -40F) in my unheated house while I was away, and it started up immediately and worked flawlessly from mid-March to mid-June. I have used it almost every other day since, so who knows why it suddenly decided to clog!
I'm so glad you got it unclogged! 🥰
I have the same problem. All my colors do not print. When I do the nozzle test, I got nothing from the colored Inks. I’ve done multiple purge pages and no color were printed. What can I do next?
My yellow prints pink after several purge sheets at nozzle cleanings
So grateful for this in-depth step by step! Thank you so much. My Epson printer has been sitting for months, literally from the first print job, and there was nothing that came close to your attention to detail and explanation. I did get a lot of being talked down to, from self proclaimed ’experts’ about the evils of sublimation ink, but no actual help! So your brilliant video has given me some hope, and the courage to try this. Thank you again.
I'm happy to help🥰
@@JenniferMaker thank you so much!
Thank you, Jennifer Maker, for your calm and detailed explanation to fix a problem that gives us so much stress. Our ET-2760 decided to stop printing cyan in the middle of a print job today. I had 0 cyan lines in the nozzle check and the purge file was no help. After 3 head cleanings the tiniest bit of a blue line showed up on the nozzle check, so I figured the 4th time was the charm. So happy to report that it was!
Glad it was helpful!🥰
I bought an Epson 4800 for a regular printer because my HP was getting too expensive. I don't print every day and sometimes I go a week without printing but then I print a lot. This video came out just as I was dreading unclogging my 4800. It was a wonderful step by step process that saved me hours of needless printing and calling it a lot of really bad names and threatening throwing it out the window. THANK YOU JENNIFER FOR THIS AWESOME TUTORIAL!!!!!
You are so welcome!
You, my dear, have saved me a whole lot of trouble. I preach about how well your instructions are in your videos to my husband. But THIS video, has made a huge difference for me. I had all my print lines clogged so badly that only some black was coming through, nothing else. Now here it is day 3, and I have a minor clog in the black line only. But the rest of the colors are perfect. Thank you so much
Glad it was helpful!
Jennifer, I can always count on you to solve these pesky problems! Thank you for keeping my business flowing and growing!!
❤️ ❤️
I worked on this for 5 days and finally did have to do the power cleaning, but it did work and I don't have to research new printers anymore. Epson ET-2840. So thankful for all of Jennifer's videos! Going now to set up my printer email so I don't get clogged again.
Excellent!
Thanks for making the purge sheets. I've used FAR too much ink doing print head cleanings!
Jennifer you are a legend! I watched several videos and followed them and then your video really stood out. I did the nozzle clean and head clean and unfortunately i had to do the 11min power wash. I went online and got my password from your site and went to your library and ran the file 588 for your PDF files for the Purge Sheets. I waited 12 hours overnight, got up this morning and ran the YELLOW Purge sheet and CMYB Purge Sheets! .......and its FIXED!! Yipee. I was sceptical at first about letting your printer 'rest' as i have never heard of that and this was also my first time to have a problem with our ecotank (we have ET-2820 her in Australia) Our problem was that last week after the kids printed an A4 page of a copy of a photo that the Yellow and Cian were not coming through in colour printing. It was for of all pinky looking. I ended up doing 5 x head cleans and only 1 power wash. It took a 3rd of my ink whilst doing that so now i can see via the process that you dont want to do that very much and it would be much better to run a purge weekly than go through all this again. A big thank you for your expertise.!!!!
Yay, I'm so happy this helped you!❤
Wow lots of people in the comments having issues with the Epson 2720. I am also one of those people. Hoping to try this when I have some extra time because my printer is not printing black at all. I tried so many online methods and nothing worked. Can’t wait to try this, thanks Jennifer! ❤
You are so welcome!
Did it work
@@caseydavis1875 Sadly I haven’t tried. Life has been crazy lol. 😂 I’m a student and I have two jobs. I have no time to myself lol. I’ll let you know when I get around to it. Haha 🤣
Oh I So Need To Watch This. I Have Been Searching the internet for answers and got NOWHERE !!!! I'm Super Stoked
I hope you find it helpful!❤️
Thank you! After three days of intermittent printer cleaning, on day three I used your purge sheets, more cleaning, and finally the yellow and blue ink started working again!! :)
Great to hear!
I LOVED our Epson ET-2850 when we bought it - it uses very little ink when printing. After having it for a year, the cyan quit working. After watching a few other videos for help, I came across this one! I didn't even know about the Maintenance Box! (now i do!). I replaced the full Maintenance Box and ran a few purge sheets (no luck), then ran a couple of head-cleans and VOILA! Thank you SO much for your help!!
You are so welcome!
Thanks so much for your awesome explanation on unclogging printer. My Epson 2750 clogged about a year ago, and after going through the basic cleaning, I gave in and did the power cleaning. That was a mistake because quite a bit of ink leaked out the back of printer. After doing some research on this, I ran across the suggestion of printing out a page of each color, much like your idea to do this. I didn’t feel like the Epson website was very helpful in solving my problem. Thanks so much for your very helpful tips on this. I just found your website and am a bit overwhelmed with all the information/resources/tips you share with us. Thanks so much!
You are so welcome! Thanks for the tip!
Yes, Epson's technical support is pretty much useless.
Much appreciated! I fixed my Epson 2780 Ecotank today following your tutorial. So relieved! Thank you, so much.
Glad it helped!
You have the best video on this subject. It's not just the nicely paced instuction, but it is also your calming demeanor. Normally I
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks Jennifer! It's my dad's printer and when he asked for help there was NO Cyan and NO Magenta. Ooooo... Ok... I really didn't think it would work. But it did! It took 3 days of 3x/day of Print Head Cleaning but back up and running. Thanks so much for the video!!
Oh great, happy to hear it!
Thank you SO MUCH for this tutorial! For some reason my yellow was not printing, but all other colors were. I don't think I had a clogged line because I changed one setting in my printer settings and all of a sudden the yellow started printing! I am saving this video for future reference because it is SO VERY INFORMATIVE AND HELPFUL!!!! Thank you for taking the time to do this.
Glad I could help!
Hi @kimglasgow8401, I have the same problem right now. All my colors work except the yellow. Could you please explain what settings you changed?
Thank you so much for this video, I appreciate YOU!!! I have an Epson ET-2850 and the yellow ink was not working at all (the printer is barely 2 years old). I watched your video a couple of times before attempting to clear the clogged color. This was my attempt... after Nozzle check #1, Printer purge file for all four colors #1, Printer purge file yellow only 5x (as you recommended), Nozzle check #2, Printer purge file yellow only 1x after the Nozzle check (#6), Nozzle check #3, Printer purge file yellow only 1x after the Nozzle check (#7), Nozzle check #4, Printer purge file yellow only 1x (8th attempt) and the yellow finally printed. To make sure the yellow was working, I printed a purge file all color (#2) and ALL four colors printed perfectly! I was trying to avoid the Power Cleaning at all cost. Thank you again and I will definitely make it a habit to print the all color printer purge file weekly.
Yay! I'm so glad it worked for you!
Oh my goodness thanks. I had a very challenging week last week and to top it off, you guessed it my printer clogged. I searched how to fix it and did eventually do a power clean after a few steps and 12 hour waits. I would have loved to have tried the purge sheets and now I have them as a fabulous resource. Lesson learned. I have something I print weekly and have missed it maybe 2 times this is so helpful. Printing weekly is a must you are so right. 😂
Glad I could help!
Oh my gosh! Your purge sheets are genius! They make so much sense. I only wish I'd found this video years ago and saved myself some ink. But now I'll be starting with those first if one of my colors isn't working. One print and boom it had cleared the clog. After I wasted ink on three print head cleanings. Not doing that again if I don't have to.
I'm glad you find this helpful! ❤️
Thank you. This was a great process and very timely. My Epson Workforce at work had NO magenta and we were afraid I would have to get a replacement. After trying your prices, I am happy to say that all colors are working just fine. Thank you.
Glad it helped!
The 2720 is a work horse. I've had it for over 7 years. Got it before my mom passed. Haven't printed in color for a few weeks so yellow stopped working. Glad I saw this. I've tried everything, including power cleaning, but haven't checked the print since doing it yesterday. I wish I had known about a purge print first. Wish me luck.
Good luck! You got this!
Thank you so much I had no knowledge about even owning a inkjet printer came across this video my ink wouldn’t even print no color just grey did 2 days of what she suggested and my printer works and now I know about my printer 😊I have the Epson 2850
Glad I could help!🥰
I printed out your subliflower and it’s beautiful. My regular printer printed it out beautifully and so did my Epson 2850. So I had to put it on something so I could see the gorgeous colors. Wow! Super impressed!
Thank you! That's wonderful!
Wow!!! Finally!! I thought I had tried everything, your purge sheets are genius!! THANK YOU sooo much!!! This isn't just for sublimation ink either. My regular ink printer had stopped printing cyan and I thought I had tried everything! This took several prints, but it worked!
I'm so glad to hear that!
Thank you! Thank you! My blue was completely clogged. I followed all your instructions and had to do a full clean, but I'm back to having fun with sublimation today!
Glad it helped!
Thank you Jennifer. Took me three purge black sheets to get rid of the clog, and a head clean.I have a Epson F160 sublimation printer ....Love it... Looking forward to joining your advance course :)
Wonderful!
I wish I had read my emails yesterday! My husband spent a long time yesterday trying to clean up an old Epson to give to our youngest in college.
Oh my i run cleaning cycles pretty often and never knew about the maintenance box or that it’s been storing ink in there after every time yikes! Thanks for the video!
Happy to help!
It worked 🎉🎉🎉🎉 Thank you sooo much! I had a useless printer because cyan was totally blocked so all my printings were pinkish, after about 6-7 cyan purges and 2 head cleanings the cyan is back! I have a functional printer now, thank you soooo much for this video!
Glad it helped!
This is BY FAR THE BEST video on the topic!!! I watched so many before I found this and everything was so clear and explained BEAUTIFULLY!!! Thank you for your hard work on this!!
Glad it was helpful!
Hi my printer is epson 2850 every time I print nothing is being printer on the paper. What is the best possible solution for this ? My ink tank is full.
Hi my printer is epson 2850 every time I print nothing is being printer on the paper. What is the best possible solution for this ? My ink tank is full.
Great video thankyou, im going to invest in a new Epson eco tank 2860 tomorrow for my printing venture, I’ve heard the only bad thing about them is blocked heads, this vid has given me enough confidence to know I can unclog it with ease 👍🏻👍🏻🙂
Good luck!
Great video. Thank you. You know way more than the Epson technical support. Seriously.
Questions, please.
So you have one purge sheet with all four colors for when all the test lines are not good. However, wouldn't it be better even in such a case to use just one color sheet at a time? I am thinking that maybe there would be more force coming through the particular color tube and hence higher chances of clearing it as opposed to four of them going at the same time with lesser force?
How much is the printer's life shortened by doing the head cleanings or power cleanings? And what will happen eventually? The printer will not turn on?
Will printing the test page with the lines once a week be good enough to "exercise" the printer or does it need more color to print out?
Thank you so much and I am looking forward to your response.
Thank you so much for watching! To answer your questions - Yes, using a single-color purge sheet could potentially push more ink through a clogged nozzle of that color, since the printer is concentrating on that one tube. This can be a good approach if one specific color is having issues. But if all colors show issues, an all-color purge sheet can be effective, as it keeps the ink flowing through each line.
Head cleanings and power cleanings do add some wear to the printer, but how much they shorten the printer’s life depends on the model and frequency. Generally, printers are designed to handle these maintenance cycles to some extent, so occasional cleanings shouldn’t cause noticeable damage. Over time, however, excessive cleanings may contribute to print head wear or clogging, but it usually doesn’t prevent the printer from turning on-just affects print quality.
Printing a simple test page with lines once a week can definitely help “exercise” the printer, but occasionally printing a page with more solid colors can also help. This uses a bit more ink, but it’s beneficial for keeping all colors flowing and reducing the chance of clogs. 😊🌻
@@JenniferMaker Thank you so much Jennifer for getting back to me 😊
I have done 6 printer head cleanings (over two days). 3 yesterday, followed by the power cleanse. I printed the test page today and unfortunately no improvement. I have yellow and cyan missing completely at this point.
I watched your video yesterday ( after I did all the cleanings) and I printed the purge pages for cyan and yellow ( 5 each) but no improvement. They were both pinkish.
Is there anything else I can do at this point? I think that the only option left is going in there physically and use a syringe with air or a solution or hot water.
In the past, the cleanings have helped me. I do not know why I seem to have issues this time.
You mentioned that doing too many cleanings (head or power cleanings) can wear out the print head. What would the symptoms be? Is it possible that it happened to my printer? You also said that the cleanings can themselves cause clogs? Why would it be so? There is so much I do not understand about printers LOL.
I have an Epson ET 2760.
Magenta and black seem to be OK however when I printed the black purge page, I noticed slight lines spaced out evenly at about 1 cm running through the page crosswise. What does that mean?
Thank you so much!
Jennifer, thanks for your help. My problem was just cyan. It was printing out the purge in a pinkish color in the beginning of doing all this. I did a cycle of 3-5 purge and 2 head cleanings. I repeated this cycle, every once in a while mixing up a little differently with maybe 6 purges in a row, with two cleanings, and once I did 3 purges followed by 3 cleanings in row. I also threw in a few purges with all four colors. Probably did these cycles 8-10 times and I figured I would eventually leave it alone and see if the 12-24 hour wait would help because I was still only seeing solid pink. Actually was feeling that I would likely end up needing to do the dreaded power cleaning. Continued on though and FINALLY I saw a few jacked up blue streaks on the upper portion of the color block so I kept going. Eventually after a few more cycles, on of the nozzle checks after doing a cleaning showed cyan with maybe just about 15% breaks in the lines! Kept going and now the ink seems to be completely flowing.
There is still one issue... I am still working on it, but as of now I can't seem to completely shake these extremely faint darker blue lines running across the cyan color block. I only see them when printing in standard, but they are not there when using the high setting... on high it looks 100% solid and beautiful. Judging from what I have said, would you say my problem is no longer a clog or air in the lines so doing a 24 hour wait wouldn't really help at this point... and what my issue is now is solely with continuing to clean the print heads? I like the look of high better anyway but would rather not HAVE to print in high for everything. Btw, I do not use sublimation ink whether or not that has anything to do with anything and the files you provided, I just used the standard ink that came with the ET-15000
It seems the issue is related to the print settings rather than a physical clog. Check Print Quality Settings: Ensure that your print quality settings are optimized even when using the standard mode. Sometimes, adjusting the settings within the standard mode can help improve the output.
Update Printer Drivers: Make sure your printer drivers are up to date. Sometimes, outdated drivers can cause print quality issues.
Alignment Check: Perform a print head alignment. Misalignment can sometimes cause lines or streaks in prints, especially in lower quality settings.
Paper Quality: Ensure you are using the correct type of paper for your printer. Different papers can affect print quality, especially in different print modes.
Maintenance: Even though you mentioned not wanting to do more print head cleanings, it might be worth doing one more round of cleaning to ensure everything is in top shape.
Since you mentioned that you do not use sublimation ink and are using the standard ink that came with the ET-15000, this should not be a major factor in your issue. However, always ensure that the ink you are using is compatible with your printer.
Using the high-quality setting will provide the best results in printing when you need it.
@@JenniferMaker Ok thanks. I think the issue is the quality of paper(just basic copy paper I'm using during testing) when combined with the standard setting. Results rage from good to great looking when using a combination of either of the matte paper options with high setting.Even when I choose one of the matte options with standard it comes out without banding.
If I continue to use regular printer paper(not matte), but choose one of the matte options in the dropdown list and also choose matte paper option on the actual printer settings, is there any negative effect on the printer heads or is it just that the printer is dumping more ink out onto the page and it doesn't really mater if you are lying to the printer that it is using matte paper?
Also, I have heard that updating the Epson can cause issues with performance and third party products. It might just be with updating the actual firmware though, not if you only update the drivers if you are even allowed to do those separately when updating. Not even sure if the 3rd party thing effect Ecotank owners unless for some reason you wanted to replace the tanks and they have chips. Do you know anything about issues when updating, especially for the ET-15000?
and even after following this video on 2 different epson 2720 and 2800, my nozzel checks where still horrible but someone told me to change print settings to high quality and photo paper ink - and omg my prints no longer have lines thru them... what a difference. and now i know i need to get a new maintenance box for my 2720 and i'm close on the 2800 so i ordered them. thank you so much for your video.!!!
So glad to hear that!
Those print pages are genius! Thank you for the video and the documents. I'll print the forms every week from now on to keep the printer head clean.
Glad to hear that! Thank you!
I found you just before taking my printer in for repairs. Your solutions worked, Thank you!!!
Glad I could help!
Thank You Thank You Thank You! Your instructions were easy to follow! Never knew about the maintenance box, which did need to be replaced and my printer did have to go through a power cleaning but I have full color back!
Great to hear!
I was unable to use my Epson Ecotank 2760 for over a year due to family health issues. I tried several times to get it to print but nothing. After watching these steps and using the files from Jennifer, I decided to try it again. On day 1 and 2, I was getting blank pages. Today (day 3) I was able to get all colors printing with the exception of cyan. This color is not printing anything. I am going to try for a day 4 tomorrow since waiting 24 hours seemed to help with the other colors. Thanks Jennifer!
Glad to hear that!
Thank you for this very helpful information! I had tried numerous times to unclog my black ink. Printing the purge pages three times did it. Now I will be sure to keep it going with your recommendation.
Wonderful!
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU Jennifer .. I have the ET 2803. I didn't know it could get clogged. I hadn't used it in about 6 months..yikes.. it took a while but on the 3rd day of trying everything else I had no choice but to do the power cleaning and it WORKED !! I am soo happy 🙂
That's wonderful!
Thank you, I tried the clean head twice and nozzle check, then again the next day, and to my great, great surprise, I started to see a noticeable improvement with the nozzle check, and then printed the "purge" page successfully, and did NOT have to use the "power head clean !"
Fantastic!
Thanks Jennifer! I can't wait to try this when I get home. I'm praying this works! I have the Epson 2800 so I can follow your instructions exactly! Definitely downloading your print sheets! I've been using the subliflower to check. What a great color check tool!
Thanks! Have fun!
THANK YOU JENNIFER.........after following all of your directions for 2 days now..... - I have yellow....I have YELLOW again. Can't thank you enough. I will now figure out the password for my Ecotank printer and add it to my Jennifer Maker Advance Membership .... for future scheduled purge printing. Thank you Thank you Thank you. PHEW..... LOL
Wonderful!
I remembered seeing a mention of this tutorial in an email I got from you, but went ahead and did all the wrong steps before watching it (*sigh). My ET-8550 automatically does head cleaning, and power cleanings if you say the lines are not right in the head nozzle check. Luckily it was only once for both before I watched your video. My printer has six colors, and the only one left with a problem is grey. I Googled purge files and found a grey one but it looks like it is using other colors to create it and not improving that line at all. Do you know if there is any way I can target that ink line specifically? I'm excited for Avance! I got on the waiting list as soon as I heard about it. Thanks for all you do, Jennifer! 🥰
Wonderful! I have not had experience with that. You can ask in the group. facebook.com/groups/sublimationmadeeasy
Hi, I have the same printer ET-8550, have you found a way to purge the grey color?
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I had left both my printer sitting for too long and it was not printing cyan on one and the black on the other at all now they are both back working after many cycles of purging, nozzle cleaning and head cleaning.
Yay! So glad to hear that!
Awesome video (as usual) and thank you so much for the purge files, I've been struggling to make my own. I have the ET 2720. Your the best !!
I'm happy to help🥰
I had to do a power cleaning, wait over 24hrs, then unplug, then do a print head check, then 3 more print head cleaings and finally got unclogged. I am so thankful it is finally unclogged. I had gone about 2 months ( somehow) without printing, I will not let that happen again.
Yay! I am glad you got it back up and running.
Epson 2800 - the first nozzle check showed that I was missing all the cyan as well as a few magenta segments. I tried printing the purge files and nothing changed so I did the head cleaning 3 times and the nozzle check after the 3rd one was perfect. Thank goodness!! Hopefully I didn't fill up the maintenance box too much. I'm definitely going to set up a weekly email to the printer with all the colors! Thanks for the help!
Glad you found it helpful! 🥰
Hi Jennifer! Thanks for all your helpful videos.
I have a question - I have an epson printer. I already put ink in it, can I still convert it into a sublimation printer?
I've seen solutions to this online before and there has been discussion in my sublimation group in regards to this with other crafters, facebook.com/groups/sublimationmadeeasy but I have not tried this myself. Best of luck to you! ❤️
I've had more issues with the Epson eco refill printer than regular ink jet. I'm so tempted to going back to the that and dealing with the high ink cost.
A real sublimation printer will give you a warranty as the EcoTanks once converted do not.
Thank you SO much! I was about to lose all hope, and did have to end up resorting to a Power Clean, but that finally fixed my clogged ink! You mention printing once a week at least to keep it unclogged, but I wasn't sure if you mean to print a purge sheet once a week, or just run a nozzle check once a week. Can you please clarify that part? Thank you!!!
To keep your printer unclogged, it's recommended to print at least one sheet with all of your ink colors each week. This can be a simple one-page sheet that includes all four colors of ink. This practice helps keep the ink flowing and prevents clogs. You can set a reminder to print weekly, or you can use an auto print service if you prefer something more automated. Running a nozzle check is part of the troubleshooting process if you encounter clogs, but for regular maintenance, printing a sheet with all colors is the way to go.
Hello. Such a calm, thorough video. I'm assuming this is the process for regular ink, not just sublimation ink. Is that correct? Thank you.
This is for sublimation ink. Well it can be used for both.
I have an Epson Expression Ecotank ET-2750 Series and I am currently running the diagnostics on my printer to see if it could be clogged and so far I have run a nozzle check 3 times and cyan is the only color coming out. This printer has been sitting in storage where the ink might have dried in the tanks and the areas where it is supposed to come out. I didn't know about the purge sheets until watching this video and running a print head cleaning and getting no results so I had unfortunately ran a power cleaning on it. I am probably going to try the ink pad next after 12 hours are up to see if I need to replace that next or even flush the ink tanks. All are useful maintenance tips I have heard to hopefully fix the issues I am having with my printer.
I would recommend joining my sublimation FB group as there is such a wealth of information and troubleshooting in that amazing group! facebook.com/groups/sublimationmadeeasy
I like that auto print test weekly option. I'll have to check this out when I get home. Thanks Jennifer!
I'm glad to hear it🥰
Thank you Jennifer. You are a sunshine, what would we do without you?❤
Aww, thank you 😊
I have been working on this issue for a while now and I had to do the power cleaning. Thank you so much!
Glad I could help!🥰
Awesome, thank you!! I never knew my printers were actually clogged and I've been working on this for weeks until I can across your video that explained the problem and how I know how to take care if it !! Now I can stop wasting my ink with all the print head cleanings I've done!! I have 2 sublimation printers and we've recently moved across the country, neither of my printers are printing as they should. The one I use for regular printing no problems whatsoever. One of my epson printers I have is an ECOTANK 8550, do you have purge sheets for the additional colors??
We only have this purge sheet. jennifermaker.com/wp-content/uploads/printer-purge-sheet.pdf
@@JenniferMakerok thank you for responding so quickly, I really appreciate it! May be a silly question but how do you create purge pages?
Thank you so much Jennifer for this video, I have tried everything but no luck yet. I am going to follow step by step & see if it help's if your printer isn't printing how do you get those sheets with all the colors?
I hope it helps! You can find the files at jennifermaker.com/resource-library#588 🥰
Oh thank you so much! I had to go through all of your video! Finally after the last thing to do it worked! I even bought the ink empty tank! I will now make a print every week bc I was big time stressed! But you got me through it so thank you!
Fantastic!
This video was really helpful. Thank you, I managed to fix my printer with just the purge files. However, I noticed that printouts are a little bluish. So, I guess the job is not completely done.
This may be helpful. jennifermaker.com/sublimation-color-problems/
You're a LIFESAVER!!!! Thank you SO much for putting this video and the purge sheets together!!
You are so welcome!
Banding was solved when i updated my printer drivers. When i first set up my laptop to wireless print, i didn't know to install specific drivers
Hello Jennifer, great news, your method worked. Thank you. I did end up having to do a power clean, but it is printing all colors. However for the pass 2 days I have run into a printing problem. Now it is printing only half of the design. I have shut the printer off and let it rest for 24 hours and even reinstalled the printer. But I keep running into this problem. What can I do?
I'm glad to hear that the power cleaning helped with the colors. However, it's frustrating that you're now facing a new issue with your printer only printing half of the design. Here are a few steps you can try to resolve this problem:
Check the Nozzle Check Sheet: Print a nozzle check sheet to see if any nozzles are clogged or if there are any missing segments. This will help you identify if the issue is related to the printhead.
Print a Purge Sheet: If the nozzle check sheet shows any inconsistencies, print a purge sheet for the problematic color(s). This can help clear any remaining clogs.
Ensure Ink Levels are Sufficient: Make sure that all ink reservoirs are above the minimum level. Low ink levels can cause printing issues.
Clean the Print Heads: If the purge sheet doesn't resolve the issue, perform a printhead cleaning. This process can help clear any clogs that might be causing the problem.
Check for Firmware Updates: Sometimes, updating the printer's firmware can resolve printing issues. Check if there are any available updates for your printer model.
Inspect the Print Settings: Ensure that your print settings are correct. Sometimes, incorrect settings can cause partial prints. Make sure the design is set to print using color ink and that the best quality options are selected.
Check the Paper and Print Area: Ensure that the paper is correctly loaded and that the print area is not obstructed. Sometimes, issues with paper alignment can cause partial prints.
Run a Power Cleaning Cycle: As a last resort, you can run another power cleaning cycle. This is taxing on the printer, so only do this if the other steps don't resolve the issue.
Feel free to. ask questions in the group for more feedback. facebook.com/groups/sublimationmadeeasy
You are so kind...and understandable.
I have had this Epson 3850 for less than three months and I see that my lines could be possibly clogged.
This is basically a brand new printer. Does this happen within a few months? I used the printer maybe twice a week to print letters in black to people that I correspond with. I also use the color when I would print from my phone.
It's difficult to understand why a brand new printer would need so much maintenance. But I thank you for the time that you spent to tell us what to do. I'm going to try your ideas here.
Thank you. I hope it works for you.
Brand new 15000. Literally only printed 56 sheets so far and yellow and magenta are clogged. It started with the vertical bands. Up until now, I was printing something everyday. It went south when I needed to print 10 pages in a row. I'm disappointed I've encountered clogs so early on in owning this printer. I just did the first power clean and it is off, resting. Fingers crossed I have good results tomorrow. Hippo ink and Asub paper.
Fingers crossed! 🤞
It worked! The nozzle print form looks great! Thank you! I hope it runs smoothly for a bit!
@@JenniferMaker
Sublimation can be pretty fun to see the projects come together, but it is truly heart breaking to deal with a clog. I let my printer sit for months and every time I kick my self in the but. Thank you for reminding me to print weekly
I certainly hope you find it helpful!
@@JenniferMaker Yes after letting my printer rest for 24 hours. and cleaning the nozzles one more time and using you subliflower, the colors finally broke through. I also placed a timer on my phone to remind me. I thought my printer was over. Thank you, 🥰
Very helpful video, thank you very much 🤩 I'm off to try your purge sheets now and great tip about printing every week in colour (I've not been doing that and get frequent clogs). Fingers crossed your tips will solve my issues lol 😅💖
Glad it was helpful!❤️
I went through your process for unclogging to the tee but unfortunately I still have Cyan showing lots of issues. I have seen a liquid that you can use to clear out the ink completely. Do you have any other recommendations? I so appreciate your clear and detailed process as it was giving me hope. I also will initiate your weekly process to keep from happening again.
I do not. I would suggest to do a little research before you try it.
I have an Epson ET 2850, I had not remembered to print something weekly so it had been a couple of months. Went to print 4 days ago and 1 and 1/2 pages printed correctly, the rest was mostly green. When I ran a nozzle check only black showed so where the green came from, who knows. Then after watching your video and downloading the purge sheets I would print the purge sheets and only the black writing showed. Now after two more days I printed 20 sheets on cyan and not only is there no blue the black writing is not showing up either. I will keep at it every day but I am frustrated. Your video was excellent, thank you. I'm not sure my nozzles were clogged as the first page and a half printed fine. I did buy nozzle cleaning kit and watched a video on taking it apart and cleaning the nozzles but here again I'm not sure that is the problem. If there is air in the lines is there a way to clear that?
I'm glad you found the video helpful. If you suspect that air in the lines might be causing the issue, there are a few steps you can take to address it:
Check Ink Levels: Ensure that all your ink reservoirs are filled past the minimum level. Low ink levels can cause air to get into the lines.
Run a Nozzle Check: Navigate to the home view on your printer, select maintenance, and then choose the nozzle check option. This will help you determine if there are any clogs or if the issue might be due to air in the lines.
Perform a Printhead Cleaning: If the nozzle check shows gaps or missing segments, you can try a printhead cleaning. This process pushes ink through the nozzles and can help clear out any air bubbles. Navigate to maintenance and select head cleaning (but avoid power cleaning unless it's a last resort).
Let the Printer Rest: Sometimes, letting the printer sit for a while can help the ink settle and clear out any air bubbles naturally.
Print Test Sheets: After performing the cleaning, print a new nozzle check sheet to see if the issue has been resolved. You can also print a few test sheets to ensure the lines are clear and consistent.
Excellent video - super helpful! Thank you so much for sharing your PDFs and being so thorough. Really appreciate it. I was able to get my printer working again with a power clean :)
Yay! Glad it was helpful!
I am so glad you are showing how to do this
I'm hope you find it helpful🥰
@JenniferMaker oh yes ma'am thank you again. 😊
thankyou Jennifer!!! so helpful! your method is thorough and clear and gave me the patience I needed.
I'm so glad!
I finally had to do a power clean...and now the magenta is unclogged..Thanks
for the video...
You are so welcome!
It took a power clean to unclog my printer after not using it for one year, but after that one cleaning, it was perfect!
Great to hear!
Right time for this video I have Epson ET. 2720 it is only printing black . I tried head clean and nozzle check nothing worked I printed perg filles nothing work . I hope your video really help me .
Thank you
I hope so too!❤️
Be sure you don't have 'monochrome' checked in printer properties. Just in case ... 😊
So great that this worked for everyone else. I had black but no other colors. Since following these instructions I now have no color, not even the black. I have been working with it for several days. Am now trying 20 purge sheets at a time but all are blank. I don't understand why since the black was working, after cleaning nozzles and running purge sheets for several days I now have no color and no black. If anyone has other ideas or if it took hundreds of purge sheets to clear it, that would encourage me to keep running the purge sheets. By the way my ink is all about half full. Less than a week ago I printed four sublimation prints. The first came out fine, the 2nd was 1/3 good color then green for the rest of the print and the last two are just green. Now this is odd since blue and yellow make green, or they used to so how did I get green prints with no color on my nozzle check. I am baffled.
It sounds like you're having quite a challenging time with your Brother Sublimation Printer. Based on the context provided, here are a few suggestions and ideas that might help you resolve the issue:
Ink Levels and Nozzle Check: Ensure that your ink reservoirs are filled past the minimum level. Low ink levels can cause issues with ink delivery. Since your ink levels are about half full, this should be sufficient, but double-check to be sure.
Nozzle Check Sheet: Print a nozzle check sheet to see if any colors are missing or faint. This will help you identify which colors are not printing correctly. If the nozzle check sheet shows no color at all, it indicates a severe clog or another issue with ink delivery.
Rest the Printer: Sometimes, letting the printer rest for 12 to 24 hours can help. Turn off the printer and let it sit. This can allow any air bubbles in the ink lines to settle and might help with ink flow.
Purge Sheets: You mentioned using 20 purge sheets at a time, which is quite a lot. Typically, it should not take hundreds of purge sheets to clear a clog. If the purge sheets are coming out blank, it suggests that the ink is not reaching the print heads at all.
Check for Air in the Lines: If you recently filled your ink tanks, there might be air in the lines. This can cause the ink to not flow properly. Letting the printer rest, as mentioned earlier, can sometimes help with this.
Power Cleaning: As a last resort, you can try running a power cleaning cycle. This uses a lot of ink but can sometimes clear severe clogs. Make sure your ink tanks are at least one-third full before running a power cleaning cycle.
Printer Maintenance: Check your printer's manual for any specific maintenance steps or troubleshooting tips. There might be additional steps you can take to address the issue.
Professional Help: If none of the above steps work, it might be time to contact Brother's customer support or take the printer to a professional for servicing.
Regarding the green prints, it sounds like there might be an issue with the cyan and magenta inks not printing correctly, leading to an imbalance in color output. This could be due to clogs or air in the lines.
@@JenniferMakerthank you for the additional steps. It is just confusing that the black was coming out on the nozzle check and in fact one time only the cyan came out. Will keep working with it.
@@JenniferMaker i had black two days ago then nothing yesterday. I ordered a printhead cleaning kit and in the instructions it told me to do a power clean first. I did an filled my ink tanks. I finally have al colors with a couple of missing spots on the cyan. Power cleaning said may take 22 hours to get quality prints but so far it looks good. Thank you for your help.
Good video! I like the idea of purge sheets. One of those “I should have thought of that!” moments :)
Glad you liked it!
Hi Jennifer! I have an Epson ET-2720 that I have Hippoo Sublimation ink in the tanks from the beginning. Unfortunately, I did not use it for several months and now I am having a real problem getting it unclogged. All the colors have strips when I print the purge sheets. I have been working on this off and on for several weeks with no real success. I love the idea of a purge sheet, but it seems mine has some important print heads that are still clogged. I have followed all the steps and done this about 4 times over the last several months. I still do not have my print heads unclogged. Do you have any other suggestions? I don't mind getting my hands dirty and learning how to maintain this little printer. But right now I am at a loss. Please direct me. I think I need to do another power cleaning, but my little screen on the printer says there is a problem with the print head nozzles. For details see documentation. Any wisdom on this message?
My Sublimation FB Group has some amazing crafters who have helped each other troubleshoot all sorts of printer issues! I would search and/or ask there for the best suggestions, facebook.com/groups/sublimationmadeeasy
Thank you for this! My problem was my print settings!
Glad it helped!
Thank you thank you! I’ve been searching for a tutorial about this issue! You’re the best ❤😊
I hope you find it helpful🥰
Your tutorial couldn't have come at a better time. My printer has laid unused for over a year. The nozzle check sheet came out completely blank. I'm using the Epson 2720 converted to sublimation. I've tried all the steps in your tutorial except for the cleaning of the rollers as I need two hands for that and currently have one in a sling. Do you think that cleaning the rollers might resolve the problem? (I have tried the purge sheets a few times to no avail).
It might! It's worth the try to do it if nothing else is working.
Is it better to do test prints with sublimation paper versus regular printer paper? If I remember, choosing the matte paper setting pushes more ink out. Will that make a difference in whether or not your printer develops a clog over time?
You can use plain paper for your testing for sure!
Where yours is coming out with the YMC colours, mine is only coming out with black when I do the maintenance check 🙃 any advice would be great appreciated ✨✨
It sounds like you're having trouble with your printer only printing in black during the maintenance check. Here are some steps you can follow to try and unclog the printer:
Print a Nozzle Check Sheet:
Navigate to the home view on your printer and select maintenance, then nozzle check. This will help you identify which colors are not printing correctly.
Print a Purge Sheet:
Open the purge sheet PDF for the color you want to fix (in your case, it might be cyan, magenta, and yellow). Print the purge sheet using the best quality settings available. This process helps push ink through the nozzles and can sometimes clear clogs.
Printhead Cleaning:
If the purge sheet doesn't resolve the issue, go back to the maintenance menu and select head cleaning. This process will push ink through the nozzles to try and clear any clogs. Be sure to check the ink levels before starting this process.
Rest the Printer:
If after three rounds of printhead cleanings the issue persists, turn the printer off and let it sit for 12 to 24 hours. Sometimes the ink needs time to settle.
Power Cleaning (Last Resort):
If the problem still isn't resolved, you can try a power cleaning cycle. This is a more intensive process and uses a lot of ink, so it should be your last resort.
Check Ink Levels and Maintenance Box:
Ensure that your ink reservoirs are filled past the minimum level and that the maintenance box isn't full. Running these processes with low ink can damage your printer or give unreliable results.
Where did you say I could find the Adobe PDF file? I just used your program to unclog my Epson 2850. Your instructions worked great. All is well. But I need the file to get the Adobe PDF. Thanks.
You can get it free on my blog jennifermaker.com/resource-library/#588 🥰
I desperately need this video!
I hope it helps you!❤️
Thank you for helping me unclog my Eason printer.
Great to hear!
I didn't find your video until after I did 3 print head cleanings. because that is what I would do with my other printer to fix. Now I have printed your purge files and followed your steps. I am getting a notice to update me firmware. Should I update now? Will it make a difference. My printer is fairly new. My issue started with paper not feeding through properly and I canceled the print and started the print over and here I am in the mess. I have an et-2850
Given that your printer is fairly new and you're experiencing issues with paper feeding, updating the firmware could potentially help resolve the problem. Firmware updates often include fixes for known issues and improvements in performance.
Thank you so much Jennifer! As usual, this was an awesome video :) I have an ET-2803 and the power cleaning worked! Thanks again!
Glad it helped!
Why are my nozzle check pages printing without missing segments but the words on the page have lines in them, the magenta has huge light lines in my designs, and the cyan dark lines? Now, I did the purge sheets and the magenta and cyan are better. The black purge was perfect and the designs are now fine BUT the words on the nozzle check sheet STILL have lines in them. I did a vertical AND horizontal print alignment too. Even the horizontal alignment had lines through it. So weird. So frustrating. I best not complain though, my designs are now fine, I just worry that it'll happen again because the lines in the words even though it didn't happen on the purge sheet. I'm baffled! Thank you for ANOTHER amazing tutorial, the purge sheets, and the gorgeous subliflower that I am totally putting on a shirt!
I'm glad all is well now anyway! You can always search and/or ask in my Sublimation FB Group too! There are so many helpful members and lots of helpful information, facebook.com/groups/sublimationmadeeasy ❤️
Can you recommend a no frills home printer. My Epson printer is clogged and I just wanna buy another one. Basic home use with photos. Copy, scan & print. No need fax.
Here is a comparison. jennifermaker.com/what-epson-printer-for-sublimation/#what_sublimation_printer_does_jennifer_use
THANK YOU SO MUCH…POWER CLEANING WORKED AFTER FIRST TRY
Glad it helped!
Should you leave your printer on when it's not in use? I read/heard that you should turn it off when it's not in use or is it ok to leave on?
You should not leave your inkjet sublimation printer sit for an extended period of time without printing. Run at least a nozzle check periodically to move fresh ink through your print heads.
If you've let your printer sit without using it, this gives the ink a chance to dry, which, can cause blockages and further issues. Sawgrass recommends that the printer be used often to ensure the print head nozzles do not become clogged. Sawgrass also recommends keeping the printer powered on at all times. This will allow the printer to run automatic maintenance utilities for optimal performance. Epsom EcoTanks need to run often for the same reason.
All fingers are crossed at this time.....I am doing Step 5 😥 I have followed your tutorial and performed all of the other steps. My own fault. I haven't printed a sublimation print in almost one year. I have, however, performed the weekly (sometimes bi-weekly) nozzle check. I should have been printing your purge page instead. I downloaded it yesterday from my Advance page. Oh well. It is 2 years old..... Only the yellow is clogged.....
Fingers crossed!