SOLVED: Epson F2100 / F2000 Fix Print Head Unclogging & Deep Cleaning Nozzle Check HACK DIY
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- Epson f2100 clogged print head cleaning tips.
Deep cleaning the Epson f2100 and unclogging fouled printheads how it works tips and DIY hack. if you have a printhead that is not clearing after numerous nozzle checks watch this video and try this awesome solution.
everything you need to do is listed and mentioned in this video please like and subscribe and check our other videos for other helpful tips and information.
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Disclaimer: Proceed at your own risk. This video.is for informational purposes and should used as such.
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AMAZING RESULTS! We're an apparel manufacturer creating samples for stores like Forever21 and Maurices with our printers. We had an urgent meeting in 5 days and needed samples, but our white ink wasn't working, cyan was a mess, and we had suction errors. After trying 5 heavy cleaning cycles, tube cleaning, and contacting the DTG seller with no success, we reached out to Epson support, who quoted a flat fee of $2,479 for repairs, primarily nozzle replacement.
As a last-resort attempt, I tried something I didn't think would work, but IT DID! Our printer now operates like new, saving us $3,000. Thank you!
Congratulations on your new opportunity. I'm glad it worked! Good luck to you!
OMG.....IT WORKED!!!!!
My CMYK were perfect but given the cost of White ink I did not use the white ink for a couple of months and they were blocked even after I had replaced it with 2 brand new cartridges! As my F2100 was 1.5 years old, so out of warranty. I was quoted for a brand new printhead replacement plus travel time & labour at just under GBP£2,000 (USD$2,500). I built the contraption and left the printhead to soak for 4 hours, followed by a heavy head cleaning and 90% of the White came out on a nozzle check 2 more medium & 1 light and now have 99%!!! We do not get Windex on the UK but I had a DTG flushing solution which I ordered from the USA and it worked really well including a few cleaning swabs total cost $20. THANK YOU (from the UK) for putting this video up!!!
I can't thank you enough for this video! You just saved my business and some peoples jobs. It worked perfectly! I left the fluid for 12h, then made like 6 or 7 cleaning loops. Before the process, WH3 and WH4 wasnt printing nothing at all, but now my printer is back! Thank you soooooooooooo much!
This process saved me a ton of money and stress..it worked like a charm.
Nice Epson Hack!! That saved thousands of dollars.
this helped me out SO MUCH!! I didnt even let it soak for 12hrs i did about an hour soak bc i didnt have time, i wasnt getting ANY ink from any nozzle and your solution helped so much, it could probably have sat longer, but i did a couple of heavy head cleanings after the hour soak and i have all my nozzles back! thank you so much
It WORKED !!! It did take me two rounds of this but it totally worked !!! I can't thank you enough for this video !!! I'm truly grateful !!!!!!!! You're the GREATEST !!!!! Thank you Thank you Thank you !!!!!
Did it last week!!! They sent me the estimate of having a tech come out and fix this issue and new print head. You Saved me a few thousand!!!! Thank you so much for this video!!! Went from only getting white ink to EVERY HEAD WORKING PERFECTLY 🔥🔥🔥
My sat during Covid, purchased brand new (6 -10 shirts printed) WH1-4 not printing! On my second pass! trying this method.
Not tried yet but an awesome and very helpful video to the people!
This is great, thanks - it's recovered our Epson F2160 printhead. Thanks heaps !
I've got no white's working at all on my F2160.. i'm going to try this tomorrow too! hope it works for me !
Awesome! Thank you for taking the time to create this video.
My pleasure! Good luck in ur biz!
Awesome video. Thank you for making it. Im gonna save this video in my watch again playlist. Gonna get one of these next month. Thank you.
We're in CA and have an entire setup for sale if you are still looking. air oress, or machine and printer.
@@clixstormdiy4352 Why are you selling the F2100 if I may ask? Are you getting out of the DTG business?
This worked for me. Thank you so much for sharing.
I know this is late, but praise! It worked!
Just tried it. It worked! Thanks again!!! You are awesome
Heck yeah! Thanks for giving it a try. Please help others $ave.
hey is this method good to use as preventative maintenance? like once a week or something?
Oh my gosh this video saved us the cost of a print head. The nozzle check turned out just beautiful with only maybe 1 spot. We cant tell you enough what this video meant to us. Just a big thank you!!!!!
Thanks for the Video doing a head cleaning today wish me luck
I've never commented on a youtube video in my life, but this worked for me and now I'm getting AMAZING prints! My printer crapped out right now during the holidays and I was so upset about spending $2500+ for service. I cannot thank you enough for this video
Being a first comment ever is gift enough. Happy Holidays!
Its MacGyver! Awesome job
Man I can't thank you enough I got my f2000 for a steal but no white at all on nozzle check a week of trouble shooting finally went and bought your ingredients a $8 cost soaked for 8hrs pulled it did a heavy clean and all 4 whites were visible with a few gaps ran a light cleaning now everything is 100% i felt like won something lol. 👏 to you sir thank you
Out freekin standing! You won $2000. For real. That's amazing. Im glad you got it. The nozzle cleaning takes a few, and is a slow process, but worth it.
thank you so much
Great job!!!!!
I tried this method with my Epson DX5 F187000 printhead. Unclogged some individual nozzles, but miracle didn't happen. To be fair, I've bought refurbished printhead, it worked great until last month, when it stopped show some white nozzle check. Maybe I've made something wrong, but I mixed ~700 ml of Mr. Muscle (alternative to your Window cleaner), ~180 ml distilled water and ~45 ml of alcohol. Then left printhead for about 11 hours, with almost no result. After this l've put the printhead back into your cleaning solution and in addition flushed all nozzles. Only after this inks started draining like you show in the video. This time I waited >12 hours, as the result, pretty much the same nozzle check text as before. If anybody has any hints on this, please let me know! Anyway thank you very much for your video.
This really works thank u for the info
Thank you for the info! same problem, I'm gonna try your solution tomorow.
OK it worked a little bit after 24hours , I'm gonna do it another 24 hours.
Conclusion :
I was skeptical at the beginning but..
After 3 times :
It worked! I recovered 99% of my white ink.
I gain 25% more after each time I put the liquid:
24 hours, 16hours, 4 hours and one last 2 hours.
Thank you very much :D, the quote for the fix cost 2800€. A technician told me that for sure I had to change the head 😂😂. I saved almost 3000€ thank to you.
Will try this. We have 2 white print heads clogged for a year but it prints well still with only 2 white print heads of the 4 but the F2100 thinks it's out of white ink when the cartridges are still 1/2 full? Perhaps because it is only printing from 2 of the 4 white print heads it is only pulling 1/2 of the ink that the ink meter usually indicates?
Man, amazing. Thanks for doing this and waiting for more tips on saving money on this machine cause it's a hell of a job to get a profit out it if you stay with all epson parts.
There is a video on winding up of wiper unit,air filter diy and now this.Any more tips would be appreciated !!
Also to fellow Brethren, you can get wiper unit cloth from china so you can change it after a couple of uses.
Do you have a link to the cloth? Thanks!
Trying this today 🤞🏾bought a used Epson printer with a couple clogged nozzles. I’ll post results in 12 hours
Our machine has been sitting for 3 to 4 months. I'm trying it right now. Keeping my fingers crossed. Thanks for the great informational video.
Did it works for you?
Did it work
Thanks very much for this video...may I ask if it's ok to flush the four small damper cartridges? I've flushed all of the small ports on the damper assembly, just didn't know if I should with those as they don't feel very "durable". Units been sitting a while (F2000), so wanted to get everything flushed that would be needed. Thanks again!!!
Third time's a charm!!! It took longer than I anticipated, but my print head probably sat unused longer. This just saved me at least $2500 bucks. Thanks sooooooo much for posting this...worked beautifully!!!!
Did you have to do the process 3 times? We are on our second time, praying for a miracle!
same I'm about to do it again for the second time
@marieornelas2374 how many times did it take you?
I've done it 3 times now and it's still clogged
Trying it right now! Will update when done.........
did it work?
Did it work
wow great video i have found on utube . iam gonna try it too , my printer print only yellow and black . can i try also like this ??? will it helpful ?
Nice 💯💪🏾
just got a f2000 and the owner printed a shirt and everything in front of me, its been sitting for 1wk as i was waiting on ink to arrive. just turned it on, had me do tube cleaning and it was easy to set up design and print, it looks like its printing but its not printing nothing on to the short. at 1st thought it was doing white layer 1st than the color but not said it was done. i raised the lever and it tells me there's an obstruction so need to lower. any idea what it can be???
does this work on pigment based inks?
Purchased a tiny micro scissor lift
Will this work for ricoh Ri1000??
I spilled the liquid on the platform, thank goodness it was clean, I opened it to look and at the bottom there are only the rails, apart from that I am doing it with the printer off.
good evening, I have the head removed because I tried to clean it thoroughly... I hadn't seen this video before... can it work the same with the head removed? Thanks in advance
In my country I can't find Windex original,what alternative should I look for? What ingredient disolves the ink
having trouble printing white 2 3 and 4 also not printing in the middle hope this helps me!!!
Hi I absolutely need help my DTG printer no longer prints according to serivce the print head is replaced but the materials you use in this video where to get the i live in Austria
Hello, do you have a video showing how to fix the problem with the ink level showing low when it’s actually full my Epson F270 is saying my white cartridges are very low but they’re actually at about 90% full. If you could please I would appreciate it. Thank you.
when you do the cleaning what about the parts next to the head how do you clean them... We did this cleaning 3 days ago and today it looks bad again. It seems there is ink on the parts next to the left side of the print head. How do you clean that off.
My f2000 printer hasn't been used in 3wks, went to use it and no color was coming out, did a few heavy cleans and now only prints blue. Does this mean my heads are clogged? Would this help?
Can I unlock the printhead from the docking station without Ink cartridges installed in the printer? If not can I unlock the print head with empty ink cartdridges? I don't have full or partially full ink cartridges and I also don't want to spend $1300 to gamble on this soaking process working in the first place. Please advise.
What type of container did you guys use. I have a glass one and its to thick and the plastic food one I have has a rim and won't go up behind it. Any help would be appreceated. Would really like to unclog the white, my colors are starting to streak don't want to spend 2500.00
Nice thanks, saved for future problem if that happens lol
Hi, my f2000 no longer recognizes ink levels on the blue and yellow channels. He says they are practically exhausted but the ink in the cartridges is about half ... can you help me? 😔😔
Hi, thanks for this amazing hack, I just want to know if using bottled mineral water is fine instead of distilled water?
Distilled won't leave behind micro deposits on the head. Not sure if mineral is safe. Idk
Is there a reason to do this with the printer on?.I left mine doing this today but didnt start the printer
Hi, the solution hasn’t turned cloudy. Do I need to do it again?
Wish me luck I just purchase a Epson SC-F2000 the seller said the white was clogged and he made a sample shirt to show me that the colors where running good but not the white so today I am doing this head cleaning thanks for the video and yes you are right I’m not spending $2300 for Epson come and change the head
You got this remember it's a long soak watch the directions carefully and let me know how it turns out I've done this a few times and always works.
@@clixstormdiy4352 I did but when I finish soaking it I did the heavy nozzle cleaning and my white notification came on that it was low but then I did a light cleaning and nothing showed up in my nozzle check only the rest of the colors did except white
@@clixstormdiy4352 do you recommend me to keep soaking the head till I get my order of white ink ?
@@Carlos-ru4zt how long is that?
@@clixstormdiy4352 they said it will take a week to get it
DO you leave the printer switch on on IDLE for 12 hours?
I do have a question? do you leave the machine on while this process takes place?
Excellent video.....
Hello, I'm really thinking hard about buying the F2100, can you give me a little advise or words of wisdom. also....can you use the method you used in this video as preventative maintenance? Thanks for the video?
just make sure you do a nozzle check, light cleaning, always shake white ink, print and after do another light cleaning. my people skipped alot of cleaning. after 6000 prints it got clogged. But this guys simple cleaning saved us a ton of money.
Hi everyone
I done exactly what you made in the video, 75% winded, 20% water distilled and 5% alcohol, soaked for 12 hours, turn of the machine, sure that the mixture hit the top of the head at 1mm above. My surprise that nothing happened, the mixture still clean and bleu as it is. Please can you tell me where is mistake. ( BS: all Color’s channels work, except white 1 white 3 and white 4 stop working suddenly, and we use the machine every day even week days some time. Thanks in advance for you time and help
Had this problem with mine just this morning. Sat about a month! Currently 2 hours in on this method. How long did it take to start getting ink into container?
Please let me know how it goes
How did you fix it not recognizing the ink level? This is my problem as well as doing what this video is saying… same situation, only I moved, machine sat for awhile. White is the only one I’m having issues with so hoping this works. Then I have that level issue… they are almost new cartridges showing 20% maybe. Thank you!
Hi! My f2000 no longer recognizes ink levels on the blue and yellow channels. He says they are practically exhausted but the ink in the cartridges is about half ... can you help me? 😔😔
you need to unclog the 2 tiny holes on the inside of the headcap , put a liitle but of solution to soak overnight inside so it can clear a bit more as well , also you can keep using the cartridge until it runs out even if its showing a lower level than it actually is , if for some reason it tells you to replace it with still alot left , take the cart out , put an older empty one and then put it back and it should let you squeeze out the rest , let me know if you need anymore help i can give you my email !
@@yousefsaleh3758 yes that is the problem it says I need to replace the ink cause it’s “empty” but it’s at least 80% full
What’s the clear adhesive tape for ?
For the q tips 😂
After second time still no white :( I'm trying now third charm , keep me fingers crossed . I will try to keep longer then 12 hours
anyone has the amounts of each liquid is mixed? same amount of each or what? worked once. Happened again and Cant get full whites. maybe im submurging too much of the head.
I am doing this for the third time wish me luck. the first time no white ink came out in the bowl I used the second time white ink definitely came out in the bowl but no white ink is showing up on the print test so hopefully this 3rd time will do the trick 🤞
1st time 12 hours
2nd time 22 hours
3rd time I'll try 24 hours
Be sure to do multiple print head cleanings after to re prime the ink.
@@clixstormdiy4352 I'm on my 4th time now I keep getting suction error I've cleaned out the suction cap several times but I'll just keep repeating until the planet runs out of windex lol 😆
@@Rampacito check the rim of the cup and make sure it doesn't have ink buildup. It looks plastic
I'm doing this tonight. I have 3 heads that are clogged.
Thank you for the video. I'm going to try this method. But I have a problem. I'm from Russia and there are no Windex in here. Could anybode suggest what can I use instead of Windex? Or maybe anybody know composition of Windex that I can find analog here. Thanks!
It's glass cleaner that smells like chemicals. Here is what's in it.
2-Hexoxyethanol - a surfactant cleaning agent
Isopropanolamine - a solvent cleaning agent
Ammonium hydroxide - better known as ammonia-D
Lauryl dimethyl amine oxide - a surfactant wetting agent
Sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate - also a surfactant wetting agent
@@clixstormdiy4352 Thanks for the information and for saving another $2500. This method worked good for me. I used Mr.Muscle for glass instead of Windex.
Purple haze
Hay man, i had to change my printer head but i have the old one, can i inmerse the entire head printer to clean it? Thanks for the video.
Yes! Just avoid soaking electric components.
@@clixstormdiy4352 oh no, i think there´s no electrical components on the head printer, 2500 Euros for a piece of plastic man. I´ll try to clean it and tell you about. Thanks!
@@xaviermurilloigiralt4753 how did it go?
@@MistaaFrosty i did it like in the video and i saw some ink on the liquid so i think it did something but i don´t want to try it on my machine, i have a new (i year old) printer head so if it works don´t touch it.
Good morning,
thank you for this incredible thing.... quick question, if I only have 99% isopropyl alcohol, can I only put 2.5% in the recipe? and is demineralized water made instead of distilled water?
thank you very much for your great advice... :)
Yes, that's fine. Just dilute according and add water to offset.
thank you, I will do the treatment on Wednesday and I will give you some news... thank you very much
So i did this today. All my ink came back that wasnt printing… but its very fuzzy looking now. I can’t get the test or full prints to come out sharp. They maybe are wet/fuzzy looking?? What do i do?
Keep doing head cleaning. Still has solution in the head. Sometimes 5 medium cleanings
So I did it the 1st time I feel like I didn’t let it sit for long I did it again one of my white printed out , I still need three more on the nozzle check to print . Any suggestions ? Should I do the process again ?
Do 4-5 nozzle cleanings after each cleaning to get a good idea of where it's at. That's what I did.
Hello! I have WH3 WH4 does not print at all. What need to do?. already slelala this procedure all the same does not print.
What did you end up doing? I have the same Issue !
Can I do this with the machine off. I know you said it would beep but can I just do it with it off
Absolutely
Any chance warming the cleaning solution up helps?
You could. Not sure how. But it would soften further any clogged
@@clixstormdiy4352 I think I am going to use a glass container and sit it on a heating pad.
SAVED MY MF LIFE! Thank you! Saved, subscribed.
Did it work for you man?
Ok I am now on day 5 of trying. I have made progress but my white channel 3 still no signs of ink coming thru but the others have. Should I keep trying or take the L? Any other recommendations?
Hi what did you try others way to unclogged the head please need advice thanks
Can I turn the power off while I do this process?
Absolutely
Unplug it so it leaves it where it's at.
My Wh3 and wh4 were not working.. After following this, nothing works at all.Any help is appreciated
You need to do several cleanings. The ink is cleaned out of the head as intended.
@@clixstormdiy4352 I did about 3-4 heavy cleanings.. nothing from any of the nozzle. before following this procedure, i had all working except wh3 wh4.. now nothing.. how many should i do more
@@clixstormdiy4352 btw i appreciate your reply. thanks
@@pankajmehra2684 mine was the same way both times. It took a lot to clear the lines of cleaning agent. How does your tank sponge look?
@@clixstormdiy4352 which tank sponge.. the plastic box which i used to clean the print head with? it was almost clear like it cleaned nothing
Hi I tried this method. All my nozzles are blocked, please help me out here.
How many heavy cleanings after did you do?
Has anyone tried this as preventative maintenance? Maybe once a month before it clogs?
did anyone answer your question b/c I want to buy one, does this maintenance prevent clogging? What are your thoughts?
@@bigdap100 My thoughts are...I sold my printer and use Awkward Styles to print for me. I order as I need them. I know exactly what my cost and profit are, I'm about $15,000 ahead and I don't have to worry about maintenance or paying $2500 for a print head. I and my customers receive the printed shirt in 5 days including shipping. Guaranteed profit with no headaches or inverstment.
Oh and the answer is Nirvana!
I keep the printer ON for 12 hours? or can i just unplug it
You can unplug. Just put it in service mode with the platen slid back first to access the head
@@clixstormdiy4352 Thanks, at the end I had to do a reverse flush, but it didnt unclog it at the 100%
I am debating whether to try this or not with my f2000. I have nothing coming out of all my whites. Colours are perfect though.
A week ago I had white on 3and 4 with no 1 and 2. But now none of them are working.
Have you tried yet? I'm doing it tomorrow, slightly concerned as my colours are perfect
@@jondrive8801 did it work ?
@@staytunedrob No, I let it soak for 12 agonizing hours....didn't make a difference to the nozzle check. But... I'll tell you what did work. I put the cleaning carts in (took out the white. Ran 5 heavy cleaning via the cleaning carts. CHanged back to the white..... ANd had a FULL PERFECT nozzle check :))))))))) Good luck with yours
@@jondrive8801 Hello, how do you change the white cartridges for the cleaning ones and that the printer does not give you a cartridge error?
@@nizestore427 it's in the menu, I'm bit at my printer so can't remember exactly. Something like, maintainance - swap cleanings carts
I wasn’t gonna spend the 2k for replacing the head thanks to the video will see what happens in 12 hours for now
Please update :)
@@owlfactory-cs update so before I did it I was showing little bit of white ink left in the cartridge so yesterday after soaking the head for about 22 hours I went ahead and did a heavy cleaning and then it showed that I was low in white ink so then I did I light cleaning but I wasn’t able to get any white on my platen I got all other color but no white. I’m assuming it’s unclogged since it’s now showing low ink in the screen I place an order of inks so will see what happens when I receive them also did a cap cleaning
@@Carlos-ru4zt Man,good luck.may the white ink gods be with you :) . Also Did you turned off the machine or was it running the whole time ?
@@owlfactory-cs it was running the whole time I was debating if I should have unplugged it but I didn’t
@@owlfactory-cs do you have the link to order the head cleaning cloth from China you mentioned earlier
Did you do a nozzle check before doing this process? If so what did it look like?
mine had tons of spaces, on all colors. no white. I did this and it WORKS!
So I did this last night... and this morning it pulled an error 1410 and nothing works. I dont know what to do
How did you solve the error
I've done two rounds of this. I went from having no ink out of any of the nozzles to only the magenta not working. I am now soaking for a third time. All other print heads are now printing perfectly. Anyone have any advice on what else to do if I just have one color not printing?
Have you pulled your magenta cartridge out and made sure the ink is coming out of it.
ahhhhhhhh man I tried this and it sadly did not work for me!! prior to doing this, all my lines were producing beautifully, except wh3 and 4. They were producing NOTHING! After letting it soak for 18 hours, everything remained the same! wahhhhhh
4 heavy cleanings
@@clixstormdiy4352 are you suggesting to run 4 heavy cleanings after this? I am open to anything, thank you!
@Rachel Smith yes, purge any liquid and establish a good suction flow.
@@clixstormdiy4352 sadly, it is not working still. The machine sat for 6 months prior to me getting it. I think I am doomed and have to get a new print head......
@@clixstormdiy4352 how do get rid of the suction error
is there any Europeans in here that knows an alternative to the chemicals. At least where i am from, we have no windex :)
Windolene perhaps?
This video is like pulling teeth. You could have made it more straight forward. So much talking and bs but zero clarity. It's like you just want to hear your voice.
Hey, here is an idea, make your own video. You're welcome. It's easy to follow, you just cant follow directions and likely why you're here seeking a solution in the first place. I owe you jack shit.
What a strange comment, in which universe do you live?
@@clixstormdiy4352 🤣🤣🤣💪💪💪
@@clixstormdiy4352 🤣😂👏👍
I tried taking my head out and purging it with a syringe but no luck. SoIm soaking mine right now. My Cyan is half clogged and looks like crap on a shirt. Going to soak now for 24 hours to see what happens
I tried it but my Cyan is still clogged. Im flustered. My gf suggests Acetone but Im affraid it will eat up the gaskets inside the head
@Clixstorm I keep losing my White 12-34 channels, after I do a printhead cleaning, I can do maybe 3 shirts before I start losing my white again. Whats causing that? Its a F2000
Sounds like a suction issue. The white can't keep up with the demand being called for and gets behind like a skinny straw trying to suck up a milkshake. If that makes sense.
Check your suction line cleaning area. That's the box it sits in when not being used. Ink can build up and weaken the wipe it does.
EPSON does not want you to know this DIY so they can charge you $3K