How to Fix a Clog on an Epson EcoTank Printer
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- čas přidán 31. 05. 2024
- Do you have a clog on your Epson EcoTank printer that you have converted for sublimation? Unfortunately, it is a common issue and I am here to help you solve it! Learn how to fix a clog in your sublimation printer in this video. From running nozzle check sheets to printing printer purge files to performing print head cleanings, I have all of the information you need to get your sublimation printer back up and running!
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0:00 Introduction
0:17 Does it have a clog?
1:41 Nozzle check page
3:38 Printer purge files
6:19 Print head cleaning
8:18 Air in the lines
9:24 Process to fix clogs
12:44 Power cleaning
14:53 Preventing clogs
17:16 Clogs on other printers
17:48 Lines in your print
18:30 Where to get files
19:14 Wrap up - Jak na to + styl
Get the printer purge files here: angie-holden.ck.page/f527823097
Hello Angie I purchase the purge file but I can't find what you were referring to can you help me please
What if you haven't used your printer in months and it has run out of ink and it won't refill
3:54pm
It wasn’t in my email
😢
I have been following your content for some time now. So when I came across this video when searching for help with having a clog, I instantly dived in! I might need to do a deep clean, so my question is, do I need to have extra ink on hand to refill? Most of my colors are about 75% full except my black this is around 50%.
you are amazing. I am a retired teacher and I've yet to see someone be so thorough with their instructions. Thank you..
Wow, thank you!
I have searched and searched for ways to fix my cyan. Nothing worked. However, I came across your video, and it worked! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
Happy to help!
Hi Angie, I cannot thank you enough for this video and information. You saved me further aggravation and provided very important information, i.e., having a fan near a printer, which I do. Bless you a thousand times. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
Glad it was helpful!
Hi again Angie, two of the colors are still clogged even though I followed your instructions to a t. Decided to buy a print head cleaning kit.
I just wanted you to know that with your video and free files you saved me almost 200.00 because I was ready to throw it in the trash LOL Thank you so much
Time is valuable. And after about halfway through this, I would have just bought a new one. It's frustrating that we even have to do this.
Some people would rather go the budget route and do this. There are other more expensive sublimation printers where this is not needed.
This is VERY helpful. Thank you for being real about the possibility of failure to clear the clog and what to do next!
Angie! As always, thank you for running your experiments to teach and help us. You are truly appreciated 😊
Thanks for watching!
I wish I had seen your video months ago. It was far more helpful than the “techy” videos I watched in the past. Thanks and keep up the great tutorials!❤
Wow..... Got it in 2021 about 6 months later it stopped printing because I did not use it as much. Called Epson, they said they can't help unless I have the receipt, which husband had lost. Years later here we are, February 2024 and got the printer to work again. Absolutely amazing and unbelievable, thank you for all your efforts!
WOW!
I thought my printer was done after several nozzle cleanings which made it worse. But, I followed the instructions for the power cleaning and it worked! Thank you!!
Glad it helped!
Your video was a life saver, I really appreciate the chapter format!
Glad it helped!
Awesome and very timely! Last time I had a bad clog I had to do the Power Clean and buy a kit to clean all the heads. I try to keep up with the printing but several weeks had gone by and i had a clog. Found this video and followed it, waited the 24 hours and my printer is churning again! Love all your videos as they are always detailed and very clear.
This was a super helpful video. I had a clog at the same time you were making this video! It is very frustrating, especially when you want to make something and your printer is acting up! Thankfully, I followed your recommendations and it finally worked after doing the Power Cleaning. I just set a reminder on my phone to do a couple of prints every Friday, if I haven't been printing! (I am worried because I will be gone for three weeks soon! I will cross my fingers and print right before I leave and as soon as I return!) Thanks for the great video. Clear and concise!
These printers are terrific in their own way but sure demand a lot of care and feeding. Nicely done, Angie, my clogs are gone and I'm back in business.
11 months later I watch this! Absolutely helpful. Thank you so much. My Epson sublimation printer not printing cyan and yellow. Did the usual but will now try the purge files, etc. Thanks again. Really helpful.
Happy to help!
Thank you Angie! Wow my printer wasn’t printing at all and I was so worried it was garbage. Now 3 days later I think I finally have it fixed. Couldn’t have done it without your video.
I think I've had a clog for 6 months! Could never fix it until this video. Thank you!!! Just followed your steps and 1 day later, perfect printing!
Great to hear!
Angie you are very articulate
Clogs occur in Eco Tank printers even if not converted for sublimation, for the same infrequent use reasons. I found your video several months ago, ran through the procedures, and cleared the clogs. Started having the same issues again - due to infrequent use. I was able to re-find your video, and was saved again by your purge files. Thank you for producing this video and files!
Thank you so much for this! I am still in my waiting my first 24 hours phase but I'm so glad to have the printer purge files and to have you walk through this step by step so that I can run the Power Clean if I end up needing to.
You got this!
finally somebody with the same issue with the epson printer
Omg, Angie thank you so much for this video. I had the green not coming out then the yellow went away too. Followed your steps and after waiting 24 hours I printed this morning and the green is back. I get to print my nephews bday t shirt for this weekend. Thank you so much for everything you do. I also purchased the sublimation binder files. Thank you great video. I
I am so grateful for this video. Literally watched several video and you got straight to the point! Thank you. Gonna wait 12hours in hopes of it working!
You saved my life!!!!!Thank you for a complete walkthrough. I would of never thought to do a purge page, after a head cleaning etc. etc. I also would have not let it sit for 24 hours. My black was clogged from letting it sit to long. Thanks for taking one for the team by letting your printer get clogged also. Your the BEST!
I had to stop by and drop a comment. I never comment on youtube vidoes but wanted to thank you from the bottom of my heart for all your help. My sublimation printer been sitting for over a year and I was on the verge of throwing it out. Stumbled across your video and it's working like it did when I first bought it. I was able to sublimate several mugs with my new mug press I received for Christmas. Thank you again for sharing this gem!!!
Wow, thank you!
Thank you very much Angie, two days ago my Epson printer stopped printing colors, except black, I followed your instructions and finally after power cleaning today the printer works as if it was just bought !!! that stress two days ago is immeasurable, thank you very,very much for this excellent video !!!
Happy to help!
I’ve been struggling to fix my printer for the last 3 months, and this was by far the best video I’ve seen. By chance my printer was alright from a full nozzle clean I did about 4 days ago when I did a test print just now, but the advice on this video was more comprehensive than other videos, and gave me hope that if I continued doing what I’d been doing it should eventually work. Thank you!
Really it worked, ❤ my printer’s cyan ink got clogged and after that yellow too, but today I got a coloured print out absolutely perfect as I wanted to. But i did nozzle check and head cleaning about 12-17 times in a day, earlier I was trying to get head cleaning after days.
But really I appreciated your way of helping us out🎉
Happy to help!
Best video on CZcams, took me 3 print head cleanings and my yellow finally worked...THANK YOU!
YAY!
Wow! Thank you for this step by step tutorial! I went over a year without printing on my sublimation printer and of course, it was severely clogged. I watched your video, did everything you suggested (a few times lol) and she is printing beautifully again!
Thank you, Angie!
-Kristy
Wonderful!
I watched this yesterday and you saved me! I did what you showed and waited to do the print purge tod@y and All my colors are good! Thank you for a great tip!
My Epson 2850 get minimum use but I clean the printer heads monthly (I have a calendar entry for it). Still my Yellow and Cyan print heads clogged. After three prints of each, and a Power Cleaning both are working perfectly now. Thank you from Chesapeake, VA.
Happy to help!
Awesome video! Thank you so much for the time you take out to teach us different crafting subjects!!
Any time!
Thank you so much for the purge files. I'd done the nozzle check as well as the head cleaning several times. Printed quite a few cyan purge sheets which came out yellow at first, but eventually they came out blue! You were a life saver today!
YAY!
Great, Great video. Watch the video twice, and then proceed -- LOL! The key I found was to
Huge Thank YOU! We don't do a lot of printing and when we do it's usually black ink. The blue was coming out ok but no magenta or yellow. I knew I could find an answer on CZcams and your video popped up. I had been putting off figuring this out, but you were making it so easy to walk through the steps with you. I downloaded you purge page....literally genius!!! I ran 2 more cleanings and a little color started coming out. Before I finished for the day, I decided to print the purge all color page....ALL THE COLORS PRINTED! It was magical. I was going to let the printer sit overnight....now I can continue my work tomorrow morning with all colors working. Angie, you are a life saver...great teacher as well.
Thank you so much for making this video and in such detail! The purge files are so helpful! I was getting so frustrated with the missing segments in my black in and this fixed it right up! I really appreciate the help! ❤
Awesome!
By purge printing, or clean?
I bought one of these beauties 9 months ago and it finally clogged. Your videos have been a tremendous help and brought it all back to life Thank you so much keep up the great work...
Happy to help!
This was soooo helpful. I particularly appreciated how slowly and clearly you spoke...and went through every step without jumping ahead. I am now in the "waiting 24 hours" phase.
Glad it was helpful!
Excellent video showing what’s normal and what to try when it’s not. After ~18 months with no issues the print quality abruptly went weak on the yellow and blue ink. I’m pretty sure my problem was a result of not printing that much (very little actually). I ran the “ink purge” print and that resolved the print quality. I’m sure the good thing to do is to run the printer and move the ink monthly. Glitches happen with all equipment and it’s when there’s a NO REMEDY that I become dissatisfied. This video runs the gamut of what to do. This is an EXCELLENT VIDEO! I had HP printers before this and don’t regret the switch to the Epson ET.
This was perfect and I want to thank you so much for this video. I have not used my printer that I put Sublimation ink in for about 2 years and thought I would have to through it out and buy all new...but this worked wonders. All ink colors were clogged and now they are working beautiful and I can use it again. I truly appreciate this more than you know!!! :)
You are so welcome!
Thank you so much for this video! I, too, have had a clog with my Epson and now print 2 rainbow flowers at least once a week to help ensure print quality. I’m going to use your files now also. AND, I’m saving your video for reference!!
Wonderful!
After listening to 3 other people's videos on this subject, finally one that is easy to understand, precise, to the point and spot on information that helps. Thank you!!!
Wow, thanks!
A BIG *H E L L O* from COLOMBIA.
I had the clog issue with the 3 colors. I followed the printing nozzle steps, no the Purge File.
After 24 hours, continued your steps and...... IT WORKS PROPERLY !!!!
I need to perform a general maintenance on this printer.
GRACIAS MIL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yay!
This is super helpful. I bought this printer brand new 3 weeks ago. It's not printed yellow from out of the box. I've tried everything. I am returning it to the store. A printer that costs $400 should never be this difficult. It's just not worth the effort to me. I want a printer that prints when it's full of ink and you click the print button.
It could be air in the lines and unfortunately that happens with these EcoTank printers.
@@AngieHolden Hi, mine is brand new (EPSON L3250) just got it yesterday and it won't even print the nozzle check its just blank. The ink in the tank doesn't seem to go to the tubes and the damper. I tried head cleaning, power cleaning but the ink just stays in the tank. Is this considered clogged?
Epsons are worst printers i ever dealt with
Aint nobody got time for that.
Printers are such a scam.
Did u charge the ink or whatever?
this video was so helpful ! thank you so much ! im so happy i came across it ! you explained everything so well ❤ you literally saved me from throwing my printer out the window lol but my fault because i let it sit for way to long ! thanks again !
I'm so glad!
You saved me!! My printer has never printed color, I did the power cleaning and BOOM COLOR!!!
Great!
I literally just tried this and it helped me out so much because my cyan was clogged. Thank you, thank you so much. Glad I found this video
Thanks Angie! I had spent about three hours troubleshooting the problems with my printing (including lots of Google research) before I found your video. You explained everything so clearly and my problem is fixed!
At first, I thought it was an issue with Microsoft - printing mainly pink from Word. I did a bunch of things in settings etc with no improvement. Then I tested it from Publisher - same problem and again no changes in settings etc made any difference. I tested PDF - same problem. Then a Google doc - same problem. Then I went through the maintenance on my printer. The way the nozzle check outcome displayed on my printer, I didn't pick up that my nozzle check was incorrect. Next, I uninstalled everything to do with my printer Epson ET-3700 and re-installed the driver. No improvement. After all of this, I found a video warning against power cleaning which was focused on purge printing only.
Then your video came up. I had tried printing several purge files (Cyan and yellow being the problems) with no improvement. Your video helped me to realise that there are several other steps so I did a print head clean and at last, there was some colour showing up in the cyan and yellow when I did the nozzle check. Repeating the print head clean and printing one single purge file has fixed the problem. Thank you again.
Yay! Happy to help!
this worked! I must've printed close to 200 pages, but the color came back. I think putting in the specific color is a great idea. I kept recycling used sheets instead of wasting tons of blank paper - no that this things working again, I'll have to remember not to let it sit idle for long periods
Yay!
OMG!! You're a lifesaver! I just enlarged my screen and kissed you all over your face!!! I've been missing yellow for several days and I'm on a deadline. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!
Thanks for this detailed step-by-step video. I followed the steps and I didn't even have to do a power head clean and my et3760 is printing great again!🙏
9 years on my Cannon without any failures, 7 weeks with this horrible ET, to save money on ink??? my time & peace of mind is far too valuable to put up with the non stop headaches of such poor engineering, worst printer I've ever used. And it will receive the official AR send off it so richly deserves. I appreciate your time & willingness to help but it's just not worth it to me.
Me too! One day it’s blue not working, one day yellow stops working. Print head constantly!
What exactly printer do you have?
It was the ET 2720, no issues with features other than the ridiculous 1" screen but just a poorly engineered design & unreliable.@@flymehome
I’ve only had Canon printers, but got sick and tired of the wasteful cartridges and hassles. I will never buy a Canon again! I’m happy with this one so far, but I have a clogged nozzle.
What about printer thermal link free it okay for writer and pictures is black and white okay 👌 get it
I just print 1 sheet per day whether I have a job or not. That minimizes the chances of a print head clog for me
Actually it worked. As you said, I ran the power cleaning, actually waited not 12 but 20 hours, made the nozzle check and it printed perfectly. Before watching your video I was trying whole day head cleaning (like other people advised) and it barely printed anything. I was ready to buy the cleaning solution and wash the heads. But ow don't need it. Thank you for doing it.
Excellent Tutorial. I wished I had found it before I experienced my dilemma. Thank You, Thank You! I have booked marked it for the future.
Thank you budget Amy Schumer
She does look like Amy Schumer, but even cuter
Thank you, thank you. I was printing a manual out in color and all of a sudden the colors changed. Yellow wasn't working. I followed your instructions and waited one day to rerun the print head clearning and voila I have YELLOW. Your videos are great. Appreciate you.
Glad it helped!
Your videos are always so helpful. Thank you so much for all you do!
Angies guidance worked for me on my epson 2760. I did improvise on her colored test sheets by using the largest font in bold 'times new roman" for columns of T's to save ink. Also my black was working fine so I reserved one pair of T's to verify black was ok . I used a double column of T's for each color, Magenta, Cyan, and Yellow. On the magenta column I used black for the bottom two T's for my colored Test Print Sheets. On my 3rd nozzle test all colors were showing and the test sheets printed perfectly. This saved a lot of Ink. I only referenced black with 2 T's in the Magenta column as black wasn't a problem with this printer.
Thank you! This works and I can't stress the importance of weekly printing purge files. Weekly printing helps catch it sooner than later if you're not using your printer frequently.
Glad it helped!
I was just about to throw my printer away, until I saw this video. GREAT JOB! You covered all the bases, and stayed on topic..... thank you, thank you, thank you
Glad it was helpful!
Angie you are an angel, I was freaking out, but once I followed your awesome instructions I finally have my Epson ET 8550 working beautifully again 😊 Ty sooo much!! All your videos are awesome ty ty ❤
Your video saved me. I printed the blue color like 40 times and it stared to work. I'm so happy I got the printer to work again. Thanks so much
Great to hear!
Brilliant - this solution worked PERFECTLY!!!
Happy to help!
Thanks so much! I was about to give up but I found your video and after a bunch of head cleanings and purge pages my printer has been restored. The advice to print weekly is a great takeaway from this helpful video.
Glad I could help!
OMG! Thank you sooooo much for doing this video! I did all your steps and waited after power cleaning but it worked! I did the nozzle check and still didn't see my yellow but did the purge print and it was perfect! I've been dealing with this (having no green and bluish prints for a few months now)!
Awesome!
GOD BLESS YOU!!! As usual, I waited until the last minute to do a project for a friend. My Cyan would not print. I DID NOT have 12 nor 24 hours - -- - - after several nozzle checks I found YOU! I printed a couple of purge sheets, then 2 or 3 nozzle checks and 2 print head cleans in between. After 5 minutes I had a FULL page of Cyan!! Thank you, thank you, thank you!! I would have given up if not for this video and you encouraging us to go ahead and print several nozzle checks, several print head cleans (but print in between 3 of them!) AND print all the dang purge sheets you need! It will work!! Thank you!
P.S. I imagine it was a clog as I print infrequently on my printer (it is normal ink, not subl.), my house is also incredibly humid. I had a trifecta of "don'ts".
YAY! So glad!
Thank you so much! I was very frustrated trying to figure this out. Your video explained how to fix the issue very well!
These steps fixed my printer, I was so frustrated and ready to throw in the towel! THANK YOU
Awesome!
Omg!! I have tried everything and the power clean fixed my printer!!! Thank you so much
Happy to help!
Thank You, Thank You, Thank You. I followed your instructions and my printer works again! I am so happy. Now I can finish my Christmas cards!
I can't thank you enough for this video! Saved me tons of money between possible loss of sales and the purchase of a new machine. You're awesome!
Happy to help!
Thank you very much, this worked like a charm. My Black ink was printing fine but the colour printing only printed in pink. This was great.👍
THANK YOU it took me 6 hours to get my printer to unclog - it would never have happened without you. THANK YOU AGAIN
Thanks!
Thank you so much, this helped me out a lot. I am a user that don't use my printer often. I really appreciate your help.
I stumbled upon your video by accident. My Epson printer hadn’t been used in a few months when I had last tried to get it to print correctly. I followed along with your video as a last resort before buying a new printer. After two days, I finally got it to work correctly. I printed your purge Page. The first day the cyan colour didn’t print, but after cleaning the printer head several times and waiting overnight and into the next day… it printed correctly!!! Thank you so much!
Happy to help!
I can’t believe that it works now. It’s not printer for over a year! Those purge pages are great. I really like that printer, but was ready to buy a color laser printer for home use. So I’m very happy I found your video. Have a great day. 👍🏻
I didn't know such a thing as a printer purge file existed! This video was so helpful. I appreciate all the details that you explained!
Glad it was helpful!
this has been a great resource, and the purge sheets are great for checking to make sure everything is cleared out!
OH MY, my printer is working again!!!! Thank you SO much Angie! You're a life saver!!!
I bought the printer in Dec 2021. Because it's installed on our 2nd floor that we barely air condition, summer temps get to about 84 degrees. We are low volume users, especially colors, so I have a monthly reminder go off to print something with all of the colors. Black ink never clogged, but all of the colors just clogged.....thank you for a great video..I had to do the power cleaning.....works fine! now I suppose I need to print more frequently, especially during summer months!
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So glad I found this video I seriously was ready to throw this thing out the window when my printer stopped printing images for my family Christmas ornaments. I was looking online for my next printer while listening to your video. I am up and running again! Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Happy to help!
Thank you for this! Just followed your steps and my Epson ET 15000 is working great!
I literally was already planning to order a new printer. I love this printer so much. But smth was wrong and it wasn't printing the top of the page. Your video stopped me from a new purchase. It fixed it. Thank you so much!
Awesome!
O my goodness! I have been struggling with this same printer since January!! It was working for our Christmas projects, then we didn't use it for a month, and when I went back to using it the Cyan color was not printing, nor was Magenta after running the Printer Purge. I did have to do a Power Clean, but it fixed my printer!! Thank you, thank you, Angie!! You are absolutely my GOTO for all of my crafting with vinyl, sublimation, etc.!!!
Glad I could help!
Best printer I’ve ever had, money saved on buying ink every time I turned around with various other brands is worth a lot, but to get good quality printing is a delight. I picked one up for my mother and told her to “print color and do it often!” She did not, she couldn’t believe the ink would really last and last, and now it’s clogged from non use. Thanks for the power cleaning directions and the purge files, which I didn’t even know was a thing. 🙂
Happy to help!
Thank you , this worked on my Eco tank and my Sawgrass. You have saved me alot of time , stress and money. Appreciated
Hey thanks, Angie - it works like a champ! I must confess, I had little hope watching the video - especially the "wait 12-24 hrs" part. BUT, I did just that. Doggone it - it worked! I looked through a ton of similar videos, but this one really worked (and thanks for showing everything step-by-step). 🙏THANK YOU🙏 for your contribution to this platform!
YAY! It does really work and so many people do not do that step!
@@AngieHolden patience is TOUGH for most. Especially "tech" people! 🤣😆😂😜🤣
SO tough!!
IF ONLY I had seen this video 2 years ago when I first had my first Sub printer... But at least this time I ran into your video and was able to salvage my printer. THANK YOU SO MUCH this tutorial, you saved me from spending an additional $200+ on an other printer!!! AGAIN, THANK YOU!
Happy to help!
Thank you SO much for this video! I thought my Epson was doomed. All the colors printed perfectly except black. It printed a blank page. I printed about 12 black only purge file pages and still had zero ink on the page. I decided I had to move on and do a print head cleaning. Voila!! It worked! Printed the purge file again and everything looks beautiful. My printed design file has all the colors now. You are a life-saver!!
Happy to help!
Thanks so much for this video. I was ready to scrap my printer and buy a new one. It was barely printing any colour and I had already run nozzle checks and head cleans. Followed your instructions and now it's printing just fine.
Glad I could help!
OMG !!! THANKYOU ANGIE, my printer was clog and i followed exactly what you did, and it took 3 head cleanings and BOOM, it worked. no longer clog, thank you for your videos, love them.
Awesome!!!
Great video! I have watched numerous videos on this and none as informative as yours. Thank you. And thanks for all the reviews and other teaching videos. I love your channel.
Thank you for your kind words!
i followed your steps, waited 12 hours and now my printer is working just fine. thank you sooooo much! your instructions were easy to follow and straight to the point
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Angie I finally have success after following this video. My ET 15000 went down and I had not used the 2720 and it had a bad clog no other video helped. THANK YOU SO MUCH!❤❤❤
Great to hear!
Angie, thank goodness you made this video! After using my converted EcoTank for sublimation regularly for over 2 years, it got a clog. I print on it every 2 weeks to avoid this, but it finally happened. I followed your instructions and on Day 3 of the process it worked like a dream! The Power Clean did the trick. Lots of Christmas gifts to get done, so I’m very grateful for your expertise. Happy Holidays! 🎄❤
Awesome!
WOW, you are Awesome and I was about to throw my Epson converted print away and buy a new one!!! I can’t thank you enough for saving my beloved printer! Million times over… Thank You so so much!! Kindly, Jenn 👏🙌⭐💯🫶
Happy to help!
@@AngieHolden Your such a doll and I can’t thank you enough… again!! 🙌🙏 I’m sending big hugs your way!!! Happy crafting 😃
Thank you SO much. Downloading the Printer Purge pages now…. I just would print a full page image, but these pages are great for individual color checks. As usual, your explanations and directions are clear and easy to understand.
Thank you for watching!
Angie, I used your fix to a "T" and it worked!! It took all the way through day 4 I was just astounded. Thank you for your very thorough explanation and easy to follow instructions. I'm going to your how to schedule prints post next. A serious WHEW!
Wonderful!