Epson ET 2850 - Not Printing Color/ Black - Printer Error Fixed - How to Clean Printhead
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Wow! This really worked. I thought I was going to have to buy a new printer. I had to slowly follow the instructions and stop to do the next step but it was worth it. Thank you.
Great to hear!
Thank you!!!! Im so grateful i could cry right now. I saw big expenses in my future replacing the printer or send it for repair. Im a very non geeky person, but your guide got me through it. 🎉
So glad to hear this!
Thank you. I did the print head cleaning about 10 times in a row and the colors came back great. I’ll print a full color page weekly from now on to keep it from drying out.
Awesome, yes weekly printing is the way to go.
This worked extremely well. Did everything as instructed, and my printer is back to normal. Big hat tip to Brandon!
Awesome!
Found your video specific to my printer, the 2850. Ordered your kit. Followed your detailed instructions and made sure to dry and waited 24 hours to be sure the printer was dry and BAM! It worked just as you claimed. Nozzles clear. Thanks bro!
Awesome!
Did you perform a power cleaning after using the solution or you just used HEAD CLEANING option?
Great instructions. Just did the cleaning using the entire bottle to clean the cyan nozzles. Crossed fingers that it worked! I believe it clogged up due to lack of use of printing anything with much green/cyan. I think I will create a PDF page in Illustrator using only the CMYK colors to run monthly to ensure all the colors are being used.
Yes that is a good idea, consistent printing will prevent this issue in the future. Thank you for purchasing the BP cleaning kit, please leave a positive review at your convenience!
The process worked great, and the printing was flawless after the first power cleaning. Thank you for the detailed and clear instructions.
You're welcome!
Excellent video. It worked for my Epson ET 2850. I used 75% of the bottle and did all colors because mine wouldnt even print a nozzle test. It was essentially a blank sheet. Now it is working perfectly.
Did you perform a power cleaning after using the solution or you just used HEAD CLEANING option?
Can't say thanks enough. Just ordered cleaning kit and ink, video explaining procedure so well done. The best!
Awesome!
Thanks alot, I followed your instructions except waiting for it to dry since I was in a rush but it all worked out perfectly. Excellent video and solid advice.
Great to hear! Make sure to subscribe!
Thanks for the help! Before ordering the cleaning solution I tried the power clean on its own and it cleared the issue.
Great to hear!
Thankyou for this video, I already have a print head problem (yellow and my printer was purchase in dec 2021 so under guarantee. But to get it to a Epson repairer it is hours away and I will lsoe the prointer for several days. Going to try this first.
I watched several videos to try to get my ET-2850 printer working again. Yours was very clear and easy to follow. I cleaned all 4 printheads as I wasn't able to get any of the colors to print. After following the process, I now have yellow printing, but not the other colors. I am purchasing another kit and will go through it again with the 3 stubborn colors. I am praying it works....2 printers having the issues and my customers await!
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Thank you for this video. This was extremely helpful and now I know I need to send something thru my printer on a fairly regular basis so I can hopefully avoid doing this every few months. One question I have is you mention to wait at least 12 hours to plug back in and start up. Should I wait this 12 hours to reconnect the “cartridges” back to the printheads? Another helpful thing to include in the video is the recommendation to purchase at least 2 of the kits or additional solution (if it’s an option) if you have problems with multiple colors. Only my black was good. All of my other colors were plugged up and I was concerned if I would have enough solution. Thank you again! This was a major budget saver.
Thank You!
Success!! I bought the kit and cleaned my Epson ET-2850 according to Brandon's easy to follow and meticulous instructions. However, I elected to do three follow-up regular cleanings instead of a power cleaning. My printer now works perfectly. Thank you, Brandon! I've learned my lesson and will now print at least one color copy per week, even if it's just a BYMC purge print. Question: Now that I've got the kit, will you ever consider selling larger bottles of the cleaning solution by themselves?
I am glad to hear this! I may be able to start selling singular bottles in the future. Best Printers Cleaning Kit : geni.us/wArXsZT
Hi, thanks for this comment. Actually, I had a question which I think you answered. My question was: "what is the alternative of power cleaning to push ink after performing the solution cleaning? Power cleaning will shorten the life of the printer!". So you performed regular HEAD CLEANING; right?
Yes, three regular head cleanings plus a purge by printing a pdf file consisting of large fields of yellow, cyan, black and magenta.@@reinaz740
I'm really not one to give props. But you were on point. It worked! In fact.... colors were more vibrant than when I first bought it. Must have been sitting awhile when I brought it. It works 😊
Glad I could help! make sure to subscribe!
Okay I had my printer for only 2-3 months and it stopped printing I have left it sitting for 6 months now and trying to clean it cause I’m sure it’s a clog no color beside blue is coming out and that has lines in it .. so my question is since my ink has been sitting for a while do I need to empty that out before this and out fresh ink in ? Or just fill on top of what’s in there to make sure it’s “full” for this ..?
Sooooo helpful! Thank you! Your video made it so easy to do and was very easy to follow!
Glad it was helpful!
It worked beautifully!! Thank you! Thank you for the excellent tutorial!
Glad it helped!
What is the difference between the sublimation ink and the regular ink? It seems to me that these are 2 different inks and shouldn't be used in the same printer. Great videos. I should be getting my ET-2850 this afternoon. Thank you for the great information!
This is a beautiful thing. Thank you for a great video.
You are welcome!
Thank you for all your knowledge. I am going to give this a try. But I am not going to do a power cleaning. I am sure that making and printing a purge file will get the ink flowing back again, as I do not want to fill up my maintenance tank with unnecessary ink. Try this method before suggesting the power cleaning which we are all trying to avoid. 😊
Hi, yes you are correct printing a purge file is a much better alternative but keep in mind you may have to run it several times. Power cleaning is for the masses as it produces quick results with less frustration.
excellent video
Thank you very much!
I used tweezers to get the syringe tube securely over the nozzle and, thanks to your great video, I did it! Wasn't difficult at all. Now I will wait for a day and do a power cleaning. Hopefully it's going to be printing well. Warming the cleaning solution was absolutely necessary for me cuz it was hard pushing fluid at the start but after the first 10mls it got much easier. I highly recommend warming the solution! Thanks so very much!!!
Glad it helped! Good luck!
👋🏻how did you warm up the solution if you don’t mind my asking, please? 🙏🏻🍒🧁🍰 set the bottle in a cup of hot water? Microwave the bottle of the solution? Inquiring minds want to know. TIA and hello from Alaska 🙋🏻♀️🏔️💕
hot water in a cup = too easy. I was about to buy a new printer and then happened on this instructive vid. Saved me a lot of money!!! Good luck!@@elizabeth4053
@@elizabeth4053 yep, a few minutes in a cup of hot water warmed the solution! Best of luck! and Hello from Calgary!
Very helpful.
Glad to hear!
This completely fixed my printer! Cheers!!
Nice!
Great tutorial and the advice about using all the solution was spot on. However, when I rechecked the pattern I found one of my good nozzles showed a problem. Cleaned all of them and my printer is back to normal.
Glad it all worked out! Thanks for watching!
Worked like a charm! Many, many thanks!!
So glad to hear it!
I just changed my Espon ET 16600 ink and doesnt seem to be pulling through do i have to clean the print heads with the cleaning solution?
This worked, i cleaned all of them because all the colors were faded and we were having weird issues and even though nothing came out of the Y and M while cleaning it looked like there was so much black and C blocking up the system once I got all those out and tested it it was back to running fine. Not sure what caused this we hardly ever use our printer but hopefully it doesn't happen again soon. Thank you for the video though
You're welcome!
The power cleaning instruction at the end of your video saved my buddy's printer from ending up in the dumpster! LOL
Excellent!
Thank you for this video! My printer is back and printing perfect!
Glad to hear it! Thanks for watching!
Awesome video and help! Just when I was about to buy a new printer, found your video and all is printing well again. My budget is extremely happy to save over $400. Appreciated the gloves supplied in the cleaning kit. Suggestions: (1.) Mention that injecting the solution takes some force. Mine must have been severely clogged, because it took a good amount of force. (2.) I put a new folded paper towel in for each nozzle, so things didn't get so wet (3.) Would you provide guidance on the extra attachments provided in the kit? Thanks again!
My pleasure, the extra attachments in the kit are mainly for other printer models.
I just bought one of these printers but it won't print the outline on ani picture mainly when the outline is black. is there anything I can do to fix it?
Just completed my power cleaning after letting my printer dry out for over 23 hours and now my yellow is unclogged. Thank you! Now I can get back to printing orders. Not sure why it clogged up, because I print almost daily- but definitely weekly. Hopefully that power cleaning doesn't fill the ink pad too much.
Glad to hear it! Sometimes the reason for printheads clogging are obscure. One or two power cleanings wont do any harm.
Wow, excellent video. I just ordered the kit. Any suggestion when filling up the reservoirs, I'm no able to see the levels clearly if it is filled through the plastic? sometime is shows when using the printer that the reservoirs are empty. I do not believe that they are, I kept
adding and made puddle underneath the printer. Hopefully the cleaning will help.
Yes fill the tanks until they are full, meaning until ink stops flowing from the bottle. The kit should help.
Great video, but I tried your link but it took me to a Amazon page but they did not show the cleaning products that you used, am I missing something, can you help me please regards Chris?
my issue is i cant get the color inks into the tanks from the refill bottles guess i waited too long to refill. is that a sign that i have clogged heads?
will this product resolve my issue? Or do i have a different problem with the printer?
This is a lot of work!! Wish the heads would not get dry. We use our printer occadionally.
Yes sorry this is the best option.
simply, thanks
You're welcome!
My magenta isn't working, however it WAS working and then halfway through the second copy it stopped working. Does this mean it became clogged??
Can you help me?I have a ET 2803 and those white wheels to the right inside of the printer,after so many prints makes a noise like its skipping towards the end of my print looks like splates of black ink and print look likes its off with all the colors,it started out of no where
Hi, I have a ET3700, which is very similar inside to your ET 2850 and I’ve followed your recommendations to cleaned my printhead but it get clogged after one day and I have to perform a printhead clean almost every other day….. do you have any other ideas / suggestions on what to do? Thanks
Try the cleaning solution warmed up.
Thanks for the helpful vids. Are there plans of reviewing the current Canon maxifiy series?
Thanks for the comment, I might consider it later this year!
Also where does the ink go with a power cleaning. Another video I watched said that it’s not good to do a power cleaning because it goes into a reservoir which cannot be replaced if you can help me with this question too I sure would appreciate it
It drains into the maintenance box which can be replaced on most Eco Tank models.
Do you have a video on the cleaning procedure for Epson ET-2800, as they have a different type of set-up than ET 2850? I will wait for your response, also please share how to open the whole top for an easy excess. Thanks
I will be making a video on that printer next week, please subscribe.
Thanks buddy it was really helpful 🤘🏻🤘🏻✌🏻
Glad it helped!
Just did a power clean
Works good!
Great!
I have no printing ussues when I do a nozzle check and a head cleaning ..only when printing out an Image there lines ...what going on ...do I need to do this cleaningng.?
I followed all your wonderful instructions and my test page was perfect. I loaded all my inks before doing it as you said. ....While I'm printing today 2 things happened. I began getting those horizontal lines again in my print copies?? So I once again cleaned my print head and the test page was good. Still getting lines. ....Also got a message saying "adjust your ink levels?" How do you do that??? Thanks for your help.
Hi, make sure your ink tanks are full. And at this point you may want to run a power cleaning.
Thank you! So in my case I would need to clean all colors correct? Cus the lines are all through my image
Yes correct!
My ET-2760 straight up prints 0 color on that test (CMY is blank). It sucks cuz I had to print a colorful college graph assignment right when it gave out 🙃...
Glad this video exists cuz Epson didn't help at all.
Great I’m glad that this video was a solution for you.
Thanks!
Thank you!
Could you kindly help me please. I wasn't sure if I was going to keep this printer so I only added the black ink a few weeks ago to the printer to try it out. Today I decided well I may as well keep the printer and add the colored inks. The colored inks only print blank. This is a new printer. Only been used to print in black ink. Please let me know how to charge and make the colored inks work. Thank you.
You need to run a power cleaning. What happened is because you only put black, that is the only color that charged into the printhead. Now running the power cleaning will charge the color ink as well.
Your video is really helping I’m Waiting on my solution in syringe I have everything ready to go except for there’s a little hinge on the left-hand side of my 2800 Epson eco-tank and it won’t go up any further the lid won’t go up to you can you tell me how to fix that
You will have to remove the screws around the scanning bed.
@@BestPrinters quick question. Since mine is still under warranty and i got an extended 2 year and i have had it since Nov 2021 and now it wont print color and the black is more gray now. Is it best just to send away for a new one and start over then to clean this one? the man at Office max said that sometimes they just send you a new machine without having you send it back.. I just dont want to mess up anything and mess up the warranty Thanks in advance
I literally got 2 pages printed with my brand new printer before it started having printing issues. I'll try this cleaning and see if it helps.
This should help you out
Thanks for this video. I have a question. I am only having grayscale and monochrome option under Color Printing Mode and not able to print color. My printer is new around 2 weeks. Do you have any idea, how can i solve this issue?
Yes your color ink nozzles may be clogged, use the method in this video.
@@BestPrinters Thank for your answer. I tried this method, nothing resolved for me. I uninstalled epson app on my laptop and set it up again. Then Issue resolved. Thanks
I like to use a small snippet of your video in a review I made of the printer with a link to this video. Hope that's ok with you. This solution worked for me by the way. Just took a few days of rest between nozzle cleaning before was normal again.
Totally fine with me, just give me credits in the description. I'm glad this method worked for you
@@BestPrinters You got it. Thanks. It's live now incase you wanted to check it out.
I am able to sort out print quality by running maitentance feature but my issue is splotches of ink left on top corner edge of paper and bottom edges. Would your process fix that?
Yes!
have not used my printer for five months the espon et 2850. and i have in the past 3 weeks been using the printer now i used the ink bup. i got it now working! i do not right now use it everyday. if you print 2x a week will that help keeping the printer going?
Nice!
Help!!! bought the cleaning kit. followed instructions waited the 24 hours, but did not have the top back on and started up and did not have tanks completely full and it printed a print test which did not show the colors. Did I ruin the printer?
is there a way to prevent the clogging if you know in advance you will not use the printer for a couple months?
The only way is to print at least once per week.
Thank you for the video. Would this also apply to my printer printing in a pink/orange hue.
Yes, absolutely
I just tried this because my magenta wasn't printing at all... now NONE of the colors are printing.... HELP!
it also looks like I'm not getting ink in the cartridges either. Could there be something wrong with the lines leading from the ink holder to the actual cartridges?
You need to run a power cleaning after using the kit.
Okay! I am the most unmechanical person on the planet...when I wrote my first line of code some 30 years ago, my ability to work on my car and turn a wrench or other tool quickly went out the window...but I was able to do these steps and not swear a blue streak! I'm currently letting my printer dry for a good 12 hours before putting everything back together and giving it a go. The real hard part now will be to keep the cats from 'checking it out' while it is sitting here open. (I think I'll take it into a room and close the door....)
Hi , I inishiatate with black only ink and not coloured and now only prints b/w only , what’s the solution please help
Impeccable info once again Brandon!! 👏 👍😁
Thanks again Rafael!
just got my 2850 today , if not printing for a few days to a week is it best to turn it off ?
Yeah a few days nothing will happen.
I've converted my ecotank printer to a sublimation printer. Is this method OK to use on sub printers?
Yes.
What kinda screw drivers did u used to take out the screw ? I have the solution already just trying to find the right screw driver to get it out
Agreed.... At 3:47 he neglected to remind us of the size of the Philips used for the "tiny screw". 🤔
@@cruzinsweetsntreatshe also neglected to mention in his advertisement of the over priced cleaning kit that screws around the scanner need to be removed to lift the lid.
Just ordered a bottle for tomorrow. Wondering what the difference Is between the Power cleaning and the deep cleaning? I keep hearing that it shortens the life of the printer. But how? Is it just the issue of filling the maintenance tank? Just don’t want to do excess ware and tear. Thanks. Nice video whether it works for me or not. This aint my first rodeo with cleaning heads. Thanks
Power cleanings should be used sparingly, but they are worth using one or two times if it solves a short term problem for you. And as an example, not being able to print certain color.
@@BestPrinters yeah thanks for replying. But what I'm wondering is is it just the maintenance box that gets filled up is that the only issue by using that or is there another reason why you shouldn't do it question mark thanks
Should I try a power clean before using the solution or just do the purge first?
Tough call, you dont want to overuse the power cleaning, and if you end up needing to use the kit, you will need to run it again.
Thanks for info my print head isn't printing blues and it's being used for sublimation ink
This method will work.
How do you open the top of the printer? Mine only goes up about 2 inches, I can barely fit my fingers in there, let alone see/move anything
You will have to undo some screws.
@@BestPrintersYou should have pointed this out in your advertisement for the over priced cleaning kit!
Hello I'm needing help. The cleaning solution is not going through. I heated it up but it is still not going in. Is there something else I can do?
Leave the tube connected with some pressure over night.
I have a Epson Et-2850, and mine is new out of the box.But mine is not printing in color, I dont know why! The setup is ok and the settings too. Plz I need help!
Return it asap. That shouldnt be happening.
Hi , I am trying to clean my printer following al your instructions . The black head is giving me hard time, solution is not passing thru even after I warm the liquid … all the other heads were ok . What should I do now?
Try using solution at a warmer temperature and keep stead insistent pressure on the black nozzle.
Got printing problem with my Epson ET 2850. But when i printed trough the apps ( Epson smart panel) the result is 200%100 better. So tried to print trough the apps before trying this cleaning process
Gotcha
How to see how much ink in the window. It is so dark cant tell if full or some used
Just top it off to be safe.
Wow❤..Thankyou very much, my printer is fix ...woohoooo
You're welcome!
does this work for lines going across when printing?
YES!
Ive done all of this and still having an issue with my epson 2850 ...I print an image and i can feel a dotted line on my image ...i can actually feel the DOTTED line on my image ...any advice anyone plz
I ran out of cleaner, very hard to get solution into the colored sections. Can I buy more solution without the kit? Not sure I had enough. Thank you
Yes message me on Amazon.
Hi Brandon! I accidentally put the cyan in the yellow tank. 🤦🏼♀️ Is there a way to clean that?
Did you get it clean
How did you do that? The bottles are coded so you cant really mix it up
Mine appears to be clogged in the tubes. No ink is flowing to the dampers. Any suggestions on how to unclog from the tubes? I’ve bought the solution and tried this method but it hasn’t worked.
Try doing a power cleaning.
My black and magenta is not printing, saw your video and follow the instructions on the black and magenta but noting is coming out just the blue and yellow is coming out on the tissue, the magenta keep blowing out the syringe not sure why.
You will need to warm up the cleaning fluid and reapply it on the magenta. Once that pushes through, you will need to do power cleaning after 24 hours.
I have a new 2850. Used probably 10 times and was printing fine and stopped with an error but doesn't give a code. Full tanks. Everything was fine 🤷🏻♀️
Same here.
Did this solution work for you?
My epson 2850 is brand new and wont print green. Should I be cleaning it already?? It prints every other color.
Print a nozzle report, that will reveal if you need to do a printhead cleaning.
My eco tank will not accept black ink from the bottle and my black is empty. Any ideas how to fix?
You may need the assistance of a local technician.
I have a brand new Epson 2850. I finished the setup and have missing lines already. Error message says there is a problem with printhead nozzles. Already???
Sorry to hear that.
mine did the same lots of problems , hard set up , lines early on , then a paper jam (dont know why) then started printing blank pages. I loved my canon better a lot easier but that stopped working after a year , soon as I had to change the ink but didnt have this many problems -___ -
I had the same message. Do I need to clean it?
Hello, I have a question.. Do you know if I can use a Epson Ecotank ET-2850 to do regular Heat Transfer on cotton garments
You can use sublimation paper for that, yes.
And sublimation ink... If you started with standard ink, you'll need to get a kit to help swap out the old ink, and put in the sublimation ink. Just working on that one today, Monday, October 24, 2022.
Where could I find the ink dampers for this model can’t find it anywhere
Have you tried Amazon?
Yes
Hello. I have a problem with the Epson ET 2814 printer. At the same time, 4 lights flash, namely the power button, the lower wifi light and both ink and paper lights. Thank you for your help.
Power off unplug and leave off for 24 hours.
@@BestPrintersI'll try that. Thanks.
@@BestPrintersHello. Thanks for your reply. The printer is two and a half years old. I use genuine Epson ink. I turned off the printer for 24 hours and the problem is the same. The power button does not work because the printer does not turn off when I press it. I tried various combinations, e.g. B. Pressed the power button and the Color button for 15 seconds, still nothing. I opened the printer and there is no paper residue.
My printer was doing fine then it did an update on printer and apple phone. Now when I try to print it says printer did a update i hit ok but it will not print.
Reset the whole thing.
Nice work. Please, can I have a video on how to change the printer head?
I wouldnt reccomend it on this model.
I bought the kit and did exactly what you showed and now my color is not coming out. It was only the black, but now its all. So now I don't know what to do.
Make sure your ink is full and running power cleaning
What philips screwdriver did you use?
This kit should help you out, amzn.to/3TdFL15
@@BestPrintersthese videos he is promoting is all about sales of his items, with the remote possibility that they will fix your problem, he leaves out critical information to complete this job.
My tanks won't fill, so I am unable to ru a power clean, any suggestions
Try moving the ink bottles up and down when installing so that they can fill up. As far as not being able to do a power cleaning. You may be able to do it through your PC if you're connected directly go under maintenance settings and run it from there
Where are the screws that you need to remove to get the top to open up all the way like you did in order to work on things more easily? Thank you!
No unscrewing necessary....there is a lid latch. I just didn't push it far enough the first time:)
Great, I love those.