Epson F2100 Maintenance

Epson F2100 Maintenance - ProDTG Tips

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Step 1 in the 3 parts for perfect prints is to ensure you have a clean machine and a good nozzle check. Digital Monday
Watch how simple it is to maintain the Epson F2100. John LeDrew will show you the basics and best practices for keeping your F2100 tip top!
STEP 1: Ensure you have a perfect nozzle check. Watch this video for maintenance tips.
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STEP 2: Proper pretreat application - • NO MORE Pretreat Stain...
STEP 3: The best kind of shirt when printing with DTG. Watch this video for details and shirt brand recommendations. • Bright Prints with Rin...
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@rbtmachinery_michaelzheng7264 3 ай бұрын

Great and professional 👍

@moondistrotrading8874 Жыл бұрын

very usefull

@MelcoEmbroidery Жыл бұрын

Happy to help

@jflorezzx 22 күн бұрын

Help!! How can I switch out my white cartridges to cleaning cartridges on EPSON SURE COLOR F2100 ?! I put the cleaning ones in and I get a chip error. I want to clean out my white ink since it’s not coming out !!

@miguelsantospersonalisedgifts 3 жыл бұрын

I clean the head cap after every print run.

@MelcoEmbroidery 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Miguel, That might be overkill. The rubber of the head cap might degrade overtime with too much cleaning.

@Jzemb 3 жыл бұрын

I have been turning the printer off everyday and I waisted so much of my white ink that it ran out quick. Called epson and had a long discussion. I was told to leave it on . I have been leaving it on for now 5 months and seen a huge difference in white ink saving. Compared to the amount it spits in everyday turning cycle.

@MelcoEmbroidery 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the info and savings tips. Turning off the printer engages the pump cap cleaning, that cleaning is critical to keeping your printer healthy. I'd suggest turning it off at least once a week.

@covertskateshopfl 2 жыл бұрын

how often do you print?

@Jzemb 2 жыл бұрын

@@MelcoEmbroidery True! however leaving the printer onn does that cleaning as well, as once a month when I turn it off, it turns off right away, telling us it did not need the cap cleaning as it might have recently done that.

@Jzemb 2 жыл бұрын

@@covertskateshopfl nowadays with Digital xfers , once a week.

@philipcasas9485 2 жыл бұрын

I had a very similar experience and conversation with Epson. Super unhappy with the installation/delivery direction I was given at time of purchase. I was told to turn the printer off also and that seems to now have resulted in a clogged W1/W2 channel that I cannot recover. I'm going through all the possible solutions because I am NOT interested in a $2500 printhead replacement after less than two years.

@MrSilviocorleone Жыл бұрын

I'm totally newbie of F2100 so if any of you guys would answer that question I'll be so grateful ! My issue is auto cleaning not working on my printer anymore, so I just see the orange layout of calculator and I do not see any counting down. Is there any solution to fix it back ?

@MelcoEmbroidery Жыл бұрын

Are you turning your printer off at the end of every shift? Always turn your printer off when you are done printing that initiates a cleaning cycle but should reset the counter. The counter is there to countdown an auto medium head cleaning every 6 hours.

@GrumpyGrandpallc 4 ай бұрын

W was hoping you could help me with a suction cap error. I replaced the suction cap and filter and roller to try and fix the problem but I still have it. I did several cleaning and it still won’t print white ink when I do the print test. What else can I do. It was working fine when I turned it off before the problem started. Please help. Thank you.

@GrumpyGrandpallc 4 ай бұрын

Yes ever night.

@GrumpyGrandpallc 4 ай бұрын

Sometimes it may be a few days before I use it so I clean it often.

@nelsonluciano59 4 жыл бұрын

Hello, I own an Epson F2100 and for some reason one side of my prints is coming out blurry and not as crisp as the other side. Would you be able to help me with this? Thank you!

@MelcoEmbroidery 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Nelson, Watch this video on guaranteeing prefect prints every time. I suspect it's a pretreat issue. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nshmmZCCmLTPdZs.html

@greatestever8735 Жыл бұрын

I was having the same problem until I cleaned the metal part of the nozzle with Magic Clean by Lawson. Leave it soaking for about 20 mins then leave to air dry.

@dalelyon7015 3 жыл бұрын

Wow I was told by my Rep never to turn mine off or it will void the warranty

@MelcoEmbroidery 3 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately you were misinformed. Always turn the F2100 off when you are done so you initiate the head cap cleaning. That is a critical step in ensuring the suction cap stays clean.

@jadajackson1223 3 жыл бұрын

The tube washing solution in my printer won’t go down , please help !

@MelcoEmbroidery 3 жыл бұрын

You will need to replace the pump cap assembly. Here is the link to buy a new one. compassmicro.com/products/inkjet/surecolor-f2100/maintenance-assembly-pump-cap-for-surecolor-f2100.html Email me at jledrew@melco.com for the service manual on how to replace the assembly, it's easy.

@rachelsmith644 2 жыл бұрын

Do you have any solutions for why wh3 and 4 are producing NO lines but all others are producing beautifully?

@MelcoEmbroidery 2 жыл бұрын

Likely 3 & 4 are clogged, hard to say why. Best bet is to soak the print head and see if you can free the clogged nozzles. I haven't made a vid but there are a few on KZfaq.

@greatestever8735 Жыл бұрын

I’m having the same problem, any updated tips?

@Alphasera2023 2 жыл бұрын

HI iam having Cart trouble on my printer F2130 Epson, I cleaned White ink slot using cleaning cart and after cleaning it is not showing the white cart, massage says less ink,or in not recognize. please give me an idea to get on with this. thank

@MelcoEmbroidery 2 жыл бұрын

If your heads are clogged and you try and run cleanings, the printer will think it's using ink but the clogged heads will not let ink flow through so the carts will read empty but there is still ink in the carts. If you are experiencing this, you will need to work on clearing those clogged print heads or replacing the print head or pump cap assembly.

@moondistrotrading8874 Жыл бұрын

@@MelcoEmbroidery on my!!, now i having problem when prining got line, especially when light color image like cyan. Nozzle check everytime before doing print. everything is ok. how?

@scott8193 5 ай бұрын

That last part you said. It’s using its cleaning cartridge when you turn it off? So you’re telling me take out the ink and insert cleaning carts every time I turn it off?

@MelcoEmbroidery 5 ай бұрын

It's using the cleaning cartridge that's already in there. You don't need to remove or replace any cartridges unless they are empty.

@mollylee717 2 жыл бұрын

My cyan is almost totally blank when I do a nozzle check and I've run a head cleaning on it a bunch of times and sometimes it looks like the cyan is mixing with the magenta. Can you please help me?

@MelcoEmbroidery 2 жыл бұрын

Of all the colors, Cyan is most likely to clog. I suggest doing a nice thorough head cap cleaning, then soaking the print head in a bath of solution for a few hours then doing a heavy cleaning on the Cyan Magenta channel. To soak the head, go to maintenance > Clean around print head. Clean the print head then soak in a bath of solution for a few hours.

@mollylee717 2 жыл бұрын

@@MelcoEmbroidery Thank you so much!

@Ksfrenchies Жыл бұрын

Did this work for you ?

@ernarizah64 2 жыл бұрын

Hello sir. I have an issue with my print. I dont know how to say it but to me it is something about registration with the white and color print. I can see small outline of whites in some edges of the print. How do I solve this issue? Thank you

@MelcoEmbroidery 2 жыл бұрын

You can email me direct if my answer is not detailed enough. Jledrew@melco.com Ensure the shirt is holding fast on the platen. Generally white showing under color ink is an indicator the shirt has shifted from when white ink went down to when color goes over top. Imagine putting water on a paper towel, the towel moves and shifts, a similar thing happens when you put wet white ink on a shirt. Epson provides a platen hoop to help hold the shirt or you can use the provided non-slip pad. Other trick would be to reduce white area in GC to 3 or 4. This just chokes back the white underbase more.

@ernarizah64 2 жыл бұрын

@@MelcoEmbroidery Thank you for the reply sir. Will try reducing the white a bit more later. I hope it works to solve the issue.

@user-lp3ns8ee9p Жыл бұрын

Epson Surecolor f2130 . Carriage error 1138. How can we repair plese can you tell me

@MelcoEmbroidery 11 ай бұрын

I am unfamiliar with that error, that would be best answered by Epson support however I did do a google search and it looks like it could be as simple as cleaning your encoder strip.

@dennychavez8390 10 ай бұрын

What if my nozzle check is not printing the black , and when i print a design with blank on it , it doesn’t print it

@MelcoEmbroidery 10 ай бұрын

That could be your setting in Garment Creator, "Black Color T-Shirt Use Garment Black" That setting will not print black. If you want black use "Dark Color T-Shirt Standard"

@westtexasbullies9573 Жыл бұрын

You said to always turn the printer off at the end of every night and turn it on the next day for the F 2100 what if you have AF 2000 that doesn't have a cleaning cartridge as with it cleaning cartridge s to do this maintenence automatically. There would be no use in turning the machine off because there is no maintenance um maintenance to be performed if there are no cleaning cartridges

@MelcoEmbroidery Жыл бұрын

That is correct, there is no reason to turn the printer off though it does not need to stay on. Just be sure you do your tube wash regularly, you cannot over do the tube washing on the F2000.

@denalilyfe 3 жыл бұрын

I KEEP A SUCTION ERROR MESSAGE ON MY F2100 I NEED HELP

@MelcoEmbroidery 3 жыл бұрын

You might need a new pump cap assembly. They are easy to install and you can purchase here. compassmicro.com/products/inkjet/surecolor-f2100/maintenance-assembly-pump-cap-for-surecolor-f2100.html

@denalilyfe 3 жыл бұрын

@@MelcoEmbroidery Thanks for the help