Video over 8 years old and it's still the best guide on the subject. Many thanks.

Best repair instruction video on how to clear clogged Epson printer head without buying fancy chemicals. Thank you!

Thank you very much for this video. Very detailed step-by-step instructions. In the end, I could not get the print-head to unclog, short of using the tube and syringe method in other youtube videos. So I just swapped print-heads out from another XP-400 and it works just fine. Thanks again!

I confirm that this method works on WF-2540. But at the end I needed to run the head cleaning from the printer's menu around 4-5 times to get perfect prints. Thank you very much for this video!

EXTRA CLEAN!!! I followed the video but after soaking, like the cleaning kits, I took a syringe with a tube on the end and flushed all four nozzels with hot water and window cleaner til it came out clear. Works great! The ribbon wires can be tough to get back in but make sure they are in snug. If it's loose it's not all the way in.

Just to let people know everything is right on video besides the small ribbon cable. You do not have to remove the back top little ribbon cable,if you do your screwed. You will never get it back in. This video cost me a printer,oh well needed new one. Beleive me take your time on ribbon cables,and whatever you do. Do not remove little ribbon cable on the top back. Besides that it's a great video

Excellent video. I have cleaned many print heads before and this was by far the trickiest. My XP300 had almost stopped producing color, and black print had white lines and gaps running through the text. As well as immersing the print plate in shallow warm distilled water, I used an eyedropper to force water down the individual color plugs on the top of the unit. I kept changing the water until it was almost clear. I followed this with a cautious use of compressed air to blow out the channels. After much fiddling to put the unit back together. I then ran a cleaning cycle to prime the now empty ink channels, followed by a couple of pages of fairly intense color. The printer is now working like new.

oh! you are my life saver :) thanks for the solution. I just fixed xp302 model. the A/s cost me more than $150 for clean head. it's ridiculous!!

I did it on a Epson Stylus NX330 and i had to do it twice(put it in hot water) but it worked. the pieces are a little bit different but it's the same steps. You have to print many test to let the ink comes in the head.Finally it works well. Thanks a lot.

Excellent Video! Now my WF-2540 is printing flawlessly.

Great vid! Helped me a lot. DO NOT unplug the small flat cable on top, ONLY the second one and the big one.

Excellent Tutorial, worked with my Epson XP-440 perfectly.

Wow...this worked..I followed the instructions in video...put printer back together ...printing like a new one..thanks

Whether this works or not I have learned something today , so thank you for this video

XP-322 has same head and I used this video to clear mine. Many thanks!

Great video, this video help save me buying new printer. I'd followed the step to the end. when it put everything back together and their no ink coming out when I printed. So I'd went to the sitting and change out the caridged like 3 to 4 time. Now my printer works like new again. I'd got a Epsom xp-440. Thanks you

The small ribbon cable in the back can be put back IF YOU SLOWLY TAKE YOUR TIME (LOL, I DID NOT AT FIRST). push the carriage toward the right side until you can see the white "mini usb looking" slot behind the carriage. Then take a pair of 8" curved hemostats and attach it to the end of the ribbon cable so that the blue part does not move left or right. You will also have to angle the ribbon cable so that it goes straight in and this may take a few tries to get the angle right. If it takes more than that YOU ARE IN TOO BIG OF A HURRY. The left finger hole on the handle (for me) was touching or close to touching the metal wall. Angle the hemostats so that the ribbon goes straight into the opening. Do this slowly. When you feel a little resistance and the ribbon is seated, pull the hemostats back and the ribbon should stay. I BEAT MY HEAD INTO THE WALL AS MANY TIMES AS YOU DID AND THE RIBBON DID NOT GO IN UNTIL I TOOK MY TIME AND SLOWLY GUIDED THE CABLE IN . You may want to use a flashlight to see just where the slot is and you may have to guide it to where you thing the opening is. IT will work...

Be very careful trying this method, I tried this on an XP-446, which had a very similar setup. It seemed like it would work -- I got all of the parts disassembled successfully. The board with the electrical contacts gave me a little trouble, but eventually came out. The print heads gave off a *lot* of ink when soaked. After I had everything reassembled and reattached, I noticed I had stretched the bends in the flat cables a little too much, and they were dragging on the printer frame when the assembly moved. As I tried to bend them back into place, *disaster* -- the small cable in the back came out, and as many have noted it's incredibly difficult to put back. I removed the plastic piece that ran along the back of the print assembly track for better access, and after a while even tried the method mentioned below using tweezers/rubber band/knife, which seemed promising until the ribbon cable ripped at the end when I tried to reinsert it. I should have read a little further about disassembling the printer even more, but I was really tired of dealing with this printer already. Now the printer is officially the complete piece of junk it pretty much always was. And I had just wasted money on new (now useless) ink catridges as well.

worked a charm. i used some cheap aftershave once it was out and the model wasnt the same but close enough. thanks

This video by far is a Keeper,Thanks!

Great tutorial. Hope it works on my XP-225.

STOP, DO NOT REMOVE SMALL WHITE CORD. If you do then you must unscrew the screw on the right hinge on the inside then push on the 2 clips on the left and lift that plastic piece. Then you will have better visibility to use your finger or tweezers to get it back in. Otherwise you may have to disassemble a lot more.

Great help. The nozzle from my printer was clogged. By watching the video could take it out. Wash it with water and now works perfect again.

Hi, excellent video. I had attempted to clean the head on my WF2530 with the cleaning fluid but it didn't work and still left the black printing intermittently. I removed the head as per your video and then replaced it. After one nozzle check cycle using the printer I had perfect printing. A few observations, when the print head is placed in the water make sure it doesn't allow water into the connector for the large flat ribbon cable, the water has to be very shallow. I also used a small syringe with a plastic tube on the end, I had one that I used to clean the heads with cleaning fluid, to push a small amount of warm water through the head from the top using very very little force. To be on the safe side slide a thin piece of blotting paper into were the large ribbon cable goes after cleaning the head to ensure its dry. Also it's possible to put the ribbon cables behind their intended connections make sure they are in correctly.

MY GOD! ... I disconnected the top cable too, like everyone else here...BUT I WAS ABLE TO GET IT BACK IN without disassembling the printer further. Here's how: I rubberbanded a pair of tweezers shut as hard as seemed reasonable, and inserted the blue tip of the cable while prying the tweezers open with a knife. this let me maneuver the tweezers and thus the cable from the very furthest end of the tweezers - providing just enough visibility and and space for my fingers. i gently edged my way through this and was able to insert it. then i cut off the rubberband with an exacto knife and unraveled it. then i exhaled. and they said it was impossible. holy. fucking. hell.

Worked on WF-2510, but it is best to remove the scanner section first to allow easy access ( just google epson WF-???? scanner removal), i also used a 20ml syringe and hot water to flush water through the ink intake ports on the head unit. As others have stated follow the instructions carefully, only remove ribbon cables indicated in the video. Thanks for the video, saved me buying a new printer.

A good video on solving a major problem for Epson printers, BUT, MY GOD WHY DIDN'T YOU WARN US TO NOT REMOVE THE SMALL CABLE IN THE BACK!!

Found the easy way to put third tape back in case you disconnect it like me and most people here. To put it back you have to take of scanner it's easy and there is white plastic holding these 3 tapes. Just disconnect these 3 tapes and remove plastic so you will have enough space to put finger and connect thist tape to the back of carriage then put every think back together. It took me 5min to do it. Unfortunately my print head get broken after spend few days in IPA now it don't print at all.

great video sir. i will try this out probably tomorrow. lifesaver. !!

Damn I removed the large flat cable the smaller and the smallest to... damn I can't put smallest back in place it's on the back 🤔 More damn for not reading the comments before.

I got the small cable back in but it now says printer error see documentation

I had the issue on an xp-205 smearing ink all over the paper that looked like roller marks, tried cleaning the heads the rollers, everything... I deduced it was under the ink head, after takin all the inks out and having the ink cartridge in the middle, i was able to spot the culprit, a collection of dust/hair had formed underneath and covered in black ink, (on the right hand side of the ink cart), which was smearing the rollers then the paper...I was able to clean underneath (without having to pull out cables/clips) using a qtip and thankfully this fixed my woes... phew!

Good video. Very helpfull. Thanks for making it.

you made my day boy!! THANKS THANKS AND THANKS!!!

Very useful. All what I wanted to know. Many thanks!

Thank you good sir. Worked amazing. DO NOT REMOVE THE FAR BACK RIBBON. WATCH THE VIDEO CAREFULLY.

Helpful video. My printer is a Epson Workforce 435. Very similar to this video. Thank you very much!

This is an excellent tutorial, however this is not the faint-hearted or those that dont have experience taking things apart and more important the ability to put them back together accurately. The ribbon cables will likely be your nemesis, so I would only undertake this process if you regard the printer as junk and its your last ditch attempt to rescue it from the great ecological nightmare of busted printers. Its a good idea to take photos as you go, especially as different models have slightly different setups.

Thank you so much for this video!

How to remove the print-head from Epson stylus cx5500 ? will be thankful if you upload .

Thankyou so much indeed. This is a life saver.

WARNING -Before you remove any of the ribbons- read the comments!!! Like many on here I removed ALL the ribbons and the rear one is impossible to reattach. The video is good apart from making it clear you should only remove two of the ribbons. It would be helpful to make the video clearer showing how to reattach the fiddly ribbons. Off to buy another printer.

How do I take the top half of the printer off to easily get to the printer head?

i forgot to make attention and now my printer is broken

I confirm this works (beautifully) for an Epson Strylus SX235W (I fitted a rubber tube and used a syringe to squirt (hot) water (GENTLY) through each of the (hmm I'm blanking on what you call them _ posts?) multiple times until the water comes out not only clean but in a 0.5 metre long jet comprising multiple very fine streams of water.

Worked, and DO NOT DISCONNECT TOP FLAT RIBBON...WATCH THE VIDEO FIRST, AND GO STEP BY STEP WITH HIM.

Oh wow! i'll try this on my defect epson me101 to ensure I got it correctly :) :) Thanks.. btw i have 2 epson me101 ,

DUDE, GREAT VIDEO!

THERE IS A MUCH SIMPLER WAY! You can clean the excess dried up ink off the bottom of the print head without removing it - fold some tissue paper and/or wetwipe, place it flat, and gently push the print head over the tissue/wipe. Job done. Start with the head in the position for removing ink cartridges, then turn off the power at the wall socket - if you press the off button on the printer the head moves to the side and locks into place - you won't be able to move it manually to do the cleaning.

This is perfect except when removing the white cables please indicate to only move the front small one on top. two cables were bent together so I dislodged a tiny one behind the cartridge. So after all the other steps I couldn't for the life of me re attach the tiny circuits because they were lodged behind too much of the mechanisms. My printer now has a fatal error. Otherwise, very helpful.

This video is super helpful! I cleaned my print head and instal it back but getting error 033001 now. I didn't turn off the printer during the work and i think that's the reason but it keep showing the same error after restart it. Any idea?

Thank you! I managed to unclog my epson printer!!

I'm having trouble putting the cables back in place :(

I can't get the print-head to pull out. Any suggestions?

Very, VERY helpful tutorial. Thank you so much!

hi there, i followed all the steps ...after all that it started...as soon as i send command to print it just turned off n not turning it on again ...what shd i do?

Good video but it wasn't easy to just put the print-head into the hot water, I dipped also the circuit board. Shitty disposable printer. If they put some screws into the print-head, it was much easier to disassemble the circuit board from the rest.

Worked, thanks. I see people saying that the small cable is herd to put back in. Guess I was lucky, as I had no issues. Make sure that the ribbon connector doesn't get wet. Good luck!

Excellent video. I followed all steps and replaced each cartridge. When I print, the printer goes through the motions but no ink is printed on to the page (same problem I had before cleaning the head and replacing the cartridges). Do you have any further suggestions? It is an xp-320

Had two Epsons fail in the last 2 years. Why do they have a head cleaning feature? Does it ever work? Didn't on mine. Replaced both with HPs which I have had much better luck with.

AWESOME video...but no ink came out of the nozzle...so i popped opened the nozzle and cleaned it, now I cant get the nozzle back together...

I just managed to do it. However the black still misses a line. Maybe need to soak the head longer. Its tricky getting those connecters back in.

My printer is not printing anything at all now - any tips? It came up with a 0x9E errors but I was able to fix that by putting the flat cable in. It was able to print with blue perfectly before, not not anymore! Do you know what thus could be? Perhaps I didn't screw the screws in tight enough? Please help, I'm desperate for the printer to work!!!

yor are great job, thanks!

Hi, as per video I did unplug the small flat cable and i cannot put it back in... Any advice guys... Also, the small flat cable is creased so I cannot put it back in using the plastic flap attached to it... Help me please

thank you. André

My Epson t60 is printing blank pages after this process please help

Thank you very much.

Good video to show epson to rescue printers instead see them swimming in the pacific or produce much waste !

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*WF-2530* do NOT pull out all of the ribbons. one of them is impossible to reattach.

Thanks for this informative video. I followed the procedure and when I switched back on the printer stayed on for about 1 min and then switched off. Now it won't switch back on at all. The ribbon cables are all connected properly and the printer head was totally dry before I connected it. Do you have any suggestion what I should do next?

Hi! Thank you so much for the tutorial!! I did everything exactly how u said in the video and now my printer is saying "Paper jam. Remove jammed paper." And on the top it says W-02... What can I do?

I followed your tutorial since black and blue were not printing. A lot of ink came out so I've repeated the procedure twice, but after mounting everything back in place black and blue still don't appear. Any idea why and how to solve?

Thank you so much 😍

Dude, you never mentioned to remove just one half of second flat cable. I removed both halves and i just had to throw my printer in the garbage!

Make damned sure you guys don't get the cable contacts wet, if you do and you restart your printer, most likely it will be shot. Just about everyone of the comments regarding problems after "cleaning" can be contributed to the cable connections being wet when the printer was restarted or the cables not being installed properly. If you have gotten the cable connections on the print head wet, you can use a can of compressed air and a blow dryer to dry them COMPLETELY prior to reconnecting the cables. This is very IMPORTANT if you don't want to fry your printer!!!

VERY NICE !!!!!!!!!

Hello: I followed your instructions but was not able to get the circuit board out so I gave up. Now I get printer error with ADF light blinking and error message see your documentation. I checked th ecable abd both ends are connected. Not sure what to do now. Any suggestions? Thnaks

The same procedure can be applied to a Epson sx235W ? thanks a lot !

my fax said error b25, what is this??? PLEASE HELP!!!!!!

Very good video!

Thanks for the video. Was able to disassemble and reassemble without trouble. However, this wf-2540 printer now gives a paper jam error and I can't clear it. I've disassembled it again, and hoping the printer heads just need to dry out a bit. I've tried everything else for paper jam errors from your videos and suggestions from around the web.

Thank you!

I Removed the very back cable and now I cannot put it back. Any suggestions???

Thank you very much

I had a cannon MX310 for 10 years with no issues. I wound up donating it to goodwill because I got an Epson for Christmas. I wish I had my cannon back, this piece of junk Epson is giving me a hard time in less than a year.

Thank you .. but my print real gone I don't know why.

great video

Hello This looks good but how do i get the top of the printer off for more workspace?

I have an Epson 835 and the issue is not clogged heads. It freezes upon powering up and the display flashes the message "A Printer Error has occurred". I tried some things suggested by the JustAnswer site, but they didn't work. When I free the print head and move it to the left and turn on the power, it tries to start normally. The print head slowly moves to the right. However, when it reaches the ink reservoir area, the rectangular sponge, it bumps up against it the pad holder and triggers the error. I looks like it should clear the pad, but the pad will not stay down when I push it down. I wonder if it is gummed up under this pad. However it is not easily accessible. I do not see a way to unscrew the plastic cover that prevents access to the pad. Do you or does anyone reading this have a suggestion?

Spectacular

can you male a video on "how to put the smallest white cable back in?

No it's the third ribbon which plugs into the back of the plastic carriage which houses the ink cartridges. There are two on the side and one at the rear. It's the WF2530 Epsom

Do you know how to remove and replace the waste ink pad in WF-2540?

Very good video, I managed to get everything out, clean, and back in. When I switched the printer (XP-245) on, it first moved the printhead, like a normal start. But then the printer stopped working, ans wouldn't turn on again. No control light, no reaction whatsoever. I took everything apart, dried the printhead again, and put it back.Still would not turn on. Is it possible that there is a shortcut or a fuse? Thanks for any hint.

excellent tutorial. I did all that was told. and at the end, the $*€# printer told me "error 000031". and the printer doesn't work. impossible to reset.

I have WF2540. After I cleaned the print head when i turned it back on I got printer error which said something like, Turn off and turn back on. Refer to manual or epson.com. I referred to both the package manual and the web site, neither of which gave me anything helpful. Please help. Thanks for your time

Hi I'm looking for print head for Epson Expression Home XP-345. Please inform me. my is not working and I don't have any more guarantee.

Did everything step by step and was able to unclog my black side it was really clogged. I put everything back with ease no issue with cables, I’m use to cables in impossible areas. After everything was put back I connected my printer booted the bitch up and wasn’t able to do anything, kept getting message warming up, after about 30secs Printer made a click and died! WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!