Comments on: How to Really Clean an Inkjet Printer in 5 Simple Steps

By: Crawford

Crawford — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 19:56:40 +0000

Thanks a bunch – thought we had to buy a new printer but I followed all your steps and presto – one less printer in the landfill

By: Art

Art — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 06:31:12 +0000

I have a Hp Photosmart 3310 all in one. It has worked very well for several years but recently it started to have streaks and white lines when printing in black. I suspect is a blocked printing head but as the head is not on the cartridge I don’t know how to get to it. I have cleaned the heads many times, replaced the cartridge and cleaned where i could but no luck.Any ideas how to clean it?
Many thanks

By: Meg

Meg — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 23:05:41 +0000

…what about cleaning a Brother all-in-one? The ink cartridges are not the print heads…

By: Max

Max — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 22:07:40 +0000

For years, I have cleaned ink jet cartridges by wiping the heads with alcohol-soaked paper towels. The printer and ink manufacturers always tell you to “NEVER WIPE OR TOUCH THE PRINT HEAD” area. Ha ha ha. Always knew that was a crock. Glad to see.

By: Rjwilson

Rjwilson — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 23:45:15 +0000

I have epson Workforce 615 printer. It is skipping certain lines on a document. I have done head alignment operation (also nozzle cleaning). Is there anything else I can do, besides replace printer?

Thank you for your help.

By: Bob

Bob — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 11:24:58 +0000

two years ago I was given a HP1180c printer .
It spilled a copious amount of ink everywhere when I moved it from table to table — what a mess to clean up etc. An internal inspection revealed ink was everywhere inside — much too much to clean by hand so I took it to the backyard,got the garen hose on full flow and flooded the whole internals for about half an hour (until the water ran clean). I then blew dried the thing with compressed air using a long thin nozzle so as to aim the air as best as possible. I then let it stand for a few days .
Presto — the printer now works just like a new one. I’ve now printed about 1200 full A4 sheets to date without a problem.
Would not recommend this as aremedy unless you know EXACTLY what you are doing and the potential problems which might arise

By: Tony

Tony — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 21:39:44 +0000

Really good info. However one of the biggest issues with ink jets is paper misdeeds. The rollers need to be cleaned and restored so they can feed the paper correctly. First clean the rollers with alcohol and use a product called “rubber new” to restore their softer density. This is what copier repair tecs use to resolve paper misdeeds and jams.

By: Cyndi

Cyndi — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 16:41:34 +0000

THANK YOU!! Easy to follow directions with pictures AND I fixed it myself with no tech-fix talent.

By: Printer Whisperer

Printer Whisperer — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 13:38:03 +0000

Yeah that sounds like a bad ink cartridge. Try using another black ink cartridge and that should fix the problem (provided there isn’t additional ink that’s still in the printer from the previous leaking cartridge).

By: chris

chris — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 13:46:13 +0000

My hp8500 leaves a very thick black ink mark on the right side edge of the printed paper. This happens in either color or grayscale. Is this a leak from the black ink cartrige? or do I have a bigger problem?