How To Perform Print Head Cleaning Function?

The aim of every manufacturer is to achieve high print standards. And this can be also possible without worrying about the printer’s age and model. You can even use the last drop of ink or toner by proper care of your printer, especially its print head. 

It does not matter whether you are using original, compatible or re-manufactured cartridge, the ink dries and clog the nozzles. If you do not bother at the same time, the issue can double your trouble and can even damage the device. So, here we have highlighted a detail for cleaning your printer print head.

Symptoms Indicating Print Head Cleaning

There are some symptoms that a printer shows when you need to clean its print head:-

• Printer printing blank pages, irrespective sufficient ink level in cartridges.

• Faded printouts or say printer not delivering up to mark performance. The blurry image is a clear signal of head cleaning.

• Printers work with tiny dots of ink on paper. For this, the printer uses different types of inks from CMYK format. If any of these ink get block, the printer won’t be able to produce significant results. 

Note: Its is important to clean the print head, but never go with frequent cleaning. This can decline the printer ink level.

Easy Way To Clean Epson Printhead

If you are using Epson printer and printer cartridge and unsure how to clean the print head. Don’t worry the below-mentioned guidelines will help you to clean the print-head. These tips can even help you, in case you are not using the Epson device.

• If the low ink flash continuously displaying on your device, clearly represent you do not need to clean the print head. But replacing a printer cartridge will be an effective solution for you. 

• If the light is off and the printer is printing faded results. Check printer cartridge manually whether it has ink or not. When everything seems to be fine, it's time to clean the print-head.

If you found any issue, switch off the printer and leave it overnight. This will help the ink to settle and perform well.

Ways to Clean the printer head

There are basically two ways to clean the print head. First is via computer and second manually. Here we have complete detail for both these:

• Print Head Cleaning From Computer

• Print Head Manual Cleaning

Print Head Cleaning From Computer

Cleaning print head from a computer is a quick and easy way to get rid of poor quality print results. You just need to be sure that paper try must be loaded properly. Rest these instructions will help you:

Window

• Open the start menu and click on the control panel. 

• Go to devices selection and click on the printer model.

• From the drop-down box choose Properties

• Click on the maintenance tab will help you to stay away from clogged cartridges nozzle, dirty hands and other similar issues.

• Follow device instructions, until deceive give you cleaning process complete command.

Mac

• For Mac users, open the menu and click on system preference from the drop-down menu.

• Search for printer and scanner option and click on your printer model. 

• Click on utility tabs from options and supplies menu.

• From printer utilities, choose deep cleaning function.

• After process over gives a print command to check the print result.

Print Head Manual Cleaning

To successfully clean print head sometimes you need to perform cleaning function manually. This is not a hard task, you just need a paper towel and follow adequate precautions.

• Switch off the printer and unplugging will protect you from damages.

• Open the printer and remove cartridge from it.

• Remove printer head, you can see a tray sit in the printer with several holes at the bottom known as cartridge.

• Some printer models have a print head in the cartridge, check out your model, otherwise, read the manufacturer's instructions.

• Lightly damp cloth in water. 

• Gently clean the cartridge and remove all debris from it.

• Soak your print head properly 

• Do not forget to clean the nozzle. Once it will be clean ink supply will start flowing properly. 

• And then reinstall the system.

• Give a print command to check performance.