Brother Printer Unclogging Printhead

This is a video showing you how to unclog the Brother's print head with the needle and syringe.
The reason why the video is slow, is because we were using a slower memory card to record the writing speed of the high quality video. The audio is still clear and the images are still viewable.
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[@funchum0008]

You saved my day and most especially my wallet. Thank you!!! I used warm water mixed with alcohol. It worked! I thought I'm gonna throw my printer as I could not make my black ink work. Thank you!

[@twokay1284]

was the black ink just not coming out at all?

[@6CCORVETTEMAN]

@6CCORVETTEMAN 0 seconds ago When injecting the alcohol, the syringe was very hard to press and withdraw. I worked it this way numerous times. Still bad printing. Finally, I more forcefully injected the alcohol and then heard a "POP." I thought the black ink line had detached somewhere or the print head was now unclogged I could then easily inject and withdraw the alcohol. And, i could hear air being forced out of the print head. So, finally, after several cleaning cycles, by the machine, my black print is outstanding! I determined that the "POP" I heard was a valve or clog that was opened up.

[@nopejoeandangie]

Hey I did this but I didn't have solution, so I just used 70% isopropyl alcohol. After injecting that with a syringe with a needle, and doing 3 cleaning cycles, it gradually improved to good quality again. But RIP all the black ink I wasted doing that. I didn't see an option for nozzle vs. head cleaning.

[@CuteFuzzyWeasel]

I'm glad to see that you were able to film with with a zoetrope

[@AA-ll4lu]

You don’t have to place napkins in this one and why didn’t you place napkins to catch the excessive leaks and why did u leave cleaner in there

[@pewpewpew2325]

did you record this with a toaster? must have been a really old model.

[@juntjoonunya9216]

So I pushed cleaning solution through to Brother MFC-250C printhead, I've done it and each ink passage goes all the way through to the printhead as shown by soaked paper towel placed underneath, no clogs, then ran several test prints and printhead cleanings and only got maybe a faint print from the cyan, then nothing. Is the circuitry broken or something? The printer seems to think everything is fine.

[@lifeslittlelessons1]

Where can I get a cleaning kit from? I have a brother MFC-5890CN that isn't printing color.

[@jzizzles7799]

Thanks! Fixed it just by jamming a needle into all the color printheads. Print color now. Was about to toss it in the trash. Didn't even have to buy cleaning solutions!

[@CISinks]

Glad to hear! Always good to have more different perspectives for better support. Most printers are usually salvageable if it has a clogged head.

[@JimMcCleary76]

Didn't you just inject printer cleaner solution all inside your printer? After it cleans the print head, that stuff is still going to be inside... what am I missing?

[@mbmack117]

There is a tray inside where the printhead parks. It has foam in it.

[@donshogo1971]

Dear Master. Help. I did the head cleaning as you showed, it worked. Black has started. Works. After two days, I want to print something, code 48 is shown. There is no jam, but the head is on the right side and I do not want to move from the machine or manually for China. When I pushed with a syringe, I didn't know that the head should go out and I think I flooded everything under the plastic. I can't remove the plastics from above, something is holding it on the left side. I managed to do a cleaning reset, but the printer now turns on for a moment after connecting to the power supply and goes off. Do something Master.

[@yuchicenoja]

my printer have a problem cant use the blue and the yellow .. only black and red .. how to fix this ?

[@vipid4u]

I just tried to clean up the way guided but now I cannot print nothing I've been trying to make print but I just see blank paper Printing anymore, please guide

[@risi9088]

accidentally i used a wrong ink in my brother printer... and it is not working properly.. if i print in best mode then it is printing but in case of normal mode it skips some lines.... what to do now?

[@troublesomenterrible4300]

Brother MFC440CN. Could someone tell me why the printer is telling me there's no cartridge/ black ink when all cartridges are new and full?

[@JANBABYDOLLPROMOTIONS]

I would take them out then reinstall

[@doremi9]

Likely a clog. Exactly what this video is for.

[@videosdemo100]

I have a printer brother j100 (I can't reach the print head as you do to put the paper back), Where are the sponge located? where is the normal position of printer head before printing - left or right? in other words, I would like to know if the print head is located on the sponge by default. My idea is to do your procedure without using any paper. Thank you very much, friend.

[@QBlackDeathQ]

what the gauge of that needle?

[@teresacline8782]

I followed the steps. The cleaning solution did not come back out in the syringe. But when I did try pulling the leftover ink out at first only droplets came out. I thought that was normal.

[@homedefenselawrence]

H i SuperToBuy may I ask, what chemical you are using in this video to clean the heads? Thanks

[@afiqalbawah4039]

so the printhead basically are the things that holding the cartridge ... i though, it was inside...

[@smailbra6298]

I have a problem with black color. The page is white in black color but the other colors are working I have a printer brother dcp-165c

[@Lighthouse-Keeper]

Help if ya can? My Brother MFC DCP-130C wont even try a test print and gives "Unable Clean 51" error message.

[@kelzkapowski348]

I did all those steps and still prints blank.. yes they are new cartridges.

[@janellelynch3355]

I have the same problem. Did you ever solve it?

[@kimreinninger4571]

HOW DO I HOOK MY BROTHER PRINTER BACK TO MY COMPUTER PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS MATTER IIT WAS PRINTING GOOD AND NOW I CAN NOT GET IT TO PRINT

[@CISinks]

+Kim Reinninger What model is this for ? We have installation videos for brother printers and they're very much similar to one another for the install steps : kzbin.info/www/bejne/faDHgZiEp96Wbsk

[@cassiansutton107]

Kim Reinninger by yg gghnmz.z. if the other side effects of

[@yuchicenoja]

if i testing print only red and black to show in band paper, how to fix this ? to show for color in band paper.. .

[@2kapahulu]

Helpful video. Thanks

[@agnescruz2570]

i did this steps and its really works but when i perform a photocopy in color mode there is a color in the entire paper... what should i do...help pls

[@28jmer]

what the white liquid you use for cleaning?

[@shazam6926]

That is something that comes with kit people have had success with isopropyl alochol mixed with warm water. You can look it up on youtube as well

[@kathleensilver3980]

I am having a hard time finding this product online. The link you provide is no longer good.

[@debbiehattingh1352]

Excellent advise, thank you guys ... appreciate..

[@openminded9224]

my red not working on both the j 485 and j450 but i want to know does none genuine ink clog the head

[@bennypacheco9064]

You can also use a baby nasal aspirater and it fits perfectly on the ink connectors you might struggle on getting it to fit in the black and magenta colors poke the tubes with a paper clip or a beedle like object than use 70% alcohol and some warm water and suck it into the aspirator and inject it into the ink slots and than squeeze 3-5 times until pressured and than on a separate tray pour the ink contaminated water and than do again with the other ink ports after that suck the ports with the nasal aspirator empty to pull out the keft over contaminated water with ink.

[@aceautosalesfyffe7384]

Soooo I did this and no liquid came back out lol.. and now the others won’t hardley print

[@JANBABYDOLLPROMOTIONS]

He was supposed to put paper towel on the inside where it prints to catch the liquid

[@AA-ll4lu]

@@JANBABYDOLLPROMOTIONS right I was wondering , where is it catching the old ink

[@cathyzhou5506]

after cleaning, when I try to print, it is no ink at all.

[@BeBe-rq7hg]

I think you have to inject the cleaner into the old cartridge's, use the syringe to inject the old cartridge's. Then run the printhead cleaning option with the injected cleaning solution. Find!, there's an little injection hole under the sticker on the cartridge. find it and inject the solution into it. This my give you a better cleaning result. And possibly a better printing result. I never tried, so don't blame me if you try and it doesn't work. Just a suggestion. We may have to buy empty cleaning ink cartridge to preform cleaning solution injection then cleaning. Using the old cartridge or clean empty one can insure the proper connection between the print heads and the cartridge's while cleaning with the solution while the cartridges are installed properly. Try, and let us know. ***Sincerely, B.***

[@BeBe-rq7hg]

or try this youtube video It seems like a proper technique on cleaning with the syringe without using the old or empty cartridge's. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pIGUYqx6fr-ib6M Try, and let us know. **Sincerely, B.**

[@mandyw9174]

This seems so much. Erred amd easier Ryan the other videos. I hope this one works for me. If it doesn’t, I hear it’s garbage because of print head.

[@mandyw9174]

Apologies. Parrot was chewing on fingers whilst trying to comment. I meant... This seems so much easier than the other videos I have watched. I hope this one works for me if it doesn’t I hear it’s garbage because of the printhead which is unfortunate because they are not cheap.

[@alltimetv996]

Can be used canon or epson liquid on brother printers?

[@Blakehx]

If this doesn't work, how can I remove the print head to soak and clean it?

[@CISinks]

+Blakehx Unfortunately, these printers do not have removable print-heads.

[@via1968]

Did you just use needle on the syringe? I see some videos that use plastic tube .. explain please... not trolling... ty..

[@nayeem6239]

Printer has two pages coming together in brother printer how to solve it plzzzzz help meeeee.......

[@mamiloves5020]

Where can I buy all these things to clean it with?

[@CISinks]

Hello, here is a link here on our website : www.cisinks.com/inkjet-print-head-cleaning-kit-flush-solution-clean-printhead-nozzle-unblock-kit-for-epson-p-2240.html?osCsid=8caaf266efdfb1bc8296e814be514067

[@timhughes4259]

thank you! worked for me too.

[@lament_rue]

You failed to do a test print, to show before the clean, then test print after the clean. So there is no way to tell if your video even worked.

[@mbmack117]

He said his wasn't clogged. He is just showing how to do it.

[@Alex-Johnson7]

From where does the extra ink comes out?

[@shazam6926]

Exactly what I was thinking too

[@georgeshepherd6431]

Not very helpful. You went too fast, you blocked our view of where you were putting the syringe, you said to perform a nozzle check but didn't explain how to do that. You kept drawing back on the syringe and then injecting it forward, talking too fast, thinking we all know what you're talking about. I opened the cartridge compartment on my MFC J485 DW and I saw no hole in which to stick a syringe. My printer prints photos beautifully but it won't print text very well.

[@MrNguyenthuyhien]

Thanks for helping

[@aljabre1]

تحذير من استخدام السرنجة في تنظيف منظومت الحبار الداخلية فانه يسبب ثقب الصوندة

[@achourhassine9732]

Ala Shamikh لقد حدث لي هذا الامر هل هنالك طريقة لاصلاحه ؟

[@حسو20]

Hi man, can u plz make it more clear i mean the video it's that much clear when u try to show the ink level & when u put in the syringe in to the nozzle. BR,

[@CISinks]

What you will want to do is push the solution into the printer and the suck it back out . This will clear any clogs in the printer. Flushing it in and out will improve the prints. Since these printer models will not allow you to put a napkin in the back , I would warrant the number of times performed, as this may cause some of the prints to leak with the excess ink solution . You will want to wait for it to dry or print blank documents to dry it up .

[@حسو20]

Thanks

[@maksturk763]

Where is the 8.5673 fps squad at?

[@JadedJarvis]

HELLLLP i think i put too much fluid inside and now my red color wont print :(. At first it seemed to start getting better but it didnt improve so i injected more fluid. And still it didnt improve so i continued the pattern of injecting more fluid. And eventually it stopped printing red! :'( this is so frustrating. I been at it for like 3 hours trying to get it to work. I actually thought id be spending 15 mins and i should be studying :'(. Im so screwed for class tomorrow.

[@CISinks]

I tried this once before on a Epson printer. Give it a couple hours and do a nozzle check and see if it comes back . It came back for me one time after giving it a few hours. It somehow deleted my colors and thought I messed up , but it worked hours later. See if this works . Thanks .

[@JadedJarvis]

SuperToBuy alright. Will check once i get back home from school tonight. Thanks for the response! Also, i noticed other youtube tutorials showing that they put a paper towel beneath the printheads to soak up the liquids injected. I never did that and im worried its going to wreck the machine. And the inkpad sponge is really grimy with all the ink. I should probably clean that i guess? Thanks

[@JadedJarvis]

SuperToBuy its still not fixed for me. This is the most frustrating thing in the world :(. I bought a cleaning kit for 14$. I injected the solution into the red nozzle. Waited almost a day and tried a test print 3 times. Still didnt print red. Then i opened the cover on top and realized the tube didnt fill with red wheras it did with other colors. So i thought the solution would be to fill the tube with ink. I manually injected a half syringe full of red ink into the nozzle AND STILL i couldnt get red ink to fill the tube. THEN what i thought was a good idea was the dumbest thing i did. I turned the printer upright and HOLY SHIT it just leaked a pool of red ink all over my fuckin computer table. The wood is not varnished too so its stained permanent. Ink also dripped down the side of the table but thankfully i wiped it before it touched the carpet. What an absolute nightmare. I didnt know injecting ink into the nozzle goes to an ink waste reservoir in the back! It just doesnt make sense to me. So thats where all the solution went as well from the injections. I am so clueless. I attempted to refill my own cartridge. The lc71M cartidge. Im not sure if i did it right because the ink leaks a bit from the cartridge. I dont know what to do. I may have to toss it. Everything works fine except the stupid red ink.

[@frankmoralesiii6908]

You know it's hard to see? The entire video is hard to see. Geesh

[@trantruong4950]

now time to clean your recorder

[@hrufhduehveugrhhty2024]

Worst printer ever. I have brother mfc495cw and Epson WF545. Epson is the best on cleaning and flushingout printer header. Brother printer is the terrible and completely wasted.