CleanHead IP7250 Series

[@ollo1968]

Thanks to your video I was able to revive one sitting around unused for 5 years. Amazing, thank you!

[@sweetantoinette3038]

Thank you so much! I had an error B200 and it said I needed it repaired, and thought well it's 5 years old so maybe I need to buy a new one (something I really cant afford to do right now). I followed your video, cleaned the print head under running hot water until it ran clear and it works perfectly now! no more error code. You are a lifesaver! I cant thank you enough.

[@Smartzenegger]

Lots of things you need to know as an owner of Canon printers you don't get from manuals or from Canon's website at all. Good to have people like you around, and thanks for the info.

[@iggydip]

After a couple of days of browsing other videos of how to fix your printer when it is just printing a blank sheet, I came across this video. Other videos said to deep clean the nozzles in the maintenance section blah, blah, blah. Nothing worked. Came here and did exactly what you said...and bingo...all working again. Although he doesn't say it, don't worry about getting the contacts wet as it pretty much dries straight away after you have finished flushing the head. Though obviously do check there is no water!!! Also to get the head unit in the position you need to safely remove it, press the button below the power for about 5 seconds and it will automatically put the head in the correct position for removing the head unit.

[@vicster9401]

This has done the Job !! I left the print head dry overnight and cleaned all the contacts, this for me was an important step. This saved for me the purchase of another printer, so grateful for this instructional video.

[@hannahmitchell6262]

Never remove this demo! It was most helpful, informative and easy to follow! I'm using this printer as part of a photobooth for my children's party. Only a few days before the big day and it decides it doesn't want to print black!!!! I went online and found other demos and reasons as to why it's not printing black but yours was the most clear and concise. I did as you said and there you have it... IT'S PRINTING BLACK AGAIN. Needless to say I am over the moon. Thank you so much! You saved the day 😉

[@robertlongden8747]

Thank you for taking the time to make and post this video. I had tried all other methods to correct the printer from printing totally blank pages, including removal and reinstallation of software and drivers. Since the pages were completely blank and it had been used less than a month ago I had concluded that it must be the print head and was about to purchase a new one/printer. Following your advice it is fully restored. Thanks again.

[@missmolly6804]

Brilliant. Found this after getting B200 fault on canon IP 7250. Tried everything, then came across this. I would never have thought that I could fix it on my own. Saved me buying a new one. Thank you so much.

[@LarsErikBjrn]

Wow.. Almost threw my iP7250 away today..! Felt a bit weird to rinse the head under warm water, but it actually worked like a charm!! :) Nice, flawless prints! Thanks!!

[@simonheathershaw6349]

This video was a massive help. It didn't 100% clean the heads but the printing after I cleaned the heads was a massive improvement to the printing before hand. Thank you.

[@bigalas27]

Worked today om my IP7250 thank you - its about 3 years old and suddenly had this fault. Followed what you suggested and boom worked first time - Thank you - So pleased not to have loud music and flashing lights all over the video. The only extra thing it to remind us to close the DVD flap which stumped me for a few minutes - Great advice !

[@mariannetenkate3103]

The print head on the MG6350 is A LOT harder to remove and to re-insert, but thanks to this excellent video, I had the confidence to persevere. I've turned the printer on and off and it seems fine..... I'll just wait till tomorrow to try printing. Fingers crossed! Thanks.

[@Its_swiftie]

Thank you so much! 8 years on and its still helping

[@RichardMaxwellMax]

Excellent tip and it works, thank you. Left my print head soaking in warm soapy water for 15 min after the first effort didn't quite clear the ink.

[@alexandruile6706]

It worked! I had issues with the black ink... replacing the ink did not help, but your simple method to clean the heads did the job. Thank you very much!

[@darrencanty1266]

Excellent Mike, thanks for saving me buying a new printer!! thanks very much

[@The1vanillaman]

i forgot to say this video was superb on how to clean the heads,many thanks

[@roger4304]

Thank you. Enabled me to clean print head in MG7150 and saved me buying a new printer.

[@TheMann6969]

Many thanks Mike, I have watched your video before to clean my Canon ip7260 Printer heads, but again had to watch it to refresh how to go about cleaning the heads. Very good explanation and easy to follow instructions. MANY THANKS MIKE..

[@RadTeir]

mate 9 years later , i stripped it down today took me 3 hours to disassemble then i found your video nd learned i didnt ned to open a single screw and how stupid i am . thanks for that lol

[@ellelephant]

Absolutely spot on, my printer had stood for a year and this brought it back, very hot water almost full bore on to it, both sides back and too for a couple of minutes.!!!!

[@peachpiano]

Had trouble getting the print head out of the MG5450, then had even more trouble getting it back in, but eventually managed it. Thank you.

[@brumleby]

Thanks!! My printer couldn't print red anymore, I gave the printerhead your treatment and now everything is ok!!!

[@simduino]

thank you for this video, I was able to recover my 10 year old printer that wasn't used for the last 6 years. One comment though, the printhead itself is glued on the white plastic plate. This plate is fixed with two small screws. To even better clean the head, remove the screws and the white plate. Behind it is a small gray rubber layer. This can also be removed to clean. Having the white plate removed gives access to the conducts that lead to the cartridges (on the black part) and the ones that go straight to the printhead (on the white plate). Spray alcohol on both and rinse them with hot water as you said, several times. Reassemble the whole in reverse order and use new cartridges as cleaning out the water will take some running of the cleaning option and waste some ink. I had a B200 error (obviously because of the clogged head, printer has less than 500 pages printed), this solved it.

[@michellecresswell1723]

This worked perfectly - printer hadn't been printing black despite the cartridge being refilled! Sorted now! Thank you :)

[@robertregua5140]

Thank You very much for this film! I have this printer for 5 years and it is almost a perfect solution for home printing. And thanks to Your film my printer is great again!

[@philrowe689]

Worked a treat, Mike - many thanks for a very clear explanation of the solution to a problem which might otherwise have caused me to buy a new printer!

[@grantbishop7511]

Followed this, with some trepidation - I mean washing a bit of the printer! Worked brilliantly. Problem fixed on Canon ip7240. Thanks very much

[@tarakhorzad1211]

Thank you so much for this! Worked a treat on my ip7520. I have to say it didn't work straight away.. I did have to clean the rubber pads a few times (as recommended in the comments) and replace a cartridge (must've been the one causing the blockage) but it's working now, yay! I dread to think how many printers get thrown away without this kind of advice readily available.

[@sundog3944]

Thank you so much for sharing this. I was just looking to buy and new printer when I found your video. It's printing perfectly now, you have just saved me £100.

[@pawelpilarczyk4905]

@Mike, never too many thanks to you for this video !!! It is so simple to clean the printhead... Ubelievable !!! My mg6850 - I like it even much more. Also congrats to Canon for this smart and user friendly design !!!

[@grlg2]

Hi Mike, Brilliant! This method a treat without any chemicals or complicated stuffing around with pipes and syringes. My printer has had almost no use in the last year and it cleared the head perfectly. Cheers.

[@enjoykerin]

Great Mike! I was having troubles with my Pixma ip7250 and this trick of yours solved my problems. I'm very thankful, thanks for sharing!

[@mrjintheuk]

You're a genius! You just saved my iX6850 from being thrown out the window, onto a passing lorry headed to the dump. Cheers! Mr J

[@erwinbockler7590]

Also MG6350: only applicable video for removing printhead! Big Thanks!!!

[@golfhack3581]

Thanks Mike. This is one of the best videos addressing the removal and re-installation of Canon's print head. Don't know how many others I've watched. Very helpful!

[@chyebren]

Superbly helpful video, thank you so much. I thought I was in for major expense until I followed your very clear instructions and washed out the print head. It took ages for the water to run clear but it was well worth the effort. All now up and running once more, thanks again.

[@alessandropennasilico4851]

GREAT VIDEO! Thank you! My printer iP7250 now works perfect!

[@trasihartley7911]

Thank you soooo much. I go through printer like there is no tomorrow and I followed your instructions and saved this one. Thanks again x

[@jamesrossdale8196]

Wonderful demonstration, Mike - many thanks. One fully restored printer.

[@markmaisy4858]

Thank you saved me a new printer was about to launch it in wheelie bin, tried this and it's cured. Its worth noting that I also used a syringe and tube to force hot water through Magenta which was completely blocked. I was surprised just how easy it was to remove the head and the way it took an abuse of very hot water! Credit to Canon for having the foresight to know it will need a clean and making it accessible, first Canon after numerous Epson's packed up nice to know this will last.

[@apalcafilm]

Thank you Mike, I thought it was the end of my MG5750 but it just needed a wash :-) So glad I found this!

[@valentinnehls5597]

Thank Mike, this helped fix the B200 error! Cleaning the print head was quick and easy.

[@levernis18]

Thank you so much. Thought I'l going to out my printer in the bin but this worked. When you put back the head the video could be more clear but all good now. Thanks a lot

[@Marns4]

I am so glad I came across this video which fixed my issue! Thank you so much and by the way I liked your hand gestures! 😂😂

[@josefmynona4228]

I also had the same problem - after deep cleaning there was no single drop on paper!! So I used this method and it recovered but not fully - barely half of the lines were printed and the text was not readable. So I dismounted head again and used more aggressive approach. I used 2 syringes (2ml + 5ml) and hose that fitted into syringe nozzle. Joined both syringes together by hose and filled with water. 2ml was without piston. Then I pushed open end of 2ml syringe towards head printer rubber sealing and pushed 5ml syringe piston to push the water slowly through the print head nozzles. It was clearly visible where the water flows through the nozzles and which ones are blocked. Then I tapped over the printhead nozzle with my finger (used thin surgical like rubber gloves - cleaned well before starting to tap - dont use bare finger you could block the nozzle with some skin particles) to unblock nozzles - I watered the surface frequently with clean water. I did it few minutes over both nozzle areas (1 long black and 5 shorter ones) and then try to use syringes againg - this time nearly all nozzles free. So I repeated tapping again over blocked areas and this time it was OK - water flowed through all nozzles. The I cleaned everything with distilled water, removed excessive water, dry out using hairdryer mounted in and it printed without single flaw.

[@holliethompson4653]

Just come across this after a b200 error on my printer and this seems to have fixed it.. So thank you

[@amandasadler546]

Thank you so much, very simple and it worked I use mine for edible ink and had an order to complete and was running out of time!

[@mohammedshalash7842]

Many Thanks I spend the whole day try to figure out why black ink is not coming out, your hint solved my problem, very grateful. Regards Mohammed

[@jonnys1007]

Thanks for posting Mike. It didn't solve my issue of a B200 error but I did learn how to take out the printhead so thanks for that. Cheers

[@shazfrantz3844]

You are a champion, Mike Stone.... Thank you for posting this... you saved us today :-) x x x

[@lacilaci]

and my ip7250 works again, thanks

[@krzdudek]

Thank you. Your advise has worked great on my iP7250 :)

[@rajeshkrishna4133]

simple and no nonsense videos, 5 stars +++++

[@Tejgehdu]

OMG I just bought a new printer.I went back to my old one and did exactly what you said washed it under hot water it worked. wish I had seen this video before spending all the money on a new printer :-( I guess look on the bright side I have two printers :-p

[@maxscakestudio9783]

Thank you so much for this vid - it was the only thing that worked. I have a Canon ip7250 edible printer and it stopped printing black. I did a nozzle check and the print off had no PGBK. After several hours troubleshooting and trying to find a resolution I came across this vid. I removed the head, washed it under the hot water tap, popped it back in after 10 mins & it was printing black immediately - I was so relieved. Thanks again.

[@hobbyprint4976]

Thanks for letting us know that it worked.

[@theplonky]

Worked perfectly on an MG5450. Cheers

[@andersoredson7093]

Thanks for the video! It worked like a champ on my MG6120. I was only having problems with the large black cartridge. Like others have posted it took a while to clear all of the ink under the tap. I ran a few Test pages from Word with just black text using fast, standard and then high quality. Once I was up to the high quality print, it was like new. Nice work, and thanks for posting.

[@robertbooty]

Worked a treat. Thanks! Saved me £70+.

[@rogerjackson3158]

It didn’t work the first time but after a couple of overnight soaks and a new set of cartridges (not Canon because they are stupidly expensive) it worked. However, I have ordered a new printer head as a reserve option but it won’t arrive for a month.

[@jozsefk9]

Thanks so much! This fixed the issue I had. Why don't we get such advises from Canon?

[@keegoon123]

thanks for this brilliant video, I followed your instructions and it solved the dreaded B200 error on my iP7250... fab!!

[@damieankemetaka-tlkuk5450]

your a bloody legend, thank you, thank you, thank you kind SIR.... your a legend!!!!!!

[@iamnotmydepression]

Thank you so much, your video was simple and easy to follow. Not a techy person but even I managed to do this and fix my printer in 5 minutes :-)

[@Split10uk]

Thanks for posting this..excellent instruction. I had error B200, and the first time I tried your method it didn't work. I then tried it again, but washed it much more thoroughly and I took the 5 rubbers out the cartridges sit on. I reassembled it much later that day and it worked....great...then I remembered I hadn't put the rubbers in so took it apart again and put rubbers in, and now I get error B200 back! I need to fiddle with this a bit more but I'm wondering if the rubbers getting old maybe are the problem.

[@rionka]

oh wow interesting :-(

[@victorchisomnzeribe7516]

Wow. God Bless you. You saved me over $50.00+. This worked for me

[@gregorypaparigas8033]

Yeap!!! As it said!!! It worked perfectly for my ip7250. Thank you very much! You saved me a lot!!!

[@01lillebror]

Thanks for the video! Great help

[@1920pat]

Great - it worked for a while. But now I get an error code - 5 flashes of the amber light which means there's a fault with the print head. Any ideas?

[@fredtallack7730]

Simply brilliant, great instructional video, thanks

[@workmusic4408]

My printer passes all nozzle checks, the pattern looks like it should (not clogged), but for some reason, when I print on CD, it leaves a smudge, always in the same place, however, all paper prints look great. Can you advise, as to how to get rid of the smudging my cd's?

[@fiatbravodriver]

Thank you so much, This worked perfect for me. Was worried about getting the head too wet or too hot but perfect. It took lots of water before the colour stopped.

[@klisurski]

The hot water trick worked. Thanks

[@thehomecakerycoach]

Thank you, I can't believe how easy it is!

[@faradpack]

Thank you. I used your video and successfully took it out and soaked it in alcohol to clean. Hoping the electronic board will not damage.... But here is my problem!!! The print head holder is parked at its rest place to the right. If I turn on printer it gives me error message and opening top cover won’t bring it out of Parking!!! How do I get it to come to front!!!!

[@janoosterwijk9619]

Great video, thank you! My printer works perfect again!

[@IanaJacobson1]

Great tutorial. Simple quick and friendly. Thank you.

[@hoot4nd]

Thanks, working on my MX922 and it seems in too good a shape to not work otherwise.

[@deborahobrien7527]

You are a diamond. Couldn't get the damn thing out. Thanks a mill.

[@KevTheDad]

Great video. Solved my printer issues!

[@stefanobongini5800]

Wow! You saved my printer

[@giuseppetamborrinobabbonat6552]

great video, thanks but it didn't work for me with my CANON IP 7250 ... when I print the black is ok as before but the color always gives me lines. what to do? thanks for the advice !

[@iandalgety3464]

Thanks so much. I would have thrown my printer out. This worked a treat. Back to perfect printing.

[@emtabby]

Thank you thank you thank you! You have saved me! Very grateful you did this video ☺️

[@peterfrancis7082]

If I don't have ANY errors and my cartridges are full or mostly full but paper comes out with NO ink on whatsoever, regardless of what i print, is that a knackered print head ? (sorry, I dont use edible ink bit this video was very helpful in getting the print head out). The printer was working fine up until that point and all I did was replace one cartridge and there after, paper coming out without a single drop of ink on it......weird

[@stephenh4192]

Clear as day! Which is how we'd all like our print heads to stay! You suggest pushing the head manually after unplugging while switched on - presumably to avoid head-lock (ha!) when switched off normally. Does anyone know if this is safe for the printer, physically + electronically, or if it might damage performance? - since my ip7250 complains on screen when I do this (although doesn't stop me or explain the risk). Thx from Stephen, UK

[@KB-ev7bu]

Very useful and easy to follow. Thank you

[@kenduke9841]

thanks for the info , printer back working

[@smiff4748]

Thanks for this Mike, do you by any chance know how to get at the waste ink pads on the IP7250. I can't find any info on how to do it

[@sierakh8249]

Thank you this video was very helpful god bells you

[@Mackeson3]

Thank you Mike, l think you have just saved us from buying a new print head ( Or even printer considering the fact a new print head for one of these cost an arm and a leg!)

[@cccrcomputers6528]

Thanks did this as i had nothing coming out on the paper and afterwards still nothing at all any ideas? Thanks

[@aliciadavis8586]

Thank you. Simple and Sweet.

[@The1vanillaman]

i'm sorry that i bought a canon ip7250,compared to my epson it is lacking 80% on printing on dvd, i can not fault the quality of the printing,but you can not put 2 or 3 images on to a single disc and crop pictures like you can with a epson,you can take a square picture and add rectangles and circles and coulor them on a epson not so with this canon,may bee this is why so many of them are available on line as factory returns.

[@brina5kovsek]

Dear Mike Nice, I solve the problem... Thank you

[@bilisimnedir2898]

i am lucky to see your video before buy new 1. thank you so much. it is worked.

[@jamesturnbull2399]

Many thanks Mike, I will give that a try. 👍

[@MarcosRConde]

You are a Genius!!!! Thank you!

[@erickminren]

Thank you so much! I did it and it worked perfectly! Many thanks!!!

[@qishaq84]

Just done this. Didn’t fix my problem. The print is still smudged ( blurry)