Fix Inkjet cartridges in Canon printers

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When printing wrong colors. Unclog dried print nozzles in Canon inkjet printers.
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It can happen that the ink in the color inkjet cartridges gets combined and it makes the printer print out wrong colors.
This is ink cross contamination and requires the cartridge to be opened and all components have to be cleaned.
This can happen if you overfill the cartridge or if you use methods of unclogging the print nozzles such as keeping the print cartridge in hot water for a long period of time or use other cleaning liquids attempting to unclog the print head nozzles.
The ink from one chamber can migrate into another color's chamber and alter the cartridge colors permanently.
There is a fix for this and you can see it in this video.
Showing how the printer starts to print streaks when the ink nozzles are dried out.
Also showing how to easily refill ink in your color cartridge after cleaning.
Please be careful when doing this and try to do this on a surface where ink stains are OK.
Only try this if you know you can do it.
Use common sense and STAY SAFE!
I will not be responsible for your actions.
Use lots of paper towels newspapers or any paper to cover your desk and use gloves when handling ink.
This can be done on any brand and model of inkjet printer.
Demonstrated using a Canon MG2250 inkjet printer.
Printer cartridges are:
Color: CL-541
Black: PG-540
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[@IONHowTo]

I have a confession to make. When we made this video, a LOT of time went into it and it was literally a frozen video. It got almost no views for more than a whole year. Then something happened and it started getting more and more views. It's really nice to see that people watch this and it wasn't made for nothing. Whoever watched it and enjoyed it so much that it was enough to share, Thank you so much!!! My favorite part is the ink in the bottles, really interesting mix of colors.

[@nsx001]

@Nibbler800 Keep on putting water in the cartridge.

[@bernberrycashew1913]

I struggle with my cartridge i must fix it whatever happend bec i need to print modules for my kids ..it turns great..i can now use my printer thank you for the video i subs already

[@Sushmitapandey1224]

Can we really put the cartilage in water that long. It won't get damage

[@Sushmitapandey1224]

Plz tell me

[@musicman4635]

Oh MERCY!!! After watching this process, I appreciate the patience required to mess with cleaning, refilling or messing with the ink cartridges. I feel much better about paying the high price for replacements. That way I don't have to clean-up, fail or wish I was doing something else.

[@avidplayerexcel9412]

Note : To all who wants to repair any cartridges of Canon Cartridges I suggest to do it at your own risk. Canon Cartridges are air tight sealed cartridges so if you did'nt sealed properly the cover of your cartridges it won't work since air will flow underneath the cover of your cartridges. I did this since 2014 and it work only for black cartridges since color cartridges is really hard to seal.

[@sarlakhattar]

Hi, @avidplayerexcel9412 I agree with you. I have tried this on a inktank cartridge. The black one works. The color one will draw air in the inktank pipes. Can you help me how to seal it properly?

[@tikusharma4879]

@@sarlakhattar Use mobile folder pasting glue and dont put too much ink like the uploader or you will get vertical lines like him

[@moogiebears642]

Oh my bubble gum booty! This WORKED!! My printer dried out because my dumb ass left the heat on in my office 🤣 I did all these steps and OMG THANK YOU SO MUCH! Literally printing like crazy right now. It was the color that gave me the trouble but I am golden now. Thank you again 🥰 Funny note, I didn’t have tape to close the top off so I used bandaid tape. Worked like a charm 🤣

[@miimi0369]

You're the most Fearless cartridges doctor on youtube ... love the every bit .

[@flybobbie1449]

Just done this before i saw this video. Just lift the tops off, remove sponge and wash everything under the tap. Leave head to soak overnight. Then dry, put few drops of ink on the jet inlet, refit the sponge. Then just enough ink for the sponge to soak up without any visible unsoaked ink to slosh. Refit the lid and taped in place. Works a treat.

[@real_ayoub]

Heey, did you get those lines? I also have problems with yellow that looks orange, orange looks marron and consequently green is much darker, Magenta becomes dark blue, but I'm afraid to do that and get the lines since I need to print many docs with images and diagrams 😕 Thanks in advance, just need to know if those lines appeared with someone else who tried this or not.

[@ironpaiste]

When i saw hammering steel on steel, I was like: Yep we have a winner.

[@isaacparry7858]

Thank you Brother. I am one who would like to DIY, and was struggling to buy a cartridge as those are really very expensive. I m now going to refill it on my own... Best wishes..

[@joserescelsancaisido3438]

Brilliant! I always wondered what was inside those cartridges! Thanks!

[@natb9919]

This is such a great, informative video. Thank you so much for sharing! And the ink sponges in the water was beautiful, thanks for letting us watch it!

[@Dave_en]

Best cartridge rescue video I've ever seen. Now I'll try this myself

[@calutzubv]

If you buy a refill kit, buy one with a cartridge refill support, is a plastic piece when put the cartrige to refill, and, also, after refill you can pull some droplets of ink, with syringe, without needle, and ink it will come faster.

[@chefchemist7343]

Very good information. However, the nozzles and prechamber (channel under the screen filter that leads to the printhead) must be cleaned. This is the area where ink dries and is very difficult to get clean. I would recommend using distilled water heated to 140 deg F, then an ultrasonic bath. Clean for 5 minutes then rinse well with more distilled water. You need to keep cleaning until you see no more dried ink in the ultrasonic bath. Good luck! Also, always make sure the flex circuit is dry on the outside and inside before installing into the printer...the water can cause a short circuit and make your cartridge unrecognized in the printer.

[@seanwren1415]

Great job mate. I just installed a continuous ink system and I over filled the colour cartridge and after following your instructions it now works fine. By the way you have a great voice for documentary / instruction videos ;-)

[@IONHowTo]

Thank you!

[@godwinq8]

The best cartridge repair video, English language perfect understood one and all, repair shown in a clear DIY way. Thank you for helping me.

[@nisansalasandamali3438]

Great job. I could fully recover my cartridge. Thanks a lot.

[@jimmykirk5994]

A simple fix but it worked, my printer is now printing again. Thank you for your help!

[@yukoneggie]

Thank you! It was easy, quick, and will extend the life of my rubbish printer. It looks so much better now, and this time around I’ll keep up on making sure the ink doesn’t dry by printing every week or less.

[@IONHowTo]

That's the worst thing about inkjet printers at home. Having to print just to keep it running. Look at laser for the next one. Cheap b/w laser is all we need really.

[@cmurder1]

Man I must say I love this idea. İt worked with my old ass mp150 printer.really really appreciate it.

[@josephwilson9805]

Excellent video thank you for the demonstration.

[@Swenser]

Hair dryer on top first. Top comes off easier

[@jjj0nathan]

you can dry the sponge quickly by keeping it on a wire mesh and placing it inside any cooking vessel with lid covered,

[@MadMwaZel]

You are a lifesaver, my friend. Just the video I needed. Cheers!

[@tapihimiona8757]

Hi, your video was so clear and easy to watch, I tried watching two others but have you because they were so boring. I will use your method to clean my old Canon printer, but where do I buy the ink itself? I live in New Zealand and it can be hard to get certain items. You should be making all kinds of videos, your English is good, you have an attractive accent, and the way you made everything seem so easy was excellent. Cheers.

[@IONHowTo]

Thank you so much! It's really encouraging to read! I got mine on ebay from the cheapest sellers I could find at that time. Try to find local ink refill shops. They might do the refill for cheap or might sell refill kits. Otherwise ebay, amazon or local alternatives.

[@JaceD4V1S88]

this just happened, definitely have to do this, thank you

[@evesusara4652]

Thank you so much! I'll use it as my last shot to save my printer 🥺

[@IONHowTo]

If you can't get it working, you could try third party cartridges or even replace with original cartridges but it depends on the price of the printer vs new cartridges.

[@p3ykhacks]

I finished the video and the problem was not solved lol... wasted my 18mins there

[@RjPlayzz123]

Same here bro

[@rodelestrada1871]

same here

[@funfucus7817]

This is a video of "How to clean sponges of the cartridge" 🤣🤣 lol

[@TyG2k9]

@@funfucus7817 it also serves as a video on how NOT to refill an ink cartridge. 😆

[@MrAkissoon]

Don't give up.. You ll get better

[@paramanandchandawarkar2046]

Very nice explanation 👍👍

[@sanjaypatil3097]

Finally problem has not solved

[@aaronroyan4021]

i dont think....it worked in the end...so y dont u make a perfect vid, einstein - prick ?!!

[@gina.angelli]

"If it doesn't work just hit a bit harder" oh yes the Romanian fix for all problems including your ink cartridge, your tv and your wife 👍

[@Music-ve9nt]

Great job. I could fully recover my cartridge. Thanks a lot.🙂

[@Hussanlalsund]

Thanks from India

[@IONHowTo]

Thanks for watching!

[@SevenDeMagnus]

Thanks ION Howto friends. God bless you. It seems inject only about 3ml for each color, 5ml for black (but it's not much of a problem for the black on coz' there's no other color to get mixed with). New subscriber here.

[@genethulog6088]

I will try this Goodluck to me!🔥👌

[@keshavamurthybt1079]

I am using cannon mg3670 only for scanning rarely use prints. The catrige are dryer without using , any remidy to prepare or replace cartridge. Colour prints only red OK. B/w plain paper coming out.

[@rovista25]

works like magic. Thanks 🎉

[@IONHowTo]

You're welcome!

[@omsingharjit]

Peoples says after of 3 to 4 times in refilling and its head gets damage . Is it true ? Or it just gets jam by ink ? And how Ink tank cartridge Head survive that long ? than how same Cartridge Technology in Inktank printer survives so long ?

[@IONHowTo]

It's true. The ink nozzles can be blocked and be fixed but if the electric part of it fails, you will have to replace the cartridge at some point. It depends on how many lines you are ok with. I'd say 5-10 times refills are possible and after try to find third party cartridges

[@valmarinful]

Great video, I didn't know it is possible to get to the sponge ... Probably you can get rid of the lines If you soak the head in cleaning fluid and then prime it with kitchen towel and vacuum cleaner.

[@System32F]

In the state of that cartridge i would buy a new one or a refillable one from another brand to start from new, It works yeah but the print looks like shit even after cleaning, Even if the off brand one might be lower quality than OEM it will look much better than what you currently have, Having all them lines would drive me crazy

[@tkm7901]

16:39 your nozzle check sign is you need to replace your cartridge. cartridge lifespan is only 2year the Best way to remove that line is to replace the cartridge. Your cartridge is almost in the life limit used

[@microsoftsarker]

Thanks a lot bro. It works for my printer

[@oldtimer7409]

where can I find the same instruction for the HP 305 and 305XL tricolor? you see the dots of yellow and blue are opposite to what is on the label, here you have the same yellow and blue are opposite. I refilled the hp305 followed the color dots then filled the yellow ink on the blue side and vice versa following the misleading dots on the label. am gonna do what you did on this video and restore the cartilage. many, many thanks for this video, gave me the confidence to clean the sponges, thanks again.

[@billiebobbienorton2556]

@12:01 My late husband would put alcohol on his "head" and keep the head with the alcohol part on his head and feel it. I would squeeze it until it ran dry! Have a nice day! :)

[@stratosg2678]

well done .thank you. μπράβο παλικάρι μας έδωσες πολύ καλές οδηγίες. ευχαριστούμε

[@physcho07]

bro my printer is printing only pink colour in colour printout will it workout bro ?

[@raffyignacio4649]

Wow one click and works, I tried this but many error like 2b00

[@nadimahmad5254]

Thanks so much these ideas

[@sunnybhatti9598]

thanks a lot you gave us very good experiment.

[@bellal.3488]

thanks this was really helpful

[@willydelacruz5287]

Tnx for sharing sir, i have new idea for now, it's more benefits for us.

[@davidxu337]

Detailed instructions, very helpful, great video.

[@aryaram9213]

nice video but the musics annoying

[@philipbangura8440]

How to connect this type of Canon GM1350 printer to my PC . I need a video

[@mcbc4]

great video, thank you for doing this!

[@tvbox6955]

Thanks

[@SantoshGupta-zr1lt]

No problem solved

[@bernberrycashew1913]

Next time sir request for how to fix printer feeder thanks

[@EnginePaolo]

What Is the liquid?

[@victortyler3635]

Great job

[@user-rn1uw2nu4j]

finally i find a way to ublock it!

[@user-fi6xq7vm8p]

I pry the using flat screwdriver....i take out the sponge in it and rinse with water and soak in hot water....can i also soak the cartridge hot boilling water?? Is it can break the chip attached to the cartridge??

[@mymukhtarhossain353]

How to fix e15 error in canon printer

[@r240j]

Good video , try ink cartridge clamp, i hear it solve the line problems

[@IONHowTo]

Used these long time ago and they work very well. Could't find them now - didn't know their actual name in English. Thank you! Will try it. 😀

[@r240j]

Dragos Ion You welcome, i’m sure you will find it in china like AliExpress, There is also continuous ink systems to connect the cartridge through containers with tubes which gives massive ink solutions.

[@IONHowTo]

@@r240j it's everywhere, the continuous ink is not for me. We try to print as litle as we can.

[@leeanne0716]

You do the best in explaining. Thank you. BTW where are u from? I ask because I lived in the middle east for a number of years

[@IONHowTo]

I'm Romanian

[@infinityprogaming2293]

Very good video, helped a lot

[@guruji243]

Nice vid thks.Can you show on black cartridge cleaning too?

[@roomatoid440]

The process is the same.

[@zekil6469]

This will be my last option with my black cartridge ..when i do test print there is no line patterns in the middle ..we did everything already,.. except this

[@dr.mehranj.afshar171]

thanks.that was very good

[@THEJOKEYJOKER]

do 540 541 cartridges last long ?? how many refills can we do before they fail?

[@IONHowTo]

I refilled mine 2-3 times but I dont use it and gets blocked again after few months

[@bri961]

Alright imma try this tomorrow

[@jazuzzen5453]

Lot easier to open the cap by using flat head srew driver...

[@woofer13]

I know you made your comment a year ago, but I had to give you a thumbs up now because when I was watching the video, the entire time he was trying to get the top off, I was thinking exactly what you were thinking. And to be a bit more specific, the thinner the flat head (smaller sized screw driver), the better.

[@mohamedlatiff7086]

Much appreciate, thank you brother

[@serrao89]

Hi sir nice useful video Any idea about how to solve 5b00 error... After cleaning ink absorber still have that error

[@agoia2000]

Salut Dragoș! Mulțumiri pentru acest video instructiv. Din păcate, după cum ai observat chiar tu, problema nu s-a rezolvat prin curățarea cartușului. De ce? Pentru că dungile orizontale subțiri sunt date aproape întotdeauna de una sau câteva duze "arse", adică cu contactele întrerupte din cauza unei supraîncălziri. Ura și la gară, trebuie cumpărat un nou cartuș!

[@IONHowTo]

Problema era ca avea culorile amestecate. Cateva dungi au disparut dar unele au ramas. Ai dreptate, cartus nou e cel mai bine.

[@omkarkaralkar]

Did you use water to clean sponge?

[@user-zp1nx2cs7r]

The lines are on the picture because of filling the cartiradge with too much ink

[@aylinsahin6930]

I also have problem with black eagle problem.. if I do the same things in it, will they

[@so70aeiou]

When first installing it the printer will ask for permission to update the firmware. If the firmware is updated will this cause the printer to refuse printing after the cartridge is refilled ?

[@sandipchettri266]

Sir after the cleaning process my printer is not supporting the cartridge.. Sir is there any specific ink for the cartridge or can be used company's ink.. please reply need help..

[@StechAnfo]

How to Fix these lines

[@naimulislamakash3997]

If i use it to my cartidge than it will print like the new one as before??? Or it will be like unclear?

[@Nipajim]

3:50 , If this doesn't work, just hit it a bit harder, classic :)

[@TyG2k9]

You literally made this entire process way harder than it needed to be. All you had to do from the start was open the cartridge to refill it. You pour just enough on top of the sponge and just give it a couple minutes to absorb the ink. Close the cartridge, tape it, done.

[@IONHowTo]

Not if the colors are mixed unfortunately. Try to print yellow after that

[@TyG2k9]

@@IONHowTo Sorry I didn't clarify. I meant prior to the colors being mixed. When you went to refill the ink initially. I never drill holes in the top to refill. I take the lid off as to not constantly "guesstimate" on how much I need to add.

[@anilarkay]

Loved the hack. Video Quality also superb. But why do we need to wisper?? The audio quality is good, but volume was too low.

[@IONHowTo]

Nowdays I make them a bit louder, thanks for the feedback!

[@doanxdoanx3677]

thank u, i try and it works.

[@movieslocation089]

Bro I have also done manual cleaning of printer but still lines are coming in my printing why so please help me

[@IONHowTo]

If you must have zero lines, you would need to get a new cartridge if it's this type with ink and print head as 1 unit.

[@movieslocation089]

@@IONHowTo Buying color and black cartridges can be very expensive there is no other way

[@IONHowTo]

@@movieslocation089 you can refill it, clean it like in the video if needed and try to be ok with a few lines left. The more you use the printer, the less chances to get ink nozzles blocked.

[@movieslocation089]

@@IONHowTo thanks for the help

[@InfernoStarAbhi]

Sir can i use the same method for canon g 2000 series colour print head (CA 92 colour head). please reply .thanks.

[@goldace1093]

Hello bro , i have canon pixma g2420 with an error 5200 I filled the ink in each of the tanks, tubes and cartridge, but unfortunately the same problem is still present, and I also cannot control the commands via the buttons ( menu...) on the printer because it shows me an error (printed sheet count 2451-2500) Thank you very much and please reply to my problem if you encounter this problem.

[@rishakomandor]

You have already cut these 4 little walls inside the cartridge, am I right? I want to try to cut these walls at home and put some bigger sponges inside so they can absorb more ink And thanks for the informative video

[@IONHowTo]

Don't remove the inner walls/separators.

[@josephsebastian8380]

I am using canon mg2440 printer... I got a error cod 1401...i refil the cartridge and clean it but error still remains

[@vijaypalsingh5371]

Well explained. Thank you for sharing knowledge.

[@khatepanol1865]

is it ok for the cartridge to be soaked in the water??

[@zukhriramazoldi]

good job gan.....!

[@user-yv9tq5sc2o]

THANKH YOU FOR MORE INFORMATIONS IMPORTANT

[@amaan7262]

VERY GOOD SIR

[@g.neault791]

merci beaucoup. Je vais essayer avec mon imprimante Canon.

[@SevenDeMagnus]

New subscriber here.

[@tkm7901]

Just use cartridge suction tool