DTM Print Tutorial: How to reactivate dried cartridges

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There are two different ways to reactivate your Primera cartridge, which will be explained in this video.Please note, that no matter which option you choose, make sure to repeat the steps of each option until the ink pattern on the paper towel looks like the picture on the right. All 3 colors should be clearly visible.
Option 1:
Place a wet paper towel or cloth on a table. Then press the cartridge with the integrated print head onto the paper towel and knock 3 to 5 times on the cartridge.
Afterward wipe the bottom of the cartridge on the paper towel to clean off the print head. As said in the introduction please repeat all steps until all three colors are clearly visible on the paper towel.
Option 2:
Fill a bowl with warm water and place a dry paper towel next to it.
Put the cartridge in the water for about 10 seconds. Make sure that only the print head is under the water.
Take out the cartridge and wipe the bottom of the cartridge on the paper towel until all three colors are clearly visible.

[@singh_lki]

in this selfish world people rarely come back to upvote the content that works. but I was so impressed by it that i had to come back to like and comment.

[@gagekreitman9164]

Did the same myself today!

[@tdawgson]

It's pretty unreal how well this easy step worked. I was printing and nothing was coming out on the paper, but using a damp paper towel just worked, the printing is so clear and dark. I will remember this simple fix and mention whenever possible. And now I don't have to replace a whole printer, what a lifesaver.

[@ghostwavewrider]

Does this work with epson cartridges? Specifically the 440 model?

[@bikdav]

I need to hopefully remember this should it happen again.

[@arbee5281]

Hi people. Soooo.... in addition to this video is a supplement. I did as the video suggested but it didn't work until I tried a couple more steps. As you know, if you're refilling ink, the top of the cartridge may not seal right and ink will dry up. So I opened my color up and added fresh ink. I then used packing tape to completely seal the top. I could use glue but then you can't use it again. Although I never tried silicone, so theres that. Anyhow, once you're sealed up, you need a few sheets of paper towel. [ don't forget the ink will stain just about everything. ] I couldn't get the new ink to wick because the bottom of the well was pretty dried up. DON'T GIVE UP! It took me 40 minutes to get it to work and a lot of patience, tapping, more soaking & tapping. I then added a few drops of VINEGAR to the water. It kind of breaks the surface tension of the water, allowing it to access the wells. It prints flawlessly after months of sitting all dried out. 👍

[@davidreynolds58]

hadn't used printer in 3 years but needed it urgent. Tried this as last resort and OMG i'm so thankfull.. I'm really pleased. Thanks for taking the time to do this..

[@dbshankar]

My cartridge was dry and I had to get some important docs printed. I called up my service engineer. He said it must be dry and I will have to buy a new one. I asked him is there no way I can make it work? He said no. I googled and found this video helpful. Tada! my cartridge is now working after following this procedure. Thanks for sharing this hack! A lifesaver!

[@mortic0n]

CANNOT THANK YOU ENOUGH. The warm water trick worked like an absolute charm on an old pack of black ink and saved me a whole damn 40 dollars on a new pack of ink for this printer.

[@EliteDnaTrix]

It works! After arguing with my brother for 20mins, on who should have replaced the ink, we were able to print out important documents. Thanks for the help.

[@IamQuh]

The paper towel method worked a lot better than I dared hope.

[@sabelleo]

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS! You just saved me from spending hundreds buying a new set of color and black cartridges. I tried other hacks, didnt work. I tried both your methods alternately and they definitely help to reactivate my clogged/dried ink cause it's been 1.5years since I last used my printer!

[@emilyo4462]

My current ink cartridge is about a year old. I’ve not used my printer in months, but the dunking tip worked for me not once…but twice! Thank you!

[@gameoverwehaveeverypixelco1258]

I had a cartridge that was sitting there for 200 years, now works great.

[@enchantresskisara6304]

Thank You! My cartridge isn't even old or dry and this trick helped me print more.

[@bemorehavemore]

Tonight you are a lifesaver. Tomorrow morning my mom has to send off some documents. Can't send the originals. I was dismayed to find that my ink had dried in the coppier. I used your method... #2 worked... And the job was done. So glad you were there! PS: It worked on Cannon coppier carftriges, the ones where you get 5 narrow ones together. I had to stick them in the water because the ink face does not come in contact with the surface. I was able to blot up into the ink surface and get a good color . Thanks again!

[@RALentz]

Took a few passes to get the ink flowing completely freely (it didn't flow in the printer at all after the first attempt despite showing up on the wet paper towel) but perseverance and repeated applications worked, along with 'second-level cleaning' of the cartridges within the printer tools. Thanks!

[@BogdyOne96]

I didn't think it would work but I had nothing to lose, I revived a year old cartridge, I couldn't believe it. Thank you so much!! :D

[@pamarob]

THIS ACTUALLY WORKED!! Thanks so much because I was about to toss my printer out the window. I have an important document that I need to sign and scan and spent all day trying to get something to actually print for me.

[@dev4]

This is exactly the solution!!! Please share. This is the ultimate solution

[@nacotonic]

Amazing how easy this solved my issue and it was not present in ANY of the troubleshooting from HP, all they say is "buy new toner, buy new printer" You are a hero sir. Thank you very much.

[@BeccaPickles]

You sir, are a rock star. I just canceled a new ink supply order. Thank you!

[@AnothaMoment]

IT WORKED...LATE NIGHT PROJECT AND THE STORE IS CLOSED! GREAT HACK. TY TY TY

[@itat1100]

Thank you.. After much wasted time trying to figure this out, your solution worked!! Many, Many thanks!!

[@MoonFlowerBudgetCo]

Thank you! Literally the only different suggestion I’ve found that fixed my printer!

[@johnlouiecaluminga3250]

ALL OF MY YT SEARCHES FAILED! YOU SAVED MY TIME ! tyty

[@Ktechno]

OMG THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! This could have saved me hundreds of dollars if I knew how to do it before😭

[@sivakm1617]

Very nice video. Even Hp websites never have this type of fixing video. It is a great help.

[@Nebucanezzer]

Method 1 sort of worked for me. The carts are knackered but I managed to squeeze a last drop out of them. Refil yourself seems to be the best way.

[@marintiny]

I couldn't be more thankful I found this video. I've been dealing with printing issues for a while now, and this completely fixed them! Thank you!

[@garymijangos9403]

I purchased a cartridge and it was sitting on my printer for about 6 months without being used I used this method and my cartridge works now :) thank you so much for sharing !

[@Honesty_Rules]

Dude . I was so mad at my printer . But your option 2 is awesome

[@watchdog_hyd]

Works like charm. Thank you :)

[@Snowbomb6]

Used the second method and as my printing was coming out grey and streaky, sometimes missing a whole line of text. Now it prints perfectly! And I was just about to go spend money on new ink. I believe this happened as I barely use my printer so it must've dried up. Thank you so much sir!

[@rachelosteen8454]

Genius! Didn’t even have to try step 2. Step 1 worked like a charm! Thank you!

[@jeanmarshall707]

Thank you so much ! I had just thrown 2 cartridges in the trash when I saw this - got them out straight away and fixed them using this method !!! Now stored in the refrigerator.

[@escalatorgoddess2078]

I found the second more effective than the first (dipping the bottom of the cartridge for 10 seconds.) I did it twice, it worked like a charm! Thank you!

[@bigheromovie5044]

Have tried this kind of method, and it really works. But need to repeat 3 times till it fully unclogged

[@JimbobFaz]

My printer has been annoying me for ages and I thought it had broken, but this simple fix worked! Thanks! 😄

[@spiteful1179]

It partially worked, the red side still seems to be dry

[@gagekreitman9164]

Appreciate this video! Ink cartriges are not cheap and I had only mine for just 6 months and it was dried out! This worked like a charm, thank you so much!

[@BRIANFAIRBROTHER]

Brilliant. I used the advice in option 2. Cannot believe I threw away my last cartridges when they had only printed 20 sheets. My new ones had only printed ten sheets. I only use printer three times a year. I know what to do in future now. Thanks.

[@chimkennubbets6899]

@@mertoncul7433 LMAOOOO

[@jeanettemoreno764]

I’ve literally been trying to get these damn cartridges working for over a week . I just happened to click on your video because it was short ( even better ) and within 5 min , i was able to print a very important document! Thank you 😊

[@generationhomeschool651]

Wow! You just prevented me from throwing my entire printer and cartidges across the room. Now we can get our homeschool worksheets printed!!! (PS - the kids may not be happy, but I sure am!) Thanks a million!

[@Kustan_Hassan]

Lol

[@bvlgaricode]

I thought this was the last solution if it didn't work, I'd throw them away! Thank you a lot! Very good

[@whyamialwaystired3182]

Worked like a charm, thanks!!

[@ignatiuschoong]

I combined both method and i think what really helped was the warm water. Thank you !

[@davidandrews5262]

This worked for me. My printer was working and wouldn't tell me why.....then i tried this. Now printer completes tasks.

[@serbaniuliuscezar]

I was really surprised to try this and have it work. My cartridge hadn't been used in over a year. Thanks for the guide.

[@sunflowerhoney9978]

I was actually skeptical of this working, but it did! Thank you so much. 🤩

[@Music-ve9nt]

I was actually skeptical of this working, but it did! Thank you so much.

[@carlyle1776]

I was skeptical, but it worked! Solved my printer woes, and save me $25. Thank you!

[@CharlesXavier]

Thank you, sir. This helped me significantly and saved me from wasting cartridges.

[@Neliobenedito]

CharlesXavier the best way is use white spirit and you should have problem at all

[@Driftszz]

Yeah this blew my mind, THANK YOU 🙏🏾

[@SilentVG]

Thank you so much!! I haven’t used my printer in years and this video worked!

[@anuragbudakoti8963]

I was just skipping this video and your trick really revived my cartilage thnx man.👍

[@barbhorigan4901]

I'm so glad you posted this! Thank you!

[@jessicanarayanan]

Worked pretty well with the wet paper towel. Didn't use my printer for a year. Thank you

[@GG24-c1u]

Worked for me! thanks! I had some HP cartridges that came with my printer from a year ago which I barely used and were dried up. Would try to print in black and an almost blank page would come out. Now it's printing like new!

[@nigelallen9238]

Absolutely fantastic video, I though I was going to have to buy a new printer, but this was so easy, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

[@afza4451]

This ACTUALLY works! I tried it on my EPSOSN XP-420. Saved myself some $$$$. thanks!

[@heatblur1]

You just saved me a boat load of $$$$. Props to you!

[@queenyulitelecast2382]

This helped me!!!! Thank you!!! The warm water trick worked for me 🙌🏽

[@CassandraSpeaksTruth]

Worked to restore my Epson 252XL cartridge for my Workforce 7610 printer. Thanks for such an invaluable information!

[@nasserdeeb1807]

I was about to buy a new printer because of this issue. Thank you so much!!!

[@bobs1130]

Same here! hahaha THANK YOU!

[@littletinywalters]

Don’t normally comment on things but thank you. Had to send a very important document off but I hadn’t used my printer in years. Despite the printer saying I had at least half of the ink still left, it wasn’t printing out well at all. This sorted it right out :) I will say to others though that at first it wouldn’t really work but as soon as I used hot water rather than warm, it did. That or it takes a few times but it does work like a charm 😊

[@DallasGoh]

The warm water option worked for me.. It's a real life safer!

[@michaeltriggs7100]

Wow - I wish I knew that years ago. That worked like a charm on my black HP cartridge.

[@Marcitelith]

Worked like a charm. I tried the second option. Thank you!

[@leamar3906]

I followed the steps you outlined and it worked perfectly.👌 Thank you! 🙂 Subscribed.

[@rachelhipolito1664]

I wasn’t sure if it was really going to work but wowwww Im glad it did work. Thank you! 😊

[@laurenashley1932]

Wow ! I cannot thank you enough. I did option two and it worked

[@calocoy6434]

Super thank you!!!!!!!!!!!! U are the best! The 2nd works for me. Not just warm.. I used hot water from my microwave (30 secs) not boiling. At 1st it didn't work. I tried again with hotter water (45 sec) and it works!!!!!!!! Thank you!!! Thank you!!!!! This is the only fix that works! Subscribed already as a thank you!

[@AlyannaMarie-bx7ob]

Thank you so much!!! I got frustrated when I printed my research paper coz there were smudged letters. I tried to wipe the cartridge with q-tips and it didn't work. Thankfully when I tried your technique it worked!!!

[@adelalax3553]

I want to thank you for this great video, it worked so well yaaaayy! Recommend to anyone with dry cartridges

[@Mandy-nt2cs]

Thank you! I desperately needed a paper by in the morning, work like a charm thank you!

[@hectorroman4126]

Thanks for the information. I just tried it and it worked. Thanks for saving me a few bucks👍

[@fabulousfinds7714]

Thank you so much! Your advice just saved me two print cartridges!

[@heidiguttenberg]

Thank you so much! This was super helpful!

[@VitruviusXXV]

My HP printer is printing like new, following your tutorial. Many thanks.

[@localsgoaway5047]

Thanks so much!!! I tried everything to get my new ink cartridges to work and this is the only thing that helped!

[@simonfryza3775]

My expectations were low but it actually worked

[@paribiotic]

Thank you so much for this video! It saved me money in ink cartridges!!

[@arlenebrown2184]

Revived a colour cartridge that had been sitting for a couple of years!! Thank you!!

[@judybrown1446]

I could just hug you! Thank you!

[@robertvallance6678]

Thanks, saved me a fair few quid there!

[@brianliveshere]

Thank you, thank you! I re-filled the cartridge until it was over-flowing, but it still wasn't printing. this trick fixed it!

[@Cemhta]

This actually works, I was a non-believer but now I even doubt the Earth may be flat xD

[@foxygames165]

The bowl method worked great! Thanks for this video!

[@bikdav]

Thank you. I did option 2 and it worked great.

[@Racho92226]

It worked perfectly! Thank you so much for saving the day.

[@traveller2227]

Wow. It just worked great!! Thank you sooo much for the Awesome tip :)

[@cxsxy3741]

omg thank you so much i need to print out a lot of pictures for school and I thought i ran out but I did the second option and worked again thank you so much

[@katie6001]

WHOHOOO THIS WORKED ON MY CANON CARTRIDGES. BLESS YOU SAVE ME TRIP OF 2 HR AT LEAST TO GO FIND CARTRIDGE. THANK YOU SIR :DDD

[@Arlandez23]

Used method 2 and it worked right away!

[@palashtravelssiliguri8502]

I followed step one and it works. Thank you ;)

[@skvtmschool]

Warm water treatment really work... Very very thank you🙏

[@helenfincher1751]

Loved the idea and it worked so well! Thank you so very much! Saved lots of money!😊

[@pranjalaggarwal2940]

omg i dont even thought that it will work but it really worked thanks a lot 🥳🥳 you have saved my day😊😊

[@techtinkerin]

Been doing this for years, works well! 👍😎❤️

[@MaximilianonMars]

The second method worked on 5 year old cartridges, but only for one page then it dried up again. Very surprising, I'm sure this will work well on younger cartridges, it was asking a lot to revive these ones.

[@janisshin]

Amazing and easy to follow. Thank you!

[@tommitchell805]

option 2 was used and worked! thanks for sharing :)

[@kuchabhi]

Thanks a lot! Just saved on my two cartridges.