Epson WF 3720 How to Unclog Printhead - Error fixed

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[@tannersherman3271]

This pointed me to the problem so thank you!!! I had replaced an ink cartridge at first like an idiot. However I did not have to do all this, just did the built in self cleaning function 3 times and it worked like a charm. Thanks again!

[@MinuraPerera]

Thanks for the video Brandon. I guess your method is for heavily clogged printer heads. I tried the built-in head clean, under the maintenance menu, about three times and it worked. Cheers!

[@kenthompson1916]

Watched the video. Bought the kit from the amazon address at the end. It was delivered next day and problem fixed. No mess. Very simple. Remember the kitchen roll place under the cartridge carrier. From totally blocked with cleaning totally failing to total success. Thanks.

[@BestPrinters]

Awesome!

[@questionswithconnie]

Saved me from having to replace my basically brand new Epson 2720! Thank you so much for this! I didn’t even have to heat it up and used the brand called spaceink from Amazon and forced it through the nozzle and on my second head cleaning viola! I did also have to buy a reset code for my inkpad replacement after running a power cleaning when I thought that might fix it but now thanks to this solution I shouldn’t ever have to do that again! ❤

[@BestPrinters]

Great!

[@johnferrare2840]

Worked great for me. This is the easiest to understand tutorial on this topic thanks!

[@BestPrinters]

Thank you!

[@sarahmangone7785]

Great information. Most of my issues were my own fault for not cleaning print heads on a regular basis until it got to the point it was so bad that it took 2 days to at least readable again. Getting this will be my next step.

[@BestPrinters]

I wish you best of luck

[@sharonstory7937]

Thanks for the video, Brandon. When I turn the printer on, it immediately goes to the Error screen, and I can't get to the menu. It also mentions a button that looks like a teardrop; I can't find it anywhere on the WF 3720. Can you help? I got this printer about a year ago and have made probably less than 300 copies. It shouldn't be acting up.

[@allandecena83]

I purchased that nozzle printhead cleaning kit. I did cleaned the nozzle on my printer and wow, the solution did it job on unclogging the nozzle printhead. I've followed the directions on the cleaning kit. I am doing printhead cleaning right now. I realized that the all the colors came back except for Magenta. I've changed the magenta ink cartridge to see if that will help return the color. But is still the same. I''ve done print head cleaning many times and did the nozzle check pattern check and the result is the same. The magenta hasn't come back yet. What should I do?

[@ronmurphy1123]

Great Video, just ordered the kit for my 3640 it has been sitting for some time, hope this does the trick.

[@BestPrinters]

It should!

[@ambrosemartos6408]

what happens when you put the tube on the print head and it just flows out? I cant seem to get a tight seal on the printhead

[@parmindergrewal6035]

I did good results

[@brendaleecreation6767]

all the color are printing except for the yellow. i did get resistance when doing the unclog method.

[@meganf.8754]

Can the wf-3720 be used as a sublimation printer?

[@shannongraham3043]

Black would barely print. Watched the video and got the kit. Lots of resistance on injection that has gotten slightly better (and soaks the towel underneath). Tried to print after allowing 24 hour dry. Now no black ink prints. Heated fluid and flushed again and will leave tube attached with fluid (still have to use force to inject). Now I need to buy more cleaning fluid. Also bought new cartridges because my colors are also out (after doing self cleaning). Magenta is equally difficult to inject but still prints. Should I keep trying?

[@roscoeturner4099]

Worked great. Saved me from buying a new printer. Thanks.

[@BestPrinters]

Great to hear!

[@themrarcijs]

I picked up WF-7720 used for fair price, it was standing in some ones storage for a year based in last print log. The strange thing was only Cyan and Black was fully dried up not Magenta or Yellow. I tried flushing it with various liquids suitable for printheads, got flow and it prints 80% of black and 70% of Cyan MY is 100%, i tried everything so far would be better to get new head for 30£ or try to still flush ?

[@AlishaNicole143]

Could I do this to flush the lines if I wanted to switch it from a sublimation printer to a eco solvent printer?

[@michelledom9167]

Hello. Can you please help me. I’m having trouble printing, it says paper out but I already tried the solutions they show and no luck. It starts printing but it seems like it’s not reaching the paper or something

[@leeknoch7217]

First, thank you for a great kit for cleaning my Epson WF3720 printhead. The black ink was so clogged it took 3 times of cleaning but it now works great. But really? With all the great stuff in the kit you only supplied a little more than 3-inches of tubing? I'm not an 8 year-old with tiny hands! It was only with great machinations and my needle nose pliers I was able to get the tubing on the nozzle... An additional 3 inches of tubing would have made it significantly easier to use and probably wouldn't have cost you more than half a penny... I gave you 4 stars on Amazon but with a few more inches of tubing I would have given you 5...

[@AdamWarIock]

GOOD MAN.

[@BestPrinters]

Thank you

[@alabama2654]

I thought you made a video saying not to buy this printer? Yet you are showing how to fix it? So should I listen to you and avoid this printer or is it a good to buy?

[@oldskullquebec8775]

why my printer said paper jammed after i cleaning my head printer ???

[@tyl1305]

After manually ran the solutions through all the ink ports on WF-3620, it is printing blanks only now with the same ink cartridge. Can you tell me what might of happened? Thanks

[@brandoneinstein7882]

Same issue here.

[@slericls8]

Lmk what you found? Did your ink carts dry out?

[@xzerel89]

(Late Reply) After cleaning the ink has to be prime in a way. Just run a couple nozzle checks until you finally have color printing out. I have done this method with my other printer in the past and that seemed to fix the issue.

[@fahadfaisal7855]

Nicely explained. Detailed enough, but not too much (I like how you just stopped at the 'Black' cartridge cleaning...because it's the same procedure for the other 3). I had already purchased the 'Cleaning Kit' from Amazon; next time I'd use your links here. Nice job, thank you! Do you have Amazon link somewhere to purchase set of Cartridges for the Epson WorkForce 845?

[@BestPrinters]

Great, I am glad the video was helpful. Here is the link for Epson WF 845 ink, amzn.to/3UAQbf0

[@fahadfaisal7855]

Thank you. Also, do you happen to have a Tutorial on full use of WorkForce 845?

[@idadejesus1952]

Hi I haven't used my 7620 we in a while cause it needed a color so I had to wait awhile to go buy ink and their so expensive but I put all New ones and it doesn't show no ink on paper I'm asumeing it's because it's clogged what do u think ? Need help thank u great video

[@nerdyjapan2653]

Hi there, I know your question was for him, but maybe I could help. Your printer definitely sounds clogged. What you described was exactly how my inkjet printer got clogged lol. I also had to wait to get new ink, and by the time I got refills, the printheads were all dried up. Inkjet printers require you to print periodically because the ink pushing through is what keeps them from drying up and clogging. Maybe a laser printer could be good for you if you’re willing to splurge initially (more recently, they did come out with color laser printers although it is more expensive). In the long run, laserjet printers are supposed to be more economical despite having pricey toner. It’s been over a year and I still haven’t gotten around to fixing my printer 😂 I’m looking into buying this solution and giving it a try, have you since had any luck with yours?

[@ladyfame1430]

I put in brand new cartridge, Epson brand so no problem....it accepted it so all was well. 10 mins later it says cartridge empty and to replace. Is this a clogged ink head?

[@BestPrinters]

Potentially but more likely the this is a internal system error.

[@kristofthibaud8491]

My Print Head won't move like yours, what's up?

[@BestPrinters]

Go to print something and report or anything that you're able to print and unplug the printer then you'll have unobstructed access to the printhead.

[@michaelyakutis7311]

I did your process but after turning the printer back on I get an error saying "Cannot recognize ink cartridges." This is for all 4 cartridges. I tried re-inserting them and making sure they are clicked in there tight - no luck. I shut down and unplugged for a few minutes to try and restart - no luck. I went into the system admin settings and did a factory reset - no luck. I am at a loss. Any ideas? TIA.

[@michaelyakutis7311]

Update: I left the printer unplugged from the wall overnight to let it fully reset. The next morning it worked, but still with a little more troubleshooting. It is working correctly now!

[@BestPrinters]

Awesome!

[@teresawesley4553]

I tried to unclog my print head but I can't get any fluid into the magenta port....there's so much resistance. I let the warmed solution sit on the nozzle overnight but it is still not moving at all. What can I do?

[@BestPrinters]

Hi Teresa, leave the warmed solution attached with the silicone tubing and syringe overnight and come back the next day to try again. I have had this exact situation and continuous pressure eventually will break that blockage.

[@teresawesley4553]

@@BestPrinters Thank you for responding. I bought the printer from Epson refurbished so I can't understand why its so clogged. I will keep trying. Thank you

[@fidelkastro4337]

Hi friends. Could you tell me what can happens with printing head if black color disappear in 3-4 hours and there are no ony one black nozzle on the test? 100% absence of black color. Thanks.

[@BestPrinters]

You need to run a power/ deep cleaning though the printer system.

[@fidelkastro4337]

@@BestPrinters what does that mean? I do made a loooot of usual system cleanings, but it doesn't help. In two days black disappeared fully. No one nozzle. Sorry for my English.

[@BestPrinters]

Did you use the Best Printers Cleaning Kit?

[@fidelkastro4337]

@@BestPrinters no. I use the only Epson system utilities. And sometime printerhelp.

[@JorgeCanovas]

I don’t know what happened to my 3720. I was able to use remanufactured print cartridges. Now the printer won’t recognize them and let me print. Any idea why?

[@BestPrinters]

Its hit or miss with some models, with remanufactured cartridges.

[@JorgeCanovas]

@@BestPrinters Naa just found out that Epson turned the printer into a brick with the recent software update.

[@Monika1065]

@@JorgeCanovas Mine just quit working after the update as well. I still had ink in my EPSON cartridges and it just of a sudden said I didn't have anymore. I bought new ones and now the black won't print right. Thought I'd try cleaning the head, but now I'm questioning it... don't wanna spend more money just to find out the printer is junk.

[@barbipetty5506]

@@Monika1065 when updated the software mine quit printing with the remanufactured cartridges. I bought new epson cartridges but the black will not print correctly now. I have done the print head check several times. did you ever get yours to work corrrectly ?

[@jeffreyhilado2410]

If you leave it overnight, wasn't it dangerous to other color printhead to dry up and clogged?

[@BestPrinters]

No, the liquid needs to dry.

[@badmanwilly6907]

Where does all that cleaner go after injection?

[@BestPrinters]

You should place a paper towel under the printhead, that is where the cleaner will flow to.

[@videoorgy]

God damnit! I didn't know I'd have to buy something for this to work. Printers are so unreliable. I'll bookmark you product. Thanks!!!

[@BestPrinters]

Sorry man and no problem!

[@bencevideozik]

I uncloged my epson 1290 with this method. Even i taken out the priter head to use much more cleaning solution and not ruin the printer inside. The solution can easily go through the printer head. If place the ink on the print head it draws color and black line on a papertowel. Also the ink comes out when head cleaning, at the parking place. I can see the different colors on the sponge. BUT it doesn't print any pixel at all. I tried the nozzle check pattern. Blank page. I tried to print something. Blank page. Anyone has any idea?

[@BestPrinters]

You need to run the printhead cleaning function until the color returns.

[@bencevideozik]

@@BestPrinters about how many times? I tried about 3-4 times. After each a tried to print the nozzle check, but nothing happened. At the printhead cleaning cycle i can see ink coming from the head to the sponge and it goes through the pipes to the waste tank.

[@DJ-cu8vb]

Your solution works BUT............ After using the cleaning solution (flooded the paper towel), then ran the printhead cleaning function about 20 times until the one problem color returned. Now printer needs all new cartridges.

[@williamlind2843]

I usually just buy a new one!

[@BestPrinters]

Sometimes that’s the only solution!

[@BCSBB]

I have a “Printer Error” message. It’s asking me to “turn on the printer again” but my printer is on. And when I do turn it on and go and do the nooze check I get the same message all over again. Can you help me !

[@dnresendez]

I'm having the exact same issue, were you able to resolve it?

[@PandaShan87]

@@dnresendez I just had this issue, called Epson and they said it's a hardware issue and they are sending me a new printer.

[@youseffaro5995]

My printer doesn't print, it only gives out white paper.

[@BestPrinters]

You must use the cleaning kit and instructions in the video.

[@kristofthibaud8491]

Didn't Work, Black not printing.

[@BestPrinters]

You will want to repeat the process this will work for you.

[@ricardogonzalez6701]

All printers suck, but Epson wins the battle of crappiness. Im so disappointed with my WF3640. Paper jam problems, stupid error messages, low quality printing no matter what setting. Piece of junk, beautiful but crap.

[@BestPrinters]

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[@galacticoasis]

Epson printers suck! Period

[@BestPrinters]

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