Epson Workforce 7720 Head Removal for Replacement or cleaning. One handed.

Sorry for the shaky vid, was under a table and had to do with one hand.
This 7720 is converted for sublimation. Every so often the factory cleanings dont work to get clean test prints so this is always my last resort. Exercise caution, use 2 hands, and dont rush.
To those who want to know, yes it worked. I had a few missing spots on black but a few cleanings after gave me perfect results.
Enjoy.
sorry for the f bombs.

[@randigirl25]

OMG!!!!!!! YOU ARE AMAZING!!! My Epson WF7210 was working perfectly last night, this morning I get the dreaded error 031004...nothing worked. I actually thought it was dead..went and bought a new one but when I got home I found this video and thought what the hell..its dead anyway. I turned it off, did everything you said to do and put it back together and OMG ITS WORKING!!!!!!!!! Thank you SO MUCH!!!!! You are a life saver!!!!

[@jamiegelsimino3550]

Mouth like a sailor and can fix a printer. EVERY IT guys' dream girl! Well done and more power to you.

[@jasminnarain1911]

Thank you for your help. Appreciate your hard work and for sharing.

[@bruceandler8924]

Thank you very much! Very helpful. I need to do this to mine and had no idea how.

[@ldlittles32]

I love this video, this would be me with two hands. You did great. I watch videos before I purchase second hand printers so I will know what to do for whatever issue I run into. Keep it up. You are even open to positive suggestions. I like that about you.

[@clearcutmethod]

Thank you so much!

[@silvonayrwd]

Thanks so much!! I love the video you got through it with 1 hand. Awesome!!

[@lisaslists2000]

This was great - clear and followable and the f-bomb is one of my favorite words!

[@malmsneve2415]

Awesome video!!!

[@anterich3752]

Thank you. A view times I overtook you in a step and in my mind said to you: "Come on, you can do it!"

[@HMcdon]

Great illustration

[@tamecawilson5607]

Do you have a video on how to clean it,I was able to follow this one and take it out so thank you 🥰

[@kristiedington2522]

thank you so much! I followed along with you and was able to complete tasks as you went along. I would suggest gloves, especially if you have been purging the ink heads and dealing with them for days like I have. Again Thank You so much. Are there more videos on how you cleaned the print head?

[@bvlarchive]

Thanks for the great how-to video. It was exaclty what I was looking for. I loved the fact that sometimes it appeared a littel tricky; makes the whole thing easier to follow. Fantastic!

[@clearcutmethod]

Glad it helped! Honestly in videos are the best teachers lol

[@purebajabeer]

Muchas gracias!!!

[@randallgoetz9823]

Really helpful. Thank you.

[@sinhasanket]

This is a great video. I was exactly looking for this. Can you please post a video of cleaning the head ? I am also exhausted all the option of geting my 7710 working properly. This is my last resort but I have never opened printer before and looking for hand holding.

[@chrisamos5075]

Thanks! Just what I needed! :)

[@tailsyouwin6690]

Thanks for the video, probably saved me half an hour figuring it out on my own.

[@Behold6The6Darkness6]

Thank you!

[@clearcutmethod]

youre welcome \m/\m/

[@habanero6332]

Printer fixed. Thank you.

[@SandraGonzalez-hk1fe]

Excelente video..pero mi pronter ahora no quiete prender...q hice mal????

[@lilartroom]

I did as you said to do, but I forgot to turn the power off. So the whole time the power was on while taking it apart and putting things back together. I saw a short message come on the screen for a sec and pop off. It said, Do not....then it popped off before I could read the rest. Now my printer want turn back on, smh.

[@lilartroom]

Issue resloved: I took everything back apart and found out one of the ribbons wasn't intake all the way. I made sure it was in there good this time. Started it back up and now it's working again. Now I'll have to do another cleaning.

[@melissalewismiller5359]

I got it apart, cleaned the head, put it back together but im not getting any black. I replaced with a new cartridge, 2 printhead cleanings, let sit 24hrs, tested again, still no black. Did 2 more cleanings & let it sit, tried again & its finally faint. Ive used almost a whole cartridge of black but its not showing on paper. Any suggestions? No errors are showing.

[@lester7691]

In my house DOG HAIR is merely a condiment 🧂 LOL Thanks for the excellent video!

[@kaleighwitzel9638]

Can you tell me how you cleaned it please I got it out but not sure what you meant in video

[@candibeals9138]

Do you have a video of the inside of the printer printing?

[@ruthtay9819]

Did you soak the whole print head in hot water? Or did you just run hot water over the nozzles under the water so it wouldnt get into the connectors

[@heatheronnen1585]

So, I took out my printhead exactly the way you showed, but a little square sensor came off somewhere and I have no clue where from. Any suggestions?

[@tonyhales6236]

where can i purchase the printer head?

[@GenXMama]

What if you get the screeching noise after.

[@patriciaescobar2157]

hola saludos desde Colombia , mi impresora imprime bien el test pero, imprime doble las letras y las lineas no son rectas

[@johnalbu2319]

What did I forget to do? The print head SLAMS to the left and screen says something about a power error 000031

[@skalyps1]

I followed the instructions, but after putting it back together, the printer gave me an error, the printer stopped working.

[@moomoo1015]

Where are you able to buy a printed head replacement? I am unable to find them online.

[@Michelle-tx3mg]

I tried everything, did this and now it will not print only blank pages when I print but will print purge pages but nothing I print... any suggestions 🤦🏾‍♀️

[@Ari_gatcha_gamergirl]

Do I need to do this if it prints blank

[@mking0310]

Your video is awesome, i love the candid remarks, esp about your bf. Have you ever had the carriage slam on the left side of printer when powering on? I found a video about cleaning the clear tape/ribbon and its clean. I dont know if cleaning the head causes this?

[@nonnamomma8673]

Great video! Buuuttt do you have a video on putting everything back lol, the video was very easy to follow but I'm having a hard time with the cables and ink snapping back in. I set everything back in the correct way but keep getting error code. I would say my biggest issue is the cables trying to place them back in, don't seem like they are sitting the same way as before. And ink is not snapping back in I've watched video probably more then 5 times lol I'm going to give it another try now. Thanks for all your help! I would say I lost two screws lol and tweezers helps while handling screws.

[@nonnamomma8673]

Ok sooooo I didn't put the front piece in that lines the back of the ink in, so I went back to do that and still an error code. My guess is the cables, I'm not sure if they have to be sitting in the same way but I did try my best. The cables are in there correct slot.

[@nonnamomma8673]

Still no luck , I've taken it apart for 3 days now and making sure I put the ribbon cables in correctly and it's still not responding. Is there anything I'm doing wrong? I keep seeing error 100016. And my scanner isn't moving .

[@shericabland4590]

Yea cnt get mine bck on now either

[@natashahill6156]

Are you available for questions. I can’t find anyone who has converted their printer that might be able to give me some insight to my problem..

[@peterruscoe7413]

Very descriptive. Unfortunately it does not address reassembly, which is MUCH harder. In particular, organizing the birds nest of ribbon cables, while replacing pieces is a nightmare.

[@nikkinmansurful]

Yes because I cannot put the ribbons back so I can assemble the print head back.

[@nikkinmansurful]

I used your video to clean my print head, but I cant put it back because of the ribbons

[@jayandjamison]

Same here .

[@MrRavensgirl05]

where can you get a replacement of the sponges that wipe the underneath carraige

[@clearcutmethod]

Can you show me in the video which part your talking about? A time stamp

[@christinatopics2031]

Hello. I came across your video looking for an error code 031004. From research it say the print head temperature. Would this fix that?

[@skincarepreppy838]

I am getting the same error message did you get your problem resolved I am so lost on what I should do.

[@tracieberhardt2413]

Does this fix error code 031008? I bought this exact model already converted. the seller said it had an issue but worked. I have not gotten it to work yet.

[@clearcutmethod]

It could. Error code 031008 is for wonky ink cartridges or print head. If the seller sold it to you new i would request a return. Its likely they didnt set something up right. Did they do a test print for you before you bought it?

[@tracieberhardt2413]

@@clearcutmethod no, she sold it to me used. She said it throws the error code but then still works. I haven't gotten it to work yet. I've messaged her and let her know all this, but she just left me in read and never responded.

[@wenellwilliams9147]

I have a 7720, and I use it with ecosolvent ink...it has stopped printing everything! It won't even print the nozzle check pages! Is this a process I need to try?

[@farmcott]

Hi Wenell - I seem to have the same problem after flushing the nozzles with a cleaning fluid - blank sheets everywhere. I think this method will be my last resort.

[@tamecawilson5607]

@@farmcott mines also doing the same thing

[@rf-tz6vd]

Wear Gloves!! Great Video!!

[@sassykins13]

Thanks girlie I have a wf 7820 that just won't clear the black, so I'm gonna try this. Lort help me or I'm gonna throw this expensive printer to the wall. Lol

[@carolynferrier6833]

Can you use a 7710 for the 7720 wf epson

[@sk8queen]

Yes

[@candibeals9138]

Ate you available for a question?

[@carolynferrier6833]

After I replaced it !! It is giving me errors

[@clearcutmethod]

Did you resolve the errors? If I had to guess, I would check with the ribbon cables first. If they arent seated correctly they could throw errors.

[@suzee5212]

Do you know what that big L shaped carriage is called that is visible at the end of your video? All the way on the right side under the print heads? Mine is super dirty compared to yours.

[@clearcutmethod]

can you give me a time marker in the video where you see it so i can see better what part you may be talking about?

[@suzee5212]

@@clearcutmethod at 14:47 its at the bottom right of the screen. To the left side there is a black sponge with pink and yellow ink marks and on the right is a big L shaped white thing. do you know what would cause that to be very dirty? Im doing research because Im getting a line of ink on my 13x19 prints. when I print 11x17 they are totally clean.

[@clearcutmethod]

@@suzee5212 Ahh. Ok yes. Those colored sponge things are called a capping station. When you run a cleaning or when your print head is just hanging out, the head sits on top of that. During a cleaning, it sucks ink from the heads, through the capping station, into a maintenance box. Which is basically just another giant sponge that soaks up the ink from the cleaning purge. My guess is that your maintenance box is beyond full, and its backing up in the capping station. And every time the print head moves over it, it flicks ink onto the white part. Ink flicks could be also be reaching the roller/feed area for larger prints when the head moves in the opposite direction. I would check how full the maintenance box is in your printer cleaning settings. If you do need to change the box, it will be messy, especially if it is that full. Once you do that, you should be able to run a few head cleanings and few roller cleanings, and im guessing it should be ok. Hard to know without seeing it though. good luck!

[@suzee5212]

@@clearcutmethod Thanks so much. We got a message like month ago that the Maintenance Tank was full so we got a new one. Maybe I just need to clean this area up and things will be ok?

[@clearcutmethod]

@@suzee5212 Yea, ecosolvent/solvent inks (which is what sublimation inks are) tend to have a longer dry time when not absorbed by paper. When you clean the little white bracket, if you get some on your hands, youll notice its probably a bit oily. Thats the solvent. It eventually will evaporate and dry, but it takes a while. Ink is probably pooled somewhere nearby and keeps picking it up on the rollers. Definitely clean it up and give your rollers some good wipe downs too. Then run a roller cleaning in the settings. =)

[@kmoore5150]

Thank you. I will give it a try - try to clean first, then replace if cleaning doesn't work. I can't seem to unclog the yellow head. I see that you use some of the same technical exclamations that I use when I am working on things ;-)

[@augszillary]

My boyfriend jumping meee😂

[@shari-snowyowldesigns5798]

Ok, did this but now my printer won’t restart 😬. I’m fairly techs and am pretty sure I did it correctly.

[@shari-snowyowldesigns5798]

Fixed it! It was on my end for sure. The ribbons were not pushed in all the way. Awesome video

[@clearcutmethod]

@@shari-snowyowldesigns5798 just saw this but that was going to be my first suggestion. Glad it worked out