Stripping and reverse waterfall cleaning / declogging an Epson DX5 DX7 printer head

[@_rogeliolara]

This was so useful!! I only had to clean the manifold, and the head started printing just ok!!! I suggest to do it step by step, first do the manifold, and make a printing test, if not, do the gasket, and another test, if nothing else works out, do the head. Thanks for sharing this knowledge!!

[@mikegraham8319]

Before you do any waterfalls, make sure that the manifold injectors are all free then add the head not before ,this way you can be sure that the manifold isn't the problem as there is a tiny circular mesh under each injector and if that's blocked then nothing will get to the head ,infact the foil is not the problem it is the injector mesh that restricts the flow mainly ,the foil is generally easy to free up with a good cleaner...

[@celsiusswatt6021]

It is important to notice that the author suggests suction which is the only safe method to use pressure with printheads. Pushing the air is applying very large force to the glue layer keeping the nozzle plate and very frequently ends up in delamination and complete failure of printhead. Since the area of the nozzles is very small, the pressure is not sufficient to unclog them anyway and the only luck is if they dissolve in the liquid. But at least the pressure is creating compression of the glue, not tears it off. Anyway, applying any pressure to printhead is extremely dangerous.

[@cualquierfulano]

I did most of what you show here, but I didn't wait or made sure all the liquid was dry before putting it back together and turning it on. Now my TM C3500 shuts off a few seconds after turning it on. No error code. I tried everything and it keeps doing the same at the same exact moment. Ouch! Any clues on what to do to? Thanks!! 🙏

[@emmanuelamoah6663]

Hi Dave , I did the reverse waterfall but I can see a lot of bubble . I did the water fall again on a different printhead but the syringe cis not pulling any inks and there is no resistance. Please adviss

[@cindyihlenfeldt8123]

my xp600 print head new only printed 3 months now its not printing anymore ,head is not clogged in any way ,when doing an flush it doesn't spurt ink out of head and not making the ticking sound while spurting. head is not damaged in any way what went wrong on head so that i can fix it.

[@deirdreholcombe8738]

I'm not understanding. How do you know it's not clogged if ink isn't coming out?

[@drpaulgodard]

Hi. I have a stylus 4000 and I live in Namibia where the humidity is close to zero! I have successfully unclogged the heads 3 years ago using this method. Last week, I had to do it again as the heads were clogged due to no use of the printer for too long. I managed to the get a good waterfall for each color, put back the head and tested... but 2 colors were still not coming after 2-3 power cleanings. So I started over. I could reverse flushing all colors but when I did the waterfall, 1 color was completely blocked and the cleaning solution (50% distilled water - 50% rubbing alcohol) was coming out from the next colors ( on the inlet side, not the head side). I reverse flushed many times successfully but can not get the waterfall on that color... nothing is coming on the head side, only through the next color inlets! What does that mean? How do I solve that problem? Would it be recommended to open the head?

[@DavesDiscoveriesChannel]

If you are getting transfer between channels unfortunately the nozzle plate has delaminated (come “un glued”) :(

[@drpaulgodard]

@@DavesDiscoveriesChannel which means... new printer head? Is it worth it for an old printer?

[@bonnjerubersaba6561]

Hi. were you able to make this work after removing the gasket? i read from another commenter that gasket should be glued. Were you able to completely fix this? I have mine completely disassembled as last resort fix and am waiting for the glue for the metal plate as ive seen someone claiming he was able to repair his multiple times. Thank you

[@DavesDiscoveriesChannel]

@@bonnjerubersaba6561 if you are referring to the metal nozzle plate once that’s come off its time to throw the head in the bin, it would be literally impossible to align it

[@patgovender5577]

My Epson 1390.i replaced the printhead. Now the ink and paper lights blink simultaneously and the power light goes off. Help

[@rafaelcohen4214]

Hello there, please, can you tell me how did you clean the manifold? as it doesn't show up in the video, thanks for your attention!

[@deirdreholcombe8738]

The plastic part with the little nozzles, I ran really warm distilled water thru the tiny little holes. The the yellow I had to use simple green. But make sure to rinse very well after. Then let dry completely before putting back together. I also used a syringe with the tiny long metal tip to get in the holes.

[@rafaelcohen4214]

@@deirdreholcombe8738 thanks, I ran some warm printhead hospital cleaning solution to clean the manifold, no problems there, I do have a severe clogg in my print head, pressure resistance for some channels, still working on it, but I already order a new head. by the way can I try to draw some cleaning solution directly to the nozzles where the electronic board is?

[@drpaulgodard]

I got a new manifold which was 100% (testing by pushing solution through)... not like my old one which has the first chanel blocked. I fit it back to the head and tested pulling liquid from the head to the manifold as explained in the video. Back in the printer, test print... nothing at all printed on paper. After power cleaning, still nothing at all printed on paper. No error. What can be the problem this time?

[@andytaylor8802]

I have been told its probably a fuse on the mother board.

[@ibrahimjuzer4053]

Hi Dave, This is a brilliant video and unfortunately i have found this after doing what exactly i shouldnt have done, Which is clean the head and put it back after i thought it was dired, Now the Printer wont turn on at all. Btw i have a DX5 DTF printer in a custom built case and i cannot figure out how to solve and firstly locate the issue. Any suggestions please Thanks

[@Exaris79]

Is it better to just get a replacement manifold which costs about $50?

[@paulzamora4885]

what does it mean when you are reverse cleaning and air is being sucked through the other ports

[@DavesDiscoveriesChannel]

The head nozzle plate has delaminated

[@paulzamora4885]

@@DavesDiscoveriesChannel is it possible to get repaired?

[@DavesDiscoveriesChannel]

@@paulzamora4885 unfortunately not

[@digitalstudioprint1168]

Is a fake

[@paulzamora4885]

@@digitalstudioprint1168 lol

[@Protorix]

There are a lot of videos, where peoplay clean the head, by using a syringe and pressing fluid through the head. Are they destroying the head?

[@DavesDiscoveriesChannel]

Yep

[@ashquillen4932]

Nope, you just can’t put a lot of pressure on it. I just cleaned a head that had been sitting for 3 months. Took 3 times of reverse flushing and flushing now every nozzle is firing.

[@deirdreholcombe8738]

They can. They should reverse flush first and you have to be sooo careful and never push to hard. .

[@drpaulgodard]

Hi. Me again. I dismantled the manifold from the lectronic printhead and found that the second manifold channel from the connectors was blocked... so I cleaned the channel with a piece of very thin wire and there were some kind of minuscule white cristals coming out. I also cleaned the tiny little holes in the cone on top of the channel with a needle. However when I try to push or suck the amonium/water solution through with a syringe, it is still sometimes much harder than the other channels... so I use my air compressor to blow air through and it flows as in the other channels but when I use the syringe again it sometimes becomes very hard... I don't understand... any idea? The last thing I did is to leave the manifold submerged in the solution for the night. Advice welcome...

[@DavesDiscoveriesChannel]

You’ve delaminated the head.. you cannot put any pressure “down” the head

[@drpaulgodard]

@@DavesDiscoveriesChannel The head is out. I am only talking about the plastic manifold.

[@DavesDiscoveriesChannel]

@@drpaulgodard the manifold is still fitted to the head though right?

[@drpaulgodard]

@@DavesDiscoveriesChannel no. I removed the 3 screws, the metal plate and the lectronic printhead from the manifold. so i am only working with the manifold which has a channel weirdly blocked... i tried to explained in my original post - we can chat on whatsapp if you want

[@DavesDiscoveriesChannel]

@@drpaulgodard but was it fitted to the head when you put pressure through it and it came back up another channel?

[@pinewho]

So afterall, did you fixed that yellow chanel? Thanks for this, it seems promising 🙂🖐🏻

[@DavesDiscoveriesChannel]

I cleared all channels 👍

[@Exaris79]

@@DavesDiscoveriesChannel Did the R800/R1800 printer work after putting it back into the cradle&running the diagnostics&print tests for it?

[@DavesDiscoveriesChannel]

@@Exaris79 yes BUT the capping station was also clogged 😂 I’ve now removed the head and put it to once side

[@toubalseddik6665]

What type of glue is used in gold plate ?

[@DavesDiscoveriesChannel]

Even if you had the glue you’d never align it by eye.

[@aduheneforsonprince6728]

my xp600 head print can't spray ink

[@RaselMolla]

Eco solvent dx5 head magenta block. how to do clear block ?

[@samoluwasinaayomi3493]

@Molla, do you get an answer to this?? If yes please share

[@RaselMolla]

@@samoluwasinaayomi3493 okay i will share please tell the way

[@RaselMolla]

@@samoluwasinaayomi3493 not yet any answer

[@theinquisitivemind4629]

Can I use isopropryll instead?

[@DavesDiscoveriesChannel]

No, it’ll dissolve the plastics and glues

[@theinquisitivemind4629]

@@DavesDiscoveriesChannel What should I use for Epson L1800 printhead

[@DavesDiscoveriesChannel]

@@theinquisitivemind4629 a flush /cleaner that is compatible with the ink you use

[@habibberrada6290]

tank you frome Marrakech

[@markjitroarmada5908]

China taught us wrong. We blast it from top. Been doing it a lot of times. But yesterday, I failed for the 1st time and wasted a print head. Can I still fix it again?

[@DavesDiscoveriesChannel]

Once the nozzle plate is off it’s finished :(

[@mothmoiloa]

Thanks mate roite haha, thanks for this

[@mayinvlog7044]

Good

[@makroprintEc]

the moment you removed that rubber, you just killed that printhead lol

[@tomasmatal2564]

why do you think that he broke the head when he removed the gasket?

[@makroprintEc]

@@tomasmatal2564 because that rubber has also glue to seal ink pass. If you send ink through it. Ink will jump into electric parts then burned printhead

[@tomasmatal2564]

@@makroprintEc i have seen that this seal you can buy from sign-in-china website, so i think that this is replaceable part like head manifold

[@makroprintEc]

@@tomasmatal2564 they do sell that. But they never answer if it will work..

[@tomasmatal2564]

@@makroprintEc do you know something about cleaning dx5 with syringe? I used acetone And třídě reverse waterfall And there were 80% succesfully recovered nozzles. I Have never installed this printhead to the printer, So i dont know od acetone Is good for solvent hrad cleaning.

[@stuartcotterill9475]

Get yourself a little ultrasonic cleaner too.

[@DavesDiscoveriesChannel]

They cause the nozzle plate to come off

[@attamayoz]

Thank you very much..

[@mdalaminriyadh7144]

Hi