If the cartridge is withered, what should I do? Ways to restore

Inkjet printers are characterized by low cost and excellent quality of color printing. However, these devices have one common drawback - fast drying of any ink in the cartridge. This leads to a change in the quality of the printer and even a complete lack of printing. If the cartridge is withered, what should I do?

Withered cartridge: what should the user do?

The fastest and most reliable way to solve the problem will be to purchase a new cartridge. With a withered device, you can contact the service center where you will receive professional help. You can try to restore the printer using the forced clean mode.

The task of reanimating the cartridge can be tried on its own using several effective methods. But it will take time and, of course, it will take some effort. In addition, you need to take into account that this is a rather dirty work - then you will have to wash your hands and workplace.

To realize one of the ways of cleaning the cartridge, you need to buy a washing liquid and a syringe with a needle, prepare paper towels and a small container with a lid.

It is necessary to determine the degree of drying of ink: turn the unsuitable cartridges printheads up and drip on them the washing liquid from the syringe. If the composition is absorbed through the nozzles, this means that the recovery process will be short-lived.

Recovery

What should I do if the Canon or HP cartridge is dead? In this case, it is necessary to dissolve the ink residues and clean the nozzles. In order to fill the acquired washing liquid in the cartridge, you need to carefully peel off the label with the number. Under it you can see special holes. Then it is necessary to fill the flushing fluid from the syringe with a foam rubber adsorber.

For a color cartridge, 5 milliliters of formulation is required, for a black cartridge, 10 milliliters. Remains of special cleaning fluid must be poured into an empty container. It should also be installed with the nozzles down. Close the container with a lid and leave the cartridge soaked for 24 hours.

After a day, the solution with ink remains is pumped out with a syringe. Then you can start refilling the cartridge and then installing it in the printer. Enable forced cleanup and print a test page. If the user is not satisfied with the print quality, then he can repeat the soaking of the cartridge in any container with rinsing liquid.

Home Remedies

What should I do if the ink in the cartridge is dried and the washing liquid can not be found? First, make sure that the lack of printing is not related to a printer failure. To do this, press the cartridge with nozzles to a paper towel or napkin. A missing or fuzzy print will indicate that the ink in the cartridge has dried. To restore the print properties, we recommend using home tools.

Steam cleaning

The dried cartridge should be carefully installed on the tip of a boiling kettle (preferably the old one). The steam produced by the heating of the water will fall on the nozzles, thus animating the painting possibilities of the part. Do not hold over the nozzle steam for more than 5 seconds. After performing the procedure, wipe the cartridge with a tissue. It is recommended to repeat the procedure several times. This method is not suitable for all printer models.

"Mr. Muscle" to the rescue

What if the ink cartridges in the printer have dried out, but can not find a special liquid? Instead, you can use the spray "Mr. Muscle to clean the glasses" (blue). It is necessary to turn the cartridge upside down, drop a little on the print head and wait 10 minutes. Then you need to press down the nozzles to the napkin and check the imprint. If the result is negative, you must use a different method of cleaning the print head.

Pressure

There are situations when a user rushes to print a document, turns on the printer and finds that the HP cartridge has dried. What if there are no cleaners at hand? You can rinse the nozzle with ink. To do this, you must create pressure inside the cartridge. The user needs to cut off part of the needle with pliers, so that 2 centimeters of metal remains on the syringe.

Next, cut a small piece from the eraser or eraser. Homemade seal to put on the shortened needle, to get into the syringe air. Place the cartridge on the napkin with the nozzles up, insert the needle into the filling hole and squeeze the air out of the syringe. In this case, the piece of eraser should completely cover the filling hole. Ink will come out through the nozzles.

Dry Cleaning

There are three types of compounds:

• Acid. Consists of 10% of acetic acid essence, 10% alcohol, 80% of distilled water. Suitable for HP color printers.
• Neutral. It consists of 10% glycerin, 10% alcohol, 80% distilled water. It is used for cleaning any cartridges.
• Alkaline. Ingredients - 10% ammonia, 10% alcohol, 10% glycerin, 70% distilled water. Suitable for Canon and Epson printers.

The user can prepare the corresponding composition himself, finding that the cartridge is dead. What to do with homemade cleaner?

The liquid must be poured onto a paper towel. Put the cartridge down with a nozzle on a napkin with a special compound. Wait 2 days. An empty cartridge can be placed in the solution as a whole. It is worth noting that it is not possible to immerse the foam filler in the composition.

Alternative methods

Many users get frustrated when they find out that the ink cartridge has dried up. What can I do if I can not restore the normal print quality by the above methods? Completely unusable cartridge can be put in the bath with nozzles up. Then you need to open the hot water. A small trickle must fall directly on the printhead.

The cartridge should be moved so that the water passes through all the nozzles. The jet clears the dried holes, which are not amenable to the usual cleaning. After 2 minutes you need to close the tap. After this, it is necessary to put the cartridge on a piece of fabric with nozzles down, allow it to dry, wipe it thoroughly with a tissue and install it in the printer. Print a test page.

Preventing cartridge dryness

If none of the recovery methods have helped, the user will have to purchase a new replacement ink block.

What should be done to prevent the cartridge from getting dried? What to do for this?

• Weekly run a picture to control the presence of all colors.
• Do not hold the printer near the heater, in a draft, in the sun.

Do not stick the nozzle with adhesive tape or tape. If the printer is not to be used for a long time, it is recommended to close all the covers of the device. Spare cartridges should be stored in cool and dark places.