Printer won't print with new cartridge

[Just Computers&Technology]

I have a family member who changed the empty black cartridge on a Epson all in one. Now it will not print anything in black but the color works. The printer sat for a few months before the cartridge change. So I ran all the setup, alignment and cleanings but it still does not work. Anything else I can do before suggesting buying a new printer?

 

[chrisaroz]

Take the sticker of the new print head.

 

[Just Computers&Technology]

Take the sticker of the new print head.

Didn't even think of that

Ok, besides the obvious what can I do? I read about cleaning the cartridge carrier with rubbing alcohol. Anyone try that?

 

[iptech]

With Epson printer the print head is not part of the cartridge, although this does make the cost of refill cartridges cheaper, it does mean that the print heads are not replaced when you install a new cartridge. If the printer has been left a few months the ink will have dried in the print head, this can be very difficult to clear. You can buy special cleaning cartridges which are basically standard cartridges filled with cleaning solvent, I've also used a large hypodermic syringe with a short length of plastic tube attached and gently injected rubbing alcohol (isopropyl) directly into the print head.

If it's a basic printer, it might be cheaper to call it quits and buy a new one, they're dirt cheap these days.

 

[Just Computers&Technology]

Thanks for the help, good idea with the syringe. I will try that in the future, but I think it would be easier and more cost effective to just replace it.

 

[halac0ax]

Sounds like the ink pump is out, and it would be cheaper to just replace the whole printer.

 

[iptech]

Sounds like the ink pump is out, and it would be cheaper to just replace the whole printer.

Ink pump?

This link might help you understand how inkjets work.

 

[halac0ax]

Yes ink pump. I know for a fact that Brother ink jet printers have them, as I work on them. It pumps the ink out of the cartridge to the printhead. Epsons are very close in design. After labor its just cheaper to buy a new printer then replace them.

 

[iptech]

Yes ink pump. I know for a fact that Brother ink jet printers have them, as I work on them. It pumps the ink out of the cartridge to the printhead. Epsons are very close in design. After labor its just cheaper to buy a new printer then replace them.

Epson all-in-one printers do not have ink pumps and neither do Brother personal inkjet printers. I think you're confusing commecial-grade continuous ink printers with thermal-transfer inkjet printers.