How do you manually clean the print head of an inkjet printer? -

My print quality has significantly declined and failed to improve despite the use of the provided cleaning utility. My printer is an Epson Stylus Color 680.

Your print head is integrated into the printer, it does not come out. Any sort of cleaning procedure that you carry out may very well damage the printer PERMANENTLY. Use your cleaning utility with Original Epson cartridges. that is the best and only way outside of servicing to regain your print quality. The method of freeing up a print head on an HP or Lexmark isn t going to work for you since your print head is a part of the printer.

Use 70% or 90% rubbing alcohol and a lint free cloth even cotton balls will do. For heavely clogged heads soak in a small amount of alcohol for 10 mins and then wipe with lint free cloth dampened with alcohol. Never use tissues or paper towels the lint from them clog your heads even more.

Gian do not and I mean do not try to clean with your hands use maintenance programs that is provide with your printer.

Personally, I use a soft warm moist cloth and gently swab the head until the ink flows freely.

put it in a clean wet tissue or a cloth. leave it for couple of minutes. it will suck the ink down the cartridge. after you take out the cartridge look for the figure of the ink in the wet cloth. if the cartridge left a whole ink figure its already fixed. also look at the bottom of the cartridge if the dry area or lines was already wet with ink. note: use cleaning utility for best result (its a must) good luck!