It is important to remember that ink is specifically formulated to dry up easily so that the printed pages are free from smudges and streaks. There are steps to fix this issue. One of the effective methods is by using about 70% water and 30% ammonia solution. Soak only the print head of the inkjet cartridge for about 5 min. This process will help remove stains and free any dried ink on the print head. After cleaning the cartridge thoroughly, put it back into the printer and run a cleaning cycle to remove the dried ink.

Printer head nozzles are blocked by dried ink and you might need to undertake cleaning steps to make it run smoothly. If you have already taken necessary steps to clean the clogged nozzles on an inkjet cartridge and you have removed the dried ink off the print head, but still experiencing no print at all then you can clean the metal contacts on the cartridge to verify that the contacts are clean and free from ink. Remember that metal contact and printhead should both be free of any dried ink to ensure a full contact of cartridge to printer for better performance and quality printing.

The most common problem with inkjet cartridges is probably the poor print quality. This problem is very much apparent when you have striped prints or possibly no prints at all and even in some cases white lines running straight through each line of printed page. These are the consequences of dried ink in the nozzles, because in that case the ink is blocked and cannot dispense freely. Fortunately, there’s an easy way out! The simple way to bring back the cartridge into 100% performance is to apply alcohol on a Q-tip and gently rub it in a soft circular motion on the print head. This will make the dried ink dilute and allow the ink to flow freely.