Many thanks. I was just about to ditch my XP-530 and buy a new printer. New pads and reset key saved me about £120. Great easy to follow video.

Just wanted to say THANK YOU SO, SO MUCH for posting this video. My Dad's XP540 had this dreaded error message and nothing he did could get the printer working again - for printing or for scanning. He was about to have to throw the whole thing away and buy another printer - a painful enough experience in its own right - when I asked if I could take a look to make sure there was nothing else we could do before binning it. I found your video here and was able to follow your wonderfully clear instructions to get access to the waste pad holder and remove the sodden waste pads. After seeing the half-pads that Epson supplied really didn't use the ink waste reserve efficiently at all, I went ahead and purchased the full-pad set that you supply, along with the reset key, which all arrived promptly. Again, following your instructions on fitting the pads, reassembling the printer, and using the reset software, I was able to successfully fix the printer! We're really very grateful - we were able to fix this printer for under £20, when otherwise it would have had to be thrown away and we'd have to buy a new one, which is better for the environment and also our finances! It seems a massive shame that so many of these machines must get destroyed/recycled when they can be relatively easily fixed to have a much longer useful life. Furthermore, I find it very cheeky that Epson only give half the ink pad reserve than they could do, unethically shorting the life of the printer it appears, so that you may have to buy another machine earlier than technically necessary. Also, shutting down ALL functions of the printer, including the scanner, for full ink waste pads seems completely unnecessary. To anyone else experiencing this error message with these printers - it's definitely worth watching this video and following the instructions to reset this error rather than buying a new printer. Thank you again.

@octoinkjet

Жыл бұрын

And this is why I started down this rabbit hole. So glad to hear you found this video and realised it wasn't game over for the printer. Just to note as well, as/when the error recurs you should only need a reset key to take advantage of the extra capacity in those pads which hopefully will be an added bonus. Thanks for the feedback all the best.

This is an excellent instructional video. Very clear, informative, straightforward and easy to follow. Thank you.

Thanks a lot Martin. You are a perfect teacher. The replacement went very smooth thanks to your clear explanations .

Thank you very much. I got a message some weeks ago from the printer software, telling me my ink pads were about to be replaced and I should contact my local Epson repair center blah blah blah. Went to Google, found the Printer Potty pads, ordered them... and voilà. It took me no more than the duration of the video to replace the pads with the new ones (thanks to the perfectly clear explanations). Then run the software, follow strictly the guidelines and now my printer is ready for some more years (hopefully). Thanks again for helping us to keep our "old stuff" alive.

One of the best KZread presentations I have seen! Thank you so much!

After my Xp540 displayed this error. I was initially quite sceptical about this product. I decided to buy the bundle of pads + key. Process to replace pads and reset key was very simple and well explained by their videos. I am glad I came across this product. My printer now has a new life for under £20.

Thank you so much !!!! You saved my printer. The tutorials are absolutely perfect. I received the kit and the key rapidly and followed the tutorials and my printer works ! I hate my Epson printer because there is always something going wrong. I used to buy non Epson cartridges but it suddenly stopped taking them because as soon as I installed them they would show empty, so, I just bought 4 brand new Epson ink cartridges (the 3 colours + photo black, because the silly printer won’t print plain black without all the other cartridges that I don’t use but still empties them with time) and as soon as I installed them, it told me the waste was full, and I was so frustrated !!!

@helene3

3 күн бұрын

I give up ! Now the black ink nozzle is clogged, I did 6 cleaning programs, still clogged and my brand new ink cartridges now have no ink left 😤😠😡

Fantastic comments regarding replacing the waste pads in an Epson XP-630. I just completed the replacement of the pads and reset the waste pad recount. I have a helpful hint myself. In cleaning out the ink reservoir I used Oxi Clean Laundry Stain Remover. With the soiled pads removed, spray Oxi Clean in, swish it around, pour the blackened water in a bucket. It'll clean it so completely, even using a towel to dry the inside you won't have any black ink on the towel. Thanks again for your very detailed instructions.

Wow, as a mum doing it on her own.. Running a business here in Australia. This video was an absolute God send. Thankyou so much. I ordered the waste pads. (which arrived extremely fast) Then followed these super easy steps. I love that this printer didn't end up in land fill too. As it works great. Thanks again

@octoinkjet

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

A big thank you, on a great instructional video and product. Ordered yesterday, received the replacement felt and reset-key this morning and it took me about 30 minutes to dismantle printer, remove cleanout and replace felt and then followed instructions on the email for the key and reset. I did have to turn on and off my printer a couple of times but it all worked and it’s printing again. 👍⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Thanks for this. Your kit and this video has my XP-530 up and running again. If I hadn't just purchased replacement cartriges I might very well have tossed the printer when the "Ink Pad Full" error showed up.

@octoinkjet

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was there when you needed it.

@wjh7182

8 ай бұрын

Same here

excellent clear instructions. Changed my pads without even getting ink on my hands. cost me about £7 pads and wic. Epson want £50 ish to do this. Thank you very pleased

Thank you so much.. ive had my printer for years, its easy to use and never had any major issues until the stupid ink pad error came up. Couldn't find any ink pads anywhere in Australia so had to order online and followed your instructions to a tee. Ridiculous! I wasnt going to spend more money buying a new printer when this printer works perfectly fine for what I want to do. Thanks again🙌

@octoinkjet

Жыл бұрын

Glad we could help.. We have a reasonably fast priority service to Australia compared to other nearer countries in case anyone else is wondering.

I have truly to thank you! I managed to do everything, also to reset the printer with my mac. I'm happy not to be forced to buy another printer, because I was happy with my Epson XP540. I wish all the best :D

Thank you so much for this video! Really easy to follow and it's saved me loads of time and money. I've replaced the pads and reset the counter (which I bought from octoinkjet). Thank you!

best video out there for this!! Thank you so much for the info

Thank you for this excellent video. Used it today to get my XP540 running again - in a hurry, things only breakdown when you NEED them. Call Epson technical help - Epson wanted £48 and 5-10 working days to repair/replace pad and reset

@octoinkjet

Жыл бұрын

The laws of Murphy and Sod apply as ever. Glad it helped.. and saved you some cash to boot.

Thank you very much for your help. I have an XP530 and I couldn't find a good guide anywhere.

Thank you very much for your explanations. Everything clear.

Thanks for the great video, another printer has been prevented from unnecessary scrapping. Epson should be ashamed for this redundancy product engineering, and for not providing proper support on their own website. Epson clearly don't want to help existing customers to solve the issue, they're hoping customers will give up and buy a replacement printer. Shocking attitude; we need to save the planet!

@octoinkjet

Жыл бұрын

Thankfully they are getting a bit better but yeah we really wish the last 20 years hadn't been so painfully wasteful. Glad we were able to help though.

your video saved another printer, thank you

Fantastic video, Followed it to the letter and hey presto, all in pieces. Just waiting on the pads and reset key. Thanks. Edit :- All sorted now with reset key, Brilliant, Thanks again.

Really easy to follow, thanks for sharing this.

@octoinkjet

2 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Thank you so much, I have been able to get my printer up and running again thanks to your kit and this video.

@octoinkjet

Жыл бұрын

Great to hear!

Thank you , you saved me a new printer

Many thanx Martin your video was very handy, wicked Mate....Just brilliant

@octoinkjet

10 ай бұрын

Glad it helped

Thank you very much for this tuto , I never succeed in whithout it. Did not find it in french language.

@octoinkjet

4 ай бұрын

I’m refreshing my French language skills in DuoLingo so maybe there will be a French language version one day.. Glad it was still understandable.

Just got mine well chuffed.sll up and running easy guide too.thank you

@octoinkjet

9 ай бұрын

Glad it helped

Excellent video and explanation - thanks!

@octoinkjet

11 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

merci beaucoup au top du top votre video😀

Great many thx from france !

@octoinkjet

2 ай бұрын

de rien

Thank You So Much

@octoinkjet

Жыл бұрын

Welcome!

Hello i have bought the pads for xp-452 printer and changed them, however i cant get no further as i havent connected it to a pc before and now the pc wont pick it up.. Is this because of the error message? Any advice please?!

@octoinkjet

Жыл бұрын

A PC should recognise and connect to the printer even with the waste ink counter error. Recommend you download the driver from the epson support site for your specific printer, install that and connect using a USB cable when prompted. It should recognise it and connect then. If not, contact us via our support details (they should be with the pads) and we'll see what we can figure out.

grazie, molto chiaro. ho cambiato il tampone, che programma devo scaricare per metterla in funzione?

@octoinkjet

5 ай бұрын

The WICReset app will reset the waste counter. There are other video instructions on how to use on this channel.

How do you reset the pads for the larger capacity ones once fitted

@octoinkjet

2 ай бұрын

Unfortunately there's no way to do that although we wish that there were. The printer logic and counter will only reset to what it assumes are the same half capacity pads it would normally have. So, the XP-510 to XP-540's do need that extra reset key to make use of the extra capacity from the pads.

Do you have a video that covers the reset code for this printer?

@octoinkjet

5 ай бұрын

We have a whole playlist of videos that cover the process on various different computer systems. If you search “WICReset” on our channel you’ll find them.

I dis all that it all worked but now the ink bk nozzle doesn’t print right even though I went through the process of cleaning it

Hi, I have an Epson XP-620 that has an error message. A printer's ink pad is at the end of its service life. Can I purchase the correct parts to fix it from you? I would be most grateful. Regards, Matthew.

@octoinkjet

Жыл бұрын

Hi Matthew. Yes... XP-620 takes the XP2 pad set which you can find here: octoink.co.uk/pid/797

Thanks for that. Now I can get the church's fixed.

Hello from France and thank you for this! I have an xp530 and received today the first message from those pads which are almost full (not blocked yet) So I must ask, will you shipping pads & reset code to France? Thank you in advance! And please excuse my english which is far from perfect😅

@octoinkjet

Ай бұрын

Yes we ship worldwide, including France.

Where can I buy the full set pads?

@octoinkjet

8 ай бұрын

The full set pads are sold here: Https://www.octoink.co.uk/pads/xp2

How do you reset the waste counter?

@octoinkjet

Жыл бұрын

We have a playlist here that covers the different computer operating systems: kzread.info/head/PLfYhJgWvstULaWUXhdSrS8zTJObosmsvQ

How to do the Ink pad reset please?

@octoinkjet

11 ай бұрын

Check our channel for the WICReset app. We have instructions for Windows and MacOS covered in different videos.

Useful! Btw, I didn't put back the screw that needs magnetic screwdriver. It's pain in the ass to do so and it doesn't seem to be needed at all.

@octoinkjet

Жыл бұрын

That screw isn’t essential so you can leave things as you have. Glad it was useful..

How to reset?

@octoinkjet

6 ай бұрын

We have a playlist that covers various computer operating systems here: kzread.info/head/PLfYhJgWvstULaWUXhdSrS8zTJObosmsvQ