Epson SureColor p700: Surecolor P700 water spill 😭😭

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 22:31:12 -0700

Hi there - after 6 years of being so paranoid about my printer I finally goofed royally. I left a cup of water on top of my printer, went to answer the door, and after doing several other unimportant things walked back into the room. The printer had the “error turn off and on again” on the screen and that’s when I realized the cup was turned over on the rear paper feed and my cat was asleep happily on my bed 😭. I immediately unplugged, gently tilted to remove water, took out the ink cartridges and have all the doors and paper feed areas open in front of a fan.

Epson’s closest certified repair place is 3 hours away, and when I called the gentleman said it’s a gamble to mail in for repair as the printer wheel is so sensitive. He suggested continuing to dry it out under the fan and a local place may be able to do a water cleaning once it’s dry. I called around and one place closer to me is willing to do a $75 diagnostic work up but said they don’t keep Epson parts in stock and usually it’s cheaper to replace than repair.

I’m cooked, right? Praying by some miracle when I try to power up in 24-48 hours it just acts like everything is normal 😭😭😭😭.

⟐ Answer edited March 27, 2026 at 22:31 MST

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Epson SureColor p700: Surecolor P700 water spill 😭😭