Epson printer - won't print black?

Originally Posted by Chris

In most domestic situations, the ability to stand unused for a week or two is pretty much the single most important feature a printer can have ...

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Originally Posted by Kymmy

I bought a Epson PX730WD with a CISS kit a couple of years ago and apart from needing the pick-up rollers roughening up I've never had a problem with it.. BUT it is in daily use and that's what makes the difference.. Epsons don't like being stood unused and it only takes a week or two for the ink in the printheads to start to solidify.

My Epson has gone periods of over a year without being plugged in and still works fine. Granted, I needed to run the automated head cleaning after 18 months in storage, but even without that it was still printing at 50%.

Aside from the 18 month stint it rarely gets used more than once every two months and doesn't require any kind of maintenance on those kind of timescales.

[Kymmy]

Originally Posted by qasdfdsaq

My Epson has gone periods of over a year without being plugged in and still works fine. Granted, I needed to run the automated head cleaning after 18 months in storage, but even without that it was still printing at 50%.

Aside from the 18 month stint it rarely gets used more than once every two months and doesn't require any kind of maintenance on those kind of timescales.

Which Epson? The more professional models tend to have better head capping than home models.

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It's a professional model (Workforce Pro WP-4535) but that said, it's designed as a high-volume laser replacement rated for 700 pages a day so I'm surprised it handles light usage so well. I've probably done less than 700 pages in 3 years.

Still not going to give another Epson room in my house..