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Jan 5, 2019 07:26:48   #
fourg1b2006 Loc: Long Island New York
 
Just bought a new printer.The Epson XP-440. I do not print a lot. My question is should i leave it on or off.
I hear pro and cons on both methods.What does the UHH members say.

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Jan 5, 2019 07:29:30   #
Say Cheese Loc: Eastern PA
 
My printer is on all of the time.

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Jan 5, 2019 07:31:05   #
fourg1b2006 Loc: Long Island New York
 
Say Cheese wrote:
My printer is on all of the time.

Thank you...i appreciate the comment.

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Jan 5, 2019 07:36:39   #
Peterff Loc: O'er The Hills and Far Away, in Themyscira.
 
fourg1b2006 wrote:
Just bought a new printer.The Epson XP-440. I do not print a lot. My question is should i leave it on or off.
I hear pro and cons on both methods.What does the UHH members say.

I have a Canon Pixma Pro 9000 mk II. I keep it on, it doesn’t waste ink, and the print quality is excellent. I only use it a few times a month, if that. No problems in 4 plus years.

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Jan 5, 2019 07:47:44   #
BboH Loc: s of 2/21, Ellicott City, MD
 
Peterff wrote:
I have a Canon Pixma Pro 9000 mk II. I keep it on, it doesn’t waste ink, and the print quality is excellent. I only use it a few times a month, if that. No problems in 4 plus years.


Me too

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Jan 5, 2019 08:17:47   #
bobmcculloch Loc: NYC, NY
 
I always turn my Canon printer off, of course the last few years I go without printing (photos) for months at a time, probably won't replace it if it dies.

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Jan 5, 2019 08:31:10   #
mvetrano2 Loc: Commack, NY
 
My Epson WP-4530 is on all the time.

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Jan 5, 2019 08:49:39   #
mikeroetex Loc: Lafayette, LA
 
fourg1b2006 wrote:
Just bought a new printer.The Epson XP-440. I do not print a lot. My question is should i leave it on or off.
I hear pro and cons on both methods.What does the UHH members say.

I have a wireless HP that serves the entire household. It stays on all the time. No issues.
then again, same for my desktop. I never turn it off either.

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Jan 5, 2019 08:51:00   #
waegwan Loc: Mae Won Li
 
fourg1b2006 wrote:
Just bought a new printer.The Epson XP-440. I do not print a lot. My question is should i leave it on or off.
I hear pro and cons on both methods.What does the UHH members say.

I have an HP that stays on all the time although it does go to sleep by itself if not used for a few hours but it is still on.

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Jan 5, 2019 08:53:43   #
Gitchigumi Loc: Wake Forest, NC
 
Never turn my printer off. It is a network printer and is, thereby, always available to print from any device. Never had an issue.

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Jan 5, 2019 10:20:51   #
toxdoc42
 
fourg1b2006 wrote:
Just bought a new printer.The Epson XP-440. I do not print a lot. My question is should i leave it on or off.
I hear pro and cons on both methods.What does the UHH members say.


After finding it increasingly difficult to find OEM cartridges at Costco, and not wanting to pay the ridiculous costs at Staples, I purchased an inexpensive black and white Brother laser to use for everyday printing. After I found that my Epson cartridges were clogging a lot and needed cleaning, I called Epson to complain. Epson said to keep it off, that somehow that protects the nozzles. Knock on wood, that seems to have solved the issue.

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Jan 5, 2019 13:22:14   #
speters Loc: Grangeville/Idaho
 
fourg1b2006 wrote:
Just bought a new printer.The Epson XP-440. I do not print a lot. My question is should i leave it on or off.
I hear pro and cons on both methods.What does the UHH members say.

I have always turned off my printer after use, been doing that for the last 10 years with the same printer and never had any issues!

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Jan 5, 2019 13:33:16   #
Bill_de Loc: US
 
fourg1b2006 wrote:
Just bought a new printer.The Epson XP-440. I do not print a lot. My question is should i leave it on or off.
I hear pro and cons on both methods.What does the UHH members say.


As to be expected you hear the same pros and cons here as anywhere else. Not all printers are the same, so reading the manual would make more sense than gathering opinions here.

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Jan 5, 2019 13:48:37   #
Strodav Loc: Houston, Tx
 
Same, my Epson XP-15000 stays on.

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Jan 5, 2019 21:11:21   #
mcmama
 
I have the same printer. It’s always on.

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