I would leave it on and let it self clean. You would likely use less ink over time than regular cleanings. If you do clean regularly, you can leave it sit for a week or two and it should be fine. I have a 9800 at my job that usually takes two attempts at a nozzle check (it self cleans if it detects failed nozzles) after letting it sit for a month or so. Sometimes if I let it sit for a long period of time it takes three. I rarely use the printer for anything anymore so it makes no sense to waste ink other than print the few sets of prints I keep it around for. I'll use that printer until the head finally gives out. My black jets are about 97%, but its not affecting what I print on the machine. They actually seem to have improved over the last few cleanings. Epson machines as noted are notorious for consuming large quantities of ink. Its almost like they were designed to be as wasteful as possible. My shop has converted to canon printers for archival printing. They sip ink, the ink is almost half the price, and they have 12 colors including RGB. The printer drivers work really well with RGB input and my workflow is now all RGB from input to print. Good luck with your epson. Inkjets are best in regular use. Idle they just cost you money. A good experiment would be to monitor your ink levels over the course of a month with self cleaning and then the next month calculating how much ink you burn by turning on the printer once a week at minimum. BTW, don't let the head dry in. Its no fun to fix on those printers.
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