Epson wearing out?

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Alan Justice wrote:

> I started getting an error message from the Status Monitor when printing on
> my Epson 2200: "Parts inside your printer are near the end of their service
> life. Contact your dealer for replacement. Still prints.
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> Are parts actually wearing out, or is this just a message that automaticlly
> comes on after a certain amount of printing? Which parts? I've printed
> over 550 square feet of Premium Glossy paper in the year that I've owned it.
> Is it user-serviceable? I live in the sticks, so I expect I'd have to mail
> it to an authorized service tech. Would they even touch it, given that I
> don't use Epson inks?
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> - Alan Justice
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