Digital BW, The Print

Much has been written about the Epson printer head clogging problem and 
the excessive ink used to keep the heads clean by running the cleaning 
cycles like Epson recommends. Are there any opinions on the utility of 
the cord pull technique ?- ie you turn your Epson printer on ( 
automatic initial head clean which you can't block ), run a head check, 
you see you have clogged nozzle(s), you then pull the power cord,the 
print head stays away from from the right pad, you put some Epson clone 
cleaning solution on the head pad (or soak a paper towel/coffee 
filter/cloth strip), then plug the printer back in to force the 
cartridges back onto the pad/soaked towel and let them sit there to 
clean the heads for an hour or two. Then you run a head check again. 
After you finish with your use of the printer that day, you power off 
the  printer with the printer on/off switch so the print head ends up 
back on the pad so the nozzles don't dry up.