The nozzle is full of material around

[Qia 0]

Hi guys，

 

The nozzle is full of material around, I can not take the nozzle out , what should I do?

 

Thank you very much.

[kmanstudios 1,120]

Heat the nozzle using the 'set temperature' setting. This will melt the material close to the head and soften the other material making it easier to get out with needle-nose pliers.

 

You may have to also hit it with a heat gun too.

 

This happened to me until I found out how to really get the print to stick to the buildplate. If the model cuts loose it will get dragged around creating a plug against the nozzle leaving the new material nowhere to go but up into the printhead.

[CaptRohan 0]

I've had similar issues after messy print failures left a bunch of solidified PLA around the print head - I found heating the extruder to 230 allowed me to easily wipe off the stuck-on material with a piece of paper towel. Minimal pressure was required to clean the print head, but still be careful about burning yourself.

 

Hope that helps.