Clog Conundrum? How to fix an Ender 3 V3 SE step-by-step!

[@nognog7167]

Awesome video, just had this exact issue on my KE and this worked perfectly.

[@JustAnAverageGirl83]

That's amazing to hear. I know everybody has different situations when it comes these printers but I'm glad this situation helped you. Thank you for the comment.

[@MrBaskins2010]

thank you this video helped convince me to just buy bambu but i love your positivity. turned post notifications on, cant wait to see what you do next

[@JustAnAverageGirl83]

Thank You. The way I see it, all printers are preference. I got this in November of last year and I still love it. The situation was because the spool got tangled in itself which happens in any printer, even Bambu I found out. It really depends on which problem you want to deal with, and how much you are willing to spend. I thought about Bambu and may still get it in the future if I don't want to paint my figures anymore. The artist in me enjoys that past time so that's why I stick with the Ender 3 series. Within the 6 months that I've had this printer, I've had at least almost 200 prints done then when I had the ender 3 v2 which only gave 30 because I bought it before they started creating auto bed leveling and it was a pain. Budget wise, this is still a great printer for small hobbies. If you're looking to make profit from printing, then more expensive printers are your best bet. Just make sure you do your research so you don't end up having to call customer service all the time. ;)

[@mcminnman]

Great video , thanks. I have had my SE for 3 days and it is such an upgrade from my Longer K5 pro.

[@JustAnAverageGirl83]

Welcome to the SE Club!!! I'm going on six months since I upgraded from the manual Ender 3 V2. I didn't mind self bed leveling but by the time I finished leveling the bed I was able to print 6 successful prints out of 20. Whereas with the SE, I've had 180 successful prints (I'm including individual parts) out of 200 roughly. So despite its minor problems and hiccups, I still love this printer. Thank you for the comment and Happy Printing!

[@unclerichard6729]

I have this problem on both of my machines almost every time I leave the filament in the printer. I have always been able to heat it up a little hotter than usual, then extrude a little. After that I can usually pull the filament back out. It was very informative watching dismantle the extruder/hotend. Haven't had to do this yet but I'm sure I will soon. One of my printers has an issue that I would think is a clog but I've cleaned it out, replaced the nozzle, and both fans. I may be digging into it trying to solve the problem.

[@JustAnAverageGirl83]

I may do the same just for the sake of learning about this printer, cause there are not a lot of videos out there for the ender v3 SE. I've always taken things apart and tried to figure out how to put it back together as a kid. I may do something like this for my printer for the sake of knowledge. lol

[@Kevin-nw9om]

Thanks for this...Just got my 3v3se and a piece of material was stuck in the top of the tube. Your vid showed me how to do the disassembly and repair. was back up in 15 minutes.

[@JustAnAverageGirl83]

That's awesome! I'm glad the video has helped. It's a remarkable beginning printer despite its problems. And it beats manual bed leveling any day lol. Happy printing. 😊

[@Jeatnet40]

Well Done!!! you inspire me to keep on exploring this amazing journey

[@JustAnAverageGirl83]

Thank you. I know there are printers out there that are more efficient than this. For someone on a budget, like myself, and you want to know how to manage your printer while learning how to find the best setting for smoother prints, then work on that until one can afford printers like Bambu...that's the goal. So research what printer your looking for amd Happy Printing!😊

[@Jeatnet40]

@@JustAnAverageGirl83 So far i noticed, that it,s only the ecstatics that are appealing. I did a few prints on the new ender3 v2, and honestly, my modified original Ender3 does a better job so far. Maybe with some tweaking, it might perform better. So which printer are you referring to? That performs better?

[@JustAnAverageGirl83]

@Jeatnet40 So much props to you, for successfully managing the gen 1 printers. The Bambu is all the rave. I've seen KZbin videos where it can make errors and have problems as well. Personally, I feel all printers are a preference. I once had an ender 3 v2, and I did more bed leveling than printing even when modified, so that's why I went with the SE. Ever since the auto bed leveling, I've printed more figures and had little error minus this clog which was due to the spool getting tangled in itself.

[@MilkyWayHeroz]

hi there, im new to 3d printing and this is my first printer. luckily i didnt have this issue but i did have to fix the touch error on day 2 so ive just been watching videos on how to maintain the thing just in case. This was a good video.

[@JustAnAverageGirl83]

Welcome to the 3D printing world! 🥳 Was it the CR touch error?! And you just got the printer?! 🤯 oh, that's interesting. I wonder if creality realizes that? I'm glad that you were able to resolve it. As a starter printer, I've enjoyed it for quite sometime. Had a lot more successful prints than the Ender 3 v2. Happy Printing and thank you for checking out my channel

[@ridethetsunami]

Thank you. This was very helpful. Outstanding camera work and closeups. Somehow my print got messed up and dried filament was caked all over everything. I ended up using a heat gun + heating the extruder to soften it enough to pry off with needle nose pliers. (Seems to be OK - test print is coming out OK.) God Bless

[@JustAnAverageGirl83]

Thank you very much. I have a heat gun, can I use that to clean up dried caked filament on my heatsink? Cause your method is brilliant.

[@ridethetsunami]

@@JustAnAverageGirl83 I think it would work. You probably want a nozzle on the heat gun that is focused so you're not accidentally overheating other parts of the print head. I was able to focus it just on the dried filament and as it would start to melt I could easily pry it off with some tool. I'm not as familiar as you are with all the components. If you are aware of something sensitive you may want to place Kapton tape over it for some extra heat protection.

[@JustAnAverageGirl83]

@@ridethetsunami I'm sure I can MacGyver something lol. Thank you so much!!😁

[@BlueJay56]

I think spools tangle when the printer goes too high on the Z axis, which can push the loops of filament on the spool out of place (theres no tension now) at least in my case. No issues with it so far, but it does happen occasionally. I'll keep a closer eye on it when the spools running lower!

[@JustAnAverageGirl83]

Thank you! I never thought about that. I will keep an eye on my z access should this happen again. I appreciate the advice. ☺

[@robertosabatino7213]

Very useful video, thanks 👏👏👏👍

[@JustAnAverageGirl83]

Awesomeness, glad this was helpful. 😊

[@VideoedaRu]

Thank you. Your video helped me. It is very clear, although I do not speak English. You twist a screwdriver better than me. By the way, in Russia there is also almost the same name - Nyusha. It is an affectionate name for Anna.

[@JustAnAverageGirl83]

You're very welcome and it's amazing how a name can mean so many things in different languages. Thank you for that.

[@stickypits7321]

Great video clear and informative 🙏🏻👏🏻

[@JustAnAverageGirl83]

Thank you, I try my best to be helpful.

[@3dprintingnerd12]

I had that same problem with my se in a enclosure it was open but i guess its a common problem for the filament to get stuck right where it enters the heat sink so what i did was sense mine was clogged in the entrance i heated that unclogger up with a torch put it on the filament waited for it to cool then got it right out of there hope it will help you one day if you need it!

[@JustAnAverageGirl83]

@Productreviewing538 Thank you! I took a screenshot of this so I can save this is my notes. 😊

[@3dprintingnerd12]

@@JustAnAverageGirl83 your welcome!

[@SilkyBadger]

So this happens on SE's all the time, you just heat up the nozzle, you can do this via the control menu or via your method or you can even just use the "extrude" or "retract" functions. Once the nozzle is above 180 degrees (for PLA), push the filament downwards to melt the bit thats catching then pull it up and out, easy. I dont recomment taking it apart as you did here every time you need to remove filament.

[@JustAnAverageGirl83]

To be honest, this had only happened twice in my many prints. 1) I didn't clean away the silk PLA when switching out filament, and it got stuck in the extruder, and I had to open it up because it was stuck where I couldn't heat it up. 2) This video, the filament got tangled in the spool and nothing was printing (I still don't know how that happened) and yes, I did the retract and extract method at first. When nothing happened, I thought it was stuck in the extruder again and that I had to take it apart. Thankfully, like you said, it needed to be heated up. 3) The short is a demo of what happened the first time. But yes, I've learned temp towers are your best friends, and so is heating up the nozzle more than normal and I haven't had that problem since. But I thank you for the helpful advice as I feel it is good advice to get good tips and tricks from others who have gone through this. 😊

[@sufyjr536]

1. Just increase the hotend beyond filament manufacturers' recommendation.. 2. changed that white ptfetube to much better Blue Capricorn tube... ...learned the hard way from my old and tough still using today "almost throw out of the window" first model CR10...

[@JustAnAverageGirl83]

Excellent! I still have a spare capricorn tube from my ender 3 v2!! Thank you so much!!!

[@William0603-y8b]

Hey on my se it won't load the filament I've tried cleaning the nozzle and replacing it I'm kinda lost in the sauce

[@JustAnAverageGirl83]

It depends, after a print and I switch out filament, after I retract I set the temp to 243-246 c and use the wire and to push out any excess filament in the heat sink out through the nozzle. I would try that. If you can't even feed the wire through the extruder, then somehow there's filament stuck in the passage way of the extruder, and you would need to open up your device to take it out. This is a KZbin short where I demonstrate that. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXPaZJufer-mmdEsi=dYh8hyCqnUnElMei If it's a brand new filament, I always do a temp tower so I now the right temperature to set it cause if the temp isn't correct, I believe that's how filament gets stuck. After I did that I've haven't had a problem since. Happy printing

[@William0603-y8b]

@@JustAnAverageGirl83 thanks for the reply but I tried this and I broke a quick connect on my printer so I have to get a new one thanks though

[@emdzej91_]

Check the small alu pipe between hotend and vented radiator, remove, clean, apply thermo paste on the screw, put it back and lock it right! all my cloggong problems gone.. yw

[@JustAnAverageGirl83]

I happen to have thermo paste! I will take that into consideration. Thank you so much for a creative solution 😃

[@jameshunt2577]

My ender 3v3 se has been a nightmare got it a few months ago it had problems from jump. The first was the screw holes that were on the molding was not attached. Then the screws on the bottom of the upright extrusions wouldnt tighten. Then it was the hotend going bad then the extruder was poorly manufactured now I cannot get it to stay extruding constantly causing failed prints every time. In the meantime I've gotten a used elegoo neptune 3 pro and it has been a champ not one major issue at all it was a used but good machine and ran 10 tines better than creality new machine.

[@JustAnAverageGirl83]

@jameshunt2577 damn, that sucks you had a bad experience. At least you found a printer that works for you. To me personally, 3d printers are a preference. If it works for you great, if you found one that works 10x better, fantastic. As long as you're able to print what you love, or print to make profit, go for it. Happy Printing!

[@jorgesebastianpalominobran1858]

Help me level the print bed on the ender 3 v3 se

[@CortesBombado-fv9cy]

I think my extruder is clogged, some molten filament solidified inside it when removing, any suggestions?

[@JustAnAverageGirl83]

I don't know the extent of your filament. (Like how much it has clogged your extruder? Or if it filled it to the top or if it's stuck at the end that connects with the heat sink) The only incident I had before this video was a small blob that I could easily pluck out with tweezers. The fact that yours is solidified would mean that you would have to heat it up somehow. Have you tried a heat gun? You would have to match the temperature of the filament to soften it somehow so you can pull it out. 🤔 This is the only time I've had this problem. After this, I started using temp towers to prevent this from happening. 😅. This is a suggestion, I don't knew if this will help.

[@CortesBombado-fv9cy]

@@JustAnAverageGirl83 It was my fault...I poked it with the needle that comes with the printer to clean it and when I pulled it, a little filament came back I believe I'll open the extruder and see what happens...thanks

[@JustAnAverageGirl83]

@@CortesBombado-fv9cy I'm gonna sound like an after-school special but I wouldn't sweat it. I personally used to (and still kinda) take things apart to figure out how it works. I say chalk this up as an experience, learn, grow, and continue to print. But be careful with how you handle it when taking it apart because you don't want anything falling out and you don't know where it came from. I wish I was more help.😞

[@RealKennethChoi]

Thank YOUU

[@LordRookie09]

Thank you!!

[@JustAnAverageGirl83]

Thank you for watching. 😊 I'm glad this video is helping people with similar situations.

[@AlexandreLeone]

When i have this issue, after heating i take the nozzle out and then stick the long needle through from the bottom hole.

[@JustAnAverageGirl83]

Good to know, never thought about that. Thank you

[@ashleybrackins]

thanks!

[@JustAnAverageGirl83]

Glad the video helped

[@noodlesyt3984]

when i preheat my PLA my printer starts beeping and says ”nozzle temperature too low” what do i do?

[@JustAnAverageGirl83]

The first answer to your question is that you need to open the extruder itself and take the filament out. As for your second question, I do not know. There are helpful groups of Facebook that I'm sure can help you.

[@vincequaterna2283]

I am having this issue and have done and changed everything. And it’s still clogging. Ender v3 Ke , SE and S1.

[@JustAnAverageGirl83]

Nice, that you have all three. I only have the SE. It may not be your printers, but the g-code itself, a territory I'm afraid I haven't messed with. I know there's an update for the SE, but I never updated it; but I've come across files that were actually the problem and not the printer. Also, it's good to do temp towers before you print. If you don't do that already, cause all filaments are not created equal I discovered. So make sure that you've done that. Finally, every clog is different. As you can see in the video, mine was a heatend clog because the filament got tangled and got stuck in the heatsink. The last time it was clogged, it was stuck inside the extruder. So monitor that and make sure to clean your nozzles after several prints, as I demonstrated in the video So, if you have changed everything for all three devices: brand new heatsink, nozzle, etc, it may be the g-code, which I've said I have not touched that territory. I would suggest joining 3D printing groups on Facebook like "3D printing help and troubleshooting", they have been a big help to me and I'm sure there is someone who has solved the gcode problem for your printers. I hope these suggestions guide you closer to a solution best of luck to you.

[@gordonlaurie1201]

Check your settings for the filament type. Each as a different recommended heat, adjust your file for the heat you need

[@JustAnAverageGirl83]

@gordonlaurie1201 yes, sometimes I have to remember to do temp towers as well to find the right temperature. I'm still trying to figure out how my filament got tangled in the spool cause that's what really happened. Instead of automatically retracting (which I wish it would do when this happens) it was still trying to go and it got stuck. But I still enjoy this printer. 😊

[@oliveraurich9642]

wait what? Do you have any idea what this lever right at your left finger is for @2:50 ? You should read the instruction manual first I think.

[@JustAnAverageGirl83]

I realize that now. Thank you

[@noodlesyt3984]

What if i cant feed the fillament through the extruder?👁️👄👁️

[@6704whs]

that printer was not made to go that slow

[@JustAnAverageGirl83]

You are absolutely correct. It is a preference for me to start my prints at a slower rate before I chose to speed it up. I'm in no rush to print these as it's for my collection. To me, I see a difference from just printing at its base speed vs. printing at a slower pace.

[@3dprintingnerd12]

Why do you care?

[@RobertJohnsonLasers]

Same issue I had.

[@JustAnAverageGirl83]

@RobertJohnsonLasers To this day I'm still trying to figure out how my filament spool tangled itself up during printing. But it'll have to be an unsolved mystery for now.😅

[@Schjoenz]

You're pulling the filament hard because you did not pull the lever for gears above the extruder.

[@JustAnAverageGirl83]

@@Schjoenz oh, I didn't realize. Thank you, I'll be more careful. Thank you for looking out.😊