Creality Ender 3 V3 SE Failed Print Issue Fix

Fixing an issue that plagues the Ender 3 V3 SE printer.
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[@manuelrubio2716]

What you say is totally correct. When I received this printer, it did everything pretty well, but I felt like I could do better. I adjusted everything and after several months, I feel that everything is perfect. For a cheap printer, it does everything very well and I am very happy. Thank you!

[@jeradtech]

Thanks for sharing

[@blakemilligan5337]

Excellent work mate! You saved hours of fault finding in less than 20 minutes and made a $250 product worth way much more. Thank you.

[@Joe-yc1cm]

many thanks for taking the time and explaining what's needed to keep your printer functioning. I found a couple of the screws on my rails loose after your video and also because i had 2 failed prints around the 80% mark. But had to reinstall firmware in both cases to restart my printer. Look forward to your next video.

[@harrycee656]

Blue Loktite is your friend.The orange type is semi permanent works even better. After i have done that i have put months of print time with no issue. Lots of vibration when printing.

[@dware7777]

Thanks.. My z axiz screws werre too tight and I wouldn't have thought they need to be loose. Now I have auto bed leveling and auto z offset issues that I'm trying fix. Extremely Helpful!

[@wprjr.3D]

I've been printing fairly trouble free with mine since December until the past week or so. Now I'm getting some serious layer shift. Hopefully, this solves the problem.

[@hulakdar]

printing non-stop using this printer for more than a year at this point, had a lot of problems at the start, as this is my first 3d printer, and I had to figure out a lot of the details the biggest problem I found was wobbly arc, so moving the filament roll to a dryer, and adding a filament guide helped a lot also changed the plastic spacers under the bed for the silicon ones like on the original ender 3, then leveled the bed manually also I changed firmware to klipper for remote management and better bed mesh probing (needs separate host controller)

[@hulakdar]

oh, almost forgot make sure to go to your settings and see if your acceleration and max speed are set to something reasonable, cause some people see something like 4000 acceleration on there by default, which is a no go fo this printer

[@JENSALISBURY]

well done. good and helpful info.thank you.

[@suzannec5621]

My v wheels can’t tighten anymore but I still have it wobble. Also the screws on the back rods just keep going around, never tighten. What parts do I need?

[@razorr527]

I just bought this printer from Amazon. Right out of the box after installing everything. I got the Nozzle temp is too-low error. Followed by a loud noise that didn't go away.

[@newteach9156]

Do you have experience with pausing prints overnight? I want to do longer print times but need to leave it and don't want to let it run when I'm not around. Also, what do you find is the best software to use with this machine???

[@susan3156]

This is exactly the problem I’m having and my printer is only 3 weeks old and has done less than a dozen prints.

[@AngelStormGaming]

Did it work?

[@nathanpennell1587]

Having the same issue with the v3 Ke.... had it less than a week. Maybe 10 prints so far. Now it keeps failing. I'll try this and let you know

[@siryogiwan]

great vid mate, this might be what I've been experiencing, I'll be checking before next print, cheers

[@agostinabelfiori1224]

Jerad, could you please address the horrible stringing Ender 3 V3 SE has? I've tried everything from temperature, to retraction speed / distance to all the tricks and tunes I could find online, but still stringing (also dried my PLA). I'm getting mad!

[@jeradtech]

Yeah, we are about to give up on our Ender 3 V3 SE as well. Keep running into new problems.

[@elos4147]

Thank you! This fixed the issues I got with my printer!

[@newteach9156]

Thanks for this!!! New to the machine and this will help me a lot. Appreciate the tips!!!

[@lizziemcdonald1748]

How often would you do a maintenance and should you be lubricating things like the belt for a smother movement and how do you check the wear and tear of the head

[@jeradtech]

I check ours about every 24 hours worth of printing.

[@jonahdent9245]

Thanks for doing this, I just bought one today and I now knowc what to check and maintain

[@steve2084]

Do you think that the SE or KE is a better starter 3d printer? I’m looking at both. Thanks for the video - I’m sure it will serve me well down the road!

[@jeradtech]

I have a comparison video of two models coming out soon, not of the KE though. Do not have any experience with the KE yet.

[@steve2084]

@@jeradtech I do not. I’m a noob, my SE arrives on Friday. I only know about the KE from research - that the average print speed is nearly twice as fast as the SE, the touchscreen is bigger than the scroll wheel on the SE, that the wifi has security concerns, and that the quality of print is almost identical on both units.

[@That_Stage2STI]

I just took the silicone off that's over the nozzle and it works fine now

[@snoopppdoggg7109]

One problem I've been having is my ender 3 v3 se will not print hollow objects. I make the adjustments in creality before I print and it prints whole instead of hollow would you have any suggestions on how I could fix this issue

[@AndersBorgSweden]

That's a model or slicer issue, not a printer issue. Check whether the model is hollow or not in the print preview in the slicer.

[@unclerichard6729]

The best upgrade I've made for my pair of E3V3SE printers is ordering some smooth PEI sheets, flip the bed plate overs to mount them on, and reset the z offset. I was having so much trouble with prints either not sticking or not coming off. Plus I prefer the smooth surface when I need to print something upside down. There was one box I printed where the first try wouldn't stick to the print bed so I reran the z offset and the bed level again. On the second try the bottom layer ripped off the part and stayed with the bed. Now if I have first layer issues I can wipe it down with isopropyl alcohol that takes care of it the majority of the time. Both of my printers have had failed BL Touch modules. The first was delivered with a bad one so I just ordered a new printer and intended to return the first but Creality sent me a new module instead. The second went bad within three months and I wasn't going to wait for the warranty replacement so I got one from Amazon overnight. Only other issue I've experienced is one of the fans in the print head started getting noisy. The replacement on Amazon has both fans so I replaced both. I had a pretty severe clogging issue on this one that was likely caused by not cooling correctly. I run both of them off a Sonic Pad which has created it's own issues, such as trying to go through bed leveling before restarting a failed print, but still works fairly well and is much easier than the little screens. If I had to do it again I would likely just go with Octoprint.

[@jeradtech]

Thanks for the tips!

[@penguinsushi8442]

"flip the bed plate overs to mount them on" what do you mean? If you meant covers, what covers?

[@richardparkes9244]

Also check the screws on the CR Touch mount mine were loose

[@jimmylee9120]

This address the "key 2914 unknown exception" problem right?

[@sontosh007]

Can this printer print ABS/Nylon filament?

[@Itsaydenyo]

What slicer are you using? I don’t like the creality slicer but the prucia and cura slicers don’t have profiles for the gender 3 v3 se?

[@ohiohouston3560]

Just use an ender 3 profile.

[@mengosit]

Use orca slicer

[@i-gmen1650]

Cura has one now

[@unclerichard6729]

I'm using Cura and, if I remember correctly, I use the profile for the Ender 3 V2. I had to change the bed size in the slicer but everything else works just fine. I do believe there is a default profile available now.

[@kuantrung3021]

1 of a very big problem on ender 3 v3 SE is Stringing.

[@kenobi4569]

65mms 0.8mm retraction ;)

[@erickruse4679]

I wonder if there is a consumer hex torque wrench set that has low enough pressure settings for the requirements of this printer, and if the factory can provide the torque specifications. That would make all of this a no-brainer. Maybe we as the community can create that as well.

[@jeradtech]

Neat idea to consider. Would have to know the factory torque specs but I would guess there are none considering the issues we are all having.

[@wrnw9099]

I use a torque screw driver that I use for gunsmithing.

[@jcamgdl]

gracias por la dedicacion del video, saludos

[@dunkelschakal]

I have just bought the same printer, first print was great but now the print does not extrude material, o believe the motor is failing but how can i confirm it is?

[@BKNY-s7g]

I’m having trouble with it going up and down it moves very slow not sure if that’s normal

[@BKNY-s7g]

Also it says scan for a solution but I get a 404 error code?

[@hecticaperture]

Creality has zero excuse in this day and age to need this much fixing. They need to be $69 printers or they need to provide actual quality. A Bambu Lab A1 is not even 100$ more and theres nothing you can add to the enders for $80 that will make them perform even CLOSE to an A1. If your "hobby" is to "tinker" with the printer, Creality is a great platform to just tinker. If you want to actually design parts and just print without issue, Creality is the wrong brand.

[@imiauyimiauy514]

Can anyone help with belt slippage on these? I will try all these tips but slippage seems to be the culprit but I have no clue how to fix it on this model

[@jeradtech]

Does your printer have the belt tensioner? I would tighten up the tension a bit but be careful not to over tighten.

[@crooker2]

There's nothing more disheartening than a perfect first layer, then coming back in an hour(or in my case 2.5 hours) to see spaghetti all over the plate. Argh! Started a print 10 times, making little adjustments between each print, before I gave up on it!

[@stenoay4792]

Once I was printing a huge world cup trophy up to the max build height overnight, came back the next morning, 10 hours worth on spaghetti.

[@crooker2]

@@stenoay4792 I completely solved my problem though. I bought a Bambu A1. NO more bad prints. :) Got two Ender 3's for sale if anyone's looking! (v3 and v2) :)

[@marc_h_cl]

mine stop after a week - display did not show any text anymore and would not take a filiament anymore, started printing without filement return i to de seller awaiting there feedback

[@jeradtech]

We are struggling as well. One problem leads to another.

[@unboxingstories4633]

Nice! Thank you for your video. This is very helpful

[@damen238]

Thank you. Value received

[@123fred12357]

Hope that will solve my problème

[@punkreeperful]

❤Spool at the top might add wobble

[@petar1778]

Might

[@petar1778]

It wont ad wibble it vill increase the strenght of the wobble

[@MRrwmac]

Thank you!

[@WargMcrage]

Thanks dad

[@jasongooden917]

step one.. swap the crappy build plate for PEI and save it for TPU prints

[@Luchingador]

Thanks for the video, gave it all a good thigh

[@lukeluckylegend3527]

solution: the the card around -_-

[@michaelcrank9777]

Worst Printer I have ever bought. I should have stuck with sovol.Would never buy Creality ever again. Junk printers

[@vince1738]

Get to the point!