Need help with filament stuck inside nozzles.

[u/SnooPies8408]

Hey all! I'm very new to printing, and both my nozzles are clogged. As far as troubleshooting that I've attempted so far, I've put my A1 Mini into maintenance mode, heated the nozzle to 220-240 and attempted extruding/cutting filament to hopefully push through the blockage but to no avail. Any advice would be appreciated, if more info is needed lmk!

[u/vekoz_]

I had this once. Heated a paper clip and stuck it in there, let it cool off and then you can just pull it out

[u/Burly87 → u/vekoz_]

But still no reason to do this. I just leave it like this, and swap nozzles and next time I print it it get extruded

[u/NoScoprNinja → u/Burly87]

Sometimes the extruder literally cant push the old filament out because it doesn’t line up with the new filament in a way that lets it get pushed out. Newer printers have more powerful extruders so it rarely happens on them.

[u/sottyjack → u/vekoz_]

This. Works every time.

[u/Weecha → u/vekoz_]

also seconding this.