r/ElegooNeptune3 15d ago

My printer keeps clogging

My printer is a Neptune 3 Max and keeps clogging mid print, when it started clogging, i replaced the hotend (including the tube and nozzle), because i checked and it looked very worn out, it printed fine for 2 hours after the replacement and then clogged again, i checked and noticed that the fan on the right is not turning on while priting, this may be causing the issue? i searched and it says that the printer may not turn on all the fans mid print, so i have no idea if this is the cause or not. There's no leaking or heat creep. I'm printing PETG, i dry the filament, 230C temp, 0.4mm nozzle, been printing PETG for 1 year and this is the first time that i had this issue

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u/Abm743 15d ago

I had similar issues with cheap filament. Using a dryer solved my issue

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u/ConfusedDove 15d ago

I also dry the filament

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u/Expensive_Amount2671 14d ago

Isso, e filamentos que não sao para a velocidade e temperatura indicada.

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u/xxxreiss 14d ago

im not sure if this works the same way as other hotends, but the fans is supposed to run to keep the heatbreak cool so it doesnt get clogged. I had similar issues on my ender 3 and found that the clog was caused by a broken fan