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CLOGGING / HEAT CREEP ON CREALITY ENDER 3 WITH PLA_PLUS- COMMUNITY FIXES

Creality Ender 3 PLA_plusClogging / Heat Creep

7 posts in our dataset matching Creality Ender 3 + PLA_plus + clogging / heat creep.

We pulled the 7 matching cases from r/FixMyPrint and ranked the fixes by how often they were OP-confirmed or top-voted. Use these as a starting point - the deterministic engine on Fix My Print can adjust your specific slicer settings.

TOP CONFIRMED FIXES

Confirmed on Creality Ender 3 with PLA_plus

  1. #1

    Dry the filament

    Confirmed by 1 userSuggested in 5 posts20% success rate
  2. #2

    Reduce retraction distance

    Confirmed by 1 userSuggested in 2 posts50% success rate
  3. #3

    Check the extruder

    Suggested in 4 posts
  4. #4

    Perform a cold pull

    Suggested in 1 post
  5. #5

    Adjust Z-offset

    Suggested in 1 post

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