My Ender 3 Pro has now having a problem with wanting to make 3D prints, because what happens is that I had to unclog the HOTEND by pushing out a spiralized peg of filament plastic from inside of it. The obstruction was removed completely, but when I re-fed the filament, the hotend refuses to release any plastic from the nozzle, even though I was gently hand-extruding the filament, but the thing is I already checked the nozzle, no obstructions to be found. Google AI says it may be due to heat creeping, but I have hypothesized with other possibilities that either the filament is STILL moisture-absorbed OR the extruder itself needs to be replaced. Can anyone help me out? I am SO lost.
When cold remove the nozzle and see what’s inside. Heat, clean, cool… Keep spare nozzles and maybe even a hot end (less than $20 around here).