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SO i have this 2 1/2 month old K1 Max printer i also have the filament drier all connected to the k1 max. i do not have any updates or upgrades done to the machine it is stock. it was printing perfectly fine then its started clogging being the person that i am i decided to just purchase all new extruder module, ceramic heating element, and new nozzles. replaced everything and then tried to print only to have it fail again and again over and over i have gone as far as updating the firmware and downgrading the firmware to see which works best but still to no avail i am at the point i want to return my printer and get my money back . Customer service at Crealtiy sucks no one responds or care enough to reply. i have been down for over 2 months without being able to resolve this and worse no one at creality will reply or help us. This si a warning to all future buyer do not go with creality they have no customer service and no product support… go with bambu or anycubic . i hope one of the engineers at creatliy see this and please reach back out to help us suffering with your failed products
Is it the original nozzle or the upgraded Unicorn nozzle?
Open up the extruder check for any blockage or damage on the gears.
Making sure the heatbreak is clear. The filament can feed in smoothly.
What type of material you are using? Also what is your printing parameters?
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Hello
K 1 max just changed the extruder motor and it’s running backwards. Any suggestions
I pretty much expect an extruder (not nozzle) clog every other month. There’s a you-tube video on how to clear it. If the extruder clicks but nothing comes out of the nozzle, the filament is jammed by something in the gears. Or the filament has deformed and the extruder gears have nothing to grab hold of. Can you extract the filament from the extruder unit? That’s the other the other test that the extruder gears have ground the filament smooth. Here’s the short version to allay any fears of taking your K1 Max apart. Remove the extruder decorative cover. There are 3 screws holding the motor & gear unit in the extruder assembly. Remove them. The motor & gear unit will slide out, then disconnect the wiring connector on the extruder assembly so you can fully inspect the gear unit. The gear unit is held together by being sandwiched into the extruder unit, so it should just fall apart. No worries, it’s really simple, so re-assembly should be obvious. If not, again, watch the you-tube video. Usually some random particle of filament falls out, and that’s your clog. Re-assemble gear unit, mate it to the motor, slide that assembly back into the extruder, put the 3 screws back.
Same for me, no creality answers at all and this forum looks almost dead in comparision to other forums.