#filament balling up

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last drum
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Hi, I've been trying to print but whenever I do the filament keeps balling up. I thought it was a clog so I tried uncloging it but nothing seems to work.

mystic grottoBOT
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brittle mural
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Don’t think you are lvl it’s not sticking to the bed

tender steppe
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First try cleaning your bed, a dirty bed can mess up adhesion. Clean it with 91% or 99% isopropyl alcohol. If that doesn't work it could be either your bed may not be level or you need to adjust your z offset

last drum
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I leveled my bed before that print I sent

brittle mural
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Print a lvl test print just to make sure it’s good and show us

velvet meadow
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If it just suddenly started doing this, as in it worked before and you haven’t tampered with anything, it’s likely you’ve got a clog.

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If less filament is coming out, and you didn’t change the height, it’s not gonna stick

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Also the strings are a sign too, build up of pressure makes it ooz out when it’s not intended to

last drum
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thank you everyone for the responses

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i fixed my issue by cleaning my bed with window cleaner, cleaning the outside and inside of the nozzle and adding thinks like glue and hairspray for better adhesion