Feeder tube clogged, impossible to remove filament

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Hello Snappies,

I started printing with Eryone Silk PLA at 210 degrees. First print went well, next day it stopped extruding half way. Thinking the nozzle was clogged I tried to unload the filament which strangely didnt work. Tried loading it to push it along which didnt work either.

I then opened the module and tried removing the hot end when i discovered that the filament had expanded at the end of the feeder tube that leads to the hot end with no way to remove it.

It’s jammed in tight, I tried to heat a needle and push it through but that made it worse. There are also no bits that i can grab with pliers.

Any idea’s? Luckilly I still have my warranty.

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My recommendation, No Clogger

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Excuse my question, did you open the extruder door when trying to unload the piece of filament?
This upper part, the extruder, shouldnt get hot while printing.

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The problem turns out that the feeder wheels couldnt grip the Silk Pla properly as it was too slippery : /
Somehow bending the filament out of shape inside the little tube.

I have since used the suggestion by @WELewis and unclogged the tube. It’s weird that with regular PLA or even TPU it grips fine, but doesnt want to work on Eryone Silk PLA.