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  1. JoshYourITGuy

    JoshYourITGuy Active Member

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    Apparently I have a clog in my hotend and it caused this:

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    How screwed am I?
    Should I try and clear it? Should I send in a warranty request? (is this covered?) Or should I just cut my losses and just upgrade to an E3D V6?
     
    #1 JoshYourITGuy, Aug 17, 2015
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    Oh, forgot, this is ABS on the stock Hexagon
     
    #2 JoshYourITGuy, Aug 17, 2015
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    The leak is from the heat break not being properly attached to the heater block.
    You can disassemble the hotend, clean it up and reassemble it.

    Here is an assembly video for the hexagon that might help:

     
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    Success!
    Fully disassembled it, took a torch to clear the jam in the tip, and to clean the plastic out of the hotend.
    Fully seated the tip, then fully seated the heatbreak against the tip.

    Back up and running.
    Thank you!
     
    #4 JoshYourITGuy, Aug 17, 2015
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