# Issues printing with PETG **URL:** \ **Category:** Sovol SV08\ **Created:** [January 25, 2025, 4:00pm UTC](https://forum.sovol3d.com/t/issues-printing-with-petg/6695 "2025-01-25T16:00:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![meteoros](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.sovol3d.com/meteoros/32/2868_2.png) [@meteoros](https://forum.sovol3d.com/u/meteoros)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2025, 4:00pm UTC](https://forum.sovol3d.com/t/issues-printing-with-petg/6695/1 "2025-01-25T16:00:38Z")
I’m trying to print with PETG with the Sovol 08 / Orca Slicer, the first layer seems to go well but after that the filament is very thin and falls apart in small pieces, i’ve an image but i’m new here and i do not know how can i share it. ---
**Author:** ![mich0111](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.sovol3d.com/mich0111/32/1176_2.png) [@mich0111](https://forum.sovol3d.com/u/mich0111)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2025, 4:04pm UTC](https://forum.sovol3d.com/t/issues-printing-with-petg/6695/2 "2025-01-25T16:04:59Z")
Hi, To add a picture you have to click on this button : ![Screenshot_20250125_170309_Chrome](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/sovolforum/original/2X/7/76d91c6fe49bab4788db19f085b1a29906f42734.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![meteoros](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.sovol3d.com/meteoros/32/2868_2.png) [@meteoros](https://forum.sovol3d.com/u/meteoros)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2025, 4:08pm UTC](https://forum.sovol3d.com/t/issues-printing-with-petg/6695/3 "2025-01-25T16:08:14Z")
![20250125_155330](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/sovolforum/original/2X/b/b262f8c00d12e1238b9462d1cadab15f55e546ae.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![mich0111](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.sovol3d.com/mich0111/32/1176_2.png) [@mich0111](https://forum.sovol3d.com/u/mich0111)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2025, 4:10pm UTC](https://forum.sovol3d.com/t/issues-printing-with-petg/6695/4 "2025-01-25T16:10:47Z")
Did you clean your nozzle when you changed your filament? ---
**Author:** ![meteoros](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.sovol3d.com/meteoros/32/2868_2.png) [@meteoros](https://forum.sovol3d.com/u/meteoros)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2025, 4:14pm UTC](https://forum.sovol3d.com/t/issues-printing-with-petg/6695/5 "2025-01-25T16:14:27Z")
No, at some point i thought it could be clogged than i change to PLA and printed ok i changed back to PETG and printed like in the image. Do i have to clean the nozzle? is there any video showing how to do it? ---
**Author:** ![mich0111](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.sovol3d.com/mich0111/32/1176_2.png) [@mich0111](https://forum.sovol3d.com/u/mich0111)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2025, 4:22pm UTC](https://forum.sovol3d.com/t/issues-printing-with-petg/6695/6 "2025-01-25T16:22:42Z")
The easiest way is to use a special cleaning filament. The PETG is a filament that clogs the nozzle, it is better to clean the nozzle after each use of such a filament ---
**Author:** ![meteoros](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.sovol3d.com/meteoros/32/2868_2.png) [@meteoros](https://forum.sovol3d.com/u/meteoros)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2025, 4:28pm UTC](https://forum.sovol3d.com/t/issues-printing-with-petg/6695/7 "2025-01-25T16:28:55Z")
But i’ve very good printings with PLA after a PETG printing if it was clogged the PLA printing was bad, even in the picture, on the right side you can see easier that the first layer it’s good, but after that we can see a lot of rubbish ---
**Author:** ![mich0111](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.sovol3d.com/mich0111/32/1176_2.png) [@mich0111](https://forum.sovol3d.com/u/mich0111)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2025, 4:36pm UTC](https://forum.sovol3d.com/t/issues-printing-with-petg/6695/8 "2025-01-25T16:36:48Z")
I gave you some advice. You can follow it or not. Did you use the Orcaslicer profile provided or did you change it? What are the printing parameters? Is the blue filament PETG? Try to print just the first layer so we can see it correctly. ---
**Author:** ![Lion](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.sovol3d.com/lion/32/5586_2.png) [@Lion](https://forum.sovol3d.com/u/Lion)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2025, 4:45pm UTC](https://forum.sovol3d.com/t/issues-printing-with-petg/6695/9 "2025-01-25T16:45:40Z")
What temp are you printing PETG at…?? It should be 235\*-255\* for most PETG. I have one that’s 270\*. ---
**Author:** ![meteoros](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.sovol3d.com/meteoros/32/2868_2.png) [@meteoros](https://forum.sovol3d.com/u/meteoros)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2025, 4:46pm UTC](https://forum.sovol3d.com/t/issues-printing-with-petg/6695/10 "2025-01-25T16:46:50Z")
Filament Settings ![Screenshot 2025-01-25 164426](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/sovolforum/original/2X/9/96ac4ef8f2e9b48562e544d284129e9661cea48c.png) ---
**Author:** ![mich0111](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.sovol3d.com/mich0111/32/1176_2.png) [@mich0111](https://forum.sovol3d.com/u/mich0111)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2025, 4:51pm UTC](https://forum.sovol3d.com/t/issues-printing-with-petg/6695/11 "2025-01-25T16:51:28Z")
For my part, I print at 235°C and bed 85° ---
**Author:** ![Lion](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.sovol3d.com/lion/32/5586_2.png) [@Lion](https://forum.sovol3d.com/u/Lion)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2025, 6:16pm UTC](https://forum.sovol3d.com/t/issues-printing-with-petg/6695/12 "2025-01-25T18:16:10Z")
Are you using the old style nozzle or the new style with the hole in the side…?? ---
**Author:** ![meteoros](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.sovol3d.com/meteoros/32/2868_2.png) [@meteoros](https://forum.sovol3d.com/u/meteoros)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2025, 7:29pm UTC](https://forum.sovol3d.com/t/issues-printing-with-petg/6695/13 "2025-01-25T19:29:15Z")
I’m not sure i’m new with sovol (i had a prusa 10 years ago) i’m sending some pictures from the nozzle ![20250125_184147](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/sovolforum/original/2X/b/b18132c7a6ef9bb7339e06a589dc12edaaa96ed3.jpeg) i will have to disassemble the nozzle to clean it,i’ll be near the printer next wednesday i can give you more details, for now i want to say thank you for the time you two have spend with my issue. ---
**Author:** ![Lion](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.sovol3d.com/lion/32/5586_2.png) [@Lion](https://forum.sovol3d.com/u/Lion)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2025, 7:49pm UTC](https://forum.sovol3d.com/t/issues-printing-with-petg/6695/14 "2025-01-25T19:49:05Z")
Read this: > [@New SV08 today, Is it safe to print PETG?](https://forum.sovol3d.com/t/new-sv08-today-is-it-safe-to-print-petg/5745): > > Hi. As title. I print mainly using PETG and having read of issues with nozzles, I’m worried that the 2 nozzles supplied with my new SV08 are the same type that have the issues. I’ll attach some pics if I can and hope someone can advise. If indeed the nozzles I have are not suitable for PETG, how would I go about getting replacements? Many Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![meteoros](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.sovol3d.com/meteoros/32/2868_2.png) [@meteoros](https://forum.sovol3d.com/u/meteoros)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2025, 8:03pm UTC](https://forum.sovol3d.com/t/issues-printing-with-petg/6695/15 "2025-01-25T20:03:40Z")
Ok it looks similar i need to take my nozzle out and then compare it, i’ll do it next wednesday…thanks A sábado, 25/01/2025, 19:59, Lion via Sovol3d forum \<[notifications@sovolforum.discoursemail.com](mailto:notifications@sovolforum.discoursemail.com)\> escreveu: ---
**Author:** ![wrusman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8dc957/32.png) [@wrusman](https://forum.sovol3d.com/u/wrusman)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2025, 12:13pm UTC](https://forum.sovol3d.com/t/issues-printing-with-petg/6695/16 "2025-01-27T12:13:57Z")
check the infamous extruder idler gear ---
**Author:** ![meteoros](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.sovol3d.com/meteoros/32/2868_2.png) [@meteoros](https://forum.sovol3d.com/u/meteoros)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2025, 2:22pm UTC](https://forum.sovol3d.com/t/issues-printing-with-petg/6695/17 "2025-01-30T14:22:55Z")
This is my nozzle ![20250130_141919](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/sovolforum/original/2X/b/b7228184763fcc275a5b9ce8c603238eff3675c2.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![meteoros](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.sovol3d.com/meteoros/32/2868_2.png) [@meteoros](https://forum.sovol3d.com/u/meteoros)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2025, 2:25pm UTC](https://forum.sovol3d.com/t/issues-printing-with-petg/6695/18 "2025-01-30T14:25:47Z")
Hi The blue filament is PETG ![1stlayer](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/sovolforum/original/2X/c/c0a186245a586a0af52dce8b95a3a2e5f5300f72.jpeg) ![2ndlayer](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/sovolforum/original/2X/f/fa311f110c13eab02791b0d98fc8bba45daa4bda.jpeg) and on 2nd layer i manage to take out this piece of filament ![piece](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/sovolforum/original/2X/9/98568e42242999443db1b846151a0611576a73d0.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Lion](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.sovol3d.com/lion/32/5586_2.png) [@Lion](https://forum.sovol3d.com/u/Lion)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2025, 3:13pm UTC](https://forum.sovol3d.com/t/issues-printing-with-petg/6695/19 "2025-01-30T15:13:47Z")
It’s the new nozzle, not sure why you keep getting clogs. ---
**Author:** ![meteoros](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.sovol3d.com/meteoros/32/2868_2.png) [@meteoros](https://forum.sovol3d.com/u/meteoros)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2025, 3:23pm UTC](https://forum.sovol3d.com/t/issues-printing-with-petg/6695/20 "2025-01-30T15:23:14Z")
this is the spare nozzle sent by sovol, the other one is clogged, I tried to print benchy and let it run the printing this is what i got: ![benchy (1)](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/sovolforum/original/2X/1/18f019680fa6fe20a52656c8d835008304816b5c.jpeg) ![benchy (2)](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/sovolforum/original/2X/d/d9ceaeba8ff02807bcc7f85ed6e4d020e6680d96.jpeg) [Next page](https://forum.sovol3d.com/t/issues-printing-with-petg/6695.md?page=2)