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So I just got my first 3D printer the Ender 3 Pro. My nozzle is a bit too high (first image) and this is what happened after my first test print (second image).

I saved for a while to buy this and I’m really upset about this.

Photo of Ender 3 Pro nozzle well above the build plate

Photo of a model printed halfway through with 'spaghetti'

Photo of a model printed halfway through with 'spaghetti' but from the side

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Sliced Water
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Your Z-endstop assembly is clearly too high. Referring to your own first foto you see that the switch on the Z-endstop mount is nearly touching the bottom of the X-Z mounting.

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You need to adjust the whole mount by loosening the 2 hex key screws and lower the assembly (move in the direction of the blue arrow):

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Before lowering the Z-endstop mount first screw in all the levelling/tramming screws under the build plate/heated bef a little and position the nozzle a little above the build plate; when the mount is fastened you can move the build plate up a little and tram the complete bed surface.

This All3D article describes the above in more detail, but the basics are covered above.

0scar
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Flash the firmware. If that doesn't fix it then you have a defective printer assuming everything else in your question and comments is correct.

Kilisi
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