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Maintenance

The Maintenance module helps you plan and track all maintenance on your Bambu Lab printers — from nozzle changes to lubricating rails.

Go to: https://localhost:3443/#maintenance

Maintenance plan​

3DPrintForge comes with preconfigured maintenance intervals for all Bambu Lab printer models:

TaskInterval (default)Model
Clean nozzleEvery 200 hoursAll
Replace nozzle (brass)Every 500 hoursAll
Replace nozzle (hardened)Every 2000 hoursAll
Lubricate X-axisEvery 300 hoursX1C, P1S
Lubricate Z-axisEvery 300 hoursAll
Clean AMS gearsEvery 200 hoursAMS
Clean chamberEvery 500 hoursX1C
Replace PTFE tubeAs needed / 1000 hoursAll
Full calibrationMonthlyAll

All intervals can be customized per printer.

Nozzle change log​

  1. Go to Maintenance → Nozzles
  2. Click Log nozzle change
  3. Fill in:
    • Date — automatically set to today
    • Nozzle material — Brass / Hardened Steel / Copper / Ruby Tip
    • Nozzle diameter — 0.2 / 0.4 / 0.6 / 0.8 mm
    • Brand/model — optional
    • Price — for cost log
    • Hours at change — automatically fetched from the print time counter
  4. Click Save

The log shows all nozzle history sorted by date.

:::tip Advance reminder Set Notify X hours in advance (e.g. 50 hours) to get a notification well before the next recommended change. :::

Creating maintenance tasks​

  1. Click New task (+ icon)
  2. Fill in:
    • Task name — e.g. "Lubricate Y-axis"
    • Printer — select relevant printer(s)
    • Interval type — Hours / Days / Number of prints
    • Interval — e.g. 300 hours
    • Last performed — enter when it was last done (set a back-date)
  3. Click Create

Intervals and reminders​

For active tasks, the following is shown:

  • Green — time to next maintenance > 50% of interval remaining
  • Yellow — time to next maintenance < 50% remaining
  • Orange — time to next maintenance < 20% remaining
  • Red — maintenance overdue

Configuring reminders​

  1. Click on a task → Edit
  2. Enable Reminders
  3. Set Notify at e.g. 10% remaining until due
  4. Select notification channel (see Notifications)

Mark as done​

  1. Find the task in the list
  2. Click Done (checkmark icon)
  3. The interval resets from today's date/hours
  4. A log entry is created automatically

Cost log​

All maintenance tasks can have an associated cost:

  • Parts — nozzles, PTFE tubes, lubricants
  • Time — hours spent × hourly rate
  • External service — paid repair

Costs are summed per printer and shown in the statistics overview.

Maintenance history​

Go to Maintenance → History to see:

  • All completed maintenance tasks
  • Date, hours, and cost
  • Who performed it (in multi-user setups)
  • Comments and notes

Export history to CSV for accounting purposes.