PLA
What nozzle and bed temperature should I use for PLA?
First in this ranking: Polymaker Polylite PLA.
- Nozzle190–230 °C(374–446 °F)
- Bed25–60 °C(77–140 °F)
- Speed40–60 mm/s
- Dry55 °C(131 °F)for 6 h
- Density1.17 g/cm³
Ranked filaments
| Rank | Filament | Material | Nozzle | Bed | Price / kg | Datasheet | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polymaker · Polylite PLAPolyLite PLA lists a nozzle of 190–230 °C (374–446 °F), a bed of 25–60 °C (77–140 °F), and drying at 55 °C (131 °F) for 6 h on the US product page. A comment that says lower a 70 °C (158 °F) bed to 50 °C (122 °F) lands inside this bed range. | PLA | 190–230 °C (374–446 °F) | 25–60 °C (77–140 °F) | — | Datasheet | |
| 2 | Prusament · PLAPrusament PLA lists a nozzle of 205–225 °C (401–437 °F) and a bed of 40–60 °C (104–140 °F) in the Open Filament Database. The post that calls 230° the max for PLA is above this nozzle maximum. | PLA | 205–225 °C (401–437 °F) | 40–60 °C (104–140 °F) | — | — | |
| 3 | ELEGOO · PLA BasicELEGOO PLA Basic lists a nozzle of 190–230 °C (374–446 °F), a bed of 35–65 °C (95–149 °F), and drying at 50 °C (122 °F) for 8 h on the US 10 kg page. The page states the drying temperature as 50 ± 5 °C (122 ± 9 °F). | PLA | 190–230 °C (374–446 °F) | 35–65 °C (95–149 °F) | — | — |
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Set PLA from the row on the spool, then use a temperature tower only after the printer is already calibrated. PLA printing is the wider failure list. Stringing is the next place a wet spool shows up. Drying has the drying temperatures.
The three catalog windows
PolyLite PLA lists 190–230 °C (374–446 °F) at the nozzle, 25–60 °C (77–140 °F) on the bed, and drying at 55 °C (131 °F) for 6 hours. Prusament PLA lists 205–225 °C (401–437 °F) and 40–60 °C (104–140 °F). ELEGOO PLA Basic lists 190–230 °C (374–446 °F), 35–65 °C (95–149 °F), and drying at 50 °C (122 °F) for 8 hours, stated on the US 10 kg page as 50 ± 5 °C (122 ± 9 °F). PLA is the material hub. Polymaker, Prusament, and ELEGOO are the brand pages.
What the threads add
r/FixMyPrint 10851fp is a PLA temperature tower. The leading comment says check belt tension and eccentric nuts, dial in extruder esteps, and master bed leveling before another tower. A score-23 comment says the problem is not heat. A score-19 comment reads that tower as 195–200 and still says heat is not the main job. That 195–200 is one person's reading of one photo.
r/BambuLab 11k02bp is warping PLA on PEI at 70C with cooling off for the first 10 layers. A comment says lower the bed to 50c. Another says turn the aux fan off. 50 °C (122 °F) sits inside all three beds above. 70 °C (158 °F) sits above all three. Warping and build plates cover the rest of that failure.
r/3Dprinting 10uzk0w already tried 230°, written as the max for PLA, after a new nozzle. The retrieved comments say heat creep, the PTFE tube, and a hotend fan that is not moving enough air. 230 °C (446 °F) is the top of the PolyLite and ELEGOO nozzles and above the Prusament maximum of 225 °C (437 °F).
r/BambuLab 14i6cyd is a second clog in two days at temp 230. A comment says stainless transfers heat worse than hardened steel and that 230C can still be too little for the flow the print wants, and it tells the printer to check the stainless-versus-hardened setting. Another comment treats repeated clogs as hotend cooling.
r/3Dprinting t5hl5s is melted scrap, not a print. A retrieved comment says not to melt plastic in an appliance used for food.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Three catalog ranges sit in the first answer, and the 70 °C (158 °F) bed from the warping post is outside all three.
- The temperature-tower thread is kept as a calibration warning, with the 195–200 reading left on that one photo.
Cons
- r/3Dprinting t5hl5s is someone melting PLA scraps. It is not a printing temperature.
- The clog thread states temp 230 with no unit. This page does not rewrite that title as a nozzle specification.
Printer considerations
- On r/FixMyPrint 10851fp the leading comment says do the other calibrations first: belt tension, eccentric nuts, extruder esteps, and bed leveling. A score-23 comment says the problem is not heat. A score-19 comment reads that particular tower as 195–200 and still says heat is not the primary focus.
- On r/BambuLab 11k02bp the attempt is a PEI sheet, a 70C bed, and no cooling for the first 10 layers. A comment says lower the bed to 50c. Another says turn the aux fan off for the whole print. 70 °C (158 °F) is above the bed maximum on all three rows below.
- On r/3Dprinting 10uzk0w the poster had already tried what they called the max temp for PLA, written as 230°, plus a new nozzle. The retrieved comments say heat creep, the PTFE tube, and the hotend fan.
What the community says
r/FixMyPrint 10851fp asks what a PLA temperature tower says. The score-114 comment lists belt tension, eccentric nuts, esteps, and bed leveling before another tower. A short comment says the problem is not heat. Another reads the tower as 195–200 and still says that is not the primary focus. r/3Dprinting 10uzk0w is ground filament after the poster tried 230° as a PLA maximum. Comments name heat creep and the hotend fan. r/BambuLab 14i6cyd is a second clog in two days at temp 230. A comment says a stainless nozzle can miss the flow the print is asking for even at 230C, and tells the printer to check the stainless-versus-hardened setting. Another comment calls constant clogging a cooling problem. r/BambuLab 11k02bp is PLA warping on PEI at 70C with no cooling for ten layers. Comments include turning the aux fan off and lowering the bed to 50c. r/3Dprinting t5hl5s is baked scrap. A retrieved comment says do not melt plastic in an appliance you cook with.
- Community source, r/3Dprinting t5hl5s
- Community source, r/FixMyPrint 10851fp
- Community source, r/3Dprinting 10uzk0w
- Community source, r/BambuLab 14i6cyd
- Community source, r/BambuLab 11k02bp
Sources & notes
Accessed 17 October 2026.
- PolyLite PLA technical data sheet datasheet
- Polymaker US PolyLite PLA product page manufacturer
- ELEGOO US PLA Basic 10 kg product page manufacturer
- Open Filament Database, Prusament PLA other
- Community source, r/3Dprinting t5hl5s reddit
- Community source, r/FixMyPrint 10851fp reddit
- Community source, r/3Dprinting 10uzk0w reddit
- Community source, r/BambuLab 14i6cyd reddit
- Community source, r/BambuLab 11k02bp reddit
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Questions
Is 200–220 °C (392–428 °F) the PLA nozzle on this page?
That band is the community line on the PLA print guide. This page's three rows are wider: PolyLite PLA and ELEGOO PLA Basic list 190–230 °C (374–446 °F), and Prusament PLA lists 205–225 °C (401–437 °F). A comment on r/FixMyPrint 10851fp reads one tower as 195–200.
Is a 70 °C (158 °F) bed a PLA bed?
It is the bed in the title of r/BambuLab 11k02bp. PolyLite PLA lists 25–60 °C (77–140 °F), Prusament PLA lists 40–60 °C (104–140 °F), and ELEGOO PLA Basic lists 35–65 °C (95–149 °F). A comment on that thread says lower the bed to 50 °C (122 °F), which sits inside all three.