<p>For anyone who has this problem in the future my solution was to loosen the screw on top of the touch just a little bit</p>

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2021-04-27T03:12:43.037Z
2021-04-27T03:12:43.037Z
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<p>I'm having some problems with my BLTouch.</p>
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<p>Yesterday I got the 4.2.7 silent board delivered as well as the BLTouch and a glass bed. I was able to install the silent board without a problem and according to the many, many diagrams I've looked at, I also have my BLTouch installed correctly. I've installed several different firmware versions as well as manually compiling some.</p>
<p><em>I used the following diagram which was provided in a link by the <a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ZjVvaoADTIBsFHpvmfGUWR-nJY6VQirg" rel="nofollow noreferrer">seller</a>. I also tried the firmware for Ender 3 pro 4.2.7 board on the Creality website as well as a few other firmware versions from various YouTube videos.</em></p>
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<p>When I start up my printer the BLTouch does its normal startup thing and my printer says it's ready. But when I try to auto home, bed level, or even manually control the BLTouch it doesn't extend at all. I've spent about 4 hours trying to figure it out on my own and I'm throwing in the towel.</p>

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Problem with BLTouch on Ender 3 Pro
scooter 505
# Problem with BLTouch on Ender 3 Pro

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-04-26)

I'm having some problems with my BLTouch.

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/0gDMAm.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/0gDMAm.jpg)

Yesterday I got the 4.2.7 silent board delivered as well as the BLTouch and a glass bed. I was able to install the silent board without a problem and according to the many, many diagrams I've looked at, I also have my BLTouch installed correctly. I've installed several different firmware versions as well as manually compiling some.

*I used the following diagram which was provided in a link by the [seller](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ZjVvaoADTIBsFHpvmfGUWR-nJY6VQirg). I also tried the firmware for Ender 3 pro 4.2.7 board on the Creality website as well as a few other firmware versions from various YouTube videos.*

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/H1gpk.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/H1gpk.jpg)

When I start up my printer the BLTouch does its normal startup thing and my printer says it's ready. But when I try to auto home, bed level, or even manually control the BLTouch it doesn't extend at all. I've spent about 4 hours trying to figure it out on my own and I'm throwing in the towel.

**Tags:** creality-ender-3, firmware, bltouch

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_0 on 2021-04-27. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

For anyone who has this problem in the future my solution was to loosen the screw on top of the touch just a little bit


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