AutoPrint keeps waiting for the bed to cool down

Your printer has finished a job but the next one will not start. AutoPrint is waiting for the bed to cool down before starting the next print - you'll see a reason like "Desired bed temperature not reached yet", and the widget's cool-down tooltip reads "AutoPrint is waiting for the bed to cool down before starting next print". This is a normal setting doing its job, not a fault.

What this means

AutoPrint tells you why it is waiting. In the printer's control panel, the AutoPrint widget shows a status banner and a troubleshooting checklist that names the exact reason the next print has not started - so if you are ever unsure, start there.

In this case, your AutoPrint "When to clear" trigger is set to "When bed reaches target temperature" (30°C by default). AutoPrint waits for the heated bed to cool to that target before it clears and starts the next print. The bed can never cool below the temperature of the room around it, so if your space (or a closed enclosure) is warmer than the target, the bed never reaches it and AutoPrint waits indefinitely.

How to fix it

• Lower the target temperature in the printer's AutoPrint settings, under "When to clear", to something your bed can actually reach.
• Or switch "When to clear" to "After a time delay" or "Clear immediately" instead of a temperature.
• Help the bed cool: open the enclosure, add a fan, or cool the room. (The temperature trigger needs a printer with a heated bed.)

Related

• AutoPrint: when to clear (trigger conditions)

Updated on: 04/07/2026