Hotend pops and filament stops

[fred_dot_u]

Popping sounds definitely mean you have moisture in your filament. Sometimes it can get so bad, you'll see water vapor coming from the nozzle! Even a new-in-box spool of filament can require drying. There are many photos on the 'net of before and after drying of filament with substantial improvement to the model being printed.

[Falcon00]

oh awesome, thank you so much. I'll look into that