3d printer out of service (fixed)

Just tried putting filament in the 3d printer, unfortunately a blob of previous filament was hidden in there and has jammed half way up the tube. Its stuck in there pretty tightly.

Any ideas on how to get it out? Heating the tube maybe?

Fixed it. Took a while but i slowly managed to work it out of the tube.

Sometimes it works to crush the blob with pliers.