U-Line nugget model DRAIN lamp blinking (Er16)
On U-Line's 15-inch nugget model, a blinking DRAIN lamp is the drain error Er16: after the drain valve opened, the lower water level sensor did not register within 2 minutes.
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What Er16
actually means.
On U-Line's 15-inch nugget model, a blinking DRAIN lamp is the drain error Er16: after the drain valve opened, the lower water level sensor did not register within 2 minutes. The unit resets after 5 minutes and tries again.
U-Line ice maker display · also shown as DRAIN lamp blinking
What to do when Er16 shows on the ice makerKind of codeDrain and pump
An undercounter ice maker could not get rid of its meltwater or its rinse water: the drain pump did not run, its float stuck, or the drain line is blocked, kinked or frozen. Water backing up inside can spill onto the floor, so the water supply is closed before anything else, then the line and the pump are cleared or replaced.
Usually leads toDrain pump and drain line repair
The drain that carries meltwater and unused water out of a built-in ice maker, whether by gravity or with a small pump, cleared, re-routed or given a new pump when water stands in the bin or spills out of the door.
Shows up asUndercounter Ice Maker Not Draining
An undercounter ice maker not draining leaves standing water in the bottom of the bin, turns cubes into a slushy layer, smells musty, or shows a drain light.
MakeU-Line
U-Line undercounter ice maker service, including cleaning, descaling and drain repair.
SourceU-Line User Guide & Service Manual, URNP115 nugget ice model (u-line.com PDF)
U-Line URNP115 15-inch nugget ice model.
Before you book,
in this order.
Each step comes from U-Line's own guidance for Er16 on its ice makers. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.
Check the drain hose for kinks, sags or a clog, and make sure the drain it runs to is clear.
Wait for the automatic reset after 5 minutes and watch whether the lamp clears.
If the lamp keeps blinking, book a visit to test the drain valve and water level sensor.
Still there?
It usually turns into drain pump and drain line repair. Book with the code and the model number.
What not to do
Er16 is not about the water supply. The water arrived; it just is not leaving fast enough.
What you may
notice with it.
The ice maker problems Er16 tends to arrive with. Answer these at the ice maker before anyone is booked.
All problems
Where Er16 usually leads
Drain pump and drain line repair.
U-Line
ice makers.
U-Line undercounter ice maker service, including cleaning, descaling and drain repair.
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In U-Line's own words
drain valve operates (Er16).
Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. U-Line URNP115 15-inch nugget ice model.
U-Line Er16 ice maker repair,
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The same visit in every metro below: the code, the model number, and a diagnosis before any part is ordered.
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Questions
about Er16.
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Back to your everyday
Still showing Er16?
Book with the code or the blink pattern written exactly as the ice maker shows it, the full model number, and whether there is any water on the floor — when there is a code, that is where the diagnosis starts.