Ice Maker Error Code
The panel shows an ice maker error code: letters and digits, a flashing ice symbol, or a message about water or ice, and ice production stops or the dispenser stops working.
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- 5 questions that narrow it
- 8 causes, cheapest first
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What it
usually means.
An ice maker error code names the test the control could not pass. On the ice side those tests cover the water: a fill that took too long or never came. They cover the harvest: cubes that did not release, or an ejector that did not return to its start. They cover the sensors on the mold and in the ice compartment, the fan that cools a door ice maker, the dispenser motor and the auger, the drain and the pump on an undercounter unit, and the link between the ice maker and the main board. Some codes are modes, not problems at all: Sabbath, ice off, a lock or a cleaning cycle in progress. Makers use different codes, and the same code can mean different things on two models, so the model number matters as much as the code.
The 8 causes, cheapest first
Answer these first
What does the display show exactly, and could a letter be a digit, such as an I for a 1?
Does the code point to the ice maker, or appear with other symptoms like a warm freezer?
Does it return after the appliance or the unit has been switched off for a few minutes?
Did it appear after a filter change, a cleaning cycle or a power outage?
Where is the model number: inside the fresh-food section, on the freezer wall, or behind the kickplate of an undercounter unit?
Check these
before you book.
Ice maker error code: 5 checks, and none of them costs anything.
Photograph the display or copy the code exactly, including any dots, dashes and the order of letters and digits.
If the code comes with water on the floor or a burning smell, close the ice maker's supply valve and keep clear of any wet outlet.
Find the model number of the appliance or the undercounter unit before searching for the code.
Also worth checking
- Switch the unit or the ice maker off for a few minutes, back on, and see whether the code returns.
- Check whether the code is a mode or a reminder in the manual before treating it as a failure.
How soon does it need a visit?
Most ice maker codes can wait for a visit, and some are only reminders. Treat a code as urgent if it comes with water on the floor, a tripped breaker or a burning smell: close the supply valve, stay clear of any wet outlet and switch the breaker off only from a dry panel.
The causes,
cheapest first.
8 things ice maker error code turns out to be, from a mode or reminder, not a failure to control board or communication code.
The cost guide-
01 no repair
A mode or reminder, not a failure
Sabbath mode, ice off, a lock, a cleaning cycle or a filter reminder can look like a code. Your model's manual lists each of them and the button that ends it.
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02 low to moderate
Water supply or fill code
The fill did not arrive in time. A closed valve, a clogged filter, a frozen fill tube or a valve that does not open are the usual reasons.
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03 low to moderate
Ice compartment or mold sensor code
A sensor that reads out of range stops the ice maker until it or its wiring is checked. On door models this often comes with frost in the compartment.
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04 low to moderate
Dispenser and auger code
The auger motor stalled, often on a block of ice, or the dispenser switch is stuck.
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05 moderate
Harvest code
The cubes did not release, or the ejector did not complete its turn. The motor, the mold heater or its sensor is the usual subject.
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06 moderate
Ice fan or airflow code
The fan that blows cold air to a door ice maker did not turn, often because frost has frozen its blade.
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07 moderate
Drain or pump code
On an undercounter unit, the drain pump did not empty the reservoir in time, and the unit stopped to keep water off the floor.
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08 moderate to highest
Control board or communication code
The ice maker's control and the main board could not talk to each other, or a board reported its own problem.
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What it costs
Every repair on the site's cost scale, side by side
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What else
it could be.
Most often confused with ice maker light flashing, then no ice coming from the ice maker.
All problemsCodes that come with it
EOBertazzoni · Ice making and harvestEEBertazzoni · Temperature sensorsWater filter symbolBertazzoni · Mode, not a failureIce Off iconBertazzoni · Mode, not a failureE02Bosch · Control board and communicationE03Bosch · Dispenser and auger
Also related
The makes
it happens on.
27 makes on this site; ice maker error code can show up on any of them. Each mark opens that make's own page.
All 27 brandsIce Maker Error Code,
where we come out.
9 metros, each with its own page.
All service areasTampa BayFL · 31 areas
Miami / South FloridaFL · 47 areas
New York MetroNY · 75 areas
HoustonTX · 36 areas
ChicagoIL · 50 areas
Los AngelesCA · 95 areas
San DiegoCA · 31 areas
Questions about
ice maker error code.
The code cleared after I switched the unit off and on. Do I need a visit?
Why does a code list I found online not match what my panel shows?
Does my freezer ice maker without a display have codes?
Is an ice maker code a sign the whole appliance is failing?
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