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E8 means the ice bin has reached capacity and the machine has entered standby — this is expected, normal behavior, not an error.
E8 means the ice bin has reached capacity and the machine has entered standby — this is expected, normal behavior, not an error.
Just remove some ice from the bin; production resumes automatically once the bin sensor confirms space is available.
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Possibly not. The bin sensor reads level rather than weight, so ice that has bridged or piled to one side can keep it covered while the bin is half empty. Leveling the ice by hand often restarts production.
Once the sensor confirms there is space. The machine finishes the harvest it is already in first rather than stopping partway through one.