BC0530 Service Manual
March 2020
Page 21
Error-Code Troubleshooting
CODE:
FAULT CODE INDICATES: POSSIBLE CAUSE:
SOLUTION:
1
(Rev. 1.1/1.2/1.3)
Bad Evaporator Probe (shorted) or
wiring.
Hot Gas Valve stuck open Cuber
stuck in extended harvest mode.
Bad Control Board.
Actuator Motor won’t raise the
Water Plate.
Repair/replace wiring or replace
Probe.
Pull down the Water Plate and verify
the Hot Gas Valve closes after the
Water Plate closes. Repeat, with
power to the Hot Gas Valve coil
disconnected. If Hot Gas Valve does
not close, replace it.
Replace Control Board.
Replace Actuator Motor. (Motor
never raises Plate to actuate Plate
Switch, so HGV stays open & Evap
temp rises > 120F.
Evaporator temp over 120F.
2
(Rev. 1.1)
Cam Arm or Cam Pin is broken.
Cam Spring disengaged or broken.
Plate-Up Switch stuck open or not
actuating.
Over-freeze causing ice to stick to
water plate.
Silicone coating on Water Plate
worn away.
During harvest, the Evaporator
Probe is out of adjustment (reads
too warm) or is defective.
Arms-Up Switch stuck closed- Plate
stays down.
Bin Probe is out of position
Replace Cam Arm or Cam Pin.
Reinstall springs or replace as
needed.
Adjust switch actuator or replace as
needed. Check to ensure that the
Plate-Up switch actuates before the
Arms-Up switch actuates.
Lower the short water level probe, in
1/16” increments, until cubes have a
pea-sized dimple in the center.
Replace the Water Plate if the
factory coating is severely worn
and is causing ice to stick to it.
Use a Food-Grade Silicone spray
to provide a temporary improved
surface, until the water plate can be
replaced.
Adjust Evaporator Probe colder
(turn CW), or replace if adjustment
does not help.
Free up, adjust or replace stuck/
shorted Arms-Up Switch, or repair
wiring.
Re-position or replace Bin Probe.
Water Plate failed to close
after three consecutive
attempts.
(Rev. 1.2/1.3)
After 3 attempts to close,
machine goes into a
30-minute shutdown, with
the Plate open. It will repeat
this routine (w/ the Plate
closing 3 times & then a
30-minute wait) four times,
before going out on Code
20.
The Code 20 LED will
flash
as this routine is in process,
and then light solid after the
routine tries 4 times and
ends Code 20.