--- title: "Follett HI AMPS: the auger motor worked too hard and the ice machine stopped" description: "What HI AMPS means on Follett HI AMPS: the auger motor worked too hard and the ice machine stoppeds, what to check before booking, and when it is not a failure…" url: "https://icemachinerepair.center/error-codes/follett-hi-amps/" --- # Follett HI AMPS: the auger motor worked too hard and the ice machine stopped On Horizon Elite and Maestro Plus boards, the control measures the current of the gearmotor that turns the auger. ## What HI AMPS actually means. On Horizon Elite and Maestro Plus boards, the control measures the current of the gearmotor that turns the auger. When the draw climbs past its limit, usually because ice is binding in a scaled evaporator, the machine stops, HI AMPS and TIME DELAY light, and it tries again after an hour. On Maestro Plus, a second HI AMPS inside that hour turns into a lockout with only the HI AMP light on, cleared by the reset button on the board. Follett ice machine display · also shown as HI AMP, HI AMPS + TIME DELAY What to do when HI AMPS shows on the ice machine ### Kind of code Harvest and freeze cycle A freeze ran longer than the board allows, or a harvest started and the ice never fell. Scale on the evaporator holds the sheet to the plate, a thickness probe crusted with minerals never signals, a hot gas valve that does not open leaves the plate cold, a harvest assist that does not push, or a water curtain that swings without tripping its switch all end in this family. A cleaning cycle run by the manual often clears it; a valve or a probe is a technician's job. ### Usually leads to Ice machine harvest repair The hot gas valve, harvest assist, curtain switch and thickness probe that decide when a sheet of cubes is done and make it drop. ### Shows up as Ice Machine Error Code or Flashing Light: What It Is Telling You An ice machine error code may show as a number on a small display, a pattern of blinking lights on the control board, a colored light on the front, or a machine that stops with one indicator flashing. ### Make Follett A Follett visit weighs how chewable ice is made and moved to the bin or the dispenser before looking at any single part. ### Source Follett Horizon Elite D710A installation, operation and service manual Horizon Elite D710A and related heads use a soft error with a 1-hour delay. Maestro Plus D414A, P414A and R414A (R290) boards also stop when the motor draws no current at all, and lock out on a second event within an hour. ## Before you book, in this order. Each step comes from Follett's own guidance for HI AMPS on its ice machines. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit. 01 Write down which lights are on: HI AMPS with TIME DELAY, or HI AMP alone. 02 Leave the machine alone for the full hour; the board will attempt a normal restart by itself. 03 Look at where the machine drains and make sure water is leaving freely, since a slow drain is one of Follett's listed causes. 04 If HI AMPS comes back the same day, or the HI AMP light stays on by itself, book a visit for descaling and an auger and gearmotor check. ### Still there? It usually turns into [ice machine harvest repair](https://icemachinerepair.center/services/ice-machine-harvest-repair/). Book with the code and the model number. ### What not to do HI AMPS is not an electrical supply problem in the building, and resetting the breaker does nothing for it. It is also different from HI PRESSURE, which points at the condenser rather than the auger. ## What you may notice with it. The ice machine problems HI AMPS tends to arrive with. Answer these at the ice machine before anyone is booked. [All problems](https://icemachinerepair.center/problems/) Before you call ### [Ice Machine Error Code or Flashing Light: What It Is Telling You](https://icemachinerepair.center/problems/ice-machine-error-code/) [All 7 causes, cheapest first](https://icemachinerepair.center/problems/ice-machine-error-code/) It also comes with - [**Ice Machine Running but Not Making Ice**](https://icemachinerepair.center/problems/ice-machine-not-making-ice/) - [**Ice Machine Making Too Little Ice for the Rush**](https://icemachinerepair.center/problems/ice-machine-making-little-ice/) - [**Ice Machine Loud: Grinding, Rattling or Banging**](https://icemachinerepair.center/problems/ice-machine-loud-noise/) Problem ### Ice Machine Error Code or Flashing Light: What It Is Telling You 7 causes, cheapest first Where HI AMPS usually leads ## Ice machine harvest repair. **Thickness probe, curtain switch, harvest assist and hot gas valve · low to moderate.** Book a visit [What the job involves](https://icemachinerepair.center/services/ice-machine-harvest-repair/) ## Follett ice machines. A Follett visit weighs how chewable ice is made and moved to the bin or the dispenser before looking at any single part. [Follett ice machine repair](https://icemachinerepair.center/brands/follett/) More Follett codes [LO WATER](https://icemachinerepair.center/error-codes/follett-lo-water/) [LO WATER flashing](https://icemachinerepair.center/error-codes/follett-lo-water-flashing/) [HI PRESSURE](https://icemachinerepair.center/error-codes/follett-hi-pressure/) [DRAIN CLOG](https://icemachinerepair.center/error-codes/follett-drain-clog/) [SERVICE](https://icemachinerepair.center/error-codes/follett-service/) [TIME DELAY](https://icemachinerepair.center/error-codes/follett-time-delay/) [Internal Water Leak Detected](https://icemachinerepair.center/error-codes/follett-internal-water-leak-detected/) [Empty Drip Tray](https://icemachinerepair.center/error-codes/follett-empty-drip-tray/) [Clean and Sanitize](https://icemachinerepair.center/error-codes/follett-clean-and-sanitize/) [Filter Replacement Required](https://icemachinerepair.center/error-codes/follett-filter-replacement-required/) Harvest and freeze cycle on other makes [Atosa E2](https://icemachinerepair.center/error-codes/atosa-e2/) [Blue Air E1](https://icemachinerepair.center/error-codes/blue-air-e1/) [Hoshizaki 1 beep](https://icemachinerepair.center/error-codes/hoshizaki-1-beep/) [Ice-O-Matic Error 1](https://icemachinerepair.center/error-codes/ice-o-matic-error-1/) [Koolaire SL#1](https://icemachinerepair.center/error-codes/koolaire-sl1/) [Manitowoc E01](https://icemachinerepair.center/error-codes/manitowoc-e01/) [Scotsman 1](https://icemachinerepair.center/error-codes/scotsman-1/) [Sub-Zero ICE flashing](https://icemachinerepair.center/error-codes/sub-zero-ice-flashing/) [All 26 codes of this kind](https://icemachinerepair.center/error-codes/#family-harvest) Follett builds this ### Modular ice machine An ice-making head set on top of a separate storage bin or drink dispenser, cooled by air, water or a condenser on the roof, turning out hundreds of pounds of cubes a day. Follett builds this ### Undercounter ice machine A self-contained ice machine that makes and stores its own ice under a bar, a service counter or a kitchen island, from commercial units to clear-ice models in large homes. Follett builds this ### Nugget ice machine An ice machine that freezes a thin layer inside a chilled cylinder and pushes it out with an auger as soft, chewable nuggets, for clinics, offices, hotels and large homes. ## In Follett's own words > the machine will shut down and the TIME DELAY and HI AMP will be illuminated. [Follett Horizon Elite D710A installation, operation and service manual](https://www.follettice.com/sites/default/files/2026-01/Im_IOSMan_HorElite_C710_After%20Serial%20Number%20R03746_01223080R13.pdf) [Follett Horizon Elite D710A installation, operation and service manual](https://www.follettice.com/sites/default/files/2026-01/Im_IOSMan_HorElite_C710_After%20Serial%20Number%20R03746_01223080R13.pdf) [Follett Maestro Plus R290 installation, operation and service manual](https://www.follettice.com/sites/default/files/2025-09/Im_IOSMan_MaestroPlus%20R290%2001570225R03.pdf) Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Horizon Elite D710A and related heads use a soft error with a 1-hour delay. Maestro Plus D414A, P414A and R414A (R290) boards also stop when the motor draws no current at all, and lock out on a second event within an hour. ## Follett HI AMPS ice machine repair, where we come out. 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Write down which lights are on: HI AMPS with TIME DELAY, or HI AMP alone. If it comes back, it needs a visit. ### Why does HI AMPS keep coming back on my Follett ice machine? Repeated HI AMPS usually means ice is dragging on the auger, most often from scale in the evaporator or water that is harder than the drain setting allows for. Descaling and a look at the auger bearings usually settle it. ### Only the HI AMP light is on and my Maestro Plus will not restart. What now? That is the lockout after a second HI AMPS within an hour. The board waits for its reset button, and since two events in a row point at a real mechanical load, book a visit before anyone resets it. ### Will my Follett restart by itself after HI AMPS? Yes, after the first event. The machine stays off for the one-hour time delay and then tries a normal start. --- **[Read on the site: Follett HI AMPS: the auger motor worked too hard and the ice machine stopped](https://icemachinerepair.center/error-codes/follett-hi-amps/)** **[Book a visit with IceMachineRepair.center](https://icemachinerepair.center/schedule/)**