Marvel nugget ice machine blinking DRAIN (Er16): slow drain
The nugget machine regularly empties its reservoir through a drain valve.
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- Drain and pump
- Ice machine drain and pump repair
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What Er16
actually means.
The nugget machine regularly empties its reservoir through a drain valve. If the lower level sensor still sees water two minutes after the valve opens, DRAIN blinks and Er16 is set. Marvel's checks are the drain valve, the level sensor and a clogged drain.
Marvel ice machine display · also shown as DRAIN lamp blinking
What to do when Er16 shows on the ice machineKind of codeDrain and pump
Water that should have left the machine is still inside it. A gravity drain clogged with slime or scale, a line run too flat to keep up during a harvest, a drain pump whose float sticks or whose motor has stopped, or an air gap blocked at the floor sink all back water into the bin or across the floor. Checking that the drain outlet in view runs clear is a fair first step; the pump and the line inside the cabinet are a visit.
Usually leads toIce machine drain and pump repair
Gravity drains, air gaps, drain pumps and their lines, cleared or replaced when meltwater backs up into the bin or reaches the floor.
Shows up asIce 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.
MakeMarvel
Marvel ice machine visits in a home start with the drain and the water supply, then move to the clear ice cycle.
SourceMarvel MRNP215 nugget ice machine owner's guide and service manual
Marvel nugget ice machines MRNP215, MONP215 and MANP415, which report through ICE, NO WATER and DRAIN lamps.
Before you book,
in this order.
Each step comes from Marvel's own guidance for Er16 on its ice machines. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.
Check the drain hose behind the machine for kinks or a crushed section.
If the machine has a drain pump, make sure its discharge line is not blocked.
Book a visit if DRAIN still blinks; the valve and sensor need testing.
Still there?
It usually turns into ice machine drain and pump repair. Book with the code and the model number.
What not to do
DRAIN lit steady is normal while the drain valve is open. A drain pump that stops working can also leave water in the bin, so a wet bin with no blinking lamp is still worth reporting.
What you may
notice with it.
The ice machine problems Er16 tends to arrive with. Answer these at the ice machine before anyone is booked.
All problems
Where Er16 usually leads
Ice machine drain and pump repair.
Marvel
ice machines.
Marvel ice machine visits in a home start with the drain and the water supply, then move to the clear ice cycle.
Marvel ice machine repairMore Marvel codes
Drain and pump on other makes
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.
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 Marvel's own words
If the lower limit water level sensor is not detected within 2 minutes as the drain valve operates (Er16)
Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Marvel nugget ice machines MRNP215, MONP215 and MANP415, which report through ICE, NO WATER and DRAIN lamps.
Marvel Er16 ice machine repair,
where we come out.
The same visit in every metro below: the code, the model number, and a diagnosis before any part is ordered.
All service areasTampa BayFL · 31 areas
Miami / South FloridaFL · 47 areas
New York MetroNY · 75 areas
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ChicagoIL · 50 areas
Los AngelesCA · 95 areas
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Questions
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Back to your everyday
Still showing Er16?
A booking with a code goes further when it carries the light or code copied as it appeared, the model and serial off the data plate, and a word on whether cubes still fall into the bin. With those three in hand, our office can match the probable part to your machine the same afternoon.