The evaporator plate inside an open modular ice machine with a full sheet of clear cubes still frozen to it, the ice machine's plastic water curtain hanging just in front.

Scotsman code 2: long harvest on a cuber, auger overload on a nugget machine

On a cuber, harvest ends when the ice pushes the curtain open.

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  • Harvest and freeze cycle
  • Ice machine harvest repair
  • Source: Scotsman

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Three short steps, about a minute.

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What 2
actually means.

On a cuber, harvest ends when the ice pushes the curtain open. If 3.5 minutes pass without that, the controller shuts the machine off for 50 minutes and tries again; a blinking 2 is that retry, a steady 2 is the stop after the third failure. On a CM3 nugget or flake machine, 2 means the auger motor went over its power limit; three overloads in a row stop it.

Scotsman ice machine display

What to do when 2 shows on the ice machine

Before you book,
in this order.

Each step comes from Scotsman's own guidance for 2 on its ice machines. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.

01

On a cuber, check that the curtain is in place and swings freely, and that no ice is jammed against it.

02

On a nugget or flake machine, listen for grinding or knocking from the evaporator area and switch it off if you hear it.

03

Press Off then On once; if a steady 2 returns, book a visit.

Still there?

It usually turns into ice machine harvest repair. Book with the code and the model number.

What not to do

A 2 on a cuber is not a slow freeze; that is 1. On a nugget machine it is not a water shortage, which shows as 3.

Where 2 usually leads

Ice machine harvest repair.

Thickness probe, curtain switch, harvest assist and hot gas valve · low to moderate.

In Scotsman's own words

Max Harvest Time Shut Down
Scotsman Prodigy ELITE modular cuber service manual, MC0322 through MC2148 (January 2022) Scotsman Prodigy ELITE modular cuber service manual, MC0322 through MC2148 (January 2022) Scotsman CM3 control system update, Prodigy flaked and nugget ice machines technical review (291-839) Scotsman Technical Update: Prodigy cuber code diagnostics (August 2010)

Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Prodigy and Prodigy ELITE cubers (MC and C models) show one character in the code display next to the lights. Prodigy flaked and nugget machines with the CM3 control (N and F models) use the same display with a different code list.

Scotsman 2 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.

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Questions
about 2.

Can I clear 2 myself?
On a cuber, check that the curtain is in place and swings freely, and that no ice is jammed against it. If it comes back, it needs a visit.
My Scotsman cuber showed a blinking 2 and went quiet for almost an hour. Is it broken?
That is the built-in retry: after a long harvest the controller rests for 50 minutes and then starts again. It gives up only after the third failure in a row.
Why does my Scotsman nugget machine show 2 and grind?
A 2 on a nugget machine means the auger motor drew more power than its limit. Switch it off and book a visit rather than restarting it again and again, because the cause is mechanical.
Can a stuck curtain cause code 2 on a Scotsman?
Yes. Scotsman lists a curtain switch that does not open with the curtain among the causes.

Back to your everyday

Still showing 2?

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.

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