True E6 on an ice machine: head pressure climbed too high
The control watches the pressure leaving the compressor and raises E6 once it goes above 370 psi.
Mon–Sat, 8am–8pm
- Condenser and airflow
- Ice machine condenser and fan repair
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What E6
actually means.
The control watches the pressure leaving the compressor and raises E6 once it goes above 370 psi. On an air-cooled True head that almost always means the condenser is not shedding heat, because of a clogged air filter, a dirty coil or a fan that is not turning.
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What to do when E6 shows on the ice machineKind of codeCondenser and airflow
The machine could not shed its heat. An air filter packed with lint, a condenser coil furred with grease and dust, a fan motor that no longer spins, a machine pushed into a hot corner without its clearance, a water-cooled condenser whose regulating valve starves it, or a remote condenser on a roof blocked by leaves all show up here. Washing the air filter and freeing the space around the machine clears many cases; a fan motor or a valve means a visit.
Usually leads toIce machine condenser and fan repair
Air-cooled coils, fan motors and filters, water-cooled regulating valves and rooftop remote condensers, cleaned or repaired so the ice machine can shed its heat.
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.
MakeTrue Residential
True ice machine visits begin with the installation: the supply, the drain fall and the clearance the machine needs to cool.
SourceTrue Ice TCIM modular ice machine service manual (TEC_TM_198 Rev A)
True Ice TCIM air-cooled modular heads (TCIM-422 to TCIM-830), touchscreen control; the code shows on the active alarm screen and stays in the alarm log.
Before you book,
in this order.
Each step comes from True Residential's own guidance for E6 on its ice machines. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.
Turn the head off at the touchscreen and slide out the air filter; wash it in warm water with a neutral cleaner and let it dry before refitting.
Clear boxes, bags or stored stock away from the air intake and outlet so the head can breathe.
Restart ice making and watch for the condenser fan to turn; if it does not, or E6 comes back, book a visit for the coil and the fan motor.
Still there?
It usually turns into ice machine condenser and fan repair. Book with the code and the model number.
What not to do
E6 reads the pressure itself, while E20 is the separate high-pressure limit on the HP1 transducer and E7 means that transducer lost its signal. A hot room can push pressure up too, which is why E14 for high ambient temperature often appears alongside it.
What you may
notice with it.
The ice machine problems E6 tends to arrive with. Answer these at the ice machine before anyone is booked.
All problems
Where E6 usually leads
Ice machine condenser and fan repair.
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ice machines.
True ice machine visits begin with the installation: the supply, the drain fall and the clearance the machine needs to cool.
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In True Residential's own words
Discharge pressure has exceeded 370 psi
Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. True Ice TCIM air-cooled modular heads (TCIM-422 to TCIM-830), touchscreen control; the code shows on the active alarm screen and stays in the alarm log.
True Residential E6 ice machine repair,
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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 E6.
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Back to your everyday
Still showing E6?
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.