Manitowoc Bin Switches April 17 2014, 3 Comments

Manitowoc bin switches are the part of the ice machine that tell the control board when a batch of ice has dropped or when the ice bin is full. They are mounted to the underside of the evaporator, where the magnet of the water curtain or damper door make contact.

There are 2 main bin switches for Manitowoc ice machines. Part number 2301483 bin switch has a gray wire, with a white box at the end. This ice machine part is used on most Q Series and older Manitowoc ice makers. Then there is ice maker part number 000007888, which is white, shaped like a pencil and used on S Series and newer ice machines.

Both bin switches operate the same, however they are not interchangeable.

Magnetic bin switches, or harvest switch, are also known to fail intermittently. The only way to test them is to OHM them out and look for consistency. However, finding 3 failures amongst 100 open/closes can cause the machine to lock out on a safety limit. Typically the ice machine will shut down on a Safety Limit 2, indicating that it was in harvest for too long.

If you have any questions about Manitowoc bin switches or help in identifying which ice machine part is right for you, please feel free to contact us at sales@icemakerpartsshop.com.

Comments

Al on July 08 2016 at 06:39PM

how do you remove the bin switch on a model QDO-452A unit, pry down?

Lynn - Ice Maker Parts Shop Admin on October 23 2014 at 09:46AM

@Annette, yes the Q270 ice machine uses a completely different bin switch, due to it’s short wire leads. We keep that part in stock and can be found at the following link:

http://icemakerpartsshop.com/products/manitowoc-bin-switch-7601613-for-q270-free-shipping

Please let me know if you have any other questions.

Annette Tremante on October 22 2014 at 01:22PM

I have an older machine model number qdo272A. And would like to know which bin switch would work.
The part number is 7601613
Thank you