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Trash Compactor Error codes

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Indexed codes

5

Brand

Uline

Family

Trash Compactor

Code cards

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Severity is a quick triage hint—not a substitute for in-home diagnostics.

E1 Moderate

E1 – Trash Compactor error code

E1 on a Uline trash compactor is the published sensor / thermistor open code—the control sees an open circuit where it expects a working sensor signal.The compactor may still cycle for short bursts. Pause use before force-feeding large bags; running with a sensor error stresses the motor and…

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E2 Moderate

E2 – Trash Compactor error code

E2 on a Uline trash compactor is the published sensor / thermistor shorted code—the same sensor circuit as E1, but reading as a short rather than an open. The control treats it as out-of-range and may park the appliance in a safe state.Do not run multiple cycles back-to-back…

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E3 Moderate

E3 – Trash Compactor error code

E3 on a Uline trash compactor is published as door / drawer open too long. The control logs E3 when it expects the drawer to be closed for a cycle but sees the open state longer than its timeout.Confirm nothing is blocking the drawer track (bags pushed too…

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E11 Moderate

E11 (also EE) – Trash Compactor error code

E11 (also displayed as EE on some Uline series) is the published EEPROM / control-board memory error. The appliance has flagged a memory or stored-data check that it cannot verify.Avoid repeated power-cycle resets—each one stresses the same memory the board is trying to read. Photograph the display and…

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ER Moderate

ER – Trash Compactor error code

ER on a Uline trash compactor is the published general control / system error—a catch-all the firmware uses when something outside the named sensor or door checks goes wrong.Document what the appliance was doing when the code appeared (idle, mid-cycle, after a heavy bag) and whether you heard…

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