Your Mill Plus and Mill 1st gen. come with subtle multi-colored LED lights to help you understand your bin’s status.
Mill Plus
Four cycling white dots: your bin is grinding. It's faster during a Dry & Grind cycle and slower during cool down.
Lock: your bin is locked. Unlock it by tapping and then pressing and holding (short-then-long press).
Lock reminder: you cannot start a cycle because your bin is locked.
Heat: the bucket is hot.
Heat reminder: you've opened the lid but the bucket is still hot!
Four pulsing green dots: check the fill line to see if it’s time to empty. Learn how here.
Four pulsing blue dots: your bin is ready to pair. Follow the instructions in the app. You'll need to complete this step to use your bin.
Two bouncing white dots: you're in the process of pairing your bin.
Two bouncing blue dots: you're in the process of setting your bin's scale. Learn how here.
Four pulsing red dots: check the app for more information about what’s going on with your bin.
Two steady red dots: your bin is jammed. Learn how to clear a jam here.
A colorful animation across all three icons: your bin has (re)started and is unpaired. If you were holding down the lid button to factory reset, you can let go once you see this animation.
Four green dots that blink twice: your bin powered on and reconnected to Mill.
Mill 1st gen.
You can also reference our YouTube video here.
Four cycling orange dots: your bin is in a Dry & Grind cycle, which typically takes between 5-10 hours (it can be shorter or longer).
A white lock: your bin’s lid lock is. Unlock it by holding the button down for three seconds, or unlock it in the app.
An orange lock: your bin is locked because the bucket is hot.
A pulsing green circle: check the fill line to see if it’s time to empty. Learn how here.
A pulsing blue circle: your bin is ready to pair. Follow the instructions in the app. You'll need to complete this step to use your bin.
A pulsing yellow circle: check the app for more information about what’s going on with your bin.
Two steady red dots: your bin is jammed. Learn how to clear a jam here.
A colorful animation across all three icons: your bin has (re)started and is unpaired. If you were holding down the lid button to factory reset, you can let go once you see this animation.