Viking Dishwashers - Page 5 - Recent Questions, Troubleshooting & Support

Hello, exactly which lights are flashing or staying lit as you can see by this link the lights staying lit would mean the unit is trying to tell what the error code is click this link http://www.arcfn.com/2010/04/viking-dishwasher-fault-codes.html I await your reply and also could you please provide the model number to the unit as well allows us to give a more specific solution rather then a generalized Thanks Rick

you either have a loose ground on the circuit or a bad sprak module

It might be an energy saving feature. It might turn off heating of the wash water to save energy.

USUALLY, there is a knob that holds the spray arm on the shaft coming up from the pump. Hold the spray arm and turn the knob the opposite direction than what the arm rotates. there might be a blockage in the shaft which can be seen when the spray arm is removed. the other blockage might be in the inlet to the pump which is on the bottom of the pan where there is a removable screen below which you can see the food/ debris grinder and below that the impeller to the pump. clean out both if you can. Caution - dont leave any screws/ hard items in the impeller cavity.

you can hold the start atop button down for 5 seconds to re set it or you can turn off the circuit breaker to the dishwasher for 20 sec. That should help. If not, it probably is a bad celenoid which a repairman needs to replace

Hello Vicki. If the drain pump sounds like it is running and will not shut off, you are on "flood mode" There is standing water in the bas pan of the dishwasher. sometimes water can get down there due to an overfill, or not draining completely between cycles. You can either wait for 2 or 3 days and the water will evaporate and should run normally. You can remove the bottom access panels and either vacuum out of dry the water (REMOVE POWER FIRST !) . If it does not clear on its own or if removing the water manually does not work, then the float switch will need to be replaced that activates the flood mode. There is a small possibility you have a bad control .

Unclear what your dishwasher model is. Check the codes on page 37 onwards of this manual to confirm. Most likely it is a drain problem. Ensure the kitchen drain is clear and drain hose is not blocked. http://www.vikingrange.com/MEDIA_CustomProductCatalog/m2700097_F20407.pdf

Are you sure the breaker is big enough to carry the Amps needed to start the drying cycle. You know that due to inductance it takes almost twice as many amps to start a motor as it does to run it.Find out how many Watts it uses and divide it by 120VAC and it will give the maximum amps it will draw. See if the breaker is high enough amp for it. A 25 Amp breaker should be efficient. I hope this helps you and if I can help you in anyway in the future let me know.