Troubleshooting Guide - Viking DESIGNER Series Manual

TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE ----DISHWASHER ----
PROBLEM
Not Filling With Water 1. Water Valve off
2. Undercarriage flooded
3. Open fill valve
4. Clogged fill valve
5. Loose connection
6. Door switch
7. Timer or selector open or burned
Unit always on or not 1. Check door switch. Door switch
turning on when door
(Interior light hot when
door first opened)
Check door switch bracket (lock guard).
Bracket may have a weak containing
arm for the micro switch.
Continuous Drain
(Undercarriage full of 1.Check for a clogged drain system
water)
2.Any restriction from the drain pump 2a. In some cases two (2) drain hoses
3.When the under carriage fills with
4.Check overflow switch
PROBABLE CAUSE
(See continuous drain
contacts
may :
a. Open
b. Come loose from bracket
c.
Have burnt wire ends (connector)
d. Separated at seal
In states where air gaps exist or
in homes where an air gap is
installed, check for a clogged air
gap or drain hose.
can cause a build up of pressure
and a temporary separation of the
drain pump housing, thus filling the
water a float safety switch is
activated causing the unit to go into
a pump out mode. The dishwasher
must be disconnected from power
and the water in the undercarriage
removed completely in order to
reset the dishwasher into a normal
mode.
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SOLUTION
1a. Turn water valve on
2a. Clogged air gap, hose, pump
b. Loose waterline connection
c. Hole in system hose: pump, drain,
washer motor, spray arm
3a. Replace fill valve
4a.
High water pressure, stuck fill valve,
faulty pressure switch
5a. Check all wiring and repair
6a. Open or switch out of bracket
7a. Replace as needed
a. Replace door switch
b.
Replace bracket and switch, if needed.
c. Replace wire or wire connectors
d. Replace door switch
1a. Clear clog and advise customer on
how to maintain a clean air gap
may be connected causing a vortex
at the connection. This vortex may
cause larger particles to clog in
drain hose or at vortex.
Remember - anything can be found in
drain hose. Some things to watch for
are: toothpicks, fish bones, flatware,
and crystal labels, seeds, broken toys,
etc.
4a. Replace open overflow switch