Viking Freestanding Refrigerator Repair

Viking Range is a well-known producer of superior quality cooking appliances, however, this brand is also fairly well known for a variety of refrigerators, both built-in and freestanding. While built-in refrigerators are designed to optimize efficiency with pleasant and comfortable design, freestanding French-door Viking refrigerators prioritize performance, safety and efficiency.

What to Do if Your Refrigerator Needs a Repair?

Nobody wants to buy a premium Viking appliance and end up using a camp cooler for keeping their food cold. I would like to admit that Viking refrigerators are indeed durable high-quality appliances, yet even their owners can encounter a number of problems.

Warning! Trip the circuit breakers and make sure your range has no power before you try to disassemble or repair it!

The Interior Temperature is Too High

This problem is rather widespread, for a single reason that there are so many possible issues that can lead to the decrease of performance of your refrigerator. The first thing you should do is to check the refrigerator’s thermostat settings. You can find the control panel at the top inner side of your appliance. The factory setting is 38° F, however, you or someone else could have accidentally changed the target temperature. Please keep in mind that it is recommended to change the temperature one degree at a time and wait 24 hours before changing the temperature again. If the temperature settings are fine we recommend to carefully check the door seal. Make sure it is not torn and that the seal does not leak air. It is worth mentioning that any dents on the fridge door may potentially result in the seal failing to connect to the door snuggly.

Ice Maker or Waterline Problems

Are you bothered by the quality of ice that is produced by your icemaker? Rather often, the icemaker problems can be fixed on the spot, without the need to call a technician. Keep in mind that it is better to turn off the icemaker entirely in case you are not going to need any ice by raising the arm. If you do use the icemaker continuously, we recommend cleaning the ice bin regularly and drying it up before putting it back inside the freezer. If a damaged icemaker starts leaking turn off the water supply immediately. Unfortunately, waterline diagnostics would require partial disassembly of your appliance. It may be necessary to examine the water line in order to find out the faulty part and replace it.