--- title: "Viking Appliance Installation | ApplianceInstallation.center" description: "Viking appliance installation. Viking installs are pro-style gas and dual-fuel ranges with their hoods, plus built-in refrigeration, wine storage and…" url: "https://applianceinstallation.center/brands/viking/" --- # Viking Appliance Installation Viking installs are pro-style gas and dual-fuel ranges with their hoods, plus built-in refrigeration, wine storage and dishwashers in the same kitchen. ## Viking appliances, specifically. Viking builds professional-style ranges, cooktops, hoods and warming drawers alongside built-in dishwashers, refrigeration columns, wine cellars and ice machines, and fitting any of them starts with the same manufacturer instructions: a gas manifold check, an anti-tip bracket, and a control panel that may still be set the way it left the factory. A Viking installation visit works through that instruction set piece by piece before the appliance is handed back to the household. The Viking lineup ### Builds 3 appliance types Cold storage · Cooking appliances · Dish care ### Called out for New Appliance Not Level: Rocking Cabinets and Uneven Gaps and 6 more problems on Viking ### Installations we do 10 installations, on any make Pre-installation site check · Gas hookup and leak check · Water supply and shutoff connection · Drain and air gap connection ### Error codes Showroom Mode · Sabbath Mode · High Temperature Alarm 3 Viking codes with a page of their own ## The Viking lineup. Viking builds 3 of the 4 appliance types this site covers. Which one decides how the visit is planned. [All appliance types](https://applianceinstallation.center/types/) Cold storage unit ### Cold storage **4** of the problems we see on Viking come up on it Cold storage installation Cooking appliance ### Cooking appliances **3** of the problems we see on Viking come up on it Cooking appliances installation Dish care machine ### Dish care **2** of the problems we see on Viking come up on it Dish care installation ## What is particular to Viking. Viking's US lineup spans professional ranges, cooktops, wall ovens, hoods and warming drawers in the cooking group; built-in dishwashers; and a refrigeration family of columns, undercounter units, wine cellars and ice machines, each with its own clearance, gas and water requirements to confirm before the appliance goes into its opening. ### Freestanding cooking appliances ship with a temporary set of legs Viking's own installation guide has the installer unscrew a temporary set of legs once the range is raised off its pallet, then thread in the permanent leveling legs and anti-tip bracket before the range is pushed into its opening. Skipping that swap leaves the range resting on hardware that was only ever meant for the delivery path. ### Gas cooking appliances are built for a specific manifold pressure Viking's range manuals list the exact manifold pressure the burners are tuned to, natural gas and liquid propane separately, and ship an LP conversion kit in the carton so the same range can run on either supply. Confirming which gas is actually piped to the house, and converting before the first light, is part of the fitting rather than an afterthought. ### Cold-storage and ice columns can leave the factory in Showroom Mode Viking's ice machine and refrigeration column controls both carry a Showroom Mode meant for store floors, held in with a button combination, that keeps the display and lighting live while stopping the unit from actually cooling or freezing. An installation visit checks for it before handing the column over as finished. ### A ducted hood has its own install order Viking's downdraft and wall hood instructions run the ductwork and electrical panel in first, mount the trim next, and only then set the cooking appliance into its opening, because reaching the blower and duct connections gets harder once the range or cooktop is in place. Parts Viking packs the anti-tip bracket and an LP conversion kit with each range at the factory, and sells hood blowers separately from the hood body itself, so an installer confirms both are on site before starting rather than substituting a generic part. Repair or replace Most Viking installation calls are finished by completing a step the factory instructions call for, such as exiting Showroom Mode or converting the gas orifice; nothing in a first-time fitting should reach the point of asking whether to keep or replace the appliance. Book your Viking visit ## What we are called out for. On Viking, most often new appliance not level: rocking cabinets and uneven gaps. [All problems](https://applianceinstallation.center/problems/) Viking error codes [`Showroom Mode` Setup modes, not failures](https://applianceinstallation.center/error-codes/viking-showroom-mode/) [`Sabbath Mode` Setup modes, not failures](https://applianceinstallation.center/error-codes/viking-sabbath-mode/) [`High Temperature Alarm` First cool-down](https://applianceinstallation.center/error-codes/viking-high-temperature-alarm/) [All Viking codes](https://applianceinstallation.center/error-codes/#codes-viking) ### New Appliance Not Level: Rocking Cabinets and Uneven Gaps 6 causes, cheapest first ### New Unit Vibrating or Walking Across the Floor 6 causes, cheapest first ### Unit Too Big for the Opening: Cutout, Depth and the Delivery Path 6 causes, cheapest first ### Cold Storage Slow to Cool on the First Day 6 causes, cheapest first ### Hood Not Drawing Smoke: Duct Size, Damper and Makeup Air 6 causes, cheapest first ### Igniter Clicking After a Gas Hookup: Air in the Line or a Wet Cap 6 causes, cheapest first ## Not a Viking? 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Check the display for Showroom Mode before assuming a part has failed. Viking's own manuals describe it as a store setting that keeps the lights and display working while the compressor stays off, cleared with the same button combination used to enter it. ### Does a Viking gas cooking appliance need a special fitting? It needs the manifold pressure to match the gas actually supplied to the house, and Viking ships an LP conversion kit with every range so an installer can switch it from natural gas to propane, or confirm it does not need to be switched, before the first burn. ### Can the anti-tip bracket be added after a Viking cooking appliance is already in place? It is meant to go in before the range is pushed fully into its opening, since the bracket has to be screwed to the wall or floor behind the unit. Adding it later means pulling the range back out far enough to reach the mounting holes. ### Why does a Viking hood duct run affect how it is installed? Viking's hood instructions have the ductwork and blower wired in before the trim goes on and before the cooking appliance is set into its own opening, since the duct connections are hardest to reach once the kitchen is fully assembled around them. --- **[Read on the site: Viking Appliance Installation | ApplianceInstallation.center](https://applianceinstallation.center/brands/viking/)** **[Book a visit with ApplianceInstallation.center](https://applianceinstallation.center/schedule/)**