Viking High Temperature Alarm: expected while a new unit is still cooling down
Viking's alarm table ties this alarm to the refrigerator exceeding its allowed high temperature, with the display flashing until the compartment reaches its normal maximum again.
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- First cool-down
- Built-in and panel-ready fitting
- Source: Viking
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What High Temperature Alarm
actually means.
Viking's alarm table ties this alarm to the refrigerator exceeding its allowed high temperature, with the display flashing until the compartment reaches its normal maximum again. A newly installed column that has not yet finished its first pull-down, or one loaded with warm food too soon, will trigger the same alarm.
Viking appliance display
What to do when High Temperature Alarm shows on the applianceKind of codeFirst cool-down
A warm alarm in the first day is the most common message a new cold storage unit shows, and the maker's manual usually expects it: from room temperature, a full-size unit can take many hours, and sometimes a full day, to reach its setting. It becomes an installation question when the alarm lasts past that, when the unit was pushed tight against the back wall or into an opening without the air clearances the drawing asks for, or when a door fails to close because the unit tips forward. Leave it closed and empty for the first day and check the gaps against the instructions.
Usually leads toBuilt-in and panel-ready fitting
Built-in columns, drawers, wall ovens and panel-ready models set to the cutout, anchored, connected, and custom panels hung and aligned.
Shows up asCold Storage Slow to Cool on the First Day
Cold storage slow to cool is a new refrigerator, freezer, wine or beverage unit that still feels warm inside many hours after its installation.
MakeViking
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.
SourceViking FBI7360W refrigeration manual
Confirmed on Viking's FBI7360W built-in refrigeration column's alarm digital display code table.
Before you book,
in this order.
Each step comes from Viking's own guidance for High Temperature Alarm on its appliances. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.
Press the alarm button to mute the sound; the display keeps flashing until the temperature drops back into range.
Avoid loading warm food into the compartment until the first cool-down is complete.
Confirm the sides and top of the unit have the clearance the installation guide calls for so air can circulate around it.
If the display keeps flashing well beyond the first day, book a visit.
Still there?
It usually turns into built-in and panel-ready fitting. Book with the code and the model number.
What not to do
This alarm on a freshly installed unit is a normal part of the first pull-down, not a sign the compressor has failed; it is different from a persistent alarm on a unit that has been running for days.
What you may
notice with it.
The appliance problems High Temperature Alarm tends to arrive with. Answer these at the appliance before anyone is booked.
All problems
Where High Temperature Alarm usually leads
Built-in and panel-ready fitting.
Viking
appliances.
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 appliance installationMore Viking codes
First cool-down on other makes
Cold storage
Setting a new refrigerator, freezer, wine or beverage unit or ice maker into its opening: measured, connected to water, leveled and started.
Cooking appliances
Hooking up ranges, cooktops, wall ovens, microwaves and hoods: gas connectors leak-tested, anti-tip brackets fastened, ducts sized and the first light checked.
Dish care
Fitting a new dishwasher or dish drawer under the counter: supply line, drain loop or air gap, power, mounting brackets and a first test cycle.
In Viking's own words
Alarm will sound and display will flash when temperature exceeds the high temperature allowed.
Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Confirmed on Viking's FBI7360W built-in refrigeration column's alarm digital display code table.
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Questions
about High Temperature Alarm.
Can I clear High Temperature Alarm myself?
Is a High Temperature Alarm normal on a brand-new Viking cold-storage unit?
How is the High Temperature Alarm muted on a Viking column?
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Back to your everyday
Still showing High Temperature Alarm?
A booking moves faster with three things: the message exactly as the display shows it, the model number from the carton or the rating plate, and the moment it first appeared. With those, the office can tell whether it is a setup step or a connection to put right, and send the part that fixes it.