20 Most Recent Viking VCSB423 Side by Side Refrigerator Questions & Answers

the condenser coils are underneath. the evaporator coils are inside the freezer compartment. usually the back panel.

sounds like your fridge is not hooked up to water or water off the sound is the water valve calling for water if no water is hooked up or supplied the valve is quite noisy turn water on or lift icemaker arm to up lock position to turn ice maker off

CK your inverter on top of unit . There's a tech sheet to help guide you in the right direction

Heater as in divider million strip? It's in the door strip. Defrost heater is in freezer. This model is a whirlpool built unit fyi

I've maker arm above bucket . 2005, thr bucket can overfill that unless the shelf is in place. There is a new ice maker and arm assy which will help that in the future . Hope this helps

Ck your control ribbon. That may be your issue.

sandra, not being sarcastic but why keep the fridge open for ten minutes? It can cause other problems too. Try not to keep the fridge open for long after bulb change and see if it works. Good luck.

Check on top for a large black rocker switch. Normally Vikings take about ten minutes to start running when initially turned on and 24 hrs to be at normal operating temps.

Remove the vegetable/ produce/ meat draws and shelving that support them. Look along the rear wall or the left inside wall for vents that are feeding or directing cold air to the draws. First try to shut or close these vents down. Or you can tape over them to restrict the flow . The normal refrig temp is between 37 to 40 deg.

The bottom of the freezer or the refrigerator?

NOTE: This
is a multi-solution answer since I don't have all the tech from your question to pinpoint your problem
But the solution is in here generically, if you read and study the solutions very,very carefully.
First I would check cold control. Thats where you turn it off, if your temp is not warm. it can
be defective and not shutting off. If your temp is warm proceed with the following.
I would check the fan in the freezer. Listen to see if it is running
It moves air to the ref from the freezer
Then check to see if FREEZER CONTROL is turned WARMER WHICH MAKES THE REF COLDER AND VICE-VERSA. SEE?
The ref. temp should be about 33-35
The Freezer temp should be 0 to 10 Any thing below these temps is overkill and a waste of elect
The higher the number you turn it up to is the coldest
But is probably a common defrost problem The ice build up
is not being melted by the defrost system.The fan can't blow through the coils into the fridge.
Take out back panel of freezer to check for ice buildup. The coils should be clean.
There are three components to a defrost system- a heater,heater thermostat, and a timer unless you have a defrost electronic card.
Its best handled by a Technician but you could possibly do it by taking your model number to the nearest appliance parts store and asking for the parts. They are mostly located in freezer ,behind back panel on freezer coils.except the card which is usually located in ref The parts store will have info
Also check fan undernearh Ref in the rear
Clean condenser coils underneath
Make sure back cover is on the fridge. Some take them off and throw them away.
make one out of cardboard if its gone, using the holes of the old one.
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WATER SPLASHING IN FREEZER AT ICEMAKER
THE FILL TUBE IN BACK OF REFRIGERATOR CAN SLIP
AGAINST THE FILL RESERVOIR CAUSING A PARTIAL BLOCKAGE
OR BECOME CLOGGED WITH ICE.
REMOVE THE ICEMAKER AND INSPECT THE FILL TUBE.
RUN WATER IN TUBE TO ELININATE BLOCKAGE AND CHECK
TEMP IN FREEZER. IF TEMP IS BELOW 0 DEGREES, THATS
OVERKILL AND USUALLY A WASTE OF ELECTRICITY TO KEEP IT THAT COLD, NOT TO MENTION THE FILL TUBE FREEZING UP
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Under the ice tray or compartmentis a wire shaft which runs to the control unit. Check to see if it is bent orobstructed by any object underneath it. If not then it is more than likely thecontrol module solenoid located where it goes into the control housing. Thefirst thing Check is 120VAC coming to the solenoid.Pull out the ice bin and examinethe bottom of the bin itself. You will see a metal bar that sits underneath thebin to one side of it. This bar is moved to pull the ice away from the crusherblades or left down to be crushed in them. Follow the bar to the back wallwhere it goes into a square hole in the wall. This is the solenoid that pullsthe bar up for cubed and crushed ice. There is a plastic hook in that squarecutout that that bar is supposed to sit in. You may have pulled out the ice binand when pushing it back in the bar managed to get under the hook. The hook ispart #45C in this diagram http://www.searspartsdirect.com/partsdirect/showSubComp.pd?imageUrl=http%3a%2f%2fc.searspartsdirect.com%2flis_png%2fPLDM%2fR0302033-00008.pngIf you cant even see the plastic hook, stick your finger in the square hole andfeel upwards towards the ceiling. You should be able to feel the hook and pullit down back into place. If it wont budge then the solenoid itself will have tobe replaced.Still problem persist Finally the control board only is the problem.
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