--- title: "Dishwashers" description: "Viking dishwashers — stainless-fronted and panel-ready models, all of them Energy Star, all built around a variable-speed motor that changes water pressure…" url: "https://vikingmiami.support/appliances/dishwasher/" date_modified: "2026-08-21" --- # Dishwashers Appliance # Viking dishwashers Stainless-fronted and panel-ready models, all of them Energy Star, all built around a variable-speed motor that changes water pressure with the cycle. It is also the appliance in this line most likely to report an error on its own display, which makes the first phone call much shorter. - **From $95** diagnostic, credited to the repair - **59** cities and neighborhoods covered - **OEM** parts available on order - **In writing** the price, before anything is opened ## Book a diagnostic visit Your model number and a line about what it is doing is enough to get started. Your details stay private. No spam, ever. The short version ## What this equipment is, for a repair Configurations Stainless front · Panel ready · Undercounter · 18″ and 24″ Access Planned before the visit, not discovered on arrival Parts OEM, available on order Diagnostic From $95, credited to the repair What we do on it ## Repairs we carry out on Viking dishwashers Starting figures for this equipment in South Florida. The exact cost is confirmed after an on-site diagnostic — and this is not the whole list of what can go wrong, so call if your problem is not here. - from $95 Diagnostic visit One visit that ends with a named cause, a figure and a decision — and the fee comes off the bill if you go ahead with the work. Credited against the repair A written figure before anything is ordered Ten appliance types, one rate [ What this involves ](https://vikingmiami.support/services/diagnostic-visit/) from $95 ### Diagnostic visit One visit that ends with a named cause, a figure and a decision — and the fee comes off the bill if you go ahead with the work. - Credited against the repair - A written figure before anything is ordered - Ten appliance types, one rate - from $345 Control board replacement The repair people assume it is and it usually is not. A board is proved by eliminating what it drives — and on this make a control condition that survives a proper power cycle is a different thing from one that does not. Everything the board drives eliminated first A genuine five-minute power cycle before any part is ordered Configuration set on replacement, which is its own condition here [ What this involves ](https://vikingmiami.support/services/control-board-replacement/) from $345 ### Control board replacement The repair people assume it is and it usually is not. A board is proved by eliminating what it drives — and on this make a control condition that survives a proper power cycle is a different thing from one that does not. - Everything the board drives eliminated first - A genuine five-minute power cycle before any part is ordered - Configuration set on replacement, which is its own condition here - from $175 Dishwasher drain & fill repair Water that will not go out, or will not come in. Nearly all of it is in the plumbing rather than in the machine — which is why counting the two flashing lights before we arrive saves a visit surprisingly often. The flash count read before anything is opened Disposal, hose loop and filters checked first Fill pressure measured at the tap [ What this involves ](https://vikingmiami.support/services/dishwasher-drain-and-fill-repair/) from $175 ### Dishwasher drain & fill repair Water that will not go out, or will not come in. Nearly all of it is in the plumbing rather than in the machine — which is why counting the two flashing lights before we arrive saves a visit surprisingly often. - The flash count read before anything is opened - Disposal, hose loop and filters checked first - Fill pressure measured at the tap - from $265 Dishwasher pump & motor repair The wash motor, the drain pump and the diverter that sends water to one rack or the other. When one rack comes out clean and the other does not, this is usually why. Diverter tested rack by rack Drain pump cleared rather than only replaced Motor control separated from the motor [ What this involves ](https://vikingmiami.support/services/dishwasher-pump-and-motor-repair/) from $265 ### Dishwasher pump & motor repair The wash motor, the drain pump and the diverter that sends water to one rack or the other. When one rack comes out clean and the other does not, this is usually why. - Diverter tested rack by rack - Drain pump cleared rather than only replaced - Motor control separated from the motor - from $145 Appliance maintenance One visit that covers the intervals this climate shortens: condensers, filters, descaling, burner ports and the drain paths. It is the visit that keeps the other twenty-six away. Condensers cleaned on every cold appliance in the kitchen Descaling on anything with a water side Burner ports and grill hardware checked before the season [ What this involves ](https://vikingmiami.support/services/appliance-maintenance/) from $145 ### Appliance maintenance One visit that covers the intervals this climate shortens: condensers, filters, descaling, burner ports and the drain paths. It is the visit that keeps the other twenty-six away. - Condensers cleaned on every cold appliance in the kitchen - Descaling on anything with a water side - Burner ports and grill hardware checked before the season - from $225 Appliance installation Built-in equipment set into cabinetry, leveled, connected and proved. On this make that includes the two things that cause the most trouble later: ventilation under a cooktop, and a drain for an ice machine. Leveled properly, which several appliances here measure by Ventilation clearances confirmed against the instructions Panels and grille kits set square [ What this involves ](https://vikingmiami.support/services/appliance-installation/) from $225 ### Appliance installation Built-in equipment set into cabinetry, leveled, connected and proved. On this make that includes the two things that cause the most trouble later: ventilation under a cooktop, and a drain for an ice machine. - Leveled properly, which several appliances here measure by - Ventilation clearances confirmed against the instructions - Panels and grille kits set square In more detail ## About Viking dishwashers ### Stainless or hidden behind a panel Viking dishwashers come with a stainless front or panel-ready to match the joinery, in the standard 24-inch width and an 18-inch undercounter size. All of them are Energy Star qualified and all are built around a variable-speed motor that adjusts water volume and pressure to the cycle selected. ### What actually goes wrong - **Drainage.** Filter, pump, hose — in that order, and the first one you can do yourself. - **Poor cleaning.** A blocked filter or spray arm far more often than a failing pump. - **Not drying.** Rinse aid, loading and the heating element, and on some cycles it is normal behavior rather than a problem. - **Flashing error codes.** This appliance reports for itself, and it is worth reading out on the phone. - **Leaks.** The door seal and the sump, and a leak under a panel-ready machine that has been quietly running for a while is a cabinetry problem as well. - **New noise.** Loading first, then a bearing or something in the pump. ### What to have ready Whether it is stainless or panel-ready, the model number from the edge of the door, what the display shows, and where in the cycle it stops. This article is based on: - Official manufacturer documentation - Internal repair procedures - Technician repair history - Company quality standards Before you book ## Questions about viking dishwashers Very. The dishwashers are among the few appliances in this line that report an error you can read, and passing it on over the phone often decides which parts travel. Write down exactly what it shows, including whether lights are flashing in a pattern rather than showing a number. Draining, nearly always: the filter, the pump, or the hose loop under the sink. Clear the filter yourself first — it lifts out — and check that nothing has been put into the disposal that could have travelled the wrong way. If the tub still holds water, the drain pump is the next part. The maker says no, and it is right: these are built to handle scraped plates. But not rinsing and not scraping are different things, and the filter is where the difference collects. Half the “it is not cleaning any more” calls we take are answered by lifting the filter out and washing it. These are built to run very quietly, so a change in noise is worth taking seriously. Start with loading: dishes touching each other, a lid resting against the tub, drain plugs left out of the sink. If the machine is loaded properly and the noise is new, a bearing or a foreign object in the pump comes next. It changes the water pressure to match the cycle — high for pots and pans, low for light and china — instead of running one pump one way. It is a good design and it means a motor or its control failing shows up as poor cleaning on one cycle and acceptable cleaning on another, which is a confusing symptom until you know why. 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