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title: "Viking undercounter unit error code E2"
description: "Viking undercounter unit error code E2: the manufacturer publishes this for a condenser fan motor error, from high or low current draw."
url: "https://vikingmiami.support/error-codes/error-code-e2-undercounter-refrigeration/"
date_modified: "2026-08-21"
Product line: "Designer Series, Professional Custom"
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# Viking undercounter unit error code E2

Error code

# Viking undercounter unit error code E2

Viking undercounter unit error code E2: the manufacturer publishes this for a condenser fan motor error, from high or low current draw. What the code covers, what to check before you book, and why the same token means something else on another Viking machine.

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What we can confirm

## Code E2, from the manufacturer’s own documentation

A code is only meaningful together with the generation showing it — the same two digits mean different things across generations, and that is the commonest reason a code looked up online leads somewhere wrong. This one is recorded on [Designer Series](https://vikingmiami.support/series/designer-series/), [Professional Custom](https://vikingmiami.support/series/professional-custom/).

The code

The manufacturer publishes this for a condenser fan motor error, from high or low current draw

or call [(305) 697-3843](tel:+13056973843)

What it narrows down to

Condenser fan

What you are probably seeing

[Refrigerator making a new noise](https://vikingmiami.support/symptoms/refrigerator-noisy/)

Diagnostic

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What it looks like from the kitchen

## The symptom this code usually arrives with

A code names the subsystem; the symptom is what sent you to look at the display in the first place. That page says what it usually turns out to be, cheapest cause first.

- Which noise, and when
					Refrigerator making a new noise

					Buzzing, clicking, rattling or a hum that has changed. Some of it is normal and some of it is a fan telling you it is on its way, and the difference is usually in when the noise happens.

														A rattle or buzz that comes and goes

														A hum that is louder than it used to be

														Clicking every few minutes

								[

				What it usually means

			](https://vikingmiami.support/symptoms/refrigerator-noisy/)
Which noise, and when

Buzzing, clicking, rattling or a hum that has changed. Some of it is normal and some of it is a fan telling you it is on its way, and the difference is usually in when the noise happens.

- A rattle or buzz that comes and goes
- A hum that is louder than it used to be
- Clicking every few minutes
On the same generation

## What else belongs to the Designer Series

A code belongs to a generation rather than to one cabinet. These are the other codes yours can show, and the models that can show this one — a display often has more than one thing to say, and the model number decides what any of it costs to put right.

Other codes this generation can display

Key error

Temperature sensor

Over temperature

Relay error

Control error

Software error

Keyboard, ambient light

LED test error

Keyboard error

Communication error

The same two digits mean different things across generations.							[

								Search the full code list

							](https://vikingmiami.support/error-codes/)

Models that can display this code

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										VIRT5364									](https://vikingmiami.support/models/viking-virt5364/)
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										VDOE130									](https://vikingmiami.support/models/viking-vdoe130/)
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										DETU260									](https://vikingmiami.support/models/viking-detu260/)
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										VICU105									](https://vikingmiami.support/models/viking-vicu105/)
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										DURD1441D									](https://vikingmiami.support/models/viking-durd1441d/)
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										DUWC1541C									](https://vikingmiami.support/models/viking-duwc1541c/)
- [

										FRCI1240G									](https://vikingmiami.support/models/viking-frci1240g/)
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										VCSO244									](https://vikingmiami.support/models/viking-vcso244/)
- [

										VCSB5484									](https://vikingmiami.support/models/viking-vcsb5484/)
The number on the data plate decides which parts exist and how quickly they arrive.							[

								All models

							](https://vikingmiami.support/models/)

In more detail

## About Viking undercounter unit error code E2

### What Viking publishes for it

On a Viking undercounter unit, the manufacturer publishes this for a condenser fan motor error, from high or low current draw. That sentence is Viking’s own, read out of the code table in its Use and Care manual for this equipment rather than worked out from the outside. Everything below it — what the condition covers and what is worth doing first — is ours, written from what this equipment does in Miami kitchens.

### Which alphabet this belongs to

The undercounter units run a microprocessor that watches the compressor current and both thermistors, and flashes an E-number at you when one of them leaves its range. Four numbers cover the whole family, and on a two-zone wine cellar two of them mean something different from what they mean on a single-zone drawer.

### What it covers

What a published cause names is a circuit rather than a component, which is the single most useful thing to know before anybody orders a part. This one covers:

- The condenser fan motor and what it is drawing
- The fan blade, fouled or obstructed behind the kickplate

### Worth trying yourself, in this order

- Clear the code first — hold SET and press ON/OFF four times
- Vacuum the condenser area behind the kickplate; this is a three-month job on this equipment

### Then what

A fan drawing wrong is often a fan that cannot turn freely. Behind an undercounter kickplate in this climate, the condenser area collects dust, salt and pet hair faster than anywhere else in the kitchen, and three-monthly cleaning is what the maker asks for rather than an upsell.

Viking publishes this one for the undercounter refrigerators, refrigerated drawers and wine cellars — that is built-in refrigeration and wine cellars on this site. The [full Viking archive](https://vikingmiami.support/error-codes/) has the other conditions, searchable, and it is worth knowing that the same token can mean two different things on two different Viking machines, so the group above is part of the answer. We repair this equipment across Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach.

This article is based on:

- Official manufacturer documentation
- Internal repair procedures
- Technician repair history
- Company quality standards

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