Viking dishwasher
showing 1-2
Viking's motor control status error: the board that runs the wash motor reported a problem.
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- Wash motor and circulation
- Wash motor and circulation
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What 1-2
actually means.
Viking's motor control status error: the board that runs the wash motor reported a problem.
Viking dishwasher display · also shown as Pots/Pans 1 flash, Normal Wash 2 flashes
What to do when 1-2 shows on the dishwasherKind of codeWash motor and circulation
The pump that pushes water through the spray arms is not running at the speed the control expects. Debris in the chopper or the pump is checked before the motor.
Usually leads toWash motor and circulation
The motor that throws the water at the dishes, and the most expensive part most dishwashers have.
Shows up asDishwasher Not Cleaning Dishes
Dishes come out with food stuck on, gritty film or spots that a full cycle should have removed.
MakeViking
Built-in dishwashers designed to complete a professional-style Viking kitchen.
SourceViking 451 Series built-in dishwashers use & care manual: troubleshooting code table
The 1-2 pattern is in the tables for Viking 451, 324 and later 450 Series built-in dishwashers.
Before you book,
in this order.
Each step comes from Viking's own guidance for 1-2 on its dishwashers. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.
Hold the Start button 4 seconds to reset the machine.
Start a cycle and listen for the wash motor.
If the 1-2 pattern comes back, book a visit.
Still there?
It usually turns into wash motor and circulation. Book with the code and the model number.
What not to do
Do not keep resetting through repeated 1-2 patterns. Viking's instruction after one failed reset is service.
What you may
notice with it.
The dishwasher problems 1-2 tends to arrive with. Answer these at the dishwasher before anyone is booked.
All problems
Dishwasher Not Cleaning Dishes
5 causes, cheapest first
Where 1-2 usually leads
Wash motor and circulation.
Read these
before the visit.
Short guides that make the call quicker and the diagnosis cheaper.
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dishwashers.
Built-in dishwashers designed to complete a professional-style Viking kitchen.
Viking dishwasher repair
In Viking's own words
Motor Control Status Error Reset Unit and try again. If problem persists, contact service.
Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. The 1-2 pattern is in the tables for Viking 451, 324 and later 450 Series built-in dishwashers.
Viking 1-2 dishwasher repair,
where we come out.
The same visit in every metro below: the code, the model number, and a diagnosis before any part is ordered.
All service areasTampa BayFL · 31 areas
Miami / South FloridaFL · 47 areas
New York MetroNY · 75 areas
HoustonTX · 36 areas
ChicagoIL · 50 areas
Los AngelesCA · 95 areas
San DiegoCA · 31 areas
Questions
about 1-2.
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Back to your everyday
Still showing 1-2?
Book with the characters exactly as shown, the full model number, and whether any water is on the floor — for a code, that is where the diagnosis begins.