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A Viking drain error: the Pots/Pans light flashes once and the Normal Wash light five times.
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What 1-5
actually means.
A Viking drain error: the Pots/Pans light flashes once and the Normal Wash light five times.
Viking dishwasher display · also shown as Pots/Pans 1 flash, Normal Wash 5 flashes
What to do when 1-5 shows on the dishwasherKind of codeDrain
Water did not leave the tub in the time the control expects. A clogged filter, a kinked hose or a blocked disposal inlet are ruled out before the drain pump.
Usually leads toDrain and pump repair
Water left standing in the tub, cleared by finding where the drain path actually stops.
Shows up asDishwasher Not Draining
Dirty water stays in the bottom of the tub after the cycle ends.
MakeViking
Built-in dishwashers designed to complete a professional-style Viking kitchen.
SourceViking 451 Series built-in dishwashers use & care manual: troubleshooting code table
Viking 451, 324 and later 450 Series built-in dishwashers; the code is read from two flashing lights.
Before you book,
in this order.
Each step comes from Viking's own guidance for 1-5 on its dishwashers. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.
Run water at the sink and the disposal to be sure the sink itself is not clogged; remove the disposal plug if it was never knocked out.
Check the drain hose for clogs or kinks and confirm it has a high loop.
Make sure the dishwasher is level and the filters are clean, then reset.
If 1-5 returns, book a visit.
What not to do
Do not skip the leveling check. Viking lists a machine out of level among the drain-error causes.
What you may
notice with it.
The dishwasher problems 1-5 tends to arrive with. Answer these at the dishwasher before anyone is booked.
All problems
Dishwasher Not Draining
6 causes, cheapest first
Where 1-5 usually leads
Drain and pump repair.
Read these
before the visit.
Short guides that make the call quicker and the diagnosis cheaper.
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In Viking's own words
For a drain error, the POTS/PANS light will flash once and the
Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Viking 451, 324 and later 450 Series built-in dishwashers; the code is read from two flashing lights.
Viking 1-5 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 1-5.
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Back to your everyday
Still showing 1-5?
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.