--- title: "Viking nugget model: lamps flickering twice in a row, time to clean" description: "What Lamps flicker twice in sequence means on Viking nugget model: lamps flickering twice in a row, time to cleans, what to check before booking, and when it is…" url: "https://icemakerrepair.center/error-codes/viking-cleaning-signal/" --- # Viking nugget model: lamps flickering twice in a row, time to clean On Viking's FNIU515D, when ICE, NO WATER and DRAIN each flicker twice one after another, the unit is signaling that a cleaning cycle is due. ## What Lamps flicker twice in sequence actually means. On Viking's FNIU515D, when ICE, NO WATER and DRAIN each flicker twice one after another, the unit is signaling that a cleaning cycle is due. It appears after a cumulative 6 months of ice making and keeps going until the cleaning function is run. Viking ice maker display · also shown as Cleaning signal What to do when Lamps flicker twice in sequence shows on the ice maker ### Kind of code Mode, not a failure Something the ice maker was switched into, often without anyone noticing, rather than something that broke: ice turned off from the panel or by the wire arm lifted while reaching into the bin, a control lock, a Sabbath setting, a cleaning cycle still running, a reminder that the water filter is due. No part has worn out, and the ice maker's own buttons or arm put it right. ### Usually leads to No repair Buy Viking Ice Machine Cleaner, the only cleaner Viking allows for this unit. ### Shows up as Ice Maker Light Flashing An ice maker light flashing where it used to glow steadily: a blinking power or ice light, a flashing clean or descale symbol, an add-water light, or a status light on the ice maker itself. ### Make Viking Viking ice maker repair, whether it sits under the counter or inside a built-in unit. ### Source Viking FNIU515D 15-inch panel-ready nugget ice model owner's guide (Viking's Middleby CDN PDF) Viking FNIU515D panel-ready nugget model with drain pump; the three lamps are ICE, NO WATER and DRAIN on the display panel. ## Before you book, in this order. Each step comes from Viking's own guidance for Lamps flicker twice in sequence on its ice makers. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit. 01 Buy Viking Ice Machine Cleaner, the only cleaner Viking allows for this unit. 02 Mix 2 oz. of cleaner into two quarts of water and run the cleaning cycle as the owner's guide describes. 03 When the cycle finishes the lamps stop flickering; if they keep going, book a visit. ### Cleared? The ice maker is filling and dropping cubes again and no part was needed. If the same code returns during the next harvest, or water shows up on the floor again, book it as a new problem. ### What not to do The flickering sequence reports no failure. It is a maintenance reminder and the unit keeps making ice while it shows. ## What you may notice with it. The ice maker problems Lamps flicker twice in sequence tends to arrive with. Answer these at the ice maker before anyone is booked. [All problems](https://icemakerrepair.center/problems/) Before you call ### [Ice Maker Light Flashing](https://icemakerrepair.center/problems/ice-maker-light-flashing/) [All 6 causes, cheapest first](https://icemakerrepair.center/problems/ice-maker-light-flashing/) It also comes with - [**Ice Tastes or Smells Bad**](https://icemakerrepair.center/problems/ice-tastes-or-smells-bad/) - [**Cloudy or Discolored Ice**](https://icemakerrepair.center/problems/ice-cloudy-or-discolored/) - [**Ice Maker Error Code**](https://icemakerrepair.center/problems/ice-maker-error-code/) Problem ### Ice Maker Light Flashing 6 causes, cheapest first No repair indicated ## Nothing to repair. Something the ice maker was switched into, often without anyone noticing, rather than something that broke: ice turned off from the panel or by the wire arm lifted while reaching into the bin, a control lock, a Sabbath setting, a cleaning cycle still running, a reminder that the water filter is due. No part has worn out, and the ice maker's own buttons or arm put it right. [How to read what your ice maker is telling you](https://icemakerrepair.center/problems/ice-maker-error-code/) ## Viking ice makers. Viking ice maker repair, whether it sits under the counter or inside a built-in unit. [Viking ice maker repair](https://icemakerrepair.center/brands/viking/) More Viking codes [Er15](https://icemakerrepair.center/error-codes/viking-er15/) [Er16](https://icemakerrepair.center/error-codes/viking-er16/) [Er01](https://icemakerrepair.center/error-codes/viking-er01/) [Er03](https://icemakerrepair.center/error-codes/viking-er03/) [Er25](https://icemakerrepair.center/error-codes/viking-er25/) [NO WATER and DRAIN lamps blinking](https://icemakerrepair.center/error-codes/viking-no-water-and-drain-lamps-blinking/) [ICE and NO WATER lamps blinking](https://icemakerrepair.center/error-codes/viking-ice-and-no-water-lamps-blinking/) [ICE and DRAIN lamps blinking](https://icemakerrepair.center/error-codes/viking-ice-and-drain-lamps-blinking/) [Check Water light flashing blue](https://icemakerrepair.center/error-codes/viking-check-water-flashing/) [Time to Clean light on](https://icemakerrepair.center/error-codes/viking-time-to-clean-light/) Mode, not a failure on other makes [Bertazzoni Water filter symbol](https://icemakerrepair.center/error-codes/bertazzoni-water-filter-symbol/) [Café Time to Clean flashing](https://icemakerrepair.center/error-codes/cafe-time-to-clean-flashing/) [Dacor Filter indicator blinking red](https://icemakerrepair.center/error-codes/dacor-filter-indicator-blinking/) [Electrolux Replace Water Filter](https://icemakerrepair.center/error-codes/electrolux-replace-water-filter/) [Frigidaire Water Filter Status](https://icemakerrepair.center/error-codes/frigidaire-water-filter-status/) [Fulgor Milano Replace filter](https://icemakerrepair.center/error-codes/fulgor-milano-replace-filter/) [GE Profile Yellow front button](https://icemakerrepair.center/error-codes/ge-profile-yellow-front-button/) [GE Time to Clean light](https://icemakerrepair.center/error-codes/ge-time-to-clean-light/) [All 38 codes of this kind](https://icemakerrepair.center/error-codes/#family-mode) Viking builds this ### Freezer ice maker The ice maker that sits inside the freezer compartment itself, a tray that twists or a mold with a heater and an ejector, dropping cubes into a bin or drawer you open by hand, with no dispenser on the door. Viking builds this ### Undercounter ice maker A built-in residential ice maker that lives under a kitchen, bar or basement counter, making clear cubes or chewable nugget ice on its own cooling system, with a water line in and a gravity drain or a small drain pump out. ## In Viking's own words > the ice, no water, and drain lamps each flicker twice sequentially. [Viking FNIU515D 15-inch panel-ready nugget ice model owner's guide (Viking's Middleby CDN PDF)](https://middleby-cdn.com/installations_instructions/FNIU515D%20Viking%20Owner's%20Guide%20Rev%20C.pdf) [Viking FNIU515D 15-inch panel-ready nugget ice model owner's guide (Viking's Middleby CDN PDF)](https://middleby-cdn.com/installations_instructions/FNIU515D%20Viking%20Owner's%20Guide%20Rev%20C.pdf) [Viking FNIU515D 15-inch panel-ready nugget ice model owner's guide (Viking's Middleby CDN PDF)](https://middleby-cdn.com/installations_instructions/FNIU515D%20Viking%20Owner's%20Guide%20Rev%20C.pdf) Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Viking FNIU515D panel-ready nugget model with drain pump; the three lamps are ICE, NO WATER and DRAIN on the display panel. ## Viking Lamps flicker twice in sequence ice maker repair, where we come out. 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Buy Viking Ice Machine Cleaner, the only cleaner Viking allows for this unit. ### Why are the lamps on my Viking nugget ice maker flickering in order? That is the cleaning signal. After six months of ice making, Viking wants the cleaning cycle run to remove scale. ### How do I stop the cleaning signal on my Viking? Run the cleaning cycle. The lamps keep flickering until the machine's cleaning function has been performed. ### Can I use vinegar to clean a Viking nugget ice maker? Viking says to use only Viking Ice Machine Cleaner and warns that other cleaners can damage the unit. Use the product the guide names. --- **[Read on the site: Viking nugget model: lamps flickering twice in a row, time to clean](https://icemakerrepair.center/error-codes/viking-cleaning-signal/)** **[Book a visit with IceMakerRepair.center](https://icemakerrepair.center/schedule/)**