--- title: "Viking nugget model: ICE and DRAIN lamps blinking together" description: "What ICE and DRAIN lamps blinking means on Viking nugget model: ICE and DRAIN lamps blinking togethers, what to check before booking, and when it is not a…" url: "https://icemakerrepair.center/error-codes/viking-ice-and-drain-lamps-blinking/" --- # Viking nugget model: ICE and DRAIN lamps blinking together On Viking's FNIU515D, ICE and DRAIN blinking together is the air temperature sensor error. ## What ICE and DRAIN lamps blinking actually means. On Viking's FNIU515D, ICE and DRAIN blinking together is the air temperature sensor error. The sensor that reads the air in front of the condenser is disconnected or shorted, so the control loses its reading of the conditions the unit is working in. Viking ice maker display What to do when ICE and DRAIN lamps blinking shows on the ice maker ### Kind of code Temperature sensors The control lost track of how cold the ice mold or the ice compartment is, because a thermistor reads nonsense or its wire lost contact. Without that reading the ice maker cannot tell when a batch is frozen, so it stops or harvests at the wrong time. Frost packed around the sensor and a loose plug are checked before the sensor itself is changed. ### Usually leads to Ice maker control and sensor repair The control board, the thermistors, the bin sensor and the wiring that decide when an ice maker fills, freezes and stops, tested and repaired when a light flashes, a code shows, a breaker trips or the ice never stops coming. ### Shows up as Nugget Ice Maker Not Making Nugget Ice A nugget ice maker not making ice runs and hums but drops nothing, makes wet slush instead of crisp pellets, or stops after a few batches with a light on. ### 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 ICE and DRAIN lamps blinking on its ice makers. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit. 01 Note the two-lamp pattern and the model number. 02 Make sure the front grille and the area in front of the condenser are clear of dust and objects. 03 Book a visit to have the air temperature sensor tested. ### Still there? It usually turns into [ice maker control and sensor repair](https://icemakerrepair.center/services/ice-maker-control-and-sensor-repair/). Book with the code and the model number. ### What not to do This pattern is not the drain error. That error blinks the DRAIN lamp by itself. ## What you may notice with it. The ice maker problems ICE and DRAIN lamps blinking tends to arrive with. Answer these at the ice maker before anyone is booked. [All problems](https://icemakerrepair.center/problems/) Before you call ### [Nugget Ice Maker Not Making Nugget Ice](https://icemakerrepair.center/problems/nugget-ice-maker-not-making-nugget-ice/) [All 6 causes, cheapest first](https://icemakerrepair.center/problems/nugget-ice-maker-not-making-nugget-ice/) It also comes with - [**Ice Maker Light Flashing**](https://icemakerrepair.center/problems/ice-maker-light-flashing/) - [**Ice Maker Error Code**](https://icemakerrepair.center/problems/ice-maker-error-code/) Problem ### Nugget Ice Maker Not Making Nugget Ice 6 causes, cheapest first Where ICE and DRAIN lamps blinking usually leads ## Ice maker control and sensor repair. **Control board, thermistor or bin sensor · moderate to highest.** Book a visit [What the job involves](https://icemakerrepair.center/services/ice-maker-control-and-sensor-repair/) ## Viking ice makers. Viking ice maker repair, whether it sits under the counter or inside a built-in unit. 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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 > When the air temperature sensor in front of [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. 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Note the two-lamp pattern and the model number. If it comes back, it needs a visit. ### What does the air temperature sensor do on a Viking nugget ice maker? It reads the air in front of the condenser, which the control uses along with the evaporator reading. When it is disconnected or shorted, the ICE and DRAIN lamps blink together. ### Does ICE and DRAIN blinking mean my Viking has a clogged drain? No. A drain problem blinks the DRAIN lamp alone. The two lamps together point to the air sensor. ### Can dust cause the air sensor code on a Viking? Dust does not open or short a sensor, but a clogged grille makes the unit work harder. Clean it anyway, and have the sensor itself tested. --- **[Read on the site: Viking nugget model: ICE and DRAIN lamps blinking together](https://icemakerrepair.center/error-codes/viking-ice-and-drain-lamps-blinking/)** **[Book a visit with IceMakerRepair.center](https://icemakerrepair.center/schedule/)**