--- title: "Viking CHECK COND.: time to clean the wine column condenser" description: "What Check condenser means on Viking CHECK COND.: time to clean the wine column condensers, what to check before booking, and when it is not a failure at all." url: "https://winecoolerrepair.center/error-codes/viking-check-condenser/" --- # Viking CHECK COND.: time to clean the wine column condenser CHECK COND. ## What Check condenser actually means. CHECK COND. is a reminder, not a failure. Viking’s message table says it appears every 6 months; the column then asks you to clean the condenser and hold ENTER for 5 seconds to reset it. The maintenance section of the same guide describes a 12-month cleaning reminder for the grill, filter and condenser. Viking wine cooler display · also shown as CHECK COND. What to do when Check condenser shows on the wine cooler ### Kind of code Mode, not a failure A setting someone switched on, often by leaning on the touch panel or left over from the showroom floor, rather than a part that wore out: a demo mode that lights the display and the rack lamps while the cooling never starts, a Sabbath setting that turns off the lights and alarms, a child or control lock that ignores every key press, a reminder that the glass door stood open. The cabinet is fine, and its own keys or its manual switch the mode back off. ### Usually leads to No repair Switch the column off before touching the condenser; the edges are sharp, so wear gloves. ### Shows up as Wine Cooler Error Code A wine cooler error code appears as letters and digits on the display, a flashing temperature, dashes where a number should be or a blinking symbol, sometimes with an alarm tone and sometimes while the cabinet stays perfectly cool. ### Make Viking Viking wine coolers serviced where they stand, when the cabinet warms up, stays dark or keeps cycling. ### Source Viking FDWCIC7240 user guide (7 Series integrated wine column) Viking 7 Series integrated wine columns FDWCIC7240 and FDWCIC7300, with the touch display. Messages appear when you touch ALARM; the INFO button holds a message on screen for 30 seconds. The guide gives 6 months in the message table and 12 months in the maintenance section. ## Before you book, in this order. Each step comes from Viking's own guidance for Check condenser on its wine coolers. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit. 01 Switch the column off before touching the condenser; the edges are sharp, so wear gloves. 02 Clean the ventilation grill and condenser as the guide describes. 03 Press and hold ENTER for 5 seconds to reset the reminder. ### Cleared? The display has gone quiet and the cabinet is back at its setting without a new part. Should the code reappear this week, or the reds start feeling warm again, book a visit and mention that it came back. ### What not to do CHECK COND. does not mean the column is failing. A column that runs warm even after cleaning needs a visit. ## What you may notice with it. The wine cooler problems Check condenser tends to arrive with. Answer these at the wine cooler before anyone is booked. 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The cabinet is fine, and its own keys or its manual switch the mode back off. [How to read what your wine cooler is telling you](https://winecoolerrepair.center/problems/wine-cooler-error-code/) ## Viking wine coolers. Viking wine coolers serviced where they stand, when the cabinet warms up, stays dark or keeps cycling. 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Viking builds this ### Wine column A full-height built-in wine cabinet, 18 to 30 inches wide, set flush into tall cabinetry or paired with a matching column, with a glass or panel door and dozens to well over a hundred bottles inside. Viking builds this ### Dual-zone wine cooler A wine cooler with two separately set compartments, upper and lower or side by side, so reds and whites or a storage zone and a serving zone each keep their own temperature. ## In Viking's own words > Check Condenser [Viking FDWCIC7240 user guide (7 Series integrated wine column)](https://middleby-cdn.com/usermanuals/Viking%20FDWCIC7240%20WineCellar%20UserGuide%201.pdf) [Viking FDWCIC7240 user guide (7 Series integrated wine column)](https://middleby-cdn.com/usermanuals/Viking%20FDWCIC7240%20WineCellar%20UserGuide%201.pdf) [Viking FDWCIC7240 user guide (7 Series integrated wine column)](https://middleby-cdn.com/usermanuals/Viking%20FDWCIC7240%20WineCellar%20UserGuide%201.pdf) Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Viking 7 Series integrated wine columns FDWCIC7240 and FDWCIC7300, with the touch display. 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Switch the column off before touching the condenser; the edges are sharp, so wear gloves. ### How often does a Viking column need its condenser cleaned? Viking’s guide says every 6 months in one place and every 12 months in another. Every 6 months is the safer habit. ### What happens if I ignore CHECK COND.? Dust on the condenser makes the column run longer and work harder, and eventually it can warm up. ### How do I clear CHECK COND.? After cleaning, press and hold ENTER for 5 seconds. --- **[Read on the site: Viking CHECK COND.: time to clean the wine column condenser](https://winecoolerrepair.center/error-codes/viking-check-condenser/)** **[Book a visit with WineCoolerRepair.center](https://winecoolerrepair.center/schedule/)**