--- title: "Viking Power Failure: the wine column lost power for a while" description: "What Power Failure means on Viking Power Failure: the wine column lost power for a whiles, what to check before booking, and when it is not a failure at all." url: "https://winecoolerrepair.center/error-codes/viking-power-failure/" --- # Viking Power Failure: the wine column lost power for a while Viking’s 7 Series column shows Power Failure after an extended interruption of power. ## What Power Failure actually means. Viking’s 7 Series column shows Power Failure after an extended interruption of power. It restarts automatically and shows the highest temperatures recorded during the outage, so you can judge whether the wine got warm. Pressing ALARM silences the tone. Viking wine cooler display What to do when Power Failure shows on the wine cooler ### Kind of code Power The cooler saw the supply voltage dip, surge or drop out, or is recording that the power was cut while nobody was home. The cause is as often the outlet, a shared circuit, an extension cord or a storm outage as the cooler itself. A breaker that will not hold or a whiff of hot plastic means cutting the circuit at the panel, standing dry and clear of the cooler, then leaving the glass door closed until the technician arrives. ### Usually leads to Wine cooler diagnostic visit A visit that measures each zone and the room around the cabinet first, then works through the door seal, the airflow, the sensors and the cooling system until one part is named. ### 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. ## Before you book, in this order. Each step comes from Viking's own guidance for Power Failure on its wine coolers. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit. 01 Press ALARM to silence the sound. 02 Read the highest temperatures the display reports for each compartment. 03 If Power Failure appears with no outage in the house, have the outlet and breaker checked or book a visit. ### Still there? It usually turns into [wine cooler diagnostic visit](https://winecoolerrepair.center/services/diagnostic-visit/). Book with the code and the model number. ### What not to do Power Failure is not a problem with the column; it records an outage. A column that does not restart after the power returns is a different issue and needs a visit. ## What you may notice with it. The wine cooler problems Power Failure tends to arrive with. Answer these at the wine cooler before anyone is booked. [All problems](https://winecoolerrepair.center/problems/) Before you call ### [Wine Cooler Error Code](https://winecoolerrepair.center/problems/wine-cooler-error-code/) [All 7 causes, cheapest first](https://winecoolerrepair.center/problems/wine-cooler-error-code/) It also comes with - [**Wine Cooler Not Turning On**](https://winecoolerrepair.center/problems/wine-cooler-not-turning-on/) - [**Wine Cooler Tripping Breaker or GFCI**](https://winecoolerrepair.center/problems/wine-cooler-tripping-breaker/) - [**Wine Cooler Temperature Swings**](https://winecoolerrepair.center/problems/wine-cooler-temperature-swings/) Problem ### Wine Cooler Error Code 7 causes, cheapest first Where Power Failure usually leads ## Wine cooler diagnostic visit. Book a visit [What the job involves](https://winecoolerrepair.center/services/diagnostic-visit/) ## 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 > Extended interruption of electrical power [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. Messages appear when you touch ALARM; the INFO button holds a message on screen for 30 seconds. ## Viking Power Failure wine cooler 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. 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Press ALARM to silence the sound. If it comes back, it needs a visit. ### How warm did my wine get during the outage? The Viking column shows the highest recorded temperatures with the Power Failure message, which gives you the answer. ### Do I need to restart the Viking column after an outage? No. Viking says it starts up again by itself. ### Should I worry if the highest temperature reached the 60s? A few hours in the 60s rarely harms wine. Days at that level would matter more. --- **[Read on the site: Viking Power Failure: the wine column lost power for a while](https://winecoolerrepair.center/error-codes/viking-power-failure/)** **[Book a visit with WineCoolerRepair.center](https://winecoolerrepair.center/schedule/)**