--- title: "Viking clear-ice unit alternating CL and ICE: a cleaning cycle is due" description: "What CL / ICE alternating means on Viking clear-ice unit alternating CL and ICE: a cleaning cycle is dues, what to check before booking, and when it is not a…" url: "https://appliancemaintenance.center/error-codes/viking-clear-ice-cleaning/" --- # Viking clear-ice unit alternating CL and ICE: a cleaning cycle is due The clear-ice control counts finished ice cycles rather than reading how much scale has actually formed on the evaporator plate, so the CL/ICE swap arrives on the same rough schedule no matter how hard the water is. ## What CL / ICE alternating actually means. The clear-ice control counts finished ice cycles rather than reading how much scale has actually formed on the evaporator plate, so the CL/ICE swap arrives on the same rough schedule no matter how hard the water is. Ice keeps coming out while the display alternates. Viking home appliance display · also shown as CL, CLEAN What to do when CL / ICE alternating shows on the home appliance ### Kind of code Reminders, not failures Nothing has broken; the appliance has been counting hours, cycles or gallons and is asking for its routine care. A refrigerator lights a filter icon after about six months of water, a front-load washer suggests a tub-clean cycle after a set number of loads, a steam oven or a dishwasher asks for descaling or rinse aid, and some dryers remind you to check the exhaust. Do the task the reminder names, reset it the way the manual describes, and write the date in the service record. ### Usually leads to No service Switch the unit off with its On/Off icon until the display reads OFF, then empty the ice bin. ### Shows up as Water or Ice Tasting Stale: Filter Age, Scale and Idle Lines Water or ice tasting stale is dispenser water, cubes or nugget ice with a flat, musty, chemical or freezer-food taste, often cloudy, slow to come or smaller than it used to be. ### Make Viking Viking kitchens tend to mix heavy gas cooking with built-in cold storage, so a visit splits its time between burner ports and hood filters and the refrigerator's coil. ### Source Viking FIUI5152D professional undercounter ice machine Install / Use & Care manual Viking FIUI5152D and FIUI5152DADA clear-ice undercounter machines with the digital display control. ## Before you book, in this order. Each step comes from Viking's own guidance for CL / ICE alternating on its home appliances. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit. 01 Switch the unit off with its On/Off icon until the display reads OFF, then empty the ice bin. 02 Start the built-in clean cycle and pour the cleaning solution slowly onto the evaporator plate as directed. 03 Let the roughly 45-minute cycle finish, check the plate for leftover buildup, and run it again if any remains. 04 Book a visit if CL/ICE returns immediately after a completed cycle. ### Cleared? The reminder is gone from the display, the filter, the screen or the tub has been cleaned or swapped, and the appliance runs a full cycle without calling for it again. A clean-filter light or a descale prompt that returns in days rather than months usually means the part it watches is fouling faster than normal, so mention that when you book. ### What not to do The alternating display is a cleaning cue, not a stoppage; production continues until the cycle is actually started. A blank, dark display is a different condition, tied to a drain-pump safety cutoff rather than a cleaning schedule. ## What you may notice with it. The home appliance problems CL / ICE alternating tends to arrive with. Answer these at the home appliance before anyone is booked. [All problems](https://appliancemaintenance.center/problems/) Before you call ### [Water or Ice Tasting Stale: Filter Age, Scale and Idle Lines](https://appliancemaintenance.center/problems/water-or-ice-tasting-stale/) [All 6 causes, cheapest first](https://appliancemaintenance.center/problems/water-or-ice-tasting-stale/) It also comes with - [**White Scale on Appliance Water Parts: Steam Ovens, Ice Makers, Dish Care**](https://appliancemaintenance.center/problems/scale-on-water-parts/) - [**Appliance Maintenance Code or Reminder Light: Filter, Descale, Vent Check**](https://appliancemaintenance.center/problems/appliance-maintenance-code/) Problem ### Water or Ice Tasting Stale: Filter Age, Scale and Idle Lines 6 causes, cheapest first No service indicated ## Nothing to service. Nothing has broken; the appliance has been counting hours, cycles or gallons and is asking for its routine care. A refrigerator lights a filter icon after about six months of water, a front-load washer suggests a tub-clean cycle after a set number of loads, a steam oven or a dishwasher asks for descaling or rinse aid, and some dryers remind you to check the exhaust. Do the task the reminder names, reset it the way the manual describes, and write the date in the service record. [How to read what your home appliance is telling you](https://appliancemaintenance.center/problems/appliance-maintenance-code/) ## Viking home appliances. Viking kitchens tend to mix heavy gas cooking with built-in cold storage, so a visit splits its time between burner ports and hood filters and the refrigerator's coil. [Viking home appliance maintenance](https://appliancemaintenance.center/brands/viking/) More Viking codes [CL](https://appliancemaintenance.center/error-codes/viking-cl-condenser/) [Lamps flicker twice in sequence](https://appliancemaintenance.center/error-codes/viking-nugget-rolling-flicker/) [Filter clean icon blinking](https://appliancemaintenance.center/error-codes/viking-downdraft-filter-blink/) [Check Condenser](https://appliancemaintenance.center/error-codes/viking-wine-check-cond/) [Replace Filter](https://appliancemaintenance.center/error-codes/viking-wine-replace-filter/) Reminders, not failures on other makes [ASKO Sterile Tub alert](https://appliancemaintenance.center/error-codes/asko-sterile-tub-alert/) [Bertazzoni Turn milk froth adjustment knob to CLEAN to start cleaning](https://appliancemaintenance.center/error-codes/bertazzoni-coffee-milk-clean/) [Café Time to Clean light](https://appliancemaintenance.center/error-codes/cafe-time-to-clean/) [Cove Add rinse aid. Press Enter once added, or press Cancel to ignore.](https://appliancemaintenance.center/error-codes/cove-add-rinse-aid/) [Dacor Rinse Refill](https://appliancemaintenance.center/error-codes/dacor-rinse-refill/) [DCS DOOR flashing](https://appliancemaintenance.center/error-codes/dcs-outdoor-ice-door-flashing/) [Fulgor Milano PRESS CLEAN!](https://appliancemaintenance.center/error-codes/fulgor-milano-coffee-press-clean/) [GE Rinse Aid Indicator Window](https://appliancemaintenance.center/error-codes/ge-low-rinse-aid-indicator/) [All 26 codes of this kind](https://appliancemaintenance.center/error-codes/#family-mode) Viking builds this ### Cold storage Upkeep for everything in the house that keeps things cold: refrigerators, freezers, wine and beverage units and ice makers, cleaned and checked before they start struggling. Viking builds this ### Cooking appliances Upkeep for ovens, ranges, cooktops, hoods, microwaves, steam and speed ovens: burners and igniters cleaned, gas joints checked, grease filters and descaling done on time. Viking builds this ### Dish care Upkeep for dishwashers and disposers: filters rinsed, spray arms cleared, the door seal and drain loop checked, and hard-water scale kept off the parts that heat and spray. ## In Viking's own words > While cleaning is needed, UI will alternate between "CL" and "ICE" every 3000 cycles [Viking FIUI5152D professional undercounter ice machine Install / Use & Care manual](https://middleby-cdn.com/usermanuals/Viking%20FIUI5152D%20IceMachine%20Manual%201.pdf) [Viking FIUI5152D professional undercounter ice machine Install / Use & Care manual](https://middleby-cdn.com/usermanuals/Viking%20FIUI5152D%20IceMachine%20Manual%201.pdf) Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Viking FIUI5152D and FIUI5152DADA clear-ice undercounter machines with the digital display control. ## Viking CL / ICE alternating home appliance maintenance, 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 areas](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/) [Tampa Bay](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/tampa-bay/) FL · 31 areas - [Hyde Park](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/tampa-bay/hyde-park/) - [Davis Islands](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/tampa-bay/davis-islands/) - [Palma Ceia](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/tampa-bay/palma-ceia/) - [Westchase](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/tampa-bay/westchase/) - [Carrollwood](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/tampa-bay/carrollwood/) - [Belleair](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/tampa-bay/belleair/) - [St. Pete Beach](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/tampa-bay/st-pete-beach/) - [Palm Harbor](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/tampa-bay/palm-harbor/) [Orlando](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/orlando/) FL · 30 areas - [Winter Park](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/orlando/winter-park/) - [Windermere](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/orlando/windermere/) - [Dr. Phillips](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/orlando/dr-phillips/) - [Bay Hill](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/orlando/bay-hill/) - [Lake Nona](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/orlando/lake-nona/) - [Heathrow](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/orlando/heathrow/) - [Celebration](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/orlando/celebration/) [Miami / South Florida](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/south-florida/) FL · 47 areas - [Brickell](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/south-florida/brickell/) - [Coconut Grove](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/south-florida/coconut-grove/) - [Coral Gables](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/south-florida/coral-gables/) - [Pinecrest](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/south-florida/pinecrest/) - [Key Biscayne](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/south-florida/key-biscayne/) - [Aventura](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/south-florida/aventura/) - [Sunny Isles Beach](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/south-florida/sunny-isles-beach/) - [Bal Harbour](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/south-florida/bal-harbour/) - [Miami Beach](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/south-florida/miami-beach/) - [Golden Beach](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/south-florida/golden-beach/) - [Weston](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/south-florida/weston/) - [Boca Raton](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/south-florida/boca-raton/) - [Palm Beach](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/south-florida/palm-beach/) [New York Metro](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/new-york/) NY · 75 areas - [Upper East Side](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/new-york/upper-east-side/) - [Upper West Side](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/new-york/upper-west-side/) - [Tribeca](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/new-york/tribeca/) - [SoHo](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/new-york/soho/) - [Greenwich Village](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/new-york/greenwich-village/) - [Battery Park City](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/new-york/battery-park-city/) - [Brooklyn Heights](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/new-york/brooklyn-heights/) - [Park Slope](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/new-york/park-slope/) - [DUMBO](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/new-york/dumbo/) - [Forest Hills](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/new-york/forest-hills/) - [Great Neck](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/new-york/great-neck/) - [Southampton](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/new-york/southampton/) - [Scarsdale](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/new-york/scarsdale/) [Houston](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/houston/) TX · 36 areas - [River Oaks](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/houston/river-oaks/) - [Memorial](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/houston/memorial/) - [Tanglewood](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/houston/tanglewood/) - [Greater Heights](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/houston/greater-heights/) - [Kingwood](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/houston/kingwood/) - [Bellaire](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/houston/bellaire/) - [Bunker Hill Village](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/houston/bunker-hill-village/) - [Piney Point Village](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/houston/piney-point-village/) - [Hunters Creek Village](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/houston/hunters-creek-village/) - [Sugar Land](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/houston/sugar-land/) - [Cinco Ranch](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/houston/cinco-ranch/) - [The Woodlands](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/houston/the-woodlands/) - [West University](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/houston/west-university/) [Chicago](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/chicagoland/) IL · 50 areas - [Lincoln Park](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/chicagoland/lincoln-park/) - [Near North Side](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/chicagoland/near-north-side/) - [West Loop / Near West Side](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/chicagoland/west-loop-near-west-side/) - [Wilmette](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/chicagoland/wilmette/) - [Winnetka](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/chicagoland/winnetka/) - [Glencoe](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/chicagoland/glencoe/) - [River Forest](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/chicagoland/river-forest/) - [Oak Park](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/chicagoland/oak-park/) - [Hinsdale](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/chicagoland/hinsdale/) - [Lake Forest](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/chicagoland/lake-forest/) - [Highland Park](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/chicagoland/highland-park/) - [Gold Coast](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/chicagoland/gold-coast/) - [Lakeview](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/chicagoland/lakeview/) [Los Angeles](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/los-angeles/) CA · 95 areas - [Beverly Hills](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/los-angeles/beverly-hills/) - [Bel Air](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/los-angeles/bel-air/) - [Holmby Hills](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/los-angeles/holmby-hills/) - [Brentwood](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/los-angeles/brentwood/) - [Pacific Palisades](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/los-angeles/pacific-palisades/) - [Santa Monica](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/los-angeles/santa-monica/) - [Hancock Park](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/los-angeles/hancock-park/) - [Studio City](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/los-angeles/studio-city/) - [Calabasas](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/los-angeles/calabasas/) - [Manhattan Beach](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/los-angeles/manhattan-beach/) - [Palos Verdes Estates](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/los-angeles/palos-verdes-estates/) - [Pasadena](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/los-angeles/pasadena/) - [San Marino](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/los-angeles/san-marino/) - [Malibu](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/los-angeles/malibu/) [San Diego](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/san-diego/) CA · 31 areas - [La Jolla](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/san-diego/la-jolla/) - [Carmel Valley](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/san-diego/carmel-valley/) - [Point Loma](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/san-diego/point-loma/) - [Del Mar](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/san-diego/del-mar/) - [Rancho Santa Fe](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/san-diego/rancho-santa-fe/) - [Coronado](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/san-diego/coronado/) - [Encinitas](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/san-diego/encinitas/) - [Solana Beach](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/san-diego/solana-beach/) [San Francisco Bay Area](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/bay-area/) CA · 74 areas - [Pacific Heights](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/bay-area/pacific-heights/) - [Presidio Heights](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/bay-area/presidio-heights/) - [Russian Hill](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/bay-area/russian-hill/) - [Noe Valley](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/bay-area/noe-valley/) - [Sea Cliff](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/bay-area/sea-cliff/) - [Hillsborough](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/bay-area/hillsborough/) - [Atherton](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/bay-area/atherton/) - [Woodside](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/bay-area/woodside/) - [Palo Alto](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/bay-area/palo-alto/) - [Los Altos Hills](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/bay-area/los-altos-hills/) - [Tiburon](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/bay-area/tiburon/) - [Piedmont](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/bay-area/piedmont/) - [Marina](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/bay-area/marina/) For the heart of your home. ## Questions about CL / ICE alternating. ### Can I clear CL / ICE alternating myself? Switch the unit off with its On/Off icon until the display reads OFF, then empty the ice bin. If it comes back, it needs a visit. ### Does a Viking clear-ice unit stop making ice when CL/ICE appears? No, it keeps producing ice through the reminder; the message is simply a nudge that a cleaning cycle is due, not a shutoff. ### What triggers the CL/ICE alternating message? A count of roughly 3,000 completed ice cycles, tracked by the control board regardless of local water hardness. ### How long should I expect the Viking clear-ice cleaning cycle to run? About 45 minutes from start to the point where the plate can be checked for any remaining buildup. --- **[Read on the site: Viking clear-ice unit alternating CL and ICE: a cleaning cycle is due](https://appliancemaintenance.center/error-codes/viking-clear-ice-cleaning/)** **[Book a visit with ApplianceMaintenance.center](https://appliancemaintenance.center/schedule/)**