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.
Mon–Sat, 8am–8pm
- Reminders, not failures
- No service needed
- Source: Viking
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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 applianceKind of codeReminders, 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 toNo service
Switch the unit off with its On/Off icon until the display reads OFF, then empty the ice bin.
Shows up asWater 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.
MakeViking
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.
SourceViking 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.
Switch the unit off with its On/Off icon until the display reads OFF, then empty the ice bin.
Start the built-in clean cycle and pour the cleaning solution slowly onto the evaporator plate as directed.
Let the roughly 45-minute cycle finish, check the plate for leftover buildup, and run it again if any remains.
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
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.
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 maintenanceMore Viking codes
Reminders, not failures on other makes
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.
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.
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
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 areasTampa BayFL · 31 areas
Miami / South FloridaFL · 47 areas
New York MetroNY · 75 areas
HoustonTX · 36 areas
ChicagoIL · 50 areas
Los AngelesCA · 95 areas
San DiegoCA · 31 areas
Questions
about CL / ICE alternating.
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Does a Viking clear-ice unit stop making ice when CL/ICE appears?
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Back to your everyday
Still showing CL / ICE alternating?
A booking goes further when it has the reminder or code as shown, the model number from the rating plate, and a word on when that filter, screen or tub was last cleaned. With those three, the office can pack the right filter or cleaner for your appliance.