What a rip off. Viking upper end appliances have cheap stainless in them.

Originally Posted by armygreywolf

Why would you not just repair it? Viking does sell parts with a full catalog and they use a Emerson compressor (in most cases) and run on R134a, none of these things would cause havoc for your HVAC guy to do in an hour or less. Also, refrigerators installed in a cubby generally only last a few years because the heat has to go somewhere and it generally forces the compressor to run at high pressures to compensate, wearing it out. Chances are pretty good it is the install location, not the appliace. That said, why not fix it instead of scrapping it?

I've been advacating this for years, your wasting your breath.

Plenty of stuff on youtube for every make of apliance type of repair, there's no excuse.



I repair applicances with a minimum investment of tools, 5/16", 1/4", 3/8th and a 1/2 inch long reach nut drivers with a small assortment of screw drivers along with an Ohem / Volt meter.