02 Viking · Bothell
Built-in Viking refrigeration in Bothell cabinetry
Columns and undercounter units set flush into a cabinet run: temperatures, defrost cycles and door seals read before anything is condemned.
What people call about
- Fresh food side sitting near 50°F while the freezer stays hard
- Compressor runs nonstop and the cabinet still drifts warm
- Water collecting under the crisper drawers every few days
- Freezer door pops back open unless you push it twice
How the diagnosis runs
Built-in refrigeration is diagnosed by temperatures and cycles: what the fresh-food and freezer sections actually hold, whether the compressor and fans run when they should, and whether the evaporator frosts solid between defrosts.
Door seals and hinge alignment are checked on the same visit. On a column set into cabinetry, a door that no longer seals looks exactly like a cooling fault. Sealed-system work, the compressor and refrigerant circuit, sits in its own band, and on an older unit that is where a replacement deserves an honest comparison.
What the repair costs
These are the printed bands that can apply to this appliance. You hear which one yours is in, and the exact figure within it, before any panel is lifted.
Service call
One flat $89 pays for the technician's visit and a complete diagnosis; say yes to the repair and all of that $89 is knocked off its price.
After the diagnosis you get one written number for the repair. Agree to it and the $89 is subtracted from that number; turn it down and nothing more is owed.
Repair bands
- Refrigeration fan or defrost system $300–$650
- Control board or touch panel $420–$600
- Compressor or sealed-system repair $1,450–$3,420
The figure inside a band moves with the part your model takes and with how much of the unit must be freed from the cabinet run to reach it. Set against that, a replacement — a comparable Viking replacement, before installation — is quoted at $6,830–$16,990 for this brand.
Around Bothell
Bothell customers
What the calls sound like afterwards.
4.9 / 51,288 reviews
Fresh food side crept up to 50°F while the freezer stayed rock solid. He had the evaporator fan diagnosed inside twenty minutes, the motor was already on the van, and it was done before lunch. Explained all of it without talking down to me.
Ken A.Downtown BothellAug 2025
The undercounter wine cellar had drifted ten degrees warm and the fan had turned noisy. New fan motor, coil cleaned, then he left it running an hour to prove the pull-down before leaving.
Gavin P.North CreekMay 2026
Freezer door popped back open unless you pushed it twice. A crushed gasket corner and a tired closing cam, not the hinge everyone told us to replace. Both changed, and it seals on one nudge.
Tessa N.North CreekDec 2025
Tell us the symptom and the model; we will tell you what it points to.
Often the phone call alone narrows it to one part. If it needs a visit, the $89 service call is deducted from the repair you approve, and the price is written down before a panel comes off.
Crew out 8 am to 8 pm, every day; phone picked up around the clock