I’m 75 years old and do a lot of my own work around the house. I must admit that I expected to spend $400 - $500 for a repairman before I found this video. My refrigerator is a different model of Samsung, but it has the dual cooling so I gave it a shot. God bless the person who posted this it was a blessing. My heart felt thanks to you. Frank.
Thank you Chris, i fixed my samsung today thanks to your spot on demo. I believe the problem arises because samsung used open cell foam to plug the holes which the refrigerant lines pass through. The foam wicks up moisture and the iceberg forms from there. Samsung, you owe me a million dollars for solving your engineering problem.
Are you referring to the holes going from the inside of the fridge through the back panel? Was this a permanent solution? I am still researching the root cause. Why would the fridge work ok for 4 years and then start having this issue? What has changed? Did something break? Are there seals that are no longer sealing?
Thanks for the video. This worked for my Samsung Fridge. I was surprised by how much ice buildup there was around the coils and fan. Hardest part was unloading the fridge.
Excellent video, Chris. Thank you. I have a slightly different model, but with the same twin cooling fan setup as outlined in your video. Took me 1 hr from start to finish to accomplish what you suggested, including removing and replacing food back into fridge. Took the hint about using towels to sop up dripping water, which saved time cleaning up at the end. To speed things up with the hair dryer, I held the ice blocks while thawing them, and focused heating on parts that would permit me to remove large chunks of ice (rather than melting the entire block). I like the suggestion in the comments about turning off energy saver to prevent the ice build up from re-occurring. I have had this fridge for four years (purchased in a home, was possibly 3 years old by the time we took possession), and this is the first time I encountered this problem. I think I may have turned on the e-saver in the last year or so, so I am turning it off to see if the problem returns. Last point - the two power connector wires connecting the compressor fan door can be removed by pulling at the connectors on the back wall (gently but firmly). This greatly alleviates the stress of trying to hold the door while melting the ice.
Thank you so much, Chris! Annoying fan noise fixed! Exactly what you said. My husband works so many hours and advised me to call a serviceman. I turned to this blog and saved myself a whole lot of money. Took a little time, but feel so good that I was able to fix it with your video. Really appreciate you taking the time to share:)
You just saved my refrigerator. I have the exact same model with the exact same problem. I watched your video and had my problem fixed in under an hour from noticing the noise. Thanks Chris
Thanks Chris, appreciate you taking the time to share this design problem by Samsung. Looking at the comments it looks like turning off the "power saving mode" will fix the problem. My Fridge is the exact same model as yours and I also turned the power saving option on about 3 or 4 months ago for the first time. My Fridge is 6 1/2 years old . . . Defrosted and turned the power savings mode off. Thanks again
Thank you for your post. If I may add, look at the additional post titled, "Samsung French door 4 door bottom glass removal cleaning and reinstallation" by Keat Etes. Removing the bottom glass assembly requires pushing on the center tabs above the water filter to one side or both depending on your model. Once I removed all food, the bottom glass, and the back panel I found the ice build up. Used a heat gun being cautious to do it slowly as to not burn any cables. Done in an Hour including wiping clean the inside of the refrigerator. Thanks.
I made the solution more permanent. I hope. After melting the ice I put a layer of insulation foam over the area where the ice formed and taped over it with aluminum tape that is supposed to be used for taping ducts. The foam I used is the stuff you put over your plumbing pipes in the basement, I just cut the foam into pieces that would fit to size. Hopefully no more ice will form, and if it does it should be below the foam where it can not affect the fan. Thank you so much for putting this video together. Without your video I may have had to buy a new fridge.
Thanks for useful video. Solved the problem. We have had our fridge for 7 years with no problem until sudden fan noise. Must have been very slow ice build up. Was easy enough for DIY repair removing cover. I poured warm water over the tubing to speed up the melt. I would recommend non DIYER's unable to do this will need to turn off fridge for at least 3 days with the door left open to melt out the ice. Foam insulation makes ice melt slowly. In my opinion a hair dryer is ineffective unless you want to sit there all day! Despite this have had no other problems with our fridge.
What you did also worked for me, but it the noise was back in a few weeks. This is a temporary fix. Samsung appliances are crap. Getting rid of this POS!
I guess I've been lucky as I got three years out of mine before the fan started hitting and this open concept home well, you can't go anywhere except outside to avoid the sound. Thank you for saving me from having to call in an appliance guy to find this out. I'm firing mine back up now so we'll see if my "half way" fixed this or out comes everything again. At least I have a "go to video" if the latter is required. Big thanks CB15 and again.
Not as bad but had same issue starting last year (5th year of ownership) & after watching your solution but hearing that disdain in your voice 😠 I knew I didn't want to do THIS annually...Y'all will need to do everything he did to get to the backing, etc but get the Samsung evaporator drain clip ($5-6) first to clip on where that tiny clip (THAT'S the problem) is at bottom of coil rack...Samsung made the repair part-go figure🤨, the least they should have done is send it to us with option of DIY instructions or scheduled in home replacement-ALL FREE OF CHARGE!!! I'm just saying! Thank you, again for this video!!!😃
I took out all the foam. The ice won't build again. Just left a piece of the foam to hold a Thermometer. There is another way to fix the problem. The fan is only 0.19 A. I suggest to replace the fan to more powerful computer fan, like 0.3 A. Then air circulation will be better and it might be just enough to stop ice building. There is a water drain just below the Radiator. Pour there boiling water to unplug it.
The correct way to fix it is to buy the new foam section. Once it gets wet it will just keep freezing over and over again. Comes as a kit and has been redesigned so this problem will stop happening.
epic, took me 20 minutes to get my parents fridge back in service. Excellent video - the bottom tray was a bit tricky, there are 2 clips that need to be depressed before you can pull that up and access the lower 3 screws on the rear cover. Other than that, the hardest part was not melting stuff with my 1200w heat gun :D Hair Dryer is recommended unless you are careful and have a vague idea of what you are doing
@@noazdad I will look when I am at their place again - but from memory the clips are towards the front of the center-piece that holds the water filter. I think I used a flat-head screwdriver to depress the clips, while applying upward pressure to keep one clip disengaged while I worked on releasing the second clip. What i did was gently flex the bottom tray upwards until I was able to see where the clips were holding tension
Used some videos on here to fix my Samsung refrigerator. Two days ago fan was making a lot of noise, yesterday went into refrigerator and found out that everything was warm and not cold. Did a search on Samsung refrigerator fan noise and it showed me that the problem was the coils inside the frig behind panal was frozen which caused the noise. The only thing that cost me was my time fixing the problem after emptying the frig to get to that panel and using hair dryer to defrost. I really like having you tube so that I can fix appliances instead of paying someone big money with things that I can do myself.
I have the same model and had the exact same issue about a week ago. I almost called a service tech after talking to Samsung Tech Support, but I decided to TH-cam it first and found other videos with different refrigerators having similar issues, so I just hair dried the heck out of it. Wish I had seen your video 1st and then I will could have removed the back to make things easier. Thanks for making this!
Not a problem. Mine started doing this right after the warranty expired of course. I would be willing to put money on the fact that you most likely will have to do this again in the next 1-2 years. So hopefully when you have to do it again, it will save you some time.
Thank you for making this video!!!! I was about to call to have it repaired. Mine is a little different model, but everything you showed was the same. I was done in 20 minutes, and she doesn't make any noise now.
I just had the same thing happen to the same model. Also have to defrost the ice maker area every 4-6 weeks. First time after 5 years for this issue. Another issue I fixed may help others: We had water in the bottom of the fridge after only 1.5yrs due to drain freezing-up from all the melted ice from the evaporator unit. I added two Romex-Ground wires, each wrapped around once and a half or two times to the bottom of the heating element and running about 3/4" into the drain. Stock wires don't go deep enough into the drain to effectively melt the ice/slush that's draining off the unit. That fix may help others with that issue. No Samsung Fridges or Ford Edges [2007-2009] (Trans Sensors go bad first = Rebuild = $5k) but that's another post.
We have the same model. The absolute worst Fridge we have ever bought. Only 3 years old but have had the same issue since we bought it. Thanks for your video.
THANK YOU for the information !! There are a lot of good people on YOU TUBE, like yourself, with videos to help us all out ... TO BAD SAMSUNG COULD APPARENTLY CARE LESS .... thanks again !
Thank you for this video. I just started having this problem, and have a very similar fridge. I'm sure it's the same issue and will fix it as soon as I can. Just curious, what temperature do you keep your fridge running at? I had mine at 40F for a long time and recently-ish lowered it to 37, and I wonder if that contributed to quicker ice build up.
You're welcome. I keep mine at 38F and so far so good. Haven't had this issue return in over 6 months. Increasing the temp is a good idea. I had a mini beverage center that would freeze up all the time at 37 and I increased it to 39 and problem went away.
I had the same problem with the same refrigerator, but there was no ice build up in the refrigerator compartment. I finally unloaded my freezer compartment and used a hair dryer on it for 15-20 minutes (until it was all warm to the touch), focusing on the CEILING of the fridge and the air vents on the back panel. This took care of the noise that had been bothering me for the last 3 years. Samsung needs to do something about it...I will never buy another Samsung fridge.
Thanks so much for the great video and information.Saved me a bunch of money. I also agree that Samsung does not make a very good fridge. I love the utube videos to fix stuff
We has a group should do something with Samsung because that’s the worst thing to do I just plug my back on, didn’t put my food back yet!! Thanks to the refrigerator that I have in the basement which is 22 years!!
After this fix is done make sure your fridge is leveled using leveling nuts at the front bottom of the fridge and your front wheels need to be in the air (according to Samsung). This should prevent it from happening again, just did this and keeping my fingers crossed. Here is the link with more info from Samsung support-us.samsung.com/cyber/popup//pop_troubleshooting_fr.jsp?modelname=RF25HMEDBBC&homeid=25609&from_osc=&idx=669461&modelcode=RF25HMEDBBC/AA&
to anyone else having this problem, Rizwan is correct I believe. For 5 or 6 years, I had no problems with this refrigerator. Then one day, I get the idea to clean behind the refrigerator, so I raise the leveling nuts and roll the refrigerator forward. After cleaning, I roll it back and then I didn't realize I had to level it back up (so that the front wheels are hanging in the air) and just left it on the wheels instead. For a while, there were no issues, but last summer, I started getting the fan noise and ice build-up. I defrost and clean up the ice and 3 months later, it happens again. I clean it up again, and then 1 month later, it happens again. I fix it and this time, thankfully, I found Rizwan's tip. It's been 2+ months since my last ice clean-up and no issues. I also don't notice any ice forming in the back that creeps through holes in the plastic cover as it used to do before.
qniverse ... so it seems that refrigerators are really just big AC window units that need to be tilted so the water will drain properly...the front of the fridge is usually a little higher than the back...if it’s too “leveled” the water will sit and eventually freeze. Also don’t block the vents, don’t overload the fridge, defrost the fridge every now and then, empty ice buckets often, etc. ... I’m trying to learn how to maintain a “healthy” fridge. Does this sound correct? Any tips?
awesome vid, i'm just now dealing with this. But I have performed the age old method of slapping the back of the fridge as if it's someone choking on food lol and it works.
I took out all the foam. The ice won't build again. Just left a piece of the foam to hold a Thermometer. There is another way to fix the problem. The fan is only 0.19 A. I suggest to replace the fan to more powerful computer fan, like 0.3 A. Then air circulation will be better and it might be just enough to stop ice building. There is a water drain just below the Radiator. Pour there boiling water to unplug it.
I followed your video but unfortunately you do not show how to remove the back panel. I removed the 3 phillips screws from the bottom, then unhooked from the right side but then I cannot pull it out completely. How do you do that? Push it down or pull it? Seems to be caught at the top somehow... Thanks in advance for any tips!
Around 50 seconds in the video I show there is a 4th screw that is hidden behind a white cap in the upper middle section. I'm willing to bet that's the problem. Hope that helps.
Chris did you get it off? there is a screw under a cover just to top of shelve bracket. Then if it does not come off, unplug and let fridge sit for 12 hours the cover is prob frozen on. Or use a blow dryer to loosen up the ice.
The root cause of the problem is ice built up and then clogged up the cold air vent holes and jammed the fan by ice. There are multiple reasons for ice build up: 1. Where did the ice come from? To minimize the ice we need to keep moisture inside to the minimum, which means covering up glasses of water, milk, opened sod cans, soup, cut open water melon, mango, fruits, wet vegetable, raw meat, etc. . The humidity inside the refrigerator is quite low, and so anythings that can be dried up will release moiture and this will form ice, and too much ice will out win the defrost heater short heating cycle (Samsung designed short defrost cycle to achieve the Energy Star) and the net result is a slowly ice build up if too much moisture inside. 2. The other moisture source is the bottom Pantry tray that collected water. You need to pull out the pantry and clean this bottom tray every month or so, or after a spill from trays above. Any liquid spill not cleaned up will ended up as ice inside the fan box -- no magic about this. 3. The bottom drainage hole is clogged up with ice. Once this happened, every degrost cycle will release the water down into the bottom Pantry and pool there. This water then evaporate and form ice inside the fan box eventually. (Hint: to melt the drain hole ice fast, fill up the "pond" above the clogged drain hole with water then place a 15 watts soldering iron hot tip into the water and make sure to keep the hot tip from directly touching the plastic part that can be melted. Add more water if the "pond" is dried up and expose the hot iron tip. The hot water will melt the ice and clear up the drain hole. This method is faster than hair dryer or adding hot water spoon by spoon. You need to keep an eye on this and remove the iron as soon as the hole is cleared. 4. Due to Energy Star regulation, Samsung and others have tried to design their products with low electrical consumption, which means they run the defrost heating cycle in much shorter time. If there is not much ice built up then the short defrost cycle is enough to melt all ice, but if the ice is too much then it ended up winning the battle and jammed up the fan or clogged up the cooling vent holes and the unit cannot get cold. So how do we solve these problems? It is unrealistic to have zero moisture inside the refrigerator, but if we can keep it to the minimum as I pointed out in (1) and (2) above, and with a modification to the design that prevents the drain hole clogged up then the problem will be eliminated permanently. To solve the problem (3), I used a 6 inches long, 3mm diameter copper (or aluminum) wire, wrapped around the black heater pipe (just above the drain hole and running across left to right) 3 turns, and extended the wire down into the drain hole. If you don't have large gauge wire then just use two smaller gauge wires, wrap them on the left and right side of the heater pipe and extend the wires down into the drain hole about 1.5 to 2 inches. This should carry the heat from the back heat pipe down deep into the drain hole and helps to prevent ice building up inside the hole. I used to fix the ice build up issue every year, but after implementing the 3 steps above, it has been running over 2 years and still no problem. My unit is RF266AB. Brian
I have a different model Samsung but would have never bought it had I known this.. Mine started making noise the other night and it's only 3 years old. I thought the first issue that refrigerator "technology" solved was making the frost free fridge back in the 1970's. Now we buy these thousands dollar refrigerators that can do everything but shine our shoes but we're back to the 1950's scheduling defrost sessions. They probably design this flaw into them so they can fleece us with service calls! I have an old 70's fridge in my garage that NEVER needed defrosted! It's been running nonstop for 40 years!!!
I agree completely. We have a 20 year old fridge in the basement and I have never had an issue with it. My Samsung was only 2 years old and it started doing this. They make them look pretty, but the design is garbage.
CB15: I took it all apart and defrosted it. It was purchased in 2013 (so it's actually 4 yr old) and this is the first issue I've had but I didn't expect any for QUITE some time. When you spend a thousand dollars on a fridge, you expect the best but like you said, it's only the best LOOKING. Mine wasn't completely frozen, that is, the evaporator was just beginning to freeze so I didn't need to apply heat. A pool of ice was forming at the base of the fan shroud which was beginning to interfere with the fan causing the noise. I think that in the future, when it comes to major appliances I'll stick to GE and let Samsung make smartphones. Thanks for making the video. It was a big help.
To be fair, fridges these days hold twice as much for the same amount of space (because we consumers demand it), are energy efficient, and look good on top of that (I'd bet they cost less than those in the 70's, too, in today's dollars). Sacrifices have to be made to designs to accomplish those goals. I think this comes from Samsung not having 50 years of experience making fridges. The least they can do is make the parts that need servicing easy to get to, and I'd say a few screws qualifies. Or you can pay 4x as much and get a Sub-Zero...your choice.
I just read the following and have just tried it. "Fix: Raise the front. It is not supposed to have the front wheels on the ground. This happens because it is not properly leveled, so condensation collects where it shouldn't. If you tilt it back a bit you should never have to defrost it again."
I actually found an easier solution, I was having the same issue with my 2016 Dutch door model...after the warranty expired of course. I tried the manual defrost on my but my computer in the frig must be different and it didn't work, so I just left the top part of the frig doors open for 6 hours; about 5 days after I did that the fan hitting the ice noise came back. Ok, so I defrosted it again for 6 hours, then I decided to play around a bit with the temp settings, first I raised the top part of the frig temp to 40 degrees instead of 38 where I had it, then I raised the middle drawer from the meat setting of 29 degrees to the drink temperture of 33 degrees...so far so good, no ice build up that I can tell for 3 months. I think either Samsung put a poorly designed defrosting capability in their units, or the internal thermometer that is suppose to keep the temp at whatever temp you select is off by a few degrees, so when I had the top part of the frig set for 38 it probably was around 32 to 35, and the drawer likewise was probably running at 25 or so instead of 29.
I never thought of this. The colder the fridge, the more difficult it is for the heating element to defrost the coils/evaporator. I am still researching the root cause. Why would the fridge work ok for 4 years and then start having this issue? What has changed? Did something break? My initial research points to the seal on the back panel or front door seal not working as well as day one. Super frustrating!!!
Yes, But the noise starts again when you close them. You HAVE to defrost it and pull the back cover off the inside of the fridge. Remove the shelves and be VERY CAREFUL you don't break the 2 wires connected from the fridge wall.
Hi, I have the same issue + am trying to fix it but my power saver was already in off position and it's still making tons of noises. Please any suggestions I'd so greatly appreciate it
I am still researching the root cause. Why would the fridge work ok for 4 years and then start having this issue? What has changed? Did something break? Are there seals that are no longer sealing?
From what I can find on TH-cam the ice is caused by a bad seal because of the cheap foam and thin cheap seal. I am going with drying everything out and replacing the seal as perfectly as possible. A good fit will stop entry of warm moist air where its not supposed to be. See on this video its at the top - I would guess thats where the poor fit is.
Sorry, but, no they won't. They have even protected themselves from any law suits to help us get some of our money back. As I understand it, we're screwed. I WON'T be buying any more Samsung junk. $2800 for this 450lbs SILVER ELEPHANT. I JUST put it back together AGAIN. As I understand it, don't bother spending big money for the replacement parts from SAMSUNG because they don't fix the problem either .... I guess the only thing we can do from here is try to help each other " live with it" like this gentleman has done with this video. All I can say is THANK GOD FOR YOU TUBE !!
@@LoneWolf-yp2mo Agreed, No more Samsung ever. Eventually they may feel the squeeze. My Defrost element seams to be OK as I have continuity thru however, It does not heat up during a force defrost. Looking into some of the other sensors.
@Cassette Tape I started doing it every week. Gave up and repair guy replaced a $10 dollar part and it's fixed. Cost me 140.00 however I'm glad it's done. Samsung is loosing customers.
I want to help. It's been a few months now. Behind the plastic cover there are two sensors I believe. They can be ordered on line. You will need to have some basic mechanical skills. Not much thou. I believe it is the defrost temperature sensor. Make sure you get the sensor for your model. Price is very inexpensive. Just replace it. You need to totally defrost the ice in the back first. The sensor just plugs in and gets taped to it's original position. Hope this helps. Let me know. Ps. let the ice defrost before you force the plastic cover off. It is filled with foam that will break and compromise the function that it has. Good luck.
Do you know what cause the ice build up? I've follow your procedures and after 3 weeks, the ice build up again and hit the fan blade. I remove the ice and put it back together and again after 3 weeks, ice build up again.
I'm no Fridge expert, but to me it seems they shouldn't have tightly coiled the brass refrigerant line in the upper right corner. It's almost like they had too much line and just decided to bundle it together rather than routing it in longer runs or just shortening the line. I usually have to do this once or twice per year. If yours is freezing up after 3 weeks you might have something else causing that.
Try setting the freezer and refrigerator settings at different temps. I did this to mine and, when I found the right setting, it stopped icing for 2 years (until my wife accidentally changed the setting). Mine stopped icing when when I set the freezer 4 degrees colder and the fridge 2degrees cooler....hope it helps.
There are more videos about this SILVER ELEPHANT on YOU TUBE that show how to open a panel at the back of the fridge CAREFULY, DON"T try to remove it, be VERY careful, there are wires back there that you DON'T want to break ! Then use that good ole hairdryer and melt the ice off the coil and from around the fan (THAT is where the noise is coming from, the ice builds up around the fan and viola ! The feces hits the rotating oscillator, so to speak ... lol ) Also, when removing the ICE MAKER .... ( yeah, the fun never stops with this SILVER ELEPHANT .......... be VERY careful not to damage the COIL inside the ice tray because THEN the SILVER ELEPHANT ....WILL BE JUNK..... no repair if the coil springs a leak, the entire fridge is JUNK ..... as if we didn't know THAT already.
No shit the guy does not tell you this is almost impossible. I found another video there are 2 clips you have to push in to get it to release from the filter bracket. They are right by the front almost impossible to see you push them in with fingers and tray pops right up. There are videos showing how, look for them here on TH-cam.
this was the biggest headache for me. not the actual de icing process. for all those watching this please find a video on how to remove that bottom drawer
I got the same problem with mine second time unplugged it twice with in 2 months same noise called Samsung gave me a number to call service center n they never call back n phone voice mail is full Samsung refrigerators sux never get another one
Are you guys leaving the fridge doors open for an extended period? My parents has been fine for 2 months since defrosting it manually - no noise whatsoever and it is close to 2 years old at this point.
Ladi Puriwal - leaving the doors open means condensation will form, and will form ice on the evaporator coils causing buildup That is the reason for the ice build up, but the heating element should cope with that. Not the best design by Samsung but other than that, has been reliable in my experience.
I have the same fridge and have this problem along with many others including failing ice maker. My fridge is only 4 years old and is a piece of junk. Don't ever buy Samsung.
A solution has been found. I too own one of these lovely, defective refrigerators. I've been trying to fix the ice maker from leaking water and slushy ice, as well as the fan noise and the over iciing in the fridge. I found a video from a refrigerator repair guy who said to move the sensor off of the insulated incoming rubber tubing, over to the copper outgoing tube. I did that about a week ago, and immediately noticed a difference in how the refrigerator is cooling. All of the temperatures are perfect. I don't have water dripping out of the ice maker anymore. Try it. I'm hoping it's a long term solution. Right now, it seems like it is. Here's a link to the guy's video where he shows you where it is and where to move it. th-cam.com/video/qlgLZeAazZE/w-d-xo.html
AWESOME is this a permanent solution? my Samsung RF28HDEDBSR 3 years old just started making the noise yesterday, all through the house unbearable. I just emptied fridge and let it sit for a day to defrost back there. Then everything came off like butter I moved it over like in video. Hope it works if not my fridge is level and I don't expect it for a few years again. It never leaked just made the fan noise.
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I’m 75 years old and do a lot of my own work around the house. I must admit that I expected to spend $400 - $500 for a repairman before I found this video. My refrigerator is a different model of Samsung, but it has the dual cooling so I gave it a shot. God bless the person who posted this it was a blessing. My heart felt thanks to you. Frank.
Thank you Chris, i fixed my samsung today thanks to your spot on demo. I believe the problem arises because samsung used open cell foam to plug the holes which the refrigerant lines pass through. The foam wicks up moisture and the iceberg forms from there. Samsung, you owe me a million dollars for solving your engineering problem.
Are you referring to the holes going from the inside of the fridge through the back panel? Was this a permanent solution?
I am still researching the root cause. Why would the fridge work ok for 4 years and then start having this issue? What has changed? Did something break? Are there seals that are no longer sealing?
Thanks for the video. This worked for my Samsung Fridge. I was surprised by how much ice buildup there was around the coils and fan. Hardest part was unloading the fridge.
Excellent video, Chris. Thank you. I have a slightly different model, but with the same twin cooling fan setup as outlined in your video. Took me 1 hr from start to finish to accomplish what you suggested, including removing and replacing food back into fridge. Took the hint about using towels to sop up dripping water, which saved time cleaning up at the end.
To speed things up with the hair dryer, I held the ice blocks while thawing them, and focused heating on parts that would permit me to remove large chunks of ice (rather than melting the entire block).
I like the suggestion in the comments about turning off energy saver to prevent the ice build up from re-occurring. I have had this fridge for four years (purchased in a home, was possibly 3 years old by the time we took possession), and this is the first time I encountered this problem. I think I may have turned on the e-saver in the last year or so, so I am turning it off to see if the problem returns.
Last point - the two power connector wires connecting the compressor fan door can be removed by pulling at the connectors on the back wall (gently but firmly). This greatly alleviates the stress of trying to hold the door while melting the ice.
The 1st person in the video is great. This was very clear and appreciate the walkthrough. GOOD JOB.
Thank you so much, Chris! Annoying fan noise fixed! Exactly what you said. My husband works so many hours and advised me to call a serviceman. I turned to this blog and saved myself a whole lot of money. Took a little time, but feel so good that I was able to fix it with your video. Really appreciate you taking the time to share:)
You just saved my refrigerator. I have the exact same model with the exact same problem. I watched your video and had my problem fixed in under an hour from noticing the noise. Thanks Chris
Thank you. You saved us money with this video. Ridiculous that Samsung has this flaw and there online support won't admit it.
Thank you. I pray the help you've given others with this video comes back to you tenfold!
Thanks Chris, appreciate you taking the time to share this design problem by Samsung. Looking at the comments it looks like turning off the "power saving mode" will fix the problem. My Fridge is the exact same model as yours and I also turned the power saving option on about 3 or 4 months ago for the first time. My Fridge is 6 1/2 years old . . . Defrosted and turned the power savings mode off. Thanks again
Thank you so much! Hopefully my fridge will stop making noises, you deserve a medal sir 🎖😎
Thank you for your post. If I may add, look at the additional post titled, "Samsung French door 4 door bottom glass removal cleaning and reinstallation" by Keat Etes. Removing the bottom glass assembly requires pushing on the center tabs above the water filter to one side or both depending on your model. Once I removed all food, the bottom glass, and the back panel I found the ice build up. Used a heat gun being cautious to do it slowly as to not burn any cables. Done in an Hour including wiping clean the inside of the refrigerator. Thanks.
I made the solution more permanent. I hope. After melting the ice I put a layer of insulation foam over the area where the ice formed and taped over it with aluminum tape that is supposed to be used for taping ducts. The foam I used is the stuff you put over your plumbing pipes in the basement, I just cut the foam into pieces that would fit to size. Hopefully no more ice will form, and if it does it should be below the foam where it can not affect the fan.
Thank you so much for putting this video together. Without your video I may have had to buy a new fridge.
Thanks for useful video. Solved the problem. We have had our fridge for 7 years with no problem until sudden fan noise. Must have been very slow ice build up. Was easy enough for DIY repair removing cover. I poured warm water over the tubing to speed up the melt. I would recommend non DIYER's unable to do this will need to turn off fridge for at least 3 days with the door left open to melt out the ice. Foam insulation makes ice melt slowly. In my opinion a hair dryer is ineffective unless you want to sit there all day! Despite this have had no other problems with our fridge.
What you did also worked for me, but it the noise was back in a few weeks. This is a temporary fix. Samsung appliances are crap. Getting rid of this POS!
And,it was less than 5 years old. Pure junk!
Thank you so much. My fridge fan was so loud. I did what you said and the noise is gone. I will never by a Samsung fridge again.
I guess I've been lucky as I got three years out of mine before the fan started hitting and this open concept home well, you can't go anywhere except outside to avoid the sound. Thank you for saving me from having to call in an appliance guy to find this out. I'm firing mine back up now so we'll see if my "half way" fixed this or out comes everything again. At least I have a "go to video" if the latter is required. Big thanks CB15 and again.
Wife is on my case because of the noise. On my day off. Thanks trying to get it fix before she gets home. Save me alot of trouble no pun intended.
Not as bad but had same issue starting last year (5th year of ownership) & after watching your solution but hearing that disdain in your voice 😠 I knew I didn't want to do THIS annually...Y'all will need to do everything he did to get to the backing, etc but get the Samsung evaporator drain clip ($5-6) first to clip on where that tiny clip (THAT'S the problem) is at bottom of coil rack...Samsung made the repair part-go figure🤨, the least they should have done is send it to us with option of DIY instructions or scheduled in home replacement-ALL FREE OF CHARGE!!! I'm just saying! Thank you, again for this video!!!😃
Thank you so much for posting this video!! It was short, sweet and instructional !!! You saved me a repair call!
I got the exact same fridge and your informanal video is just what I needed. same problem. Samsung should be ashamed. lol
th-cam.com/video/c19wWHiPXuI/w-d-xo.html
I took out all the foam. The ice won't build again. Just left a piece of the foam to hold a Thermometer. There is another way to fix the problem. The fan is only 0.19 A. I suggest to replace the fan to more powerful computer fan, like 0.3 A. Then air circulation will be better and it might be just enough to stop ice building. There is a water drain just below the Radiator. Pour there boiling water to unplug it.
The correct way to fix it is to buy the new foam section. Once it gets wet it will just keep freezing over and over again. Comes as a kit and has been redesigned so this problem will stop happening.
@@tgriffin6938 Where to buy it?
Samsung should be ashamed!!
But they are not !!
And we pay the price!!
Thanks so much for posting this. We heard the noise first then no cooling a day later. Fixed.
epic, took me 20 minutes to get my parents fridge back in service.
Excellent video - the bottom tray was a bit tricky, there are 2 clips that need to be depressed before you can pull that up and access the lower 3 screws on the rear cover. Other than that, the hardest part was not melting stuff with my 1200w heat gun :D
Hair Dryer is recommended unless you are careful and have a vague idea of what you are doing
Can you post a picture of where the clips are that need to be depressed? I couldn't get that damn tray out to save my life...
@@noazdad I will look when I am at their place again - but from memory the clips are towards the front of the center-piece that holds the water filter.
I think I used a flat-head screwdriver to depress the clips, while applying upward pressure to keep one clip disengaged while I worked on releasing the second clip.
What i did was gently flex the bottom tray upwards until I was able to see where the clips were holding tension
Used some videos on here to fix my Samsung refrigerator. Two days ago fan was making a lot of noise, yesterday went into refrigerator and found out that everything was warm and not cold. Did a search on Samsung refrigerator fan noise and it showed me that the problem was the coils inside the frig behind panal was frozen which caused the noise. The only thing that cost me was my time fixing the problem after emptying the frig to get to that panel and using hair dryer to defrost. I really like having you tube so that I can fix appliances instead of paying someone big money with things that I can do myself.
I have the same model and had the exact same issue about a week ago. I almost called a service tech after talking to Samsung Tech Support, but I decided to TH-cam it first and found other videos with different refrigerators having similar issues, so I just hair dried the heck out of it. Wish I had seen your video 1st and then I will could have removed the back to make things easier. Thanks for making this!
Not a problem. Mine started doing this right after the warranty expired of course. I would be willing to put money on the fact that you most likely will have to do this again in the next 1-2 years. So hopefully when you have to do it again, it will save you some time.
YOU ARE THE MAN!!!!! The noise was getting worse by the hour so I found this and 10 mins later fixed! Thank you soooooo much!
Thank you for making this video!!!! I was about to call to have it repaired. Mine is a little different model, but everything you showed was the same. I was done in 20 minutes, and she doesn't make any noise now.
The WIFE or the Fridge ??? LOL !!!
Perfect explanation. Very helpful. Thanks for taking the time to contribute to the hive brain.
Great directions, thanks. Quick and easy and stopped that noise! Needed to tell me how to take out that bottom shelf tho, was tricky with the clips.
Your'e welcome! After I had a lot of it apart I thought "I should make a video of this" so that's why the shelf removal wasn't included.
I just had the same thing happen to the same model. Also have to defrost the ice maker area every 4-6 weeks. First time after 5 years for this issue. Another issue I fixed may help others: We had water in the bottom of the fridge after only 1.5yrs due to drain freezing-up from all the melted ice from the evaporator unit. I added two Romex-Ground wires, each wrapped around once and a half or two times to the bottom of the heating element and running about 3/4" into the drain. Stock wires don't go deep enough into the drain to effectively melt the ice/slush that's draining off the unit. That fix may help others with that issue. No Samsung Fridges or Ford Edges [2007-2009] (Trans Sensors go bad first = Rebuild = $5k) but that's another post.
We have the same model. The absolute worst Fridge we have ever bought. Only 3 years old but have had the same issue since we bought it. Thanks for your video.
Same problem. Thanks for showing me the problem and fix!
Thanks for the video. I didn't take anything apart. I just held the hairdryer along the vent holes which did the trick.
I just did the same thing. Put a space heater towards the back vents for 20 minutes with fridge unplugged. Fixed!
Great video! Saved me 150 bucks from using a repairman
THANK YOU for the information !! There are a lot of good people on YOU TUBE, like yourself, with videos to help us all out ... TO BAD SAMSUNG COULD APPARENTLY CARE LESS .... thanks again !
Totally agree !!!
Dude, you made me look like a hero, easy fix, thanks
Thank you for this video. I just started having this problem, and have a very similar fridge. I'm sure it's the same issue and will fix it as soon as I can. Just curious, what temperature do you keep your fridge running at? I had mine at 40F for a long time and recently-ish lowered it to 37, and I wonder if that contributed to quicker ice build up.
You're welcome. I keep mine at 38F and so far so good. Haven't had this issue return in over 6 months. Increasing the temp is a good idea. I had a mini beverage center that would freeze up all the time at 37 and I increased it to 39 and problem went away.
I had the same problem with the same refrigerator, but there was no ice build up in the refrigerator compartment. I finally unloaded my freezer compartment and used a hair dryer on it for 15-20 minutes (until it was all warm to the touch), focusing on the CEILING of the fridge and the air vents on the back panel. This took care of the noise that had been bothering me for the last 3 years. Samsung needs to do something about it...I will never buy another Samsung fridge.
You sir, just saved me a shitload of money. Thank you!
You're very welcome! The need to come up with a fix for this. Clearly it is a known issue.
Thank you ! The only hard part was taking the glass shelves out. What a nightmare. At least for me. Defrosted inside and now back up and running.
Thank you for your video. I saved a costly repairman bill.
Thanks so much for the great video and information.Saved me a bunch of money. I also agree that Samsung does not make a very good fridge. I love the utube videos to fix stuff
I'm sick of fixing our Samsung refrigerator. my grandmother had a refrigerator for 30+ years. we've had this one for 2. shit made products.
Yes I have had to take a hair dryer to my fridge a couple of times. Its a nice fridge but i want to replace it.
Yea but we chose to buy the big and shiny and they get us everytime.
@@voa23 beauty over durability. Right?
@@MissNicole19148 Just reset it twice Nicole and nothing after doing the hair dryer thing.
@@voa23 you did that? We've done the hairdryer thing a couple of times. Not fun!
You're our HERO !!!!!!
Thank you for this video...worked like a charm!
Thanks Chris! Worked like a charm!
Guess what I'll be doing tomorrow? Thanks for the video! Mine has Energy Saver mode off and is 4 years old.
Ours just hit 4 years old too and just started
My is 5 years old!!
And started on the first year!!!
Guess what I do about EVERY 3 MONTHS .... lol.
We has a group should do something with Samsung because that’s the worst thing to do I just plug my back on, didn’t put my food back yet!!
Thanks to the refrigerator that I have in the basement which is 22 years!!
Thank you so much for making this video!!! such a HUGE help!!
After this fix is done make sure your fridge is leveled using leveling nuts at the front bottom of the fridge and your front wheels need to be in the air (according to Samsung). This should prevent it from happening again, just did this and keeping my fingers crossed. Here is the link with more info from Samsung
support-us.samsung.com/cyber/popup//pop_troubleshooting_fr.jsp?modelname=RF25HMEDBBC&homeid=25609&from_osc=&idx=669461&modelcode=RF25HMEDBBC/AA&
Rizwan Ahmed Awesome thanks for the info. I will check mine. It would be great if that will prevent it from happening in the future.
Thanks for the video, helped me remove the back panel.
CB15 CB15 did the noise come back again?
to anyone else having this problem, Rizwan is correct I believe. For 5 or 6 years, I had no problems with this refrigerator. Then one day, I get the idea to clean behind the refrigerator, so I raise the leveling nuts and roll the refrigerator forward. After cleaning, I roll it back and then I didn't realize I had to level it back up (so that the front wheels are hanging in the air) and just left it on the wheels instead. For a while, there were no issues, but last summer, I started getting the fan noise and ice build-up. I defrost and clean up the ice and 3 months later, it happens again. I clean it up again, and then 1 month later, it happens again. I fix it and this time, thankfully, I found Rizwan's tip. It's been 2+ months since my last ice clean-up and no issues. I also don't notice any ice forming in the back that creeps through holes in the plastic cover as it used to do before.
qniverse ... so it seems that refrigerators are really just big AC window units that need to be tilted so the water will drain properly...the front of the fridge is usually a little higher than the back...if it’s too “leveled” the water will sit and eventually freeze. Also don’t block the vents, don’t overload the fridge, defrost the fridge every now and then, empty ice buckets often, etc.
... I’m trying to learn how to maintain a “healthy” fridge. Does this sound correct? Any tips?
Thanks for the video. Was exactly my problem. Just curious if the leveling fixed future issues?
Thank you for posting this very helpful video.
Thanks! That just saved us a maintenance call & $$$
Dolores W Samsung is Shit
Add a short video showing where to find those two invisible clips for the lower tray that's the hardest part of all this.
I will NEVER recommend a Samsung Fridge! Thanks for the video.
Same!!
Thanks for posting this, I really appreciate it.
awesome vid, i'm just now dealing with this. But I have performed the age old method of slapping the back of the fridge as if it's someone choking on food lol and it works.
i did that first haha
I took out all the foam. The ice won't build again. Just left a piece of the foam to hold a Thermometer. There is another way to fix the problem. The fan is only 0.19 A. I suggest to replace the fan to more powerful computer fan, like 0.3 A. Then air circulation will be better and it might be just enough to stop ice building. There is a water drain just below the Radiator. Pour there boiling water to unplug it.
You saved me a ton of money! thanks so much for the great video.
Thankyou, great help 😊
Just turn off the power saving mode. It activates heating elements to prevent ice buildup.
interesting, i had JUST turned ON my power save mode about 3 months ago, and just now have my first ice build up. Will turn it back off!
Jesse Dresbach turn OFF power saving mode. You turned it on, which saves power by deactivating the heating elements.
Excellent. Was wondering why this problem just appeared and how to prevent it re-occurring. Thank you.
I had same problem and turned off power saving mode then the fan stopped, the noise was gone.
Thanks I will try that.
This video helped me alot thank you.
Your the best! It worked great, can't Thank you enough! 😁
I followed your video but unfortunately you do not show how to remove the back panel. I removed the 3 phillips screws from the bottom, then unhooked from the right side but then I cannot pull it out completely. How do you do that? Push it down or pull it? Seems to be caught at the top somehow... Thanks in advance for any tips!
Around 50 seconds in the video I show there is a 4th screw that is hidden behind a white cap in the upper middle section. I'm willing to bet that's the problem. Hope that helps.
Pull the sides out first and then put pressure down to get it to free up.
Chris did you get it off? there is a screw under a cover just to top of shelve bracket. Then if it does not come off, unplug and let fridge sit for 12 hours the cover is prob frozen on. Or use a blow dryer to loosen up the ice.
Thanks fixed my crappy Samsung
Thank you so much, works now
Lol at that sigh. I feel you. Fun 2500 bucks!
Great, Thanks for posting!
Front wheels are not supposed to touch floor. Raise n tilt back a little and no more problems. Per Samsung
The root cause of the problem is ice built up and then clogged up the cold air vent holes and jammed the fan by ice. There are multiple reasons for ice build up:
1. Where did the ice come from? To minimize the ice we need to keep moisture inside to the minimum, which means covering up glasses of water, milk, opened sod cans, soup, cut open water melon, mango, fruits, wet vegetable, raw meat, etc. . The humidity inside the refrigerator is quite low, and so anythings that can be dried up will release moiture and this will form ice, and too much ice will out win the defrost heater short heating cycle (Samsung designed short defrost cycle to achieve the Energy Star) and the net result is a slowly ice build up if too much moisture inside.
2. The other moisture source is the bottom Pantry tray that collected water. You need to pull out the pantry and clean this bottom tray every month or so, or after a spill from trays above. Any liquid spill not cleaned up will ended up as ice inside the fan box -- no magic about this.
3. The bottom drainage hole is clogged up with ice. Once this happened, every degrost cycle will release the water down into the bottom Pantry and pool there. This water then evaporate and form ice inside the fan box eventually. (Hint: to melt the drain hole ice fast, fill up the "pond" above the clogged drain hole with water then place a 15 watts soldering iron hot tip into the water and make sure to keep the hot tip from directly touching the plastic part that can be melted. Add more water if the "pond" is dried up and expose the hot iron tip. The hot water will melt the ice and clear up the drain hole. This method is faster than hair dryer or adding hot water spoon by spoon. You need to keep an eye on this and remove the iron as soon as the hole is cleared.
4. Due to Energy Star regulation, Samsung and others have tried to design their products with low electrical consumption, which means they run the defrost heating cycle in much shorter time. If there is not much ice built up then the short defrost cycle is enough to melt all ice, but if the ice is too much then it ended up winning the battle and jammed up the fan or clogged up the cooling vent holes and the unit cannot get cold.
So how do we solve these problems? It is unrealistic to have zero moisture inside the refrigerator, but if we can keep it to the minimum as I pointed out in (1) and (2) above, and with a modification to the design that prevents the drain hole clogged up then the problem will be eliminated permanently.
To solve the problem (3), I used a 6 inches long, 3mm diameter copper (or aluminum) wire, wrapped around the black heater pipe (just above the drain hole and running across left to right) 3 turns, and extended the wire down into the drain hole. If you don't have large gauge wire then just use two smaller gauge wires, wrap them on the left and right side of the heater pipe and extend the wires down into the drain hole about 1.5 to 2 inches. This should carry the heat from the back heat pipe down deep into the drain hole and helps to prevent ice building up inside the hole.
I used to fix the ice build up issue every year, but after implementing the 3 steps above, it has been running over 2 years and still no problem. My unit is RF266AB.
Brian
Thank you helped very much
I have a different model Samsung but would have never bought it had I known this.. Mine started making noise the other night and it's only 3 years old. I thought the first issue that refrigerator "technology" solved was making the frost free fridge back in the 1970's. Now we buy these thousands dollar refrigerators that can do everything but shine our shoes but we're back to the 1950's scheduling defrost sessions. They probably design this flaw into them so they can fleece us with service calls! I have an old 70's fridge in my garage that NEVER needed defrosted! It's been running nonstop for 40 years!!!
I agree completely. We have a 20 year old fridge in the basement and I have never had an issue with it. My Samsung was only 2 years old and it started doing this. They make them look pretty, but the design is garbage.
CB15: I took it all apart and defrosted it. It was purchased in 2013 (so it's actually 4 yr old) and this is the first issue I've had but I didn't expect any for QUITE some time. When you spend a thousand dollars on a fridge, you expect the best but like you said, it's only the best LOOKING. Mine wasn't completely frozen, that is, the evaporator was just beginning to freeze so I didn't need to apply heat. A pool of ice was forming at the base of the fan shroud which was beginning to interfere with the fan causing the noise. I think that in the future, when it comes to major appliances I'll stick to GE and let Samsung make smartphones. Thanks for making the video. It was a big help.
To be fair, fridges these days hold twice as much for the same amount of space (because we consumers demand it), are energy efficient, and look good on top of that (I'd bet they cost less than those in the 70's, too, in today's dollars). Sacrifices have to be made to designs to accomplish those goals. I think this comes from Samsung not having 50 years of experience making fridges. The least they can do is make the parts that need servicing easy to get to, and I'd say a few screws qualifies. Or you can pay 4x as much and get a Sub-Zero...your choice.
I just read the following and have just tried it. "Fix: Raise the front. It is not supposed to have the front wheels on the ground. This happens because it is not properly leveled, so condensation collects where it shouldn't. If you tilt it back a bit you should never have to defrost it again."
I actually found an easier solution, I was having the same issue with my 2016 Dutch door model...after the warranty expired of course. I tried the manual defrost on my but my computer in the frig must be different and it didn't work, so I just left the top part of the frig doors open for 6 hours; about 5 days after I did that the fan hitting the ice noise came back.
Ok, so I defrosted it again for 6 hours, then I decided to play around a bit with the temp settings, first I raised the top part of the frig temp to 40 degrees instead of 38 where I had it, then I raised the middle drawer from the meat setting of 29 degrees to the drink temperture of 33 degrees...so far so good, no ice build up that I can tell for 3 months.
I think either Samsung put a poorly designed defrosting capability in their units, or the internal thermometer that is suppose to keep the temp at whatever temp you select is off by a few degrees, so when I had the top part of the frig set for 38 it probably was around 32 to 35, and the drawer likewise was probably running at 25 or so instead of 29.
I never thought of this. The colder the fridge, the more difficult it is for the heating element to defrost the coils/evaporator.
I am still researching the root cause. Why would the fridge work ok for 4 years and then start having this issue? What has changed? Did something break? My initial research points to the seal on the back panel or front door seal not working as well as day one. Super frustrating!!!
Does the sound stop when you open the doors?
Yes, But the noise starts again when you close them. You HAVE to defrost it and pull the back cover off the inside of the fridge. Remove the shelves and be VERY CAREFUL you don't break the 2 wires connected from the fridge wall.
Lone Wolf , I left the refrigerator open for about 3 hours and the ice melted, I haven’t had a problem for a year so far.
what caused the ice to accumulate?
Hi, I have the same issue + am trying to fix it but my power saver was already in off position and it's still making tons of noises. Please any suggestions I'd so greatly appreciate it
I am still researching the root cause. Why would the fridge work ok for 4 years and then start having this issue? What has changed? Did something break? Are there seals that are no longer sealing?
Dude sounds like UFC fighter Robbie Lawlor
From what I can find on TH-cam the ice is caused by a bad seal because of the cheap foam and thin cheap seal. I am going with drying everything out and replacing the seal as perfectly as possible. A good fit will stop entry of warm moist air where its not supposed to be. See on this video its at the top - I would guess thats where the poor fit is.
Tnx that helped alot. 😁😁
sumsung has this defect， sumsung shall recall the noisy junk
Sorry, but, no they won't. They have even protected themselves from any law suits to help us get some of our money back. As I understand it, we're screwed. I WON'T be buying any more Samsung junk. $2800 for this 450lbs SILVER ELEPHANT. I JUST put it back together AGAIN. As I understand it, don't bother spending big money for the replacement parts from SAMSUNG because they don't fix the problem either .... I guess the only thing we can do from here is try to help each other " live with it" like this gentleman has done with this video. All I can say is THANK GOD FOR YOU TUBE !!
@@LoneWolf-yp2mo Agreed, No more Samsung ever. Eventually they may feel the squeeze. My Defrost element seams to be OK as I have continuity thru however, It does not heat up during a force defrost. Looking into some of the other sensors.
@Cassette Tape
I started doing it every week. Gave up and repair guy replaced a $10 dollar part and it's fixed. Cost me 140.00 however I'm glad it's done. Samsung is loosing customers.
Yes please share what part was replaced
I want to help. It's been a few months now. Behind the plastic cover there are two sensors I believe. They can be ordered on line. You will need to have some basic mechanical skills. Not much thou. I believe it is the defrost temperature sensor. Make sure you get the sensor for your model. Price is very inexpensive. Just replace it. You need to totally defrost the ice in the back first. The sensor just plugs in and gets taped to it's original position. Hope this helps. Let me know. Ps. let the ice defrost before you force the plastic cover off. It is filled with foam that will break and compromise the function that it has. Good luck.
Do you know what cause the ice build up? I've follow your procedures and after 3 weeks, the ice build up again and hit the fan blade. I remove the ice and put it back together and again after 3 weeks, ice build up again.
I'm no Fridge expert, but to me it seems they shouldn't have tightly coiled the brass refrigerant line in the upper right corner. It's almost like they had too much line and just decided to bundle it together rather than routing it in longer runs or just shortening the line. I usually have to do this once or twice per year. If yours is freezing up after 3 weeks you might have something else causing that.
Try setting the freezer and refrigerator settings at different temps. I did this to mine and, when I found the right setting, it stopped icing for 2 years (until my wife accidentally changed the setting). Mine stopped icing when when I set the freezer 4 degrees colder and the fridge 2degrees cooler....hope it helps.
Don't you mean warmer? won't setting it cooler/colder make it freeze more?
T Vo
It worked ! Thanks
Have you ever done this and found the Styrofoam panel stuck to the ice instead of stuck to the removed panel? That's what just happened to me
Mine did too. I carefully used the hair dryer to melt the ice then finished it off around the coils. $2800 SILVER ELEPHANT .... smh
I THINK I JUST FOUND AND END TO MY HEADACHES,WOULD NOT KNOW TILL I TRY IT THO.AFTER THAT WOULD DEFINITELY WILL RE COMMENT.
Dante Rubin THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOUR ENTHUSIASTOC COMMENT
Thank u so much
Thank you!
Only bad thing is you don't show how to take it out, those screws on the bottom are covered by the drawers which we cant figure out how to get out....
Awesome
There are more videos about this SILVER ELEPHANT on YOU TUBE that show how to open a panel at the back of the fridge CAREFULY, DON"T try to remove it, be VERY careful, there are wires back there that you DON'T want to break ! Then use that good ole hairdryer and melt the ice off the coil and from around the fan (THAT is where the noise is coming from, the ice builds up around the fan and viola ! The feces hits the rotating oscillator, so to speak ... lol ) Also, when removing the ICE MAKER .... ( yeah, the fun never stops with this SILVER ELEPHANT .......... be VERY careful not to damage the COIL inside the ice tray because THEN the SILVER ELEPHANT ....WILL BE JUNK..... no repair if the coil springs a leak, the entire fridge is JUNK ..... as if we didn't know THAT already.
Thanks
you left out the part of pulling out the bottom drawer
No shit the guy does not tell you this is almost impossible. I found another video there are 2 clips you have to push in to get it to release from the filter bracket. They are right by the front almost impossible to see you push them in with fingers and tray pops right up. There are videos showing how, look for them here on TH-cam.
this was the biggest headache for me. not the actual de icing process. for all those watching this please find a video on how to remove that bottom drawer
I got the same problem with mine second time unplugged it twice with in 2 months same noise called Samsung gave me a number to call service center n they never call back n phone voice mail is full Samsung refrigerators sux never get another one
same fridge same problem wish i knew
IT WORKED......for 10 minutes 😫
I cleaned the back like a months ago and it's making sound again.
Are you guys leaving the fridge doors open for an extended period? My parents has been fine for 2 months since defrosting it manually - no noise whatsoever and it is close to 2 years old at this point.
@@reddyuda no we don't leave the doors open for too long. Let's see for how long it lasts this time.
Ladi Puriwal - leaving the doors open means condensation will form, and will form ice on the evaporator coils causing buildup
That is the reason for the ice build up, but the heating element should cope with that. Not the best design by Samsung but other than that, has been reliable in my experience.
@@reddyuda let's see how long it lasts this time.
Welcome to the club ...smh. I do the same BS every few months ...
how i am able to find samsong main boardRS20NAMS1/MAR
I have the same fridge and have this problem along with many others including failing ice maker. My fridge is only 4 years old and is a piece of junk. Don't ever buy Samsung.
A solution has been found. I too own one of these lovely, defective refrigerators. I've been trying to fix the ice maker from leaking water and slushy ice, as well as the fan noise and the over iciing in the fridge. I found a video from a refrigerator repair guy who said to move the sensor off of the insulated incoming rubber tubing, over to the copper outgoing tube. I did that about a week ago, and immediately noticed a difference in how the refrigerator is cooling. All of the temperatures are perfect. I don't have water dripping out of the ice maker anymore. Try it. I'm hoping it's a long term solution. Right now, it seems like it is. Here's a link to the guy's video where he shows you where it is and where to move it. th-cam.com/video/qlgLZeAazZE/w-d-xo.html
Excellent thank you! Next time my fridge freezes up I will give this a try. Hopefully it will be a more permanent solution.
AWESOME is this a permanent solution? my Samsung RF28HDEDBSR 3 years old just started making the noise yesterday, all through the house unbearable. I just emptied fridge and let it sit for a day to defrost back there. Then everything came off like butter I moved it over like in video. Hope it works if not my fridge is level and I don't expect it for a few years again. It never leaked just made the fan noise.
Rixanne, what about an update is this fix working for you still 9 months later.
Rixanne H so is it a permanent fix?
Samsung should be ashamed that this frig has ice build up in the ice maker and behind the fan! Next one we get will not be a Samsung!
not gonna help until you replace the temp sensor.
Anyone's fridge not cool after doing this fix? It's been 4 hours and it is still at 55°.