HOW TO FIX A NOISY SAMSUNG FRENCH DOOR MODEL REFRIGERATOR
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 ต.ค. 2024
- Today I show you how to fix that awful sounding noise coming from your late model Samsung French Door Style Refrigerator. I see there's been lots of issues with this and I give my best educated guess as to why I think this is such a problem on Samsung model refrigerators today.
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Thanks for the solution. I fixed mine this morning without taking anything apart, but just unplugging and taking the food out to leave the doors open for 2 hours. I'm sure it didn't thaw all the ice but it stopped the noise.
One follow-up from a few weeks later. When you defrost all that water, don't let it all drain into the tube at the bottom. Use a towel or bowl to catch it. I let it drain and it ended up as a huge sheet of ice in the bottom of the freezer drawer which interfered with the drawer opening.
Thanks for this great video and instructions. I was hesitant to right away take apart my refrigerator so I did the manual rd thing and after 4 cycles of that no more noise. hopefully if I do that
every once in a while it will kept the ice from building up and hitting the fan. Thanks again for the video and thanks everyone for the comments
I also wanted to add that I have never watched a repair video before but my fridge annoyed me enough to Google a solution and I found your manner to be so watchable and likable. Thanks for a great video!
Glad it helped!
Great video, super helpful!
I just wanted to add that if it gets too frozen inside there, the insulation on the inside of the back wall liner that you pop-off to expose the ice covered innards can freeze to the ice so it can take some fines to get it out.
Thanks again!
Thank you so much for this very helpful step-by-step video. I just finished fixing my obnoxiously loud 3 yr old Samsung refrigerator, thanks to your guidance & insight. What a sad and frustrating state of the quality of appliances. Thanks again for this incredibly helpful video!
You're so welcome!
it really is. welcome to 2022, billion dollar companies selling the average human faulty/poorly quality controlled/poorly designed products at a premium with issues we figured out how to solve 50 years ago. its just sad
Our Samsung is a SIDE BY SIDE... but same noise, same solution, just a DIFFERENT SPOT... it was down behind the drawers on ours (on the fridge side). After pulling the shelves, removing about 7 screws, I was able to get to it... and it was SOLID ICE that I had to chip out (large chunks). Then used warm water and a heat gun to get all the rest off. Those yellow sponge towels soaked everything up)... we cleaned it all up, reassembled it, plugged everything back in, and VIOLA - as good as new. Used the 'POWER CHILL' to get it back down to temperature.
THANK YOU... and you are 100% correct, there just isn't any defrosting 'wire' in the area is really needs to be. If it happens again in less than a couple years, I'll look at added into the 'heat wire' so it can better defrost itself in the future.
Thank you so much for this simple & informative video! My fridge has never been cleaner after taking everything out, and I feel much more confident moving forward. Problem fixed!
Thanks but this didnt help me. My noise is from below, in the freezer area. I just dismantled the freezer to replace the evaporator fan motor. I assumed it was no good since it hasnt been cold enough. Put all back together, then this new problem of the noise started. There was no ice on the coils, so the noise isnt caused by fan rubbing on ice. It's too soon to know if the fan needed replacing, until I see if it gets cold. Also, to my surprise, opening all to get access to this fan, I see there is a 2nd similar fan near it. In the video I saw about replacing the fan, no 2nd fan appeared near it, so I don't know why there are 2 fans. In any case, now there is this new problem: annoying noise from the freezer. This stops when I open the freezer door.
I was going to say this was a great video but I am using a reserved word I have never given on TH-cam review. It is a SUPERB video! You are a very easy to listen to instructor. This video was at a great pace to follow, was explained enough that no questions were left unanswered, and it was recorded nice and clear. Thank you for taking the time to produce this video and for saving me money calling a repair company or worse buying a new fridge. Again I say Superb job Sir.
Thanks for the very nice compliment!
I know basic tools but I would never consider myself “handy”. This video was really well done. Clear instructions and helpful tips. It’s working without issue. Thank you very much!
Thanks for the kind feedback. Glad it was helpful!
Thank you so much for this. I had the exact same noise and you saved me a repair call. I did use a hair dryer on low setting it took quite a while but I got all the ice and now it's running silent!
Great video! Thank you ! I have the same model and it has iced up twice in the last 4 years causing the refrigerator to stop cooling. Samsung service under Bestbuy warranty tore out and replaced the whole thing the first time and it lasted about 1 year before I heard the fan icing up and finally stopping. I'm glad I kept my old 20+ year old Amana self defrosting unit in the garage as a backup. Pretty sad Samsung couldn't engineer a descent, reliable unit. It certainly is not rocket science. What it comes down to is you have to defrost your refrigerator manually. The freezer is separate and it has already stopped cooling once forcing me to empty the entire unit again and unplug it for 2+ hours to let the compressor "decompress?". Luckily, the freezer started working after that. Oh yes, and the ice maker went out and was repaired 1 month before the unit went off BestBuy's extended warranty.
BTW Bestbuy did a terrific job taking care of me while it was under their warranty. Samsung service wants $150 before they'll even come out to look at their P.O.S
My best advise to anyone is *DO NOT BUY A SAMSUNG REFRIGERATOR!* Get an LG or what ever company hasn't been swallowed up by the big greedy bottom line corporations .
Hi John,
Thanks for a great job with this video. I started with another similar video, but I got stuck trying to remove the bottom tray. I did another search and found this video. I could never have gotten that out (in one piece) without your help! Even with your help, it was a BEAR! You really saved my bacon and I am VERY appreciative. Now, if I can only figure out two more things: How to remove the ice tray to get rid of (what surely is) a bunch of melted cubes; and how to disassemble the drawers to remove the dirt on the bottom caught between the drawer front and the piece it slides into. Perhaps another short video???
Glad it worked out for you. Maybe another video whenever we can make it back to our US house. Right now we're here in the Philippines at our home, Villa Feliz. No problem with our Samsung fan here ; )
@@MyPIDream Sounds great! There's no problem with my Samsung fan here any more either. BTW, I found a You Tube video on taking apart those drawers to clean the space between sections. I followed her instructions carefully. Now I have to buy a new drawer (and so do many others in the comment section) :-
Great job James!! I have the same Refrigerator. No problems yet but good to know information. Thanks again!!! Be safe.
You literally just saved the day! Googled our model and your video was the second one that came up. The first one had a lot of pointing and writing and was very hard to follow. This video really helped us. We watched a bit, paused, did what you said, repeat and our fridge is all better now! Thank you!!
Great to hear! I do the same when it comes to DIY videos. Watch, pause, do.
Thanks! I had the same issue. Your instructions worked like a charm. I did, however, run the force defrost first (which maybe shaved some time off thawing).
Great job - I have this exact problem - we had a repair guy come in and he only replaced the señsor. You're the only person who's ever explained the problem thoroughly and completely. This Frig is a POS - and Samsung should have had to recalled this problem. I wish there was a change we could make a field change to this problem that could correct it without having to clear the ice every few months. Thanks. I'm now a subscriber.
Thank you for the nice comment!
Thanks for your video, this noise started a couple days ago, we bought our fridge back in Jan of 2020. We will be calling Samsung for our repair!!! Thanks again..
Glad it helped!
Watching the video I thought I was hearing my refrigerator but it was the video! Thanks for the help!
Great job fixing the refrigerator James. Did you make a barrier to prevent ice buildup from rubbing on the fan?
OMG! This was SO helpful! I am very mechanically challenged and this video was so easy to follow that I actually fixed my fridge all by myself! Thank you! You're awesome!
Fantastic! Glad it helped.
THANK you!!! I will be doing this today! It is driving us bonkers! I appreciate your help 🙂
I'm so grateful to you for posting this. Every single new appliance (except my 1948 O Keefe and Merrit stove) has broken in my 7 year old house. I thought our fridge was a goner. I got everyone off with my small kids in tow. I noticed the black goop that is protecting a connection on the right side stuck to the panel so some of the connection wires are slightly exposed. What should I do for that?
Exposed connections is a no-no in electrical terms. If you are not familiar with electronics or electrical repairs I recommend you finding a qualified technician to repair or replace the connector. Although the connector you are mentioning is probably low voltage DC it could do further damage to your Refridgerator or present an electrical hazard to you.
Hey, thanks for the video! Our Samsung started behaving the same way 2 days ago....you helped us save a lot of time and money as well!!!
Great to hear!
Thank you for the easy to follow instructions.
This is a fantastic video and so much help. Does anyone have a solution to permanently stop this from happening? I've had to manually defrost this twice in 8 months. Thanks
Thank you so much for this video. I was able to fix mine, too, after watching it and not have to call a service technician.
Excellent!
Great video. I had a problem getting bottom shelf off. The clips were hard to squeeze so I use 2 screwdriver to push in. The clips stayed in when I took pressure off so I then gently pry the shelf between the gap with flat head screwdriver.
You have the same problem we have. You're limited what refrigerator you can buy. Like Our house you can't get anything bigger than that hole. My kitchen looks almost like yours. We have cabinets that look just like yours and we keep a toaster oven in the same place. :) Great video. We stopped our noisy fan yesterday. A long process but better than paying $150.00 to have someone come and do it. And you still have to take everything out of your refrigerator and put it back in yourself.
Thank you so much!!!! I was able to fix mine because of your video. Saved me a fortune I’m sure.
Glad it helped!
Thank you! I’m 63 female and this helped me! ❤
Fantastic!
thanks for the class James! We have a Samsung ref similar but have not had the noisy fan issue as of yet. Need to be very careful using a hot air gun because it can also melt or deform any plastic parts. I got in a little hurry trying to defrost a small apartment size ref with a heat gun and deformed the plastic door. The heated air gets much hotter than a hair dryer and more quickly. Thanks again for sharing.
Yep, been there, done that.
Excellent video. Thank you very much. Your instructions were great. Wish you would have worked for Samsung instead of the incompetent engineers.
Glad it helped!
Very helpful. Ours sat overnight with power off and doors open before we could get the panel off due to ice.
I used a fan and just direct it to the inside of the fridge. Or in my wife’s case, she would have just bought a new one. Thanks for the helpful info.
Yes we have the same problem here in the Philippines we turn it of at night next morning all good never taken the back panel of but very interesting
Thanks noel
Many thanks!
We have a similar model with the same problem (but worse), this video helped immensely!
Great to hear!
Thanks, again! Today was the second time I de-iced the fan area. But I'm concerned that another problem had developed. For several hours before I could get to do the job the noise stopped completely, suggesting that the fan has died. Not sure how to tell if that's the case, or what symptoms to see if it is no longer running. I can open it up again to put what I assume would be 12V on the fan leads, but maybe the controller is shot. Well, we'll see.
Hi James; Great video! Although there are many videos out there on the subject of a fix to the fan noise problem as a result of icing in the rear cooling compartment, yours is the most by far the clearest and concise explanation of how to fix the problem with an excellent video. Thank you!!!
Welcome. Thanks for the kind words on the video!
Thank you. You just saved me a bunch of $$$. All fixed. I have had Samsung here to replace part of my ice maker for the same reason. This is the worst fridge I've ever owned. Never again! How I miss Kenmore.
Hi Jen. Glad that helped. I'm afraid your problem with your ice maker might not be solved by replacing any parts depending on your problem. You might be interested in my other video regarding ice maker issues with this unit. th-cam.com/video/6tFWkWzLSqg/w-d-xo.html
Thank you so much. This video saved me a very costly service call. My next fridge will be an LG won’t buy Samsung anymore.
Glad it helped!
Called Samsung and spoke with an adviser who said to unplug it, open all the doors and drawers, put towels at the bottom on the floor to catch any overflow, and let it sit for 3-4 hours. It's called a manual defrost. She also specifically said not to use a hair dryer at all. The shelves stayed in place and I didn't remove the cover; she said it wasn't necessary. If this works it is a breeze since I have everything in a cooler and frozen stuff I can use today if it gets thawed somewhat. I used the wait time to clean the inside with Seventh Generation hard surface cleaner and microfiber cloths. I will post a reply to this post with the results.
Thanks for sharing. The main purpose of this instructional video is to identify if the cooling coil is not positioned properly from the manufacturer and make the correction so this does not reoccur. If after you manually defrost and it occurs again this might indicate you have a bent cooling coil which is interfering with the fan after is freezes over.
I had this problem and found your video very helpful! Before doing this, I thought I’d first try just raising my set temp from the min 33 degrees to the max 44 degrees to see if it would thaw on its own. It took about a day or two but it did the trick! So try this before going through the trouble of clearing everything out and opening things up. :)
A manual defrost such as you did here is only temporary and doesn't address the problem but for those who do not want to attempt to correct the issue this is a good option. Thanks!
FYI - The maximum temp for food safety is 40 degrees. Maybe a few days wouldn’t matter but something to think about.
@@petera9251 oh no- thank you!!!
Great video. I have the same fridge which had the same problem. I am not the most technically inclined person and the video worked like a charm. Better yet, I didn't break anything. I think the slow and steady defrosting is a key. Thanks for the excellent video. If you were local I'd buy you lunch!
Glad to help. If I were local I'd take you up on your offer :)
Thumbs up for the nice tip! If you insulate those two feed tubes you might be able to lengthen time between defrost cycles. Perhaps indefinitely.
Thank you for the detailed instruction. I followed it and solved the problem. Hope it will not come back as some of you experienced.
Glad it helped!
Thank you so much!!
Your video was great, easy to follow. It literally saved me from calling my home warrenty company again / buying a whole new fridge. I'm hoping this temp fix lasts a while. You are awesome.
Great to hear!
"I don't even know if she knows I was working on the fridge today" lol -- I had to go catch mine because you helped me get it back up and running -- thank you! :)
Glad you were successful. See, that wasn't so bad. Cheers!
Thank you! We had this issue today and were able to fix it immediately. You saved us time and money!
Awesome!
My fridge makes noise even after I open the door. Still dont understand why opening door makes it stop.
Hi James, good video! I'm one of your subscribers here in Seattle area. I have a whirlpool french door that leaks or "pools" a good amount of water under the fridge once in a while, I suspect when it defrosts. Any idea how to trouble shoot it? thanks for your time!
There is supposed to be a holding tray under the refrigerator. Check to see if it's not lined up properly or missing. Defrosting is normal and water is supposed to go in the tray then evaporate.
Thank you for walking us through this!
You bet!
Thank you so much for the pleasant, thorough, and easy to follow tutorial. Do you get ice build up in the ice maker too?
We had a repair guy fix the back panel problem this same time last year. So it looks like we will be doing a yearly defrost. Otherwise happy with the fridge. Curious to see if our copper pipe is bent like yours which would explain how fast the problem returned. .
Yes, we get ice build up and the condition where it stops making ice from the ice maker. I have a fix action (upcoming video) for that but it's a band aide. This is another poor engineering design by Samsung. Other than problems with the ice maker, I'm happy with the fridge too.
Thanks for the video! The helpful hints made this fix go VERY quickly.
Great to hear!
Thanks for the technical tips.... Great JOB James !!!
Great info thanks 👍 I will try tomorrow
Bam. Thanks. That was easy. I used a hairdryer to speed the thaw. Go easy on heat. The back insulation material is sensitive to heat.
Thanks for the video and instructions. Saved me from having to call a technician.
You're welcome!
Wow! Noise stopped after running two 20 minute cycles. Running additional cycles for added insurance. Thank you very much.
Great video, how long did it take for the freezing to happen
After defrosting, before this process it would freeze up every few weeks.
Great video! Do you recommmend using any kind of insulation around the copper tubes on top right to prevent it from happening again? Wondering what kind would work best. Thanks!
No, I just recommend adjusting the copper tubes if they are not aligned properly to prevent the freeze up from reoccurring.
@@MyPIDream have you done that? I didn't notice that you realigned the copper tubing in the video did you do it at another time?
Fantastic explanation. Nicely done. No more noise!! Thank you.
Glad this helped.
Thanks you saved me money
First off great tutorial. I had same sound issue and did as you described with loud hum that shuts off as you open door and hear the motor fan die down. Unfortunately it did not work! I'm so bummed and proud that I 'fixed' it. But of course it is never easy. What else could be my problem? The fan itself?
Another issue could be the fan itself is not mounted properly to the back panel. If the screws are too tight or not equally torqued in the back panel it can warp the fan housing causing the fan to make a noise when activated. To test this you can pull the back panel off as you did as described in this video but don't disconnect the fan wires. Close the door and plug in the fridge. If the noise is still there then try adjusting the mounts of the fan. Then retest. Lastly, it could be the fan itself. A simple test is to remove the fan and hook it to a DC power supply rated for the fan's operating voltage. If the fan still makes the noise replace the fan.
Generally really pleased with our fridge/freezer but it has started with the noise
So tomorrow will follow your instructions
Thanks
Let us know your results. Good luck!
James followed instructions and it worked a treat
However there was not a lot of ice behind cover obviously just a bit catching fan
Thanks for advice
Find TH-cam great for these issues
Great video, is there a fix that would help avoid the frosting or build up after the fix?
What worked for me was making the correction to the copper tube where the icing occurred. It was poor quality control at the factory that allowed this unit out the door with the misaligned copper tubing. Once I corrected that we have not had a reoccourrance of the icing issue.
Thank you for this exceptionally descriptive and helpful video. It is much appreciated!
You're very welcome!
Thank you James. We have the same unit. So far no problem but if I have to go through that exercise I would wrap & seal those incoming refrigerant pipes with foam insulation to keep out moisture so it won't happen again. Sad to have to defrost a self-defrosting fridge in 2019! I think the lower humidity here in Alberta helps!
I believe your observation about humidity is the key point and something I failed to discuss in the video. We are in a high humidity climate both here in SC and in the Philippines. High humidity is a key factor in icing of your ref unit.
Thanks for the video. The fix works, but issue came back in about 3 mo. I read through comments and see you mention straightening out the copper tubing to hopefully prolong the ice hitting the fan, how can I straighten the tubing?
If the copper tube is slightly off it is easily bent to make the correction. I recommend allowing the copper tube to be at ambient temperature so as not to break a frozen tube. It was easy when I did it but if you're not comfortable you can call in a qualified appliance service person.
Thank you for this video. You were very detailed and because of that, I was able to fix my fridge
Glad this helped.
I'm about to undertake this task because you've made it seem easy! Can you clarify: Did you turn off the power at all or no? If so, did you unplug the fridge or turn it off elsewhere? And at what point did you turn the power back on?
I unplugged it from the wall. That's the safest bet. You can turn off the breaker as long as the house is wired correctly and there's no residual voltage riding on the neutral or ground.
When I got it open it looks like the I su laying black rubber has melted off some of the copper connections on the right side where the white connector is in your video (above the condenser). Very weird. Is this a safety hazard?
Any electrical anomaly that looks like burned or damaged connectors should be referred to a service technician for safety and protection of your appliance.
Hi john and Lisa in Long Island tks am thinking about getting one have a blessed day
hey there. Loved this. Was able to do exactly as you said. Great video. There was some icing, but not a lot. Back operating and...sadly, sound remains...could it be bad fan?
If the sound started right back up after you defrosted and reassembles, chances are the fan was assembled too tight in the housing. A good way to check this out is to pull the back panel off again but leave the fan connected. Apply power to the refrigerator and listen for the noise. If it's still making the noise, unplug the refrigerator then loosen up the mounting screws on the fan just a bit then re-accomplish the task above. If the noise goes away it means the mounting screws were too tight and warping the fan housing. This happens often on noisy computer fans.
@@MyPIDream YOU are MY dream!! Thank you so much for your continued help. Oddly, this morning, the sound is gone (having done nothing more)...gonna wait it out with fingers crossed. If it comes back I'll try what you suggested above. Thanks a lot!
Thank you so much for the video. Is very clear and specific. I'll try this today on my fridge.
Most welcome 😊. Good luck!
Thank you Sir, worked like a charm. I guess I will get a few more years out this.
Excellent!
Thank you! Do you think a steamer would be ok to use instead of heat gun?
I'm not familiar with a steamer but if you can direct heat in the direction of the ice without damaging the plastic around it then I guess that could possibly work.
Hey James, thanks for sharing. I followed your directions last night at 2:30am as the fridge wouldn’t let me get to sleep. It happened the night before at a similar time so I left the door wedges open and I ran a Refrigerator Defrost “RD” and “FD” cycle on it twice later in the morning, which appeared to rid me of the noise... until this morning.
I followed your directions and it was frozen. I used a hairdryer and carefully ice picked the bits and put it back together again.
My question is, if we run regular RD or FD cycles, will that prevent the ice build up?
Thank you.
Remember, if the issue continues to return, the problem hasn't been fixed no matter how many times you manually defrost your refrigerator. Find the source of the problem and try to resolve that. For me, the miss aligned copper coil was the source of my problem. Once I carefully bent it back to the correct position the freeze up issue hasn't returned.
My PI Dream Thanks for your response. My model has the lower deli tray that slides out, and there’s also a sheet of ice that freezes the tray to the bottom. I think my issue is also the copper, but also the drainage hole being blocked too. It’s a shame really, it’s a beautiful fridge and I love it. Just having to jump on TH-cam and follow tutorials quite often to keep it together.
Thank you again.
Loved your video, great job...I am assuming that if the noise only stops when opening the freezer door that it is in that compartment only? Does the freezer portion have its own fan?
I have the same issue in the freezer.
@@saundersjt any luck on fixing the freezer?
@@karsonclausse5506 Noise was from the evaporator fan, but motor on it actually shorted out and the freezer had stopped cooling altogether. Evaporator fan replaced and had to enlarge the drainage tube in the freezer compartment, but so far so good Still makes the odd noise here or there, but nothing like before.
Thanks for the video. I have the same noise. The noise continues when you open the French doors but stops when you open the FREEZER drawer. I searched and did not see a solution in the thread. I removed the panel checked the top fan anyway and made sure the back fan was clear. It did not fix it. There must be a fan in the freezer portion? Does anyone know if that's the case?
One word of caution.............if the panel which holds the fan does not come off easily DO NOT force it. I had difficulty removing the panel at the top so finally used mirror and flashlight which revealed the fan housing encased in ice. Had I forced it I would have torn the fan off it's base. I used a popsicle stick to prop open the bottom of the panel and stuck a hair dryer up inside to melt the ice. When the ice finally melted off the housing the panel came off easily. As part of this process we also pulled the refrigerator out, removed the panel at the base of the back, and found that the coils were totally encased in a thick layer of dust. Vacuumed and brushed out what I could but finally used a small blower to get the rest out. I made quite a mess of the kitchen, but the refrigerator should be much more efficent now with the coils clean
Dear James, thank you so much for your quick response. You are right! My refrigerator build up ice around evaporator every next day and I can not find defrost timer. I can not see the end part of your advice. Thank you for your time and God bless you!
Whew! Glad you caught my comment. Here's a repost of the troubleshooting. Good luck and let us know how it goes.
Samsung refrigerators go into auto defrost every 8-10 hours. The main control board on the back is what sends power to the defrost heater in the refrigerator and freezer (on dual evaporator systems). I’m pretty sure there is no way to change the defrost cycle but you can manually put your refrigerator into defrost mode yourself. To do this, press both the “Power Freeze” and “Fridge” buttons at the same time. Hold both buttons until the display beeps and goes blank. Next, press the “Freezer” button a second time. After a while, you should have water melting into the evaporation tray under the refrigerator. It might be necessary to unplug and replug in the refrigerator to take it out of defrost cycle.
If you had ice the very next day its possible you didn't get all the ice melted when you followed my procedures. Even behind the copper pipe that goes into the foam insulation, you must make sure it's all defrosted. Also, make sure all the plugs are connected back properly into the connectors. If you have the same refrigerator as mine you can use the video as a reference. You didn't mention where the ice build up was concentrated. That might be helpful as well in troubleshooting.
If after doing all the above and you still have an issue with freezing, it might be a problem that needs to be looked at by a technician as its possible the thermostat sensor is bad. It will need to be checked with a multimeter to see if the Ohms and voltage are correct. If not, you probably have a faulty sensor or electronics component.
@@MyPIDream OMG your explaining is so clearly. I think my has problem in defrosting. I will test and find out which part is broken.
Thanks, we appreciate your video, helped a lot.
Glad it helped!
Ours was making the fan noise, but we didn't really do anything except I'd sprayed some canned air through the openings at the top to test if it may just have been dirty. Within about an hour the fan noise stopped. Now, a little over a week later with no fan noise the fridge is no longer cooling, however the freezer is just fine. I'm wondering if it ruined the fan motor, what do you think?
The high pressure or if you used it with a straw might have disconnected the power cord to the fan. It will require opening up the panel and inspecting.
Thanks! Worked like a charm!
Excellent!
I went through this whole process (very helpful and clear, thank you) and the fan is still making noise. Anyone else have problems w the fan design? It’s clearly not sitting right and/or rubbing against something. Hard to tell but easy to hear. Ugh (PS- inherited the fridge when I bought the house. )Will never buy Samsung -appliances again.
If you found ice buildup and you followed the instructions to remove all the ice and you still have a fan blade noise, then you probably have one of 2 things. Something is still rubbing against the fan blade (maybe some of the foam insulation) or the fan itself is faulty which will require a fan replacement. You can test the fan in place by connecting the fan back up but not putting the panel in place. Plug the refrigerator back to the power and if it's still making the noise then the fan might be bad. Also, if the fan is mounted too tight in the panel sometimes it warps the fan housing which will cause the fan to be noisy. Try to loosen up the mounting hardware and test again.
Cool job. No sweat.
Very well done, and thanks for your effort. Your engineering assessment and POV is very helpful. I also was troubled with the Ice maching needing replacement due to a known engineering flaw in the unit.
My similar unit has a bit different symptom. The sound pulsates as opposed to a continuous purr. Also, when I opened the door, the sound didn't stop until I pulled out the ice machine supply basin. After about 5 seconds the sound then halted.
Any thoughts?
I also have a How To video on the ice maker.
Just turn it off for a few hours, job done! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
That's what I was thinking. I'm going to try that first before unscrewing everything. Did it work for you?
Did unplugging work?anyone
Question - mine is making the same noise. When I open the freezer it automatically stops. I emptied the freezer and started emptying the fridge. I got all the screws off except the top one. It’s completely stripped from water. The big drawer inside has a layer of ice under it too. I’m going to try the hair dryer tomorrow but, I can’t get that too screw out. Any suggestions?
Hi ! I did all the steps, two weeks later same problem again . I ended up adding isolation on the tubes area. Waiting a few days to hopefully see the difference
That's the problem I had. The copper tubes weren't centered and after adjusting I never had the icing again on the fan blade.
Did insulating the coper pipes helped? I can try that.
Mine freeze up again after 3-4 weeks of defrosting.
James, I unplugged mine for the night and hopefully the ice behind the panel will thaw on it's own by the time I get home from work tomorrow. Do you think that might work.
Yes, it will eventually thaw if you leave it unplugged long enough but if the copper coil is misaligned it will always continue to freeze up. I corrected the bend on ours and so far we haven't had a reoccurring incident. Good luck!
Dawn, did that work?
I have a Samsung fridge RF28T5001 purchased in Nov 2021. It looks very much like the one described in this video except that the wording "Twin Cooling" on the back panel is replaced by "All-round Cooling". My fridge also has fan noise after one year. I followed the present instruction to open up the back panel with about 1-hour effort, only to find out the fan has been moved to a new location at the lower left corner on the bottom floor and has no ice sounding it. So my fan noise cannot be fixed as by the well described method in this video. Don't spend effort to open up the back panel of the newer model.
Thanks for the video! My refrigerator has the same problem and also stopping making ice cubes (I suspect the water tube might frozen). I will try to defrost it without open the cover after I finish my ice cream in it. lol
I have another video addressing the ice cube problem. Check it out. th-cam.com/video/6tFWkWzLSqg/w-d-xo.html
Rockstar! Thanks so much. I was afraid that I would need to buy a new one.
Glad I could help!
This worked so great! Thank you for the helpful video
Great to hear!
Thank You Sir, Im going to try it. You got a new suscriptor. Greetings from Costa Rica!!!!
Welcome to the channel Oscar. Best of luck!
Although, I may have to turn to this method at some point, there's a 'quick-fix' method that many people have had luck with and so far, so have I. For my model (RF30) you press Energy Saver+Fridge at the same time for several seconds until you get a blank screen. Then, cycle through some settings by pressing the Fridge button until you see the code: rd. The Fridge then beeps for about 20mins as the built in heater coil heats up and melts off most of the ice (from what I've been told anyway). It took me 3 cycles of doing that and now my fridge isn't making that ridiculous sound from the fan. For some models, you press and hold Lighting+Freezer, so you may have to find your models specific combo. I found mine here: www.manualslib.com/download/1429927/Samsung-Rf30hbedbsr.html search for your model if either of the codes don't take you to the menu you need.
Yes, the next episode I did on this type refrigerator explains all those features in detail.
We had this problem fixed in July and now a month and half later it's a problem again! The first time the person did replace a part as well. Would just defrosting our refrigerator without taking off the panel allow it to thaw and fix the issue?
Defrosting is only a temp fix and you really need to inspect behind the panel to see really what's going on.
Thank you!! I followed your video and fixed the noise!!
Excellent!
Thanks! you guys are a very cute and happy couple BTW
Thank you!! 😊
Good morning James and Ness👍🇨🇦🇺🇸
Morning Nenita. 🇺🇸🇵🇭