In addition to the social media complaints there is also a class action lawsuit filed in 2017 involving ice maker issues for certain samsung french door refrigerators.
Samsung french door freezer drain.
In theory the longer tab on this replacement sticks further into the drain hole which drains the condensed water falling off of the evaporator coils at the back of the refrigerator.
If this debris builds up it can clog the drain and cause water to leak out.
Following the instructions available on youtube it was relatively easy to replace the original drain de icer with this longer version on our samsung french door refrigerator.
Cleaning around the debris.
Refrigerator is working fine.
If your samsung refigerator ices up in the freezer and won t drain this may be the answer you re looking for.
This may cause internal issues of the refrigerator.
My samsung fridge was accumulating ice in the.
If your samsung refrigerator is not cooling either in the french door fridge or bottom freezer it may be in demo mode and need a reset.
After 2 service calls main control board and thermo sensor in freezer have been replaced.
Apparently a common problem.
This is a fix that worked for me on my less than 1 year old samsung refrigerator to stop drain issue that was causing ice to form under crisper drawers.
The defrost drain might be clogged or frozen.
Or if your fridge or freezer is not cooling enough you may need more clearance space and to leave the doors shut.
Do not pour hot water directly into the defrost drain or inside of the refrigerator.
If the defrost drain is frozen the water will overflow the drain trough and drip down to the bottom of the compartment.
Samsung freezer drawer on bottom french door refrigerator on top indicates the correct set temperature 2f but actual temperature is significantly warmer in my case 24f.