Samsung French Door Fridge Freezer Defrost

Step by step instructions on how to replace the freezer defrost heater on a samsung french door refrigerator.

Samsung french door fridge freezer defrost.

The main control board on the back is what sends power to the defrost heater in the refrigerator and freezer on dual evaporator systems reasons to put a samsung refrigerator into forced defrost mode. I have a samsung rf261 french door refrigerator with bottom freezer. Defrost elements test good. Defrost system components are among the top replaced parts for tech tip 27 why force a defrost samsung.

Make sure that the door gaskets are attached properly to the door and that they are clean. A few months ago the fan started making noise and i found out from the web that this was a common problem because of ice build up. As a field engineer reason is obvious. If you can pull the dollar out with no resistance the seals should be replaced.

Make sure that the freezer door closes completely. Convertible freezers for more space. They only tell the service techs abou. Also make sure they are sealing properly and are not torn or split.

How to put your samsung refrigerator in forced defrost mode and other functions. Since the genesis of electronically controlled refrigerators in 2000 one the first questions i am asked during training is how do i put it into defrost it being the brand of refrigerator i am training on that session. This info is not in the users manual. However to be on the safer side it is better to give it a full day to complete the defrosting process.

Samsung refrigerators take no less than 8 hours to defrost as long as all the necessary things have been done like unplugging the refrigerator before defrosting and taking all the food out. Samsung refrigerators go into auto defrost every 8 10 hours. The freezer defrost heater shown in the video i. Take a dollar bill and close it in the door.