Samsung French Door Freezer Drain

Do not pour hot water directly into the defrost drain or inside of the refrigerator.

Samsung french door freezer drain.

Cleaning around the debris. My samsung fridge was accumulating ice in the. Or if your fridge or freezer is not cooling enough you may need more clearance space and to leave the doors shut. Apparently a common problem.

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. 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 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. If the defrost drain is frozen the water will overflow the drain trough and drip down to the bottom of the compartment.

This may cause internal issues of the refrigerator. 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. It is currently in. If this debris builds up it can clog the drain and cause water to leak out.

The defrost drain might be clogged or frozen. Refrigerator is working fine. 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. If the defrost drain is frozen thaw it out and ensure that the drain is clear of debris.

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.