Robert April 24, 2012 for Model Number rs255basb The air passages at the evaporator were blocked with ice in the refridgerator compartment. The fan was working fine. I melted the ice and it worked OK. This condition had happened on occasion in the past two years. I checked the sensors' resistances and they checked OK. Any ideas to troubleshoot this problem will be appreciated.
1 Answer Hello Robert, This sounds like an air leak to me. Check the door seals and the ice door to ensure they are seating properly. You see, if the room temperature air is getting in, the humidity in that air will freeze in the air ducts between the freezer and fresh food compartments. I have even found items in the door of either compartment that, while the door appears to be closing, they are stopping the door just before the seal can make contact. Let us know what you find! Read More...
Tom March 18, 2012 for Model Number RS2545SH Hi, I am planning to order part# AP4171999 for my Samsung fridge, it's building up ICE on the evaporator, and when I defrost it with a hair dryer it works for about a week and it would build up ice again. Question is, is this the right part to replace? And is it something I can replace by myself? It seems like a plug and play, am I correct? Thanks!!!
1 Answer Hello Tom. Yes, it sounds like the evaporator assembly DA96-00020Q will need to be replaced. The repair is a sealed system repair and would need a certified tech to install the freon. Hope this helps. Read More...
Roger March 12, 2012 for Model Number RS2545SH It seems that the evaporator assembly ap4171999 in my refrigerator is not working. Can a traditional heater and hi limit be installed ?
1 Answer Hi Rodger. No you need to order the evaporator assy. part # DA96-00020Q and then use the new heater and thermostsat to replace on the origional evaporator. Evaporator Assembly - This refrigerator evaporator assembly includes two DA60-00040A spacers, two DA60-00041A spacers, one DA32-10105R sensor, one DA47-00095E sensor, mounting clip DA61-00453A and the defrost heater. Defrost heater not available separate. Silly Samsung design. Thank You. Read More...
Gerard M. March 03, 2012 for Model Number rs253baww The bottom of the refrigerator evaporator freezes up and starts dripping water after about a week I changed the RCB board, no change, The fan is working. Could it be the thermal fuse or thermistor? How can I check the defrost heater?
1 Answer Hello Gerald. Based on the information you provided, it sounds like the evaporator assembly DA96-00020Q is bad and will need to be replaced. The heater should read 120 ohms. You can test this with a multi-meter TJMA-DMT3. Here is a link on how to use a multi-meter. Hope this helps. http://forum.appliancepartspros.com/oven-repair-including-ranges-cooktops/4810-how-check-continuity-ohmmeter.html Read More...
Kyle N. January 31, 2012 for Model Number rs267lash Freezer is working fine. Fridge is not getting cold enough. Coils inside of fridge were frozen. Fan is not turning when I push the door close button. Also the thermistor is reading nothing on the ohms setting. Please help me. Thanks
1 Answer Hello Kyle. Based on the information you provided, it sounds like the evaporator assembly DA96-00020Q is bad and will need to be replaced. Hope this helps. Read More...
J December 03, 2011 for Model Number RS265LABP/XAA What is the black thing that goes into the coil and has a red wire attached to it (on the bottom right of the second picture)? What is the THERMO FUS (AP4136145)? Freezer is working fine. The coils in the fridge keep freezing up and the fridge temp on the display starts blinking about a week after we manually defrost the coils. Can't tell which part is the problem.
1 Answer Hello J. The red wire and black is the heater. Based on the information, the heater is bad and you will need to replace the evaporator assembly DA96-00020Q. This is a seal system repair and a certified HVAC repair will need to be done on the unit. Hope this helps. Read More...
George November 30, 2011 for Model Number RS2545SH I have a defrost problem in the food compartment, I checked the heater and it is ok, I guess the next thing to check is the defrost timer, can you help me locate on this model I looked everywhere.
1 Answer Hello George. The timer is made into the Main PCB board DA41-00104Y. It is located on the back of the unit. Hope this helps. Read More...
Tran N. November 04, 2011 for Model Number RS2534WW My freezer works fine, but the fridge doesn't cool (65deg). Unplug the power and defrost for 4 days. The fridge works again for another week. Look's like ice build up in the evaporator and the fan doesn't spin. Disconnect the evaporator fan from its connector and measure the coil resistance 144 ohm. The voltage at the connector is 120V while the fan disconnect. Connect the fan back, the source at the connector drops down to 1V. Please advice.Thank You.
1 Answer Hi Fran. You have a bad fan motor which ohms out OK but as when with all electrical devices, they may fail under a "load". It is reccommended strongly by the manufacturer that the complete fan assy. be replaced so all wiring harnesses, fan motor thermistor sensors and heaters that are all built into the plastic/Styrofoam package will ease installation and insure updated performance. This part # is DA97-02427E. Thank You. Read More...
Raphael October 21, 2011 for Model Number RS269LARS My refrigerator is warm while the freezer is ok. I found that the sensor in the sensor assembly was bad as the display was flashing. I changed that, and now the temp varies from 34 to 55 to 66 and then back to 34. Currently 65, but no more flashing display. Also when I open the refrigerator door, you can hear a fan in the back spinning down. I never noticed that before. Any ideas?
1 Answer Hi Raphael. You will need to change the fan motor part # DA31-00146B. Fan Blade part # DA31-00010D. All behind the back wall cover. Thank You. Read More...
Olga October 08, 2011 for Model Number AP4171999) Many thanks for reply to my answers, just one more, the voltage to defrost heater is 12 or 120 or 8? I just noticed that in answer to luis 3 question below me it is listed at 120 V, 140 W, but in mine it is listed as 12 V. Is that a typo problem? thanks again