Samsung DA97-13757A Refrigerator Evaporator Cover Assembly OEM Part

I found several posting regarding this problem for my Samsung refrigerator model which were very helpful. I could probably have just defrosted the refrigerator to see if the fan would restart but I also had a long term fix I wanted to try (see below) which I would need to remove the cover to do anyway. I also could have only purchased a new fan (in case it was burnt out from being stuck with ice) but I know my limited skills/patience when it comes to things like this and figured I'd just buy the whole cover which came with the fan in case I broke something...which I did...while removing the cover, ice was still sticking it to the evaporator, I pulled too hard, and destroyed the foam insulation. After removing the cover, I disconnected the fan plugs and defrosting the ice (which, if I only did in the first place, may have solved the problem if the fan wasn't burnt out). For a (hopefully) long term fix, I then used another suggestion from a post and moved a temperature sensor from a tube on the upper right of the evaporator to the upper middle of the evaporator as a better way to sense where the ice starts to build up...we'll have to see if it ultimately works as it originally took about 2.5 years for it to build up in the first place. I then plugged in the new fan connectors and buttoned everything back up. Before the fix, my refrigerator temps were 48F to 50F and are now around 37F to 40F. All together, not a hard fix and I'm happy so far with the results! :-)

The evaporator keeps freezing up, this has been an ongoing problem with this refrigerator. I have paid for the extended warranty many times with the promise of refrigerator replacement if the problem keeps happening. That being said I have watched the Techs tear the refrigerator apart several times to thaw out the evaporator and replace the fan unit 3 times. The warranty expired and we refuse to pay to extend it again. By ordering the parts from AppliancePartsPros.com it was cheaper and quicker to get the parts and repair the refrigerator myself as opposed to paying for the warranty that has too much fine print that exempts the company from following through with what they verbally say they will do.

I watched several YouTube videos about this issue with Samsung fridges. Some of them showed how to do a forced defrost and that should fix it. Some showed how to do forced defrost and add aftermarket heater coils or some sort of heater to the coils, etc. I called my local appliance store where I bought the fridge and asked them about the issue and they said Samsung is taking care of this issue if you call them, and if you can get a response. I researched the parts and found them on AppliancePartsPros.com. Much cheaper and easier than dealing with a service call and repairs. It was easy to do it yourself change out and so far the fridge isn't making any noise, no ice build up and it is cooling very well. Fingers crossed it lasts more than 7 years:-)

Changing this part

Replaced cover evaporator panel