A proposed class action lawsuit filed back in february 2017 alleges these ice makers are defective and have caused substantial and sometimes costly problems for consumers.
Samsung french door refrigerator ice maker defrost.
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But if you want to check if your ice maker is working it.
When resetting doesn t work the next step is to empty your freezer of its contents and to gather a bunch of towels.
Certain models of french door samsung refrigerators come with built in ice makers.
The solution sent out to all samsung service techs in a bulletin is in the new post on this subject here.
If you notice your ice maker beginning to frost up there are a few steps to take before you panic.
Most models have an ice off icon which will light up when the ice maker is off.
Samsung s rf267aars french door refrigerator is a feature heavy model with perks such as a twin cooling system a two minute door alarm an led display panel an in door pizza pocket and a water.
When warmer moister air enters the ice room frost is formed which stops the small computer like d c.
The issue with samsung french door ice makers icing and frosting up and not working is due to a known leakage defect in the manufacturing process.
Samsung recommends first trying to reset your ice maker as this might propel the appliance into action to defrost itself.
Verify the ice maker is turned on.
Replace the water filter in your samsung refrigerator.
Samsung recommends that you change your water filter every 6 months.
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.
In fact the only time you should ever reset your ice maker is when you re not getting any ice and even then it s the last resort after other troubleshooting steps which are more likely to resolve your issue.
Resetting your ice maker isn t something you ll typically need to do very often.
For ice production change it so it s not lit.
If you have a samsung refrigerator with the szab001ta1 ice maker you have a problem.
The suit says owners of the affected samsung fridges have dealt with among other troubles.
Voltage fan which is above the evaporator in the back of the ice room on some models.