Defrost Heater

Defrost Heater

Barron from PA

Fridge would freeze up and not cool food

Screw driver, hair dryer, needle nose pliers

Typical story at this point reading on the internet about my samsung french door fridge /freezer and the class action lawsuits. Fridge condensing unit froze up repeatedly. After samsung repairmen show up repeatedly they finally determine the defrost heater MAY not be functioning properly and the temp sensor MAY have been compromised as well from freezing up 3 times... They didn't have the parts at that time and offered to return yet again and fix with the potentially needed replacement parts for another fee of course. Although never attempting an appliance repair before, but being fairly handy I got the part numbers from the technician and ordered myself from the Parts Dr. Other than the slow process of thawing the unit it was a reasonably easy job to do. There are plenty of videos on YouTube that were extremely helpful. It's only been about 3 weeks since I've replaced the heater and temp sensor, but it's noticeably different in a positive way. I'm optimistic this will permanently fix the issue

Defrost Heater

Eddie from FL

The refrigerator began to loose it ability to properly cool. I determined the defrost heating element was not working.

Screwdriver and needlenose pliers.

It was not a difficult repair. Ensure there was no ice build up. Disconnect the connecting points and open the tabs holding the element in place. Remove and replace the heating element, reconnect the connection points, replace cover.

Defrost Heater

Constantine from TX

Ice accumulation on the back panel of the main compartment. This has been a second occurrence and should there is a repeat I will replace Samsung. No longer a client of a Samsung refrigerator.

Screw driver and hair blower

Not a fan. Long in the removal of ice accumulation start to finish 4+ hours