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In This Video, We have a Samsung French Door Refrigerator in Which there was Water Accumulating inside the Refrigerator Section, Especifically underneath the Vegetable Drawers. This is Actually a Common Problem Among Samsung French Door Refrigerators. If you are Having this Problem, Watch the Video to See How to Fix this Problem.
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@donnaherring6738 Жыл бұрын

This happens to the fridge on a regular basis. I have paid repairmen a lot of money for this. Thanks for the great video. I feel comfortable doing this myself now. Thanks again!

@larainebennett2184 3 жыл бұрын

I have the same problem and my fridge is only one year old. Thanks for doing the video. I will never buy another Samsung product.

@peggyturner2589 Жыл бұрын

We will never buy another one of their products either.

@aaronwinfree8662 7 ай бұрын

Same

@freecopt4003 Ай бұрын

I bought LG 20 years ago still working the kods want to git rid of it but I feel it is better than the new expressive on with TV screen and WiFi

@notchit3542 15 күн бұрын

My Samsung fridge & stove took a dump in 6 years. Never buy anything from Samsung again

@samanthakelly9997 7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for this video. We were able to repair our fridge with this exact problem and didn't need to pay a repair person to come out. I can't thank you enough!!!

@crusherguts Жыл бұрын

Great demonstration. I haven’t even started this repair yet and I know exactly what I need and how to do it

@Johnny-vu7db 3 жыл бұрын

Ive fixed a couple of these, with a simple piece of bare copper wire wrapped around the element, extending 2" down the drain pipe. . The gross part is, the stagnant water sitting in the crisper leaks into the ice tray below. The water had bits of mold, and rotten food. The customer was consuming the dirty ice, unaware of the health risk. Its absolutely pathetic that an appliance only two years old should be up for repair already.

@davidburch8098 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@pauladams8566 3 жыл бұрын

Great video, thanks for documenting this for everyone. From my research it seems this model is not as prone to some of the other ice build issues such as icing on the fan. I have the same model. Bought the house in Feb 2020, not sure how old the fridge is and if the previous owner had this issue before. I did not experience the issue for a year and then in late Feb 2021 I had a big ice sheet on bottom of fridge. I defrosted the ice dam and cleared the drain. I checked the drain tubes and they were not blocked with "gunk". I reassembled the fridge and didnt think about it until this past weekend. This past Sunday I noticed water in my vegetable and fruit crisper draws. I emptied them and every morning since I find a little water in my right draw and a little on bottom of fridge. I guess I have a frozen drain again. I ordered the longer drain clip and plan to defrost ice and put in the longer drain clip this weekend. A couple things to note: A month or so before the issue arrived I hooked up a water line and activated my ice maker. When I pushed my fridge back into the cabinet recess I pushed it too close to the wall. In the fridge manual it calls for 4" of gap between the back of fridge and wall for proper air flow. Not sure if this could have contributed to the issue but wanted to note it for anyone else experiencing the issue and to ensure you have at least 4" gap. Again, this weekend I am installing the new clip, cleaning the back of fridge of dust and ensuring a 4" gap. I will follow up with results.

@kwong90 Жыл бұрын

im having the same problem, can you update the result?

@elizabethkennedy4935 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video-I’ve been wiping water out from under my produce bins, trying to figure out where it was coming from. Now I know I’m not the only one. Will try this fix

@mickrudock6571 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video. It was exactly what I needed to fix my frozen drain line.

@XamelAlbion Жыл бұрын

Your video saved me from spending $2k+ on a new fridge… thank you.

@DIYRepairsNow Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome thanks for watching my video💯💯👍🏻👍🏻

@marcdemas Жыл бұрын

THANK YOU!! I'm convinced this is the exact problem we are experiencing. We bought this in 2018 and now this is the second time we are having this problem. Of course I called Samsung and they only could tell me to call a repair guy which out of warranty. Now we will get on it. GREAT VIDEO and appreciate the part number. Cheers :)

@DIYRepairsNow Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome thanks for watching my video

@lucinareyes7741 2 жыл бұрын

Great informative video, with common sense REMINDERS , That I always forget, like taking photos as you’re doing a job. Thank you for patience and great fix it video! MsLucy Michigan

@OldePhart Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this. Very grateful you took the time to put this together.

@ricknewman6410 Жыл бұрын

Thank you. I replaced the part yesterday. Helpful Video.

@nealpeal71 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video. This is exactly what’s happening to my Samsung refrigerator

@davidaddington3805 3 жыл бұрын

This is the best video I’ve found for fixing this problem with the Samsung fridge. Thank you for posting it.

@DIYRepairsNow 3 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome thanks for watching my video I’m glad I can help👍🏻👍🏻

@Paul-yd6rr 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent video! Thank you

@Nentuaby Жыл бұрын

Thanks, I have exactly this problem and now I can tackle it confidently!

@DIYRepairsNow Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching my video 💯💯👍🏻👍🏻

@michaelcox4309 Жыл бұрын

I ordered the clip and will do the repair next weekend thanks

@AF1.Starcraft 2 жыл бұрын

Great work, thank you!!!!!

@Ching553 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing

@cadizwilmo9687 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video

@Clydemontreal Жыл бұрын

Extremely helpful video. Thank you very much!

@DIYRepairsNow Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome thanks for watching my video💯💯👍🏻👍🏻

@bobinman4843 3 жыл бұрын

Great video looks like my problem.

@rkrk90420 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

@Alexandra-ks7cb Жыл бұрын

So helpful!! Thank you for the video.

@DIYRepairsNow Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome thanks for watching my video

@gregc.4117 Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! I saw a couple generic videos (on other refrigerators), so I tried to fix my Samsung and got as far as cleaning out and removing two bottom screws. It didn’t “dawn” on me that the upper screw had styrofoam in front, so I was tugging pretty good and decided to stop, before I broke something

@MensGroup 11 ай бұрын

Thank you SO MUCH for this. Very helpful!

@DIYRepairsNow 10 ай бұрын

You are so welcome! Glad My Video Was Helpful to you. Thanks For Watching!

@bridgethobbs9634 8 ай бұрын

I used this video to resolve this exact problem!!! Thank you so much for sharing ❤❤❤

@DIYRepairsNow 8 ай бұрын

Glad it helped! Thanks for Watching and for the Support!

@ke604 5 ай бұрын

Great job on this video! Thank you.

@DIYRepairsNow 5 ай бұрын

Thank you As Well, Glad you liked it!

@dwsparks1 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the helpful video! I have a slightly different design (same model #, but built in 2019?) with the curved heating element at the bottom. I did install the new drain clip - fingers crossed that it works. There was a LOT of ice in that drain!

@DIYRepairsNow Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome thanks for watching my video💯💯👍🏻👍🏻

@yy2793 2 жыл бұрын

thank you

@chenlaoding 3 ай бұрын

I have the same problem, will do the repair soon, your video saves me a lot of time, and I am going to order the parts ahead of time. Thank you, keep up the nice work brother.

@DIYRepairsNow 3 ай бұрын

You are welcome! Thanks for Watching!

@wesleygibson3629 9 ай бұрын

@diyrepairsnow can this same issue affect whether or not the ice maker on that model is working?

@moomoozxzx2 Ай бұрын

Thank You!!

@DIYRepairsNow Ай бұрын

You're Welcome!

@Flawestruck Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this video! Previous home owner got this fridge pretty close to selling the home so I think ours is fairly new. Been living here for over a year and haven't had any issues. We were told to unplug it once a month and let it thaw out. We used to do it more regularly since we have a second fridge. However, the past few months we've had both fridges heavily stocked and haven't thawed the Samsung as often as we should. Usually the freezer would freeze up with excess ice cluing us in that it was in desperate need of a thaw. But suddenly the freezer has been staying clear. Then we noticed one day that our bottom vegetable drawers ended up getting water in them and freezing into the fridge. Cleaned it up and it was fine for a few days before once again freezing over. I'm hoping a good 1-2 day thaw will help. But I'll also check the drain lines. Very grateful for this video! Hoping I can have my fridge back to normal now.

@oblivion452 11 ай бұрын

Hey there, I'm in a similar situation, may I ask for an update on your end? I haven't checked the drain lines but I have done the clip replacement and still see water in the same way you described. I just didn't think the drain lines would be full of much of anything, but that is my last thing to check.

@Flawestruck 11 ай бұрын

@@oblivion452 I'm sorry to hear you're having trouble still. I was lucky. I was finally able to completely empty the fridge/freezer a couple weeks ago. I let it sit open and unplugged for about 4 days. Then I opened the back panel and saw no water so plugged it back in. It's been a couple weeks now and no issues so here's hoping it doesn't start puddling up again. Sorry I'm not much help!

@oblivion452 10 ай бұрын

@@Flawestruck I appreciate your reply! Wishing you good luck as well. I ended up cleaning the drain pipes and they weren't dirty as well. My last attempt is replacing the temperature sensor that kicks on the heating element in the back of the fridge; that seems to be a part that can go bad as well. Anyway thanks again!

@jianyuhou789 Жыл бұрын

Hello, thanks for the video! I have exactly the same model of this Samsung RF18HFENBSR and I got the same issue for 2 - 3 months. But when I unscrewed those three screws, it's still not so easy to pull out the plastic sheet, underneath the plastic sheet it's a plastic foam board and feels with very strong adhesive tapes in somewhere I am not sure, so if I pull the plastic sheet down hard, then it is likely to break. Did you get this issue and how did you deal with it? Thanks!

@RikkiKuykendall 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this video. It was driving me nuts not being able to keep my produce from getting wet and gross. This is my first time having a fridge like this that didn't have a little drain hole under the drawers.

@magda7373 3 жыл бұрын

Great idea. How come the idiots at Samsung did not think of that?

@LviaArellano 10 ай бұрын

Have this exact same fridge, with an extreme case of water dripping. Is it normal if it only has one draining tube? And what is the blue long tube for? Mine is not connected to anything! I'd appreciate the help, thanks!

@sezgindemirez5790 Жыл бұрын

3 Hours in, so far no water, thanks so much for this!

@DIYRepairsNow Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome thanks for watching my video💯💯👍🏻👍🏻

@AF1.Starcraft 2 жыл бұрын

When i remove the drain tubes at the back of the fridge to clean them, should the main water shut off valve for the home’s water supply be closed?

@SpudsSpace 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this great video. I have done these repairs and water still pools under the deli drawer. I have replaced the Genuine OEM GE WR23X10582 Assembly Temp Sensor for Refrigerator, drain clip, defrost heater, and water reservoir since the water inside froze and caused it to leak. Do you have any idea what else could be causing the water to pool? Thank you!

@joelvargas9160 2 жыл бұрын

Replace the defrost sensor

@joelvargas9160 2 жыл бұрын

Also forgot defrost thermostat

@hhhanselll Жыл бұрын

Had this problem constantly and bought the new clip. Worked much longer but has filled with ice again. Will check drains again but it’s just ridiculous that an appliance this new has this big of a problem.

@DIYRepairsNow Жыл бұрын

I agree with you they don’t make appliances like they used to you probably have to replace the two tubes in the back if the pizza rubber on the tube is toasted in heart maybe hot air is going inside the tube in is frozen over clog in the drain

@RubenPerez-ss8ni 2 жыл бұрын

Where do I get the kit for a model # RF217ACPN Samsung

@AlexOsbaldo 2 жыл бұрын

At any point should the heating element be hot to the touch?

@daggerdagger5685 2 жыл бұрын

I have the same fridge model but my heat line element seems to be going down close to the hole and it makes it impossible to install the new part.

@keoni_s.9842 11 ай бұрын

Do I need to unplug the fridge and let it defrost before I disconnect the drain tubes? Or can I remove the drain tubes without unplugging and defrosting the fridge?

@Honestcritic79 7 ай бұрын

One of my screws keeps spinning and won’t come out. Any advice?

@afromike008 Жыл бұрын

Have same issue. I've even changed the temp probe, heat element and other temp probe that sits on the coils. But customer is still having issues. What else could it be?

@davidburch8098 2 жыл бұрын

Where can I purchase the repair kit you mention?

@gregc.4117 Жыл бұрын

Use a #12 gauge bare copper wire, wrap around heating element a couple of times and down the drain line for about 2-3”

@christopherfick4503 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video. Is there a correlation between this problem (which i've had for quite a while) and my ice maker no longer producing ice?

@Johnny-vu7db 3 жыл бұрын

IF your ice maker is below, yes. The excess water from the crisper leaks into the ice mechanism and freezes it up.

@tubeyhamster Ай бұрын

Hi, my inherited fridge has this problem of collecting ice and water in the crisper drawers and below them. I removed the panel to reveal the coil and that new longer clip was already installed! But the coil was all icy. What’s the next step if the new clip doesn’t work?

@Eggsfffa Күн бұрын

Mines does the same but it’s a Kenmore elite what do I do?

@BloodBaath Жыл бұрын

Do you know where the filter is located? this ice tastes like crap.

@anthonyhortonsr3698 Жыл бұрын

Where did you order the drain clip from

@DIYRepairsNow Жыл бұрын

Amazon link in description

@OkayAhhgain 2 жыл бұрын

Do you know the part number for the divider for the french doors??

@DIYRepairsNow 2 жыл бұрын

You are talking about the flapper?

@OkayAhhgain 2 жыл бұрын

@@DIYRepairsNow yes sir, I have the same refrigerator as in this video with the same water problem :) and also have a broken flap door. I can’t find a replacement

@AZGreenGunGardeners 2 ай бұрын

Where did you get the new drain clip from?

@DIYRepairsNow 2 ай бұрын

Links to All Parts Are in the Description of this Video.

@TronHardy 3 жыл бұрын

Any issues with icing since the repair?

@DIYRepairsNow 3 жыл бұрын

No this repair was successful never had to come back again...

@TronHardy 3 жыл бұрын

@@DIYRepairsNow Thanks. Keep up the good work. I've subscribed.

@sulygarcia9559 10 ай бұрын

I have that same fridge, does anyone know where the water filter is located?

@freecopt4003 Ай бұрын

thank you but i need a technician lol , but now I know what needed to be done without cutting corner. I am just too old

@phillipgriffin9072 2 жыл бұрын

WHERE CAN I GET THAT DRAIN CLIP

@DIYRepairsNow 2 жыл бұрын

It’s on the description of this video

@mistermcr.9399 Жыл бұрын

So the clip get heated and dosen't alow ice block the tube out. I am right?

@DIYRepairsNow Жыл бұрын

Yes, that’s exactly what the clip do👍🏻

@chrishughes6730 Жыл бұрын

Did this. Still have this problem. Mine leaks into bottom freezer.

@roberth3380 Жыл бұрын

I will never buy a Samsung fridge or washer again, plagued with issues

@sebastianvettel1000 11 ай бұрын

Samsung should fix this known issue for all customers…

@notchit3542 15 күн бұрын

I'm curious, why use the same type of aluminum drain clip, why not use a copper drain clip?

@DIYRepairsNow 15 күн бұрын

Not Sure Why, This is a Manufacturer Decision

@grandtvideo7750 Жыл бұрын

at 10 min - where do those "drain plugs" drain to?

@DIYRepairsNow Жыл бұрын

They drain into a drain pan where the water is absorbed by the heating of the condenser and compressor

@grandtvideo7750 Жыл бұрын

@@DIYRepairsNow cool - thanks for answering my brilliant question!

@DIYRepairsNow Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome thanks for watching my video💯💯👍🏻👍🏻

@aaronwinfree8662 7 ай бұрын

Descent video editing, thanks for not just cutting scene and instead you juat fast forwarded

@ken_video2631 3 жыл бұрын

Where does the water drain to and how does it not fill up?

@DIYRepairsNow 3 жыл бұрын

It goes to a drain pan on the bottom and it’s observed by the compressor and condenser heating

@ken_video2631 3 жыл бұрын

@@DIYRepairsNow are you saying the heat from them evaporates the water?

@DIYRepairsNow 3 жыл бұрын

@@ken_video2631 just the heat goes to a drain pan by the condenser and compressor on the bottom of the refrigerator and the heat from the compressor in the condenser dissipate the water

@maginusjames8859 3 жыл бұрын

My heat element (black bar) isn't straight at the bottom like the one in the video. It's curved down and almost touches the drain hole. Been defrosting it for 5+ hours with a heater blowing right into the fridge but still not draining.

@DIYRepairsNow 3 жыл бұрын

If the drain line is clogged by ice you need to put boiling water down the drain worst case scenario you need to let it defrost for 24 to 48 hours with the doors open if the drain line is clogged by gunk or debris you need to clean the drain lines in the bottom back of the refrigerator like I show on the video those things to work. In case it doesn’t work lasting will be put pressure of air or nitrogen and flush drain out thanks for your comment and thanks for watching my video👍🏻👍🏻💯💯

@sha2828 11 ай бұрын

@3:13, there is a missing imp. step - unplugging the elec. wires from the back panel! Oops!

@LibertyOrGTHO Жыл бұрын

This is a temporary fix. You need to find why its overcooling. Ice maker might be turned "on" with no water supply connected or very poor water pressure. Could need a freezer fan, could need a gasket, could need the left door flap etc. This will not get you a long term fix.

@JorgeSanchez-wm5ne Жыл бұрын

Everything is very clear, but the motion of the camera is excessive and gave me vertigo.

@DIYRepairsNow Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome thanks for watching my video and I’m sorry about the movement of my camera. I’m working on that. Thanks.

@JorgeSanchez-wm5ne Жыл бұрын

@@DIYRepairsNow I'll repeat this about the video. It was everything I needed to do the repair myself.

@creepymcpeepers 2 жыл бұрын

Mine do this

@MrNgarza 6 ай бұрын

Can you please provide the part number

@DIYRepairsNow 6 ай бұрын

Links to ALL Parts are Located in the Description of this Video.

@VAskateboarder 9 ай бұрын

Why not pour hot water down the drain to break up the ice?

@DIYRepairsNow 9 ай бұрын

I’ve done it a couple times and it doesn’t work as well and create a biger mess

@francesca4815 3 жыл бұрын

same problem here... Samsung is the worst

@michelinepartikian4227 2 жыл бұрын

It's a very good video, thanks but PLEASE USE A FIX CAMERA, it's very disturbing when the camera is moving all the time.

@DIYRepairsNow 2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome

@farhadfarhadian1111 Жыл бұрын

Why did you remove my comment Make sure the fan is working if not buy a new one from Amazon

@DIYRepairsNow Жыл бұрын

My video my channel if I decide that a comment is going to confuse people or is going to make people made a mistake I delete messages sometimes if you’re rude and things like that KZfaq delete messages not me so you gotta be careful of what you going to put in a message…

@thetruth871 8 ай бұрын

Samsung companies should stick by building TVs only , because their fridges are rubbish, this happened to me 3 times and i have also replays the drain clips when this problem first happened and it didn't help. And i got read of the stupid fridge, and i will never buy a Samsung fridge ever again Total rubbish. And who ever want's to buy a Samsung fridge, trust me don't waist your money.

@nodnarb101 11 ай бұрын

Samsung makes the biggest piece of shit refrigerators. This happens to be multiple times and multiple other people I know with samsungs do the same thing.