Samsung Refrigerator Drain Tube Freezes Up

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Samsung refrigerator drain tube freezes up.

We have a refrigerator with a top mounted freezer that we got sometime in the late 90 s. If this debris builds up it can clog the drain and cause water to leak out. Same samsung refrigerator problem by. Cleaning around the debris.

Clear ice for cocktails. A fridge that does is not only noisy it can. Get shopping advice from experts friends and the community. 3 4 times we have run through the recommended procedures to unplug the drain hole in the back of the freezer.

It s always running. Our milk has spoiled 3 times as well as other food. We had our own grief for 2 5 of the 4 ye. What can we do to prevent this drain hole from freezing up in the first place.

Steve p i have the rs25h5111sr side by side dual cooling. 9 9 2019 update a variation of this issue has turned into a class action against samsung for 20 affected models. Mine started freezing up after 18 months i thawed it and it is freezing up again ie going warm. On older units it can also happen when the insulation usually open cell styrofoam around the drain gets water logged as it often does over the.

This is usually caused by the defrost drain clogging then freezing. An efficient refrigerator shouldn t run all the time. This is a pain. The drain strap is a small piece of copper or aluminum that attaches to the defrost heater and extends partway into the defrost drain.

Repair techs came out and were told by samsung to defrost the fridge and replace the drain line kit a small 2 piece that is supposed to heat water going down the drain line. Some defrost drains are outfitted with a drain strap. About press copyright contact us creators advertise developers terms privacy policy safety how youtube works test new features press copyright contact us creators. This identical problem has happened on average every 6 months.