Our exact model quit making ice several weeks ago. At first, I just did the reset and it had no effect after a day. Then I did a reset, and turned the ice maker to the off position for 24 hours, and voila, It is back to making ice. The wife said it is making it better than ever.
Excellent video, do you have one that shows how to remove the existing ice maker? And will the fridge function properly without it? I don’t need the ice maker and it takes up valuable real estate in my freezer.
Thanks Tom for the info to locate the problem. I took another rout for the repair, I glued the broken piece with Bondic glue that hardens with UV light. Then added a filler peace for support. Mower works great, thanks again for location the problem.
The problem with mine is that it won't stop making ice. The arm doesn't come down to sense when the tray is full. We have to turn the icemaker on and off with the button at the top of the refrigerator.
I bought one in 2023 it failed in three months, freezer first then fridge. Garbage. No support from the brick or Samsung they knew they were selling trash. Had to eat the cost of the fridge and the spoiled food. Replaced with a Maytag/whirlpool side by side. Great so far.
Perfect video. Was about to order from Amazon (now $124) but read through the comments and, thanks to a couple of folks in here, was able to pull out the top drawer, reach into the ice tray where I felt a chunk of ice cubes stuck together that were preventing the unit from cycling. The reset button that you clued us into and the tip about an ice blockage were the keys for me.
Tom, now that the self control is fixed thx's to you on this utube video so I put everything back as followed but now I try to start it and with one push on the button it clicks on for about 2 seconds and its off? don't know why its doing this? christopher p.
I don't think so, but compare the ice maker to the one in the video. Here is the ice maker for that model (installation is probably the same): www.amazon.com/Refrigerator-RF28T5021SR-RF28T5101SG-RF28T5F01SG-RF28T5F01SR/dp/B0BY3DRRL5
I know this is a 5 year old video, but I'm looking for the schematics and service manual (at least the ice maker section) to troubleshoot my icemaker on my Samsung RF260BEAESR/AA french door fridge. It won't fully fill with water. Solenoid only comes on for about 5 to 7 seconds but it is supposed to be 15 seconds to fill. Your video showed only a prt of the block diagram but no schematic. Do you have more info on this? Thanks!
The schematics will only show interconnections between various subassemblies, not of the subassemblies themselves. The solenoid valve is controlled by the main electronics board.
If you have any more schematics at all or even that block diagram at the end of this video could you please share with me? IM or whatever would work. Thanks!@@tomseim
Thanks for this! Saw your video to reinforce what I had already done. Now just waiting for ice maker to start working. Did I miss the link for the ice maker?
My brothers and I just bought our mum a new Samsung fridge exactly like this one, and the ice maker will not work no matter what we do. I don't see how removing it like in this video will help, and I doubt replacing it will make it function properly. This unit was just shipped in and opened last night and the Test button reacts, but there hasn't been a lick of ice produced from the thing. I've gone on their website and they have so many options that are apparently to contact Customer Support, but none of them are helpful resources and I'm unsure why they supply their customer with useless contact information. Either fix the damn issue or make better products, Samsung. Fkn rip offs.
Hi Tom, After calling Ryobi again because the mower stopped working again I was told to release and fold the handle back. Then unfold it to the extended position and it should click. I did that and it clicked. The mower started and the self propel worked. WOW, I was elated. That was not a fix found in the troubleshooting suggestions. I guess it was never properly unfolded. That one suggestion could have saved me so much trouble. Thank you for your help too. Linda from Orlando
There is an interlock switch in the handle that prevents the mower from being started unless it is in the fully extended position. Extending the handle is in the instructions, although they don't say that it won't start if you don't. I, too, had to figure this out early on.
Rip out the metal strip that shuts the circuit and power down on right hand side of bar where you go to close and open mower handles. Four torx screws to take it off. Thank me later 😂
I have had this problem 4 times 1 1/2 years. The two times Ryobi had me return to Home Depot and I got new mower. Nice but it was hassle to return. The 3rd time they had me take to a local authorized Ryobi dealer for repair. It was a 40 minute drive one way and they had my mower 8 weeks. They did not fix, but they replaced. Now today it goes out again for the 4th time. I am sure I still have warranty, but there got to be a better way. I have a lot of Ryobi tools but this design is obviously flawed. Seems like Ryobi would recall or send out a real fix? I don't see how they making money by replacing lawnmowers for this Self Propel design flaw under warranty. My real worry is when 3 years is up. I would like a permanent fix as I must have Self Propel working on my lawn.
Well, this is a permanent fix that most people can handle. Why Ryobi doesn't redesign it is a mystery because, as you say, these returns are costing them a small fortune. If they just mass-produced my fix they could glue it in place in seconds per mower.
I have had my Ryobi lawnmower for 3 years and I am just now realizing the self propel has never worked. I just thought it was not a very great feature. I hadn't cut my own grass in 15 years when I decided I could save money by cuttiing my own grass. My neighbor came over and said I was working way to hard pushing the mower. He confirmed after looking at it that that feature should be propelling the lawn mower, not me. It must be broke. I am debating whether to ship it to Ryobi or try to take apart the handle myself. My question to you is, If I do that are you saying I will need that special screwdriver you bought? Also, is that spacer you made "necessary"? I am a 74 year old woman living in Florida just to let you know I could use some help from a handy man. Linda in Orlando
Boy, just mowing half of a small yard w/o the self-propelled feature not working wore me out, so I couldn't imagine doing it for 3 years. Unfortunately, your mower is out of warranty, so you will either have to find someone who can make this simple fix or take it to a shop that can. You can buy the T15 screwdriver at any hardware store, but first do you hear the click when you pull the green handle?
I have had problems with this ice maker not producing ice, so I replaced the unit and it still hasn’t worked? What is the problem? I am at a loss both monetary and intellectually
It may be either a water supply or a solenoid valve issue. After making sure water is making it to the fridge then the valve is the culprit. They are relatively easy to replace as is shown in this video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-eH3gs8s-0YY.html
I think we have the same or simiilar model. A couple questions: 1. Does yours have a water filter? I'm getting a red water filter notification up at the top of the refrigerator display panel but I can't find a filter anywhere. 2. Does yours have an automatic shut off once the ice bucket is full? Ours just keeps filling until we shut if off manually. The other thing that was funny - I couldn't figure out how to get the top freezer basket out. I did exactly what you showed but there wasn't enough room to get it out. I finally realized my freezer drawer wasn't all the way open. I literally had to thrust the drawer open several times and it would gradually open a little bit further each time. We've been using it like this since the day we got it! So nice to know I can open it all the way now for easier access!
1. Yes, but it is for the freshwater dispenser, not the ice maker. 2. Yes, it is the metal bar that is lifted up by the ice in the tray. There must be a broken microswitch in your ice maker. You must have some contamination in the drawer slides. Lube it with a PTFE spray from CRC.
@@tomseim we don't have the water dispenser so I've determined we don't have a filter. And we don't have a metal bar on the ice maker. I've read where others have had problems with the ice not shutting off as well.
Great Video! Thanks so much for sharing your know-how. It was challenging to find anything on You Tube for this model. You did a wonderful job of explaining all the little pitfalls and the very clear up close shots were a huge help. I appreciated the link to the right replacement model as well. This video saved me a bunch of time and money and no doubt prevented me from making mistakes during the process. Really appreciate it. :)
