Samsung refrigerator fan noise fix (step by step) 

Here's a very simple fix that actually works. Buy a 24-hr timer that allows 15 minute intervals. Set it to be in off mode for about 45 to 30 minutes daily at 3 or 4m in the am. Plug the stupid Samsung fridge into it. Problem solved. Have tested this for a couple of months now, and no more fan noise. You're welcome.

It took me longer, because I couldn't figure out how to get the water filter out and there was a lot of ice. The noise was getting louder and I was scared to go to sleep. So I tried your video. Thank you so much. This 67 year old lady did it! And as a retiree, I'm happy to save a repair bill. :)

A Master Class on RU-vid “how-to”videos. Baby noises in the background made it even more relatable.Well done sir.👏👏

This is about a textbook on how to make a helpful video. Concise, to the point, illustrative, no music and no b.s. Fantastic.

This was the best how-to video I’ve watched. I don’t need a lot of talk and technical explanations. Just straight to the point.

This is, seriously, one of the best, clearest, most succinct, and useful how-to videos I have ever seen on RU-vid. Hat's off to a really well done piece! Many thanks!!!

I'm gonna upload a video on how to fix a Samsung fridge - Load Samsung in back of truck, haul to dump, buy different brand fridge. Problem solved. Honestly, this was a great vid. No obnoxious video host. Just straight up instructions.

Best video of a “How To” I have seen. So Much Nicer to read the words than hear someone explain and you were so precise!! Thank you so very much for posting!!

Perfect video No unwanted music Just enough timing Also nice baby sounds!! Good job!

First video that came up for the obnoxious fan noise, and it was spot on. The only thing I would add is that the ice is caused by dust accumulation on the vents and such in the back of the fridge. Just need to pull it out and vacuum it up. Thank you for the very helpful video!

We just turned the refrigerator breaker off for 4.5 hours and it’s been 4 days and noise is gone. It’s to complicated the way this guys fix it, we all the respect y’all deserve. O more fan noise! Thank God

Our compliments to the maker of this video! Out in our rural area it saved a huge amount of time in coordinating a repairman to come out and probably several hundred dollars in cost. It was excellent and for a first time video is exceptional. We just used it to successfully get rid of the horrendous noise that we had no idea about the cause, but the noise matched up and the directions were outstanding. Not long blow-harding, the finger pointing and written words were right to the point, and the film editing condensed the essentials in an super efficient manner. And it actually worked for us! Congratulations and Thank You!

I bought an extended warranty for a $2800 Samsung fridge. In the last 4 years, it has broke 4 times. 3 times was from ice build up as shown in your video. Warranty is now over and the same repair company was going to charge $670 bucks to "replace parts" that they replaced 8 months ago. Your video saved me a ton of money. Thank you!

Nice video. The blow dryer trick works but is usually just a short term fix. You have to identify the underlying issue(s) that caused that symptoms in the first place. Otherwise, it will most likely happen again.) There are often a few things that cause the issue. In this case, it's not the fan, but the ice build up causing several issues including a warmer refrigerator (if not addressed early on.) I have the basically the same "Twin Cooling" Smsng refrigerator, model (RF24...) I just went through this. I did the blow dryer thing several times but the issue (fan noise>>fan stops>>ice builds>>warm fridge) issue kept happening. Ultimately, I learned a few things. Glad to share if it can help you and possibly others... #1. These things don't last forever and at some point you will simply have to replace parts. #2. The big cover that has the fan and a sensor built into it often needs to be replaced. One main reason is that once it ices up, it can store and trap a lot of water inside (you can't see it.) To your good point, this "moisture" makes it infinitely easier for ice to quickly build back up in the future. When I replaced the entire assembly (cover, fan, sensor), it weighed about 2lbs. less than the moisture logged cover I took out (exact same part.) The extra weight was due to a lot of trapped moisture (behind the cover, in the foam, etc.) #3. In total, replaced the entire rear cover assembly (Cover, Fan Sensor), Main Control (circuit) Board (reprogrammed for longer defrost cycle), Defrost sensor (2 sensors in total) and the entire Ice maker. #4. It is also very important every 6-12 months to thoroughly clean the back, sides and coils. They attract dirt and dust. #5. Clear the drain tubes. All the moisture that turned to ice or water needs somewhere to go. Using the blow dryer on the evap. coil will not clear the drain (just below it.) Inside, the back of the unit, check the drain tubes- there should be 3 of them. By design, they are somewhat pinched and because of this, they can easily get clogged. There are fixes for this. At a minimum, remove, clean and replace them. It is very easy, basic maintenance that most will never do unless there is an ongoing issue. Finally now, after doing all of this it is no longer icing up and working correctly. My Final Tips: - As you said, do not expose a lot of moisture inside as that will gather on the evaporator e.g., open cup of liquids, cut fruits, cut watermelon that isn't in a sealed container. - Refrigerators are not designed so much to add COLD as they are to remove HEAT. In that process, like your homes AC, they accumulate moisture on the evaporator and it needs to drain correctly. - Keep the refrigerator doors closed as much as possible. - It is always about 5-10 degrees F colder on the bottom shelves. That is where the more perishable items should go.

I was ready to call for repair. This video just saved me hundreds. The styrofoam was stuck with ice and started to pull away so I waited until it melted and came away easily.

This is THE best how-to video I have every seen. Gave me the confidence to do a fix myself on a different model of Samsung fridge. Took me 4 hours, but I did it and was very pleased about that. THANK YOU FOR YOUR AWESOME VIDEO!

It's a great video, and as so many have said, one of the best. There's no talking, no self-promotion, just straight to the point. The only thing I would add is that if the panel is difficult to remove, ice may have frozen to the fan or the panel. Use the blow dryer until the panel loosens.

I watched once, then played and paused while completing each step. The format and instruction was so easy to follow, the job was done in about an hour, no waiting on a repair person, not to mention, no price tag. Thank you.

I love how you showed every step precisely and did not confuse with a lot of talk. I'm an older lady and you guided me through it with ease. Thank you wholeheartedly.

Perfect video! Love the visual tips and no talking. Much easier to follow and pause. You just saved me from spending +$2K on a new fridge...at least for now. One takeaway, do not chip away at the ice, be patient with the blow-dryer. You'll be able to do it with your fingers without a chance of damaging cooper tubing. Thank you!

Best fix-it video EVER! Short, simple, and to the point with absolutely no talking. Very easy to follow with step-by-step guidance. Thanks very much!

dude. I live in a remote ski town. you saved me a $350 service call. I've made a lot of online tutorials. nice job.

After following the steps in this video, we put insulating tape around the copper tubing, and the fridge is still working 3 months later. The first time we paid a repairman to thaw the ice, and the fan started making noise again after 3 weeks. We are so glad we haven't had to go out and buy a new fridge. Thank you for the video, and whoever it was that suggested the tape!

Thank you Vic! I appreciate this video so much! There was so much ice behind there that I had to let it sit over night even after using hair dryer. You should set up a pay option I'd be glad to send you $10 bucks for your time in the video! God bless you and your family! 🙂

Good job. I will never buy any Samsung product anymore.

Thanks for the vid. I drank all the beer that was in my fridge while I held the hair blow dryer. all in all it was a good evening.

Great video. My wife and I just did the repair and it fixed our problem. Took about 25 minutes, most of the time to unload and load the fridge. No music, no blah, blah, blah. Terrific!

Words of advice to add to this great video, since I just finished mine - 1. Place the fridge in 'Shop Mode' which turns off the compressor while leaving everything else on. It's in your manual under Using The Control Panel - Cooling Off Mode. This stops your coils from freezing as you are melting the ice, making it easier to remove all buildup. (Note - after turning off the Shop Mode it may take 10 minutes or so for the compressor to restart. Don't panic like I did) 2. Remove the fan panel (the grey plastic panel the fan's attached to) and check for ice behind there. I found a large block of ice inside there, blocking the lower fan vents. Without removing that ice the fridge would have froze up again in no time.

The is the best video I've seen on how to fix something. Thank you for being logical and to the point!

This is a good video to show the disassembly and re-assembly of the inside of the refrigerator. And it's great at showing how to get rid of the ice. The only problem is it will have to be repeated over and over. I had this problem and after de-icing the ice would just come back in a month or two. My original problem was the drain icing up and causing water to pool at the bottom of the refrigerator compartment and eventually drip into the floor. I solved that with a couple heavy pieces of copper wire inserted as far as possible into the drain once defrosted and then wrapping the rest of the wire around the defrost heater element. Later the ice started forming around the fan area at the top. I tried more than one remedy but nothing worked - I'd keep having to open up the area and do a manual defrost/ice removal. I finally had an "ah-ha" moment and my fix has lasted well over a year now. I wrapped the copper lines coming into the compartment from the upper right area with the very thick (almost a millimeter thick) rubber electrical splicing tape. That tape is stretchable and will stick to itself but isn't sticky to your fingers or even the copper tubing. I went from where the line come in all the way to where it goes down the side the condenser and made put two layers. It was very easy to wrap the tape around very tight. As I said, it's been well over a year (18 months???) since I've done this and have not had any more problems with ice build-up. I really like my Samsung refrigerator and know this is a HUGE problem but I'm happy again. If I were to buy another Twin-Cooling Samsung refrigerator I'd just take the back panel off and add the rubber electrical tape and the copper wire from the get-go.

Absolutely the best how to do it video. No one speaking inaudibly no ridiculous music just good slow specific visual instructions on how to do a specified repair. Thanks

Thanks for the straightforward and simple video. It helped me get inside to find out what the real problem was. Also, unplugging the second, larger electrical connector allows full removal of the "Twin Cooling" fan and ducting component out of the refrigerator. My fan motor was completely encased in a solid block of ice including all fan blades. After thawing that out with a hair dryer, I found that the fan's entire discharge ductwork was also filled with ice. More hot air to clear that glacier. It wasn't until I pulled the evaporator coil out of the lower tray, however, that I found the likely cause of the ice buildup. The condensate drain was frozen solid. This required more hot air and hot water to thaw. That was probably also the source of the recurring heavy frost that plagued the ice maker on a regular basis. Before reinstalling the coils, I also had to seal the cracked plastic on the rear panel at the base of the coils that would allow condensate to seep through the plastic to regions not intended to be wetted. A very prolonged defrost on the order of days would be needed to clear all the ice that I found in my 5 year old fridge. In summary, thanks again for the path to find and fix this problem, but be sure to check the 1 cm diameter drain hole behind the evaporator coils or you will be doing this job again way too soon. P.S. The ice maker is terrible engineering and was designed to jam the ice in the narrow space as it gets scavenged from the freeze tray. Samsung's refrigerator design and engineering is not very good.

After almost 5 years, our Samsung French Door Refrigerator made loud annoying noise. The troubleshoot search suggests us to call for service which would have cost us a lot of money. We watched your video and followed through and cleaned out the ice. We are so happy that we solved the loud noise after watching and following your guide. Thank you so much, your video has helped us saved some.🙏🙏🙏

An additional note about these Samsung refrigerators: they are very often factory set/recommended to temps that are too low. Turn your freezer and fridge temps up a few degrees, and that should also help. Also, if you’re noticing your lower (wide) drawer being hard to pull out, it has ice frozen under it, and this is due to the drain line being frozen up (happens when the freezer is set too low). These fridges have an automatic defrost function that kicks on periodically that is supposed to keep those coils ice free, but the feature is not very useful, as it does melt the ice, but leaves the coils wet to re-freeze again anyway, and then when your drain line is also frozen, it fills the bottom of the fridge with water that eventually freezes your drawer shut.

This was an awesome video and helped me a lot. A few things that were not obvious: 1) I broke off one of the tabs around the water filter trim. Don't push too hard on them. 2) The rear cover is mostly a big styrofoam block. If you are trying to remove just the thin plastic exterior without prying out the styrofoam block you could damage it. 3) You can disconnect both wires from the rear cover, this saves you from having to do a balancing act with it while defrosting.

Great video. Only thing that I would add is to be careful when you are pulling off the cover panel, as the ice can be stuck to the Styrofoam in the middle and you could damage it if you pull too hard. Use a hairdryer to blow warm air on the panel and through the gaps along the edges until it comes free easily. Also, unplug and remove the panel completely from the fridge then check it for ice too. I pulled off the fan shroud as well as the thin metal sheet and the piece of styrofoam behind it. They both had a ton of ice inside, blocking the drainage channels though the Styrofoam and encroaching on the bottom of the fan. The Styrofoam was completely saturated in spots. I wasn't able to dry it out completely because I had to get perishables back into the fridge. I expect I'll run into this issue again. Hopefully not for a long time, though.

30-minute repair! 25 was holding the blowdryer and a few getting the courage to "gently" pull the back off... only part not specifically shown. BEST "how to" video I've seen. My model just lifts up for the bottom shelf (no clear filter cover to remove and tabs to press with a screwdriver). *FYI: There's a CLASS ACTION against Samsung for faulty icemakers too. This fridge has been a constant headache. I gave up on the ice maker completely after it kept freezing up like this every few weeks-even after trying to seal the seams.

Great video. Unfortunately this will happen again and again. As an owner of Samsung refrigerator, I’ve had to do this numerous times. Currently Samsung is not acknowledging this problem. Last I heard there is a class action lawsuit happening.

I have watched dozens and dozens of "How To" videos on RU-vid. This is perhaps the very best I've seen. No long unrelated stories, no annoying "Look at my wife-kids-dog-cat-whatever". No time is wasted, all to the point steps. The titling works very well. Hats off to Vic!

Hey Vic! Thanks for the video. I've seen it a few times. Over the summer, our milk was curdling. I didn't know anything about the Samsung fridge issue, so I blamed it on the Walmart milk, and told my wife not to buy that brand again. The descent was very gradual and I don't recall what keyed me in but there was a lot of fan noise and then it just got better. We rolled in a spare fridge and unplugged the Samsung for 2 days. I plugged it back in, bought a refer thermometer, and everything was fine until the last week when things got very noisy and then silent and then the thermometer advertised things are not as they should be. At this point I followed your instructions and things are off to the right start. I hope I don't have to do this every 6 months, but I have your tutorial if I do. I will just state that Samsung refrigerators are absolute garbage!!! If you are buying a house with one in it, request a $3000 credit!

Nicely done. Thank you for the written words instead of talking, made it easier to pause and to follow along with kids around.

Excellent repair advice and thank you so much. One word of caution...you may want to wait for some thawing to occur before trying to pry the back panel off of the rear of refrigerator. Our frost was so bad it adhered to the foam on the panel and therefore I caused a little damage until I saw what was occurring. But truly appreciate your time and sharing this information.

I took a risk buying a Samsung fridge it was worked great for about 6 yrs no problems till I needed this video. My friend not so lucky it was replaced twice under warranty then SOL when warranty expired. He got a not so fancy whirlpool hoping theres better luck there.

Here and elsewhere there's been mention of the "Refrigerator Defrost" (rD) setting. I tried that first - went through the defrost cycle 8 times over several days. It didn't make much of an improvement (too much ice perhaps). So I used this very helpful video. Here are some of my own observations and suggestions: 1) Instead of gently moving and supporting the unscrewed panel off to the left side, simply remove the other connected plug as well. The whole thing is now completely out of the way. 2) Instead of shutting off the fridge at the circuit breaker, put the fridge into "Demo" mode (how they have it in store showrooms) - mine works by simultaneously pressing "Freezer", "Fridge" and "Alarm" buttons for about 10 seconds. In Demo mode, the interior lights work even though the rest of the fridge isn't (but the lights will go off if the doors stay open for more than 15 minutes - simply close and re-open the doors). 3) The reason the defrost mode doesn't work well is because the ice builds up from a moisture leak where the tubing comes in from the back. And the foam that's supposed to insulate those pipes as they go into the back of the fridge is water absorbent! (nice thinking, Samsung...) So be sure to squeeze the foam thoroughly and blow dry it for a long time. I don't know how to seal the air leak, so I'm probably stuck doing this fix every 3-4 years - very disappointing. I'm thinking of perhaps going though its Defrost feature once a month for preventative maintenance....

These videos make my wife think I’m Superman. Thank you.

Great video, I would add that you can pull the remaining cable to completely remove the plastic panel which gives you access to the fan assembly. Remove 4 screws for the fan assembly and make sure there is no ice build up there as well.

Absolutely the best "how to" I have ever used. It took about an hour, start to finish. My wife even helped. This helped me not turn off my refrigerator and freezer for 2-3 days. There was a significate ice build up. It's already started to cool down, and guess what - no noise!!

On my model it was unnecessary to remove the clear plastic front cover on the bottom. The bottom shelf comes off when you pinch the plastic on both sides. Thank you Peacemaker Vic! You made me a handyman hero today!

Thank you! This is a great tutorial. For those asking about the cause and what would prevent it from occurring again: there is a seal issue somewhere. In my case I realized the door mullion (the flapper piece on the left door) had been damaged and was essentially stuck open due to the male end of the guide at the top being snapped off. With the flapper always “open” it was not providing a full seal while we also didn’t realize their was an issue. While removing the ice from the fan I flipped it to the closed position during moving of the trays and then found it not opening properly when the left door was closed last.

We started getting fan noise a couple of days ago. We followed this video today. The steps are very clear, and worked like a charm for us, even though we have a slightly differently model. We had some trouble getting the cover off -- it was literally frozen in place. After several hours of defrosting and hair dryer-ing, it finally came loose, and the rest was easy. There was so much ice build-up that it actually bent a bunch of the coils. We gently flexed them back into place, more or less. Word of caution -- it took some time after we plugged it in for the fan to kick in. Kinda made us nervous at first, but it's working perfectly now. Thanks for this very useful video, Vic! We honestly couldn't have done this without your help.

Thanks SO much! We used this technique last night and it worked wonders! I can't remember if I have ever left a comment on a video before, but I had to today because the video's approach was clear and concise and helped us make this fix in about an hour and a half (including emptying the fridge beforehand and cleaning it and putting food back afterward). The only upgrade we made to the process was removing both wires connecting the back door so we could fully remove the door (rather than propping it up as shown in the video). Hopefully the noise doesn't come back soon, but if it does, we'll know what to do! Thanks again for the helpful video!

My refrigerator was doing the exact same thing. This video is absolutely the best instructional video I've ever seen. I followed your instructions explicitly and now my refrigerator works!!!! Thank you. By the way, I'm a 70 year old grandmother. If I can do it, anyone can.

In addition, make sure to clean and drain water defrost line. It's most likely clogged and causes excess water/humidity buildup inside fridge. Easy access from back of the fridge, after sheet metal cover is removed. There are 2 or 3 drain tubes leading to drain pan; one or more of drain tubes is likely to be completely blocked with dirt and gunk. Good luck!

My daughter and son-in-law are dealing with this nightmare right now after the new house they bought came with a Samsung refrigerator like this one. The home warranty people have been out numerous times. Replaced the seals. Problem returned. Tried something else, problem returned. Now, they''re ordering a "bunch of parts" to fix this thing. I am not optimistic. Great video, thanks.

Very helpful video that addressed our problem. Thank you, and please hug that sweet baby who was helping Baba.

I must comment, because I am that person who cannot fix anything to save my life. Well, in about an hour, I was able to fix my fridge thanks to this excellent video. I did have to search for a separate video on how to remove the fan cover (I did not want to force anything in fear I'd brake something), but I was successful and no more fax noise! So grateful for this video.

amazing - so well made and helpful for a home made video - 10/10 for the person(s) who did this to help the rest of us - what a kind gesture!

This is the second time I've had to do this in 3 years. The video is spot on and the method works every time. By the way, in our house, we call this appliance the furshlugginer refrigerator. Thanks again.

Hi Vic This is a fantastic "how to" video that was extremely helpful, thank you so much. 5 years ago we redid our kitchen, bought all Samsung appliances. Our range crapped out after 3 years and two repairs. Fridge, as above, caused these same icing issues at least three times previously, resulting in repair bills as it was just past the warranty, literally by days. Samsung adamantly stated they would do nothing for us, and said there was no known issues with this appliance. Unfortunately videos such as yours were not out there, so there was no do it yourself option for us. Just the same old story with them. This last week, fridge started icing up and the fan was as loud as ever. We swore we would no longer put a nickel into that Samsung fridge, and went out and bought a different brand. Of course, due to Covid, we will not see the fridge until October. But if this fix works, and it certainly seems to be working, we will cancel our order, and you have saved this family 2k! Thank you! My learned lesson is that I will never ever buy a Samsung anything. In fact, I will never recommend Samsung to anyone, and will, whenever the opportunity presents itself, slam that manufacturer and their products. Thanks again Vic! Thumbs up!

Thank you for a well done and informative step by step video. My 7 year old Samsung died today and I thought I would have to get a new one. Holiday weekend was not helping as no one could repair. I followed your instructions exactly; and now my refrigerator works again and is cooling. No loss of food and a big relief to my budget! Thank you. Well done.

Did mine 2 weeks ago. I suggest you replace the Heater Element and the temperature sensor too. Although I had purchased the parts, I did exactly the same procedure you did and system froze up again a few days later. Once I replaced the Heater Element,, the problem has not shown up again as of today. I still have new Temp sensor in case it does freeze up at later time. I like finding out things like this and since I have the time...

We cannot thank you enough for this video. We have the same fridge and the noise our fan made was identical. We thought we would have to replace the fan, which Amazon will deliver within 3 days, but we weren't sure if the fan would hold on until then. It's 3 days before Christmas and the fridge and freezer are full. We came across your video, instructions were *perfect*, no special tools required, just some patience, screw drivers and a hair dryer. Project took about an hour, we just finished. It's cooling now and the fan is quiet again. .

Pefect instructions. Start to finish including prep and cleanup - 90 mins

Thank you! Nothing I would’ve rather done on a Friday night than deal with the obnoxious sound caused by the ice build-up. Sincerely appreciated this video!

Thank you so much!!! Our Samsung fridge started making a super loud noise, we followed your video and completely fixed the problem within 2 hours!! THANK YOU!! That noise was driving me INSANE!! 😂😁

One of the best detailed video how to fix with clear instruction. Took me about two hours to open and remove the ice by hair dryer ( recommend to slow melt with low heat rather to break the ice or with high heat) and close. Thank you Vic.

Great video, but will the ice just build back quickly? Are there any parts which should be changed to prevent future ice buildup?

I know that this has been mentioned in other comments, but I want to say this as well as it was easy and effective. I fixed this issue by taking everything out of my fridge and putting it my garage fridge and coolers. I opened the doors and unplugged the fridge and let it thaw for about 36 hours. I also cleaned it out and removed the lower rear panel and vacuumed the condenser area. That's all there was to it, nothing to take apart.

Here is an additional step that could buy time from having to do it again (forgive me, I do not know the technical terms or reasons)...once opened, there is a white clip on the vertical copper tube on the right. Move it over (it just clips on/off) to the tube to the left, and it will freeze much less frequently.

This has to be the very best explanation of any YouTub's repair on any product that the general public may have needed to help them repair an item. This man needs to have a wider range of knowledge for many repairs needed because I use RU-vid regularly and I have seen any better. No background noise or loud music for distraction, the best. Double Great Job hope to use you again.

To prevent this from happening again, apply a small amount of caulk to both copper lines where they penetrate through the back after you get the plastic panel off. The black sticky material that comes from the factory isn’t enough to prevent humid air from entering the holes the lines come through causing the ice to form around these lines

Heard the same noise come from ours yesterday, today it got worse! After a short time searching on the internet I found this video and was confident we had the same problem. After removing the ice build up, it has gone away! Many thanks.

Vic, i thank you. You had the perfect fixit video from introducing the exact same problem and noise to the quick and simple solution.

This video saved me hundreds in calling a technician, I love the simplicity of this video taking you step-by-step from problem to solution. Thanks for your help, I'll spread the word to all my friends.

Great job! Helped tremendously and saved me from a repair call. Very simple fix and easy to do and my refrigerator is clean and spotless again!

Dear Peacemaker Vic, Bravo!!! Thank you for a simple, straight forward video narrated by your toddler. This video walked through the steps clearly to easily disassemble and reassemble the fridge with no broken or extra parts when the project was done. First video? You hit it out of the ballpark! TY!

After you remove the back plate completely, you can fold that shelf on the left down and prop your hair dryer on it to blow directly on the ice.

I want to thank you for this video. I have had to do this fix THREE TIMES. That's even after the company allegedly "fixed" the problem and installed the fix.

Perfect wordless demonstration. I was able to make the exact same repair in less than an hour.

Didn’t even need to talk and I understood him perfectly. Thanks for saving me a lot of money 😊

This just started this morning and just now I decided to fix it took us 45 min and hardest part was taking food out

Just came home earlier and heard this exact noise coming form my samsung fridge, kinda pissed bc it's only 2 years old... Anyway I am a single female and this was easy enough for me to tackle by myself. Followed your steps exactly and it's running so quiet now! Thank you!! Saved me probably $200 service call

Muchas Gracias, Man! Took me about 30 minutes to get rid of the grinding sound & guarantee some "Happy Time" from the Wifey tonite! Many Thanks!👍 -Resh

Thanks for this awesome video. I called a repairman and they wanted $400 to fix the noise my fan was making. I googled it as soon as I hung up and this was the 1st video that came up. Took me about an hour to do it myself and saved me the cash. Thanks

People!! This is a great video but the DIFFICULT way of fixing this issue. There is a way of doing It without taking apart your fridge or taking anything out of It. You just to put It in “shop mode” and then turn on the heating element (rd mode) in the back which will melt all the ice in the back panel. There is another instructional video on RU-vid that’s similar named to this one but says “easy fix”. You’re welcome.

Thank you Vic. You went right to the point, step by step and no annoying music or silly introductions. I mus say this fridge is starting to get on my nerves..this is the second time I have to fix something on it. I keep having to defrost the ice maker every month and a half or so because the ice maker stops working.

I have the same problem, i just disconnected the power cable at night when i have the problem it will melt the ice and it will be fine next day for the next 3 months o more. Hope it helps if you cant get to open the fridge panels on your own.

THANK YOU, SIR. Single mommy of 4, here! You coached me through soooo smoothly and effortlessly and saved me a service fee. Now I can cancel the ticket I entered with Samsung.

Worked like a charm. Appreciate the step by step video!

Very helpful video. Shame on Samsung for not offering a fix for all of their refrigerators that suffer from the same or similar problems. I fixed mine. My son’s Samsung had the same block of ice and resultant fan noise such as in this vid. We defrosted just like in this vid. My daughter’s Samsung fridge floods every 3-4 days due to the poorly designed drain heater not defrosting the ice plug that forms in the drain tube. Tackling that one tomorrow. Would have expected better designs and at least a fix from such a large, successful company.

You could also just unplug until it defrosts, then plug it back in. Works just the same (for about a month until the noise comes back and you have to repeat the whole process) without having to open it all up every month.

This was the perfect video, no extra explanations, just show me the money! One problem is if you cant get the back off, dont force it. There is another video that shows how to set the fridge for a forced defrost which loosens the ice stuck to the back so you can pull it off more easily. Once you do that it takes an hour to hair dry the ice and chip it away carefully with a small hammer and screwdriver (sorry no ice picks here). This video saved us a ton of money calling a repair guy who would have just done the same thing and charged $300 (because it takes a couple of hours to do all this).

I have repeated the steps in this video no less than 10 times. The styrofoam behind that plastic cover has disintegrated from pulling it off with ice stuck to it. The video is well done but doesn't tell you the problem will reoccur in 3 months, maybe 6 if you're lucky. My fan started the dreadful noise at 9:00 pm, after working all day, I decided to do it in the morning. This by far was the worst icing and will be the last time I do this. We are going back to a side by side.

Perfect fix video, Others should learn from the subtle perfection of this video. I have a similar model fridge with a similar design of cooler and fan in the top center like this one and it had the exact same issue. The real thing that caused this problem ended up being the fridge had to many things stuffed into the 5 inch gap above the in cabinet installed fridge. this was preventing the fridge from "breathing" and functioning properly. Removing all the paper object and egg cartons stored there released a rush of heat and over time the fridge de-iced itself.

I just followed this to fix my Samsung- I'll add that it's easy to undo that second plug and pull the cover completely free. Then it's easy to remove the four screws holding in the fan mount on the inside of the cover and remove the fan. This helps because in my case the plenum on the other side of the fan was where a lot of the ice was, and trying to remove it through the blades of the fan would not be very effective. The nature of this problem suggests that you could simply power off the fridge for a few days (there is no defrost setting on my model) and let the ice melt by itself. My fridge needed cleaning anyway.

Thank you for making this video! My Samsung fridge was making the exact same noise a couple weeks back. Then a few days went by and it stopped, then food stopped feeling quite as cold. I took everything out and removed the parts just like in your video and found a ton of ice build up! Spent just over an hour with the hair dryer and getting the ice melted from both the fridge and the fan diffuser panel . There was ice built up inside the styrofoam cavity of the diffuser panel that you cannot see. I unscrewed the panel where the fan was mounted and found more ice chunks that needed to be melted with the hair dryer.

You saved us from the absurd fan sound which had reached epic levels!

Had to shut my bedroom door last night as this horrible sound coming from my Samsung Fridge woke me up. Next AM, quick RU-vid search and Bam! Exact same sound. Thanks so much for posting. Had it fixed in less than an hour.

Thank you for this - it was exactly what I needed. Fixed my refrigerator in less than 30 minutes.

Followed the step by step instructions...fixed the problem in about 30 minutes. Very helpful.