Samsung Refrigerator Troubleshooting - How to Clear Error Codes, Error List + Samsung Forced Defrost

[@chrisbligh2970]

After screwing around with other KZbin videos for a half an hour, Ben here shows me that you have to press the top 2 buttons SIMULTANEOUSLY for 8-10 seconds and everything in my life is now back to normal. WELL DONE BEN !!! Thank you sir !!

[@bensappliancesandjunk]

No problem! I try to make videos when I figure out the other ones either don't work or jump around so much they're useless.

[@MariisabelGuerra]

😅

[@jay3381]

Thanks Ben, the top two buttons simultaneously did the trick…

[@rocketflamingo]

The appliance repair guy wanted $85 just to come out and started talking about replacing the main board due to non-climate controlled storage. The reefer was flashing E 40. Then I watched your video and cleared the error. No errors came up and the error 40 was gone.. The refrigerator is working fine. Wished I'd found your video sooner. Invaluable! Now I can tell 'Mr. I Smell Money' that I don't need him to come out after all. Thank you so much!

[@Kuchhh]

You should ask them why they wanted to charge you $85 just to tell you worthless information

[@Godbepraise]

I hope this video never get removed because, it's helping someone like me that don't dealing anything to fix like fridge, computer, phone, TV when something goes 📴.

[@joyredbird9]

FANTASTIC JOB HERE !!! After messing around with other sites that tell you DO NOT RESET ERROR CODES UNLES YOU CALL SOMEONE TO COME AND DO IT FOR YOU…This video helped me to sign off the error code..that was none of te ones off the list..AND MY LIFE IS BACK TO NORMAL AND I HAVE ACCESS TO MY PANEL DISPLAY AGAIN. !!

[@jadeia.]

Hello from 2024. I don't tend to comment much on YT videos, but I had to sign in just now to tell you that this fixed my issue and saved me 100s of dollars - maybe thousands as I was thinking I needed a new fridge. Thank you - so clear and concise, and +1 sub. I can't wait to check out the rest of your channel.

[@bensappliancesandjunk]

Nice!

[@Mont3000]

@@bensappliancesandjunk you the man. Last video told me that after Defrost it will stop automatic but it kept beeping for hours.

[@CWXXX1]

After a power outage, I thought my older model than your video refrigerator was fried and I was going to lose ALL that food! No lights on inside, no cooling, flashing error code 8 E - I tried your reset top R and L and wallah!! it worked!! Wow, what a relief!! Thanks so much!! Happy New Yr! I'll be adding a surge protector soon JIC.

[@LOVEU2369]

THANK YOU SO MUCH!! You saved us a service call. We had the refrigerator in storage and couldn't get the panel to respond when we brought it to the house. We so appreciate this video. Blessings.

[@JJLearnsStuff]

Hands-down the best darn video to troubleshoot a Samsung refrigerator. I can’t wait to see the rest of his videos, but I hate to think about why I would watch them because that means that there’s probably an appliance of mine that has gone out of whack, lol. Thank you so much for making this video!

[@vinceweaver8846]

Have a samsung slim style frenchstyle stainless steel without ice dispenser on the door 32 wide.. Not cooling how can I rest this light work flashing no code fixing to clean the coils. W can I do next co. Press or fan working outside

[@heatherdinkenor3235]

I came here to say that Samsung's help and brochures and phone number (it was for cell phone help!) was awful, but this video solved everything! Thank you!

[@yeshuasavedme3067]

Thank you! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!! I do not like the digital Samsung fridge we bought a little over 2 years ago. My sleeve brushed over it as I went too near to pass, and "OF OF" codes came on and nowhere in the book was it explained, -and it was Saturday night. Thought of looking on youtube Sunday morning, and found this. Thanks, again!

[@noreeno.6169]

My fridge was leaking and had the OF sign..I was pressing buttons like a toddler on a device..video saved meee..I love youuu lol..thank you 🙏🏿 😊

[@gulrukhhamd7732]

You are a life saver. This trick helped me, my refrigerator panel was frozen and after doing this, it started to work like magic. 👍

[@richwm8975]

Thank you so much, holding the top two buttons for 8 seconds fixed my control panel stuck on 88 88 after a power outage. Your video is more helpful than the Samsung support page.

[@AlienInnoLabs]

Ben, You do not get enough credit sir. We thank you for your clear, short and precise video.

[@Patriot34287]

Thank you so much for this video. It saved us a service call!!! Our error code popped on after we had lost power, the code 33 E kept blinking. All I did was what you suggested, press both top buttons (left and right) simultaneously for 8 secods and the blinking stopped!!! Thank you so much.

[@kirstinelson3367]

Thanks! Saved me from the frustration of trying to deal with the lame Samsung app

[@DeepSouthTechie]

Thank you Sooo much. My power went out for about an hour and when it was restored I got a "33 C" code on my Samsung fridge. Every site I went to had me trying something totally different and nothing worked. I tried your suggestion and the 1st one worked. I'm saving this video for future reference. Your a God send. 👍❤️.

[@zaeebandz]

I’m not going to lie to saved me and my grandma a great deal of time and hassle. I appreciate it.

[@zaeebandz]

You saved*

[@bensappliancesandjunk]

Fantastic!

[@Yongkyookoh]

thanks to your video, i was able to turn off the beeping sound in forced mode, i didn't know the beeping will continue until you enter forced mode again and click the button. Excellent Video !!!

[@pamelawerdmullervonelgg1888]

Thank you for being generous and knowledgeable ! I did do a Forced Defrost mode . Worked great! Afterwards I put in Forced Freeze but the beeping would not stop even after moving through all procedures. I finally unplugged and plugged it back in! It stopped the beeping and went back into regular mode. I love this refrigerator even with the condenser not working well and forcing me to go into Forced Defrost! Thanks Again! Will continue to follow you 👍

[@bensappliancesandjunk]

Hope the video helped you out! Sometimes getting it out of defrost fan get funky, but I am glad you figured it out!

[@scottsinger798]

Bought your kit but needed 3 tubes for the back of the unit, and loved the video, had no trouble at all getting it done and making the heater wires the correct lenght so there was not any extra wiring to wire tie. My only problem was on the 3M foil with glue backs the two small strips back came off perfectly but eh big bottom pieces the glue had dried out so it pulled off all the glue completlely but i had some spray contact glue to use in its place and all is good so far. Forced Defrost before i put it all back together and both original and new heaters worked great.

[@Shortbread81]

I know this is an old video but I just wanted to thank you! We just had a power cut and because of that the fridge/freezer was displaying error codes. It was 3am here and I had no idea what to do but your video was so helpful. A few minutes later and it's all ok again and I can go back to bed, thankful that I don't have to call out someone to fix it. Thank you so so much!!

[@larrymuncy3506]

I thank you for this video. I put it in RD after I received 22E error code. I ordered the heater kit from you. This unit was made in 2015 and I bought it that year. It's a POS. I will do my best to repair it. I will eventually need an ice maker too. Thanks again.

[@puppylove369]

Thank you!!! Wasted tons of time trying to find this info and almost gave up. You’re very much appreciated!!!

[@bmiadmin5784]

This person is a real genuine educator...many thanks!!!!!

[@bensappliancesandjunk]

Glad it helped!

[@terribobo4005]

Thank you! I was able to clear the error codes by watching this video. I had called Samsung help line and he had me press 2 different buttons which did not work. This saved me calling a repairman.

[@kennethwoodward7240]

Thank you for this great video. Solved my locked unit fault (4 E) and saved me so much trouble after I turned it off for cleaning.

[@Hawk-wl1ch]

Dude you are out here BLESSING folks! Awesome video . Thank you and May God Bless your business! 👏🏽👏🏽👍🏽👍🏽

[@bensappliancesandjunk]

You're welcome! Thank you!

[@devonmorris3kchannel881]

Thank you from Jamaica, that was very helpful as I was getting worried that my refrigerator is broken.

[@beckya7425]

39 hours without power after an awful wind storm---- the numbers came up and I had NO idea what that meant- my sister told me it was an error code- utubed it and found you and hopefully it will cool off now---- YAY

[@bensappliancesandjunk]

Nice!

[@Professor-taboo]

Thank you for your help! This is the best advice on KZbin. Clear and easy instructions.👍

[@alexiriana1920]

Thank you so much. You just saved me money. I was about to buy a new fridge. Not all heroes wear capes!

[@bensappliancesandjunk]

So glad this helped!

[@AnnaPoon97]

This is a great video without breaking up the fridge into piece like many other video. I just found 22E that is Refrigerator Fan Error. Still need to know what is next.

[@guillermone1]

This is one of if not the best videos about this topic.

[@yudumsahin5414]

Well ,it helped me

[@frostpond]

THANK YOU! Completely saved me from having to call serviceman, etc 💯💯💯

[@mariogemora9203]

My fridge somehow went into FF mode and started defrosting. I searched how to reset it from intermet but non help. I was at the point to call a service repair but there is a 1 month wait and giving me an estimate of $350 without talking to anyone in person. Cancelled that request and tried searching answers from the internet again. Luckily I found your youtube video, although my samsung fridge has a different display from your video, I tried holding up the 2 left buttons following your video (cool select and power freezer on mine) and it took me out of FF mode or demo mode. I can hear the motor running again. Thank you for saving me the frustration and stress having a full fridge out of service.

[@joanmonah8255]

How kind of you. I was paying for all these services but your video has really helped me to clear my code I thank you from the bottom of my heart.

[@johnbourhis9606]

Thank you so much sir. My ice maker was frozen for months. Your instruction solved my problem. Thanks again.

[@nicholassmith6282]

mine was flashing 45 E and 60 E - the system reset (freezer button and Fridge reset it) you don't have error code 60 but regardless when I called they wanted me to have a tech come out to fix this....thanks so much for this awesome video...saved it.

[@bensappliancesandjunk]

I have a newer iteration of this fridge with the full service sheet to update with new codes. I now have access to all Samsung manuals and plan to use them a lot.

[@tedpahl2105]

Thanks for the instructions on getting out of the error code. I had a 8-26 E code. Couldn't do anything with it until I found your video. Not sure if Ice maker is working yet. Thank you you do a great job.

[@bensappliancesandjunk]

Glad I could help

[@Zugeily1981]

@@bensappliancesandjunk I have a Samsung french 4 door rf32fmqdbsr refrigerator that recently started making a humming noise that stops when doors opened. I've tried the defrosting, cleaning dust from back of fridge, emptied ice bucket and nothing. Any recommendations?

[@bensappliancesandjunk]

@@Zugeily1981 bypass door alarm by watching my newest Samsung video . Once bypassed, see if the noise is coming from behind back of evap plate. If so, its the evap fan

[@hoacuongag84]

Thank you very much for your video. I watch until the end of the video and fix the problem. My fridge has the 0F 0F code. The last 30s of the video help me solve my problem. Thanks again!!!

[@Cmadeson]

Thank you SO much!! You just saved us so much. You were the only one who gave us the proper buttons to push for the OFF code. Thank you thank you thank you!

[@bensappliancesandjunk]

No problem! When I did this video, I tried to think of as many codes as I could fit in, and didn't see any good videos tackling the off/demo code, so I made sure to include it!

[@betzynurysinay2609]

​@@bensappliancesandjunk 😁

[@PowerOnFun]

If I could give more than one thumbs up on a video I would on this one. Saved my bacon on several occasions after power outages. Thank you

[@bensappliancesandjunk]

Right on

[@andrewstephens7961]

Watched this and fixed our Samsung fridge feeezer. Fantastic. 🎉

[@beckywms82]

Thank you! Post Hurricane Ian, my fridge went OF OF and this tutorial fixed it! I still have to throw out everything, but at least it’s back to cooling

[@mikej.2975]

Thanks for the video it help me. I had turned my power off to fix an electrical outlet and I gess by doing so it set a 5 E code on my Samsung side by side. But I did what you said and everything went back to normal. Thanks again.

[@dougbowen5822]

Thanks you. I had E-14 and E-40 flashing. Pressed the top two buttons. It is clear now. 😁

[@harlont]

Thank you! I just had to clear the demo mode (I have no idea how it got into that mode). But my fridge immediately came back to life! Much thanks!

[@lilrudegirl5927]

I was getting worried that I didn't the code, then at almost the end you showed it. Thanks for the help!

[@stevea6936]

LOL Steve the appliance guy here in Las Vegas the refrigerator evaporator freezing in the upper right hand corner is super common repair that I have to do everymonth. I did not learn about the supco aftermarket additional heater until a few months back but there's also another fix as the supco aftermarket heater is difficult to install for a rookie because you're going to be dealing with a very small short piece a wire coming off the heater plug that you attach it to when you go to splice the supco heater. Another KZbinr used spray foam in a can that you can get it any home store and spread up around the evaporator coils as they come into the upper right of the evaporator and this should keep ice from forming. My LOL is I forgot that the foams expands and expanded right back over the fan blades again so I had to do a call back and cut away some of the foam away from the fan blades. The unit went back to working and hopefully I don't get a call back in the future on this unit but those are your two choices the aftermarket supco heater or spray foam on the upper right evaporator coils as they come into the fridge those are your only solutions to keep the problem from reoccurring

[@oldetimer6100]

Been there... done that (but didn't a T-shirt). Discovered that Great Stuff brand makes a "Window & Door" foam that is low-expansion and pliable. Price at Lowes is $5.98 (9/24). It won't take much to do the fridge, so give the can to the homeowner ( it's hard to clean and reuse the can when the foam cures in the tube and valve). The homeowner will probably appreciate that he can use the foam to insulate around his doors/windows and save money on energy costs towards paying for your service call.

[@ptwest111]

Omg. Thank you. We lost power one day a few months ago and the fridge wouldn’t let us reset the panel. The manual was zero help. This just reset it. All good

[@k18rock22]

Thank you so much! Saved my Aunt a ton of money with this!

[@sonnyedmonds7993]

All I needed was to reset my panel. I tried another tip and it didn't work. But your's did Ben. Right on! Thank You! RF 268 Series.

[@atcmayo603]

Thanks so much for your video. Very informative and helpful. We accidentally put our frig into "Demo" mode with the 0F showing in the display. Through your guidance, we were able to clear that out and return to normal. Thanks again.

[@bensappliancesandjunk]

Its fusterating because one dumb move can ruin your food... I think that the day before shooting this when we were testing this fridge at my shop (I sell used appliances so we get our hands on a lot of product)... I did that. Took me a little moment or two to realize what was going on and thought "Hey, I need to make a video on that..." Along with all the other modes, too. The forced defrost mode is really a big one here because it helps troubleshoot a lot of garbage these fridges create.

[@cuongphan2020]

@@bensappliancesandjunk YOU ARE THE BEST , THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

[@violetelliott4862]

Thank you for the excellent video. Solved my frustrating problem before calling a repairman. Had error codes 40E and 39E for the icemaker. Also learned from your video how to keep that compartment from freezing up too much by setting the defrost code, instead of unplugging and using the hair dryer. I have given up on using the icemaker, but don't want the ice in the compartment to build up again.

[@bensappliancesandjunk]

The icemakers on these are garbage. But to be honest, most in-refrigerator ice makers are. I think the only one that isn't pants-on-head bad are LG Space Savers (I got a video coming out soon for one of those). But yes, 39E and 40E codes are very common, and hard to fully fix without rebuilding the entire icemaker assembly.

[@michaelprice3785]

I had to go to a counter top ice maker. I would really like to find refrigerators with NO ice maker. They are the main cause of reliability issues. I have totally rebuilt mine several times and within months it freezes up again.

[@celestemilliner3765]

Hi. Great video! We just replaced our fan as it stopped cooling altogether. Have had issues with the icemaker from the very beginning. Now it continues to blink e39. It will reset temporarily by unplugging but we can’t get it to reset to access our control panel

[@poman8926]

@@bensappliancesandjunk Hi, hope you're still responding, I have 40 E, is this the correct replacement, DA97-07365G Refrigerator Icemaker Assembly for RF4782HARS ?

[@reginaldhankerson8059]

This helped save me $139 Plus additional fees . Thanks ever so much.

[@bensappliancesandjunk]

NICE!

[@erickcortez7786]

Thank God and you for this video! I was about to run and get a new fridge!

[@RenaissancePeopleNYC]

Thank you! It was the next pair of buttons in but it worked! The fridge went into error after a power hit and this fixed it! Thank you for posting this!

[@asgharyosufi4196]

I just had to hit like on this video, cuz it fixed my fridge 👍👍

[@thebruhhh]

Commenting to say thank you. This reset worked luckily. First google hit.

[@HHInspections4322]

I appreciate this KZbin channel, you actually are working on the fridge I have and some similar model! ThankYou Ben I am a subscriber for Life!

[@Mike318Ohio]

Thanks for the video. Mine was flashing 4 and 2. I held the two you mentioned for 8 seconds and it fixed the issue. Mike

[@pushtoyota]

Great video! Thank you for taking the time to explain everything!

[@betzynurysinay2609]

You save my life my food my money my mind everything. Thank you I really appreciate

[@jperez9805]

Great video. Short and to the point. Thank you!🥊

[@mindykitzel9408]

THANK YOU!!! Easy to follow instructions. Thanks for taking time to make and post this.

[@MrJinkx]

This vid just saved me like $300 bucks, thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@bensappliancesandjunk]

Nice!

[@laurakilmer8652]

You are good good good. Your info fixed it. I was getting the error code. Thanks Ben.

[@MungalPandiiPictures]

Hi thank you very much You have helped me a lot My refrigerator was not working for months It was showing Error codes I follow your instructions and its start working

[@lhagan1262]

This guy is awesome with clear directions!

[@bensappliancesandjunk]

I hope it helps! I got tired of seeing so many videos with various steps that were recorded real hastily, so I decided to make as many videos as I could @ my used appliance store of these common tricks/ect but hopefully explained well enough to make it easy for anyone to do.

[@edwindavis762]

Thank you very much. I have a Samsung RF26HFENDSL. Pressing the Power Cool and the Power Freeze buttons for 8 seconds did the trick. Thanks again.

[@R.K-h1n]

Thank you so much for for this video was able to clear the error code that was there for 3 days and couldn't figure out what was wrong with it

[@gevorgmartirosyan5909]

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[@ms.dorcely1028]

Thanks again Ben, I just got rid of the codes on that lousy Samsung fridge.

[@vamtheanomaly]

Specific buttons to do as you did? My fridge doesn't have a HUD outside, its got a keypad inside. What would be the equivalent location in my case?

[@sandraocampo217]

😭😭😭 thank you so much for the "of of" God bless you 🙏🏻🌹🌹

[@mcnanathecarnivore]

Thank you so much!!!! I got to fix my dads frig for him!! You made me look Like the hero! ❤️

[@MrRufus361]

Thank you for the tutorial. I was having the same issue with my Samsung french door fridge. Thos worked for me.

[@kevlinville]

Great video❣️ Explained so simply, better than the manual!

[@bensappliancesandjunk]

Glad it was helpful!

[@philbadelphia]

Ben, I have a Samsung RF 263AEBP which I got for $700 new at a scratch and dent sale and it was barely scratched or dented. Second I have a home warranty. The home warranty provided the insurance but every technician that has come out has not been able to repair any of the issues. The first issue was the handle as you know the handles break they ordered three different handles when all along it was the small white parts after the third time they declared the refrigerator unrepairable and purchased me another one before I disposed of this I went on your website to find handle pieces for six dollars and repaired it. The second claim was a power surge and the technician declared the refrigerator totaled. They bought me a new one before I disposed of this one I found the two protection fuses on the circuit board did their job blown six dollars. This latest go round I decided not to make a claim because they would never know what to do for the ice damning issue I went on your site I have no problem with paying you $$ for your amazing kit your instructions are a clear and step-by-step. Your kit has great parts as well as insulation and the pro tap connectors I discovered through you. I also used you to check out the fan and also check out the defrost mode which if there’s an ice issue in the future we just use. I wanna thank you for all that you do and wish you luck again this refrigerator has more than paid for itself three times over but I learned something new how to work on this unit. Oh and your kit arrived in a day! What more can I say excellent

[@PeteBabb]

This video has been worth a steak dinner! Thank you for making this available.

[@dasherellbrown6430]

Thank you so much this video has helped me save on money and time.

[@billyblastoff7027]

Giant shout out to you thanks I had the OF display and was going nuts until you showed me how to fix it thank you so much I subscribed to you channel and a big thumbs up

[@nikkipasco2159]

Thank You so so much! Ahhhh I have been going crazy trying to get this issue fixed! You are the best! THANK YOU for sharing! AMAZING!

[@erikagarcia353]

THIS MAN IS A REAL HERO THANK YOU SO MUCH YOU WHERE A BIG HELP FOR MY SAMSUNG REFRIGERATOR.. THE BEST!!!

[@davidhoffner2432]

Great video , I found the fridge in the O F mode. IT was easy to clear Just don't know how it got that way. Thanks.

[@shagwell]

Great video! What about refrigerator is cold, but freezer is warm and neither bottom nor top ice maker work? Thanks

[@jaimereyes2703]

Just now having same problem

[@joybdiaz]

Having that problem now..did you ever fix it? :(

[@sesayent.5]

Having the same problem now. What can I do. Help

[@Ploy1334]

How has nobody answered this

[@Whynvious]

It maybe dust in the vents that is blocking air coming into the freezer

[@alphacentauri6343]

Thank you man it really helped me to fix my refrigerator

[@katheyfatica3353]

Thanks, Ben. We were back up and running in no time!

[@Perdomo1831]

hey brother thanks for sharing this knowledge with the public, i would like to ask you a question , the question is my panel is not going to negative numbers , how i can reboot that or make it work ? , thanks in advance

[@ae86edrift]

Thanks a lot, the flashing was driving me and my bunny crazy. Fixed!

[@urnotme21]

This worked for me, thank you so much!

[@richwm8975]

Thanks!

[@bensappliancesandjunk]

Thank you so very much!

[@paulkoren1932]

Hi Ben - what a great video. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. Greetings from Sydney, Australia

[@bensappliancesandjunk]

Glad it helped you down under! I've been doing these videos for a year and haven't really had many Aussies post so I'm glad these videos can help you so far away!

[@Resist4]

I have a 10 year old Samsung RF24FSEDBSR fridge and sometimes it will switch from cubed ice to crushed ice on its own. And, the cubed ice icon light is dimmer than the rest of the icon lights. It's been like this for years because I never got around to figuring it out but now I want to find a solution. It appears to be pretty easy to take the panel off but I'm not sure about how to fix the dim crushed ice light. I've read that moisture may be what had cause it from switching ice modes on its own, so I'm thinking that probably did something to the light to make it dimmer. Any suggestions?

[@WallSurfer90]

Thank you for the time to make this video.

[@MeMeMeMe-uc8th]

Thank you this was a fast solution and effortless!

[@erikagarcia353]

Awesome you are a big help.. Thank you 🙏

[@bensappliancesandjunk]

My pleasure 😊

[@chenzhenlee7633]

Thank you for this wonderful video I was so stressed out abt my fridge on the screen it shows Off but once I watched the video really itsnow working 💪.

[@jenniferperdomo3637]

Thank god for your video! It saved me so much trouble😭

[@bensappliancesandjunk]

Glad it helped!

[@the_robloxdreamgamer6847]

Hi, what does a flashing 0 means on the samsung freezer?