Amongst our members, i need some help, Problem is out Samsung american style fridge/freezer has started makeing a noise something like a loud fan humming, this stops when the fridge door is opened and returns when ya shut it, a part was replaced some years ago and it did have a fan in it, it was accessed from inside at the rear, i dont want to mess with it incase i feck it up, i'd just like to know what part has gone, if i can order the new part etc, just thought i'd ask on here, i try'd some online sites to no avail and looking through the pages i dont know one from the other, whos good and whos a rip off merchant, any advice greatly apprecieated, cheers, ain
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its fixable my mates did the same
you have to shout over it its that loud
it was down to a bearing or supposed bearing
has i can say what was wrong with it has i was not there when it was fixed
i took good intrest in it tho because i have the same fridge
and has yet it still runns fine after 6 years my mates was 2 years old when his went and my brothers was a year old
makes ya wonder
if its realy loud its got to be the same thingam not die lex sick its you that cant read mate
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Of course!!! leave the door open! why didn't i think of that
i was here when the guy did it before and i still dont know how to get the back off or what the part's called, i do know he accessed it from inside, and said this happens when the fan part get water in it, other than that i aint got a clue, i had the thing out anout a month ago and hoovered the back etc,
anyway if noone can reccomend antone i'll get in touch with samsung and take it from there,
aint it always the soddin same? just when the extended warranty's bl00dy run out, f###ba####c#####bstdbit##in sods law excuse my frenchToo young to die and too old to give a toss
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Fix for ya!
Dead easy fix, ours was doing it at xmas - Samsung American fridge with water dispenser.
Over time, the cooling fan does too good a job and actually ices itself up - what you are hearing is the fan clattering on the ice around it.
IT WILL ONLY GET WORSE.
Apparently there is a "drip trap" underneath it, so all you need to do is turn it off for a few hours - We did it from about 1am to 8am, and then turned it back on. Don't open the fridge or freezer during this period as you'll lose the cold.
If you don't want to leave it that long, then try say, 3 hours first and see how you get on.
Our ice despenser was also fecked up at this point (during the clattering) and wouldn't stop producing ice. After the turn off and on again cycle all's well.
HTH!
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link to some more with the same issues...
http://www.howtomendit.com/answers.php?id=67399Last edited by Wolfracer; 9 January 2011, 22:51."B.A." Baracus: "Talk to me, talk sense so I can talk back. Not all this jibberjabber like breaking the peace and all that."
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Originally posted by murph View Posthttps://www.facebook.com/groups/henpals/
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Thanks guys, Wolfracer, i think you've hit the nail on the head, i seem to remember this is what the guy said, plus it got real loud last night and has gone quiet again so it's either fecked up the fan or some ice has fell off, i'll defrost it and see how it goes, seems to be working ok tho, still cool in there,
Vulch, yeah we had the recall thing done a while back, some problem with summat possibly "arcing" on defrost,
never thought of espares! i have bought from them in the past (an element for the cooker) they were good,
so Stien wasn't far out as it happens!!! leave the door open, it'll warm up, ice melts, noise gone, he aint just a pretty face out Mark
cheers allToo young to die and too old to give a toss
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I have the same fridge, American style ice and water fridge.
There is a problem with the auto defrost programming, Basically it does not go to defrost for long enough and results in a build up of ice which impedes the fan. (Annoying knocking noise until it stops working)
The fix is simple and will be done free of charge by either Samsung or the retailer. All that need doing it the defrost settings changed whilst in engineer mode.
Took the second engineer 5 mins to do mine after replacing the plastic trim that the first engineer snapped whilst trying to break the ice off!
Mine works fine now.If it can be broken it can be fixed
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Originally posted by Vultch View PostI've the same fridge, there was a Samsung call out issue (not sure what it was about). Mine is grand so far.
Ian, is yours one with the plumbed in water chiller / ice maker / dispenser? Ace aren't they?Cutting steps in the roof of the world
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Yup! it has the water/ice despenser and yes till they play up!!, i defrosted it this morn, left it switched off and give it a good clean and the prob is still there, been looking on "espares" but i'm not sure what part i need, i think it's the fan motor and houseing, 50 odd quid but if it aint that it's 50 odd quid down the pan, pretty sure i have the right bit for a RS21DCNS, i find the part and link it,
soddin knew it wouldn't be as easy as a defrost knowing my luck
http://www.espares.co.uk/part/fridge...sing-fan-.html
Sean, it's not in warranty anymore dont suppose they'd do it for free now would they?Last edited by POPEYE; 10 January 2011, 19:36.Too young to die and too old to give a toss
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