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Someone asked me yesterday about this unit.comes on for about 4 hours and then cuts out. Does not come back on unless you turn of at the wall, then will go on again for 4 hours again sorry havent got the model yet.Couple of years ago i was told that samsung didnt find the fault, unit has the icemaker and water dispenser 💡
Re: Samsung ref side by side
Probably a problem with the defrost cycle. If the defrost elements are not coming on then they will just sit there until it has defrosted by using the room temperature. While it is on defrost the temperature display will be locked on the last known temperature before the defrost started. Switching off at the mains resets everything and it will work until it next goes onto a defrost.
Ask the owner if the freezer temperaure suddenly changes when they switch it off and back on.
Can be caused by either the fridge or freezer side but most I have seen have been a problem in the fridge. 🙂I will see if he has checked the elements if they are ok then may be fridge sensor or defrost timer he’s already changed the module . Is the defrost built into the module? if it is then must be a probe Cheers Flyman
Re: Samsung ref side by side
Defrost timings are done by the module. Check elements and thermal fuses (wired in series with elements alongside evaporators). Main element and drain element are wired in parallel but can be split with a plug so you can test individually. Always check both fridge and freezer sides. If the thermal fuse has gone it is worth replacing the defrost sensor mounted at the top of the evaporator as it is probably that which has caused the element to stay on too long.
you no your samsungs then.I will pass all this info on to my friend hope he gets on ok with it.And its helped me to.I’m beginning to see a lot more samsung stuff myself.Are they prone to leaks .I’ve had a couple of standard units with very little gas in Vacumed down and find slight leaks .
I have and there lovely and easy mind you its just been seized compressors.
When changing a compressor order relay and klixon as these sometimes fail as well at the same time as the compressore fails.
These dont come with the compressor which seems the norm with all these korean compressors manufactuers.
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