Water pooling at bottom of fridge.
Found ice at drain below coils. Melted with hair dryer. Appeared to drain. Checked condensate line via outside access hatch. Dry.
Note: the condensate drain hole inside is unnecessarily difficult to access due to the rigid black line(?) extending down below the coils.
Put everything back together. Fridge temp showed 68. Down to 53 a couple hours later, but won’t get any colder. ???
More water pooled at bottom of fridge this morning.
Ideas? TIA
Is the freezer side still cold and just the fridge side that won’t cool? If that’s the case, one thing I read about is the unit has frozen up and some folks have had luck with turning it off and letting the ice buildup melt.
I found that info on a Foretravel motorhome forum that uses Samsung fridges.
Thanks! I found a helpful video on the clogged condensate drain problem. Apparently it’s a very common problem caused by a poor design of a clip that is intended to conduct heat to the condensate as is flows into the drain hole. I ordered a newly designed clip. Also, per the video, it seems my hairdryer solution may not have melted ice in the drain line. I’ll try hot water as I’m replacing the clip tomorrow.
Regarding the temp, the built-in thermometer continues to read mid-fifties. However, my digital meat thermometer is reading low-forties. ???
Tstat is set at 38.
I’ll try cutting power tomorrow while I’m replacing the clip and using hot water to melt remaining ice. Then hope for the best as it powers up and cools down.
For the video and written guide, go to HomeFixated.com and search for Samsung Refrigerator Repair - How to Repair Water in Your Crisper Drawer.
He includes an Amazon link for the clip (200+ sold in the last month). Hmmmm.
That sounds promising. Hopefully that will get the fridge back in order. We have a Whirlpool fridge in our Beacon and I’ve had to replace the ice maker water lines 3 times over the past 6 years. So it’s always something to keep you on your toes with an RV!
Installed the new clip after using hot water, shop vac, hot water, shop vac…….and finally using a zip tie to clear the clog. Put everything back together.
Now, the unit is not cooling as it should. Freezer set at -2. Fridge set at 36. It’s been a full 24 hours. Freezer temp is showing 36 and fridge is showing 60, although my meat thermo is showing 53.
Thoughts?
Hey Joey, can you tell if the cooling fan for the compressor is running. Are the coils and everything underneath clean. I use a leaf blower, blowing through the access hole in the back wall to push everything out into the trailer.
If the fan is working and the coils are clean I would just guess you need the compressor replaced.
My trailer had a LG refrigerator, it started acting like yours, it would take a couple of days to get down to freezing, never cold enough to make ice. It was still under warranty so we called LG, got a repair guy scheduled. I pulled the refrigerator out from the slide the repair guy tested everything then replaced the compressor.
We went on a trip for a couple of months, it took 3 days before the ice maker in the freezer produced ice. When we got back home we contacted LG again. I replaced the refrigerator with a Whirlpool 4 door model and put the LG in my garage to wait for repair.
It took a month to get the repair scheduled, when the guy showed up, he told me he drove up from Las Vegas NV, we live in Utah. The previous repair guy had been fired. He replaced the compressor, told me it had the wrong compressor installed previously, recharged it, turned it on, he told me it was working and left. It took less then 6 hours to get down to 0 degrees.