a number of people might go “oh well I wanted to get a new one anyway”.. actually I’m in that process, I did “repair” one by watchinh youtubes like this one.. but honestly want to get a new one - this helps to transition to that mindset.. the solution with this one tho would be to unplug it / drain it and would work again :/ So turn it off and on
Making is so the issue never happens again is the mark of an honest technician. He could have been called back to that site every 6 months or so and made more money. Good on you.
You'd think, but humans don't exactly work like that. In my experience doing contract work for almost a decade, if you "fix" something but the problem comes back, it leaves a bad taste in the customer's mouth, and they are GOING to call someone else, because in their mind you didn't fix anything. If you fix the problem AND find a way to stop it ever happening again, then you make the customer happy and they trust your skills/knowledge. Then when they need work done somewhere else they think of you. They trust you, and want that same service with their current issue. My mileage: guys who do shitty work soon find themselves out of work, while guys like this have too much.
@@Brurgh Samsung Fridges are just poorly designed and they don't seem to have very good quality control. The number of them I've seen sieze up due to over freezing and built up is wild.
We just got rid of ours after numerous issues. Got a Whirlpool. We also have had a lot of problems with the Samsung washer and dryer in the house when my mom bought it. I would not buy any Samsung appliances.
I have a Kenmore that does this all the time. Which causes it to stop making my ice. I will be doing this tomorrow. I am sick of melting the drain hole just for it to freeze back up. Thank you very very much!!
They literally have, that's what he attached it to. It's not planned obsolescence, obviously it's a rare fault and the normal heating element is enough
@lm1991 you're missing the point. Samsung would know that ice forms there they choose not to make the heating element go all the way to the drain hole
@@alexdell9047how would the know though? Because at first glance it looks like they purposely bend down the existing element to touch in the puddle. Apparently that is not enough, but it is not like they could’ve seen that by just testing it for a week or two. This type of fridge shouldn’t freeze over in just a night, and the fact that they have a puddle on the floor every day tells me they have the fridge open a lot and long. Maybe even put in warm meals with a lot of moisture coming off. This shouldn’t happen normally.
My samsung had a one way rubber valve at the bottom of the drain tubes where the clog started. They were rock hard and stuck closed. They literally crumbled when i touched them. Thats the root cause of these drain issues i think at least most of them. And its easy to check because they are right on the back.
Thank you. Appliance repair said it was a Samsung mfg problem! Ive been wondering how to overcome the ice build up. Its a terrible design but you have fixed it!! No more defrosting fridge every 3mos for me!! Thank you!!!
Sometimes it will have a pan where it will evaporate from, sometimes an heater element in it, sometimes the compressor discharge will pass through it to aid evaporation. Sometimes it has a plastic pan that goes over the compressor for the heat from the compressor shell to evaporate it. Hope that helps.
There's a pan that is under the fridge that holds the water. The special thing about this pan is that it is thermally connected to the compressor so it is heated by waste compressor heat. The water evaporates out of the pan. No emptying required
Oh boy! When I had this happen to my fridge freezer about 6 yrs ago in my old apartment, I messaged my landlord and within 2 days he had ordered a brand new fridge freezer 😅. He was a lovely guy and did things for me so quickly but I feel bad now knowing there would have been a fix. He did say the fridge was old but still!
Dude, you just saved me about £1000 for a new fridge freezer. I thought it was knackered! Thank you so much for sharing your expertise; you're a real one and I wish you luck and happiness.
I had this start happening a little while ago, and discovered it had a bit to do with the grills on the outside being blocked up with dust, and possibly a bit to do with a broken defrost timer. I never knew exactly why, but I knew the two correlated.
cost cutting, putting cheap parts where you can't see them....the flap thing has corrosion on iit, without knowiing much about the freezer, it lookks like it could have corroded off and fell into the hole
You can see in the video that there is one on element, however it seems clearly damaged. And remember, this is a user error, this happens when the user puts in warm food in the machine, or lets in warm air often. This builds up moisture. In normal fridges it just builds up lots of water in the fridge. In a combo the water gets frozen and then you have water leakage.
This solution is only temporary. We need to ask ourselves why ice formed at the water drainage point in the first place. This happens because the drain was clogged, allowing water to stagnate long enough to freeze. While we've addressed the symptom, we haven't tackled the root cause. The real solution would be to clean the drainage tube (in 99% of cases, this can be accessed from the back of the refrigerator, focusing on the lower section).
That is an EXCELLENT idea! Copper wire is cheap (Especially for the 8-10 inches you need), easily accessed and easy to work with. Instead of stranded wire, I'd use solid wire from wall wiring. Easier to work with.
I did this same thing a number of years ago when my fridge kept freezing over. I also had to change the element but I didn't have one of the specialty tools they required so it went in all mongy 🤣 Stopped overfreezing though.
Thanks mate .I've got the same problem for a good number of years with my Samsung refrigerator. I vacuumed the thick dust in the nack of it and I had turned it off for one whole day to let the ice melt away. But water keeps seeping out of the refrigerator. My real worry is that rust starts forming at that bottom of the door.
As a tech I also recommend pulling out the refrigerator and opening compressor compartment to check drain tube… they tend to close due to gunk build up causing back up. So heat won’t necessarily fix problem.
It's called galvanic corrosion. I'm presuming the heating element is made of stainless steel - which apparently is fine to use with copper as they are close in reactivity.
I would have thought it was secondary route for the hot end of the refrigeration loop, but I guess it's cheaper and easier to just whack an ordinary heating element in there.
excellent advice, although you forgot one thing... after melting all the ice, it's now time to remove the drainage tray from on top of the condenser motor at the back and tip it away other wise you'll just get the water leaking from behind and not notice, plus the room gonna get real humid! oh and mould, that water pooling gonna get real mouldy...
Now imagine how many people just replaced the fridge with the new one because they were advised to do so since it is out of warranty. 🤔 The guys who can fix things and be honest about issues without overcharging for their service are very rare.
You can see in the video that there is one on element, however it seems damaged. And remember, this is a user error, this happens when the user puts in warm food in the machine, or lets in warm air often. This builds up moisture. In normal fridges it just builds up lots of water in the fridge. In a combo the water gets frozen and then you have water leakage.
Ok, so I looked into this and there are some heating elements with copper shells. Given the color tho I reckon this isn't the case. Most heating elements shells are steel and aluminum wire would be a much better choice then
Hats off to you, Sir. I have a similar model Samsung but single unit (bottom freezer). On the 7th year, its cooling program went crazy. You could hear the faint noise of the compressor spinning. 30min cooling. 30min nothing. Soon after, we had the water from the freezer section problem. Switched to LG....
That's worth an immediate subscribe!! The GE repairman tried and tried to resolve an icing situation, ultimately modifying the drain pan channel. I like your solution
You can see in the video that there is one on element, however it seems damaged. And remember, this is a user error, this happens when the user puts in warm food in the machine, or lets in warm air often. This builds up moisture. In normal fridges it just builds up lots of water in the fridge. In a combo the water gets frozen and then you have water leakage.
@@wow1371 I have as well as a frost-free fridge/freezer, I have a small bar fridge and that isn't frost-free, and so it gradually builds up ice, and one day I will have to defrost it.
@@wow1371it's not user error. This happens naturally when you open the freezer door. The reason this happens is because the drain tube membrane is clogged. It needs to be taken out and cleaned under the tap with soap. And then you need to straighten the metal piece out. That's it.
For this per Samsung you have to replace the drain. The duck bill on the bottom of the drain is really what is causing the blockage. As the water gets trapped in the drain line it goes up to the evaporator and freezes than thaws out when the defrost heater turns on than keeps building.This will only work for like a couple of months
You can see in the video that there is one on element, however it seems clearly damaged. And remember, this is a user error, this happens when the user puts in warm food in the machine, or lets in warm air often. This builds up moisture. In normal fridges it just builds up lots of water in the fridge. In a combo the water gets frozen and then you have water leakage.
It is, what you are not aware of is that this is a user error which basically broke the already in place system, you can the old wires destroyed from the ice build up. There should never be an ice build up that bad in normal use, however when user puts in warm food or lets in too much warm air it builds up excess moisture that overcomes the solution in place.
If you encounter this issue on a Whirlpool (or subsidiary), there is a rubber grommet on the drain line behind the bottom panel in the back. They dry out/get clogged which freezes up the same way you see here.
That was Samsungs original intention mate but due to poor design, its not efficient enough to keep ice away from the drain. This is actually what Samsung recommend to their engineers to resolve this issue
That's really good I'm not rich enough and my kitchen's not big enough for American style fridge but sometimes that little bit on my normal fridge freezer freezes up and I sometimes turn it off to do that but now I know you can do it with hot water from the kettle I'm gonna try that once in a while thank you again
yup... we got a small chest freezer and the normal standup fridge freezer, we just empty either one out(after letting the food run down in one of them) turnn the fridge off and open the door and let it defrost itself... usually better when it warm as it defrosts quicker.. but you don't need to defrost that often nowadays..
Noone ever taught me to unscrew the back of my appliances. In fact, I was taught the opposite. If you're referring to the ice on the bottom at the start - that's what constantly forms when this issue is occurring. As in, you defrost it... it just starts again. Source: two leaking Samsung fridges in a row. Just never could afford a tech so just defrost the inside every fucking 3 or so weeks. Stoked to learn I can do this though.
this is a frost free freezer, it isn't meant to freeze up. But ice slowly formed in the drain until it wouldn't drain, then a puddle forms and freezes.
If this doesn't work it's usually the drain hose located at the back/bottom of the fridge. Sometimes the hose can crimp or become blocked with dirt or dust.
this is a frost-free freezer, its not meant to do that. The frozen area is hidden, just unplugging it will take potentially a entire day for that area to defrost. Have to open it up to clear it out.
You don't need to add the copper wire. The reason the ice has the ability to buildup is because of mold / dirt in the drain. Go to the back and clean the drain. Samsung already added a drain clip from factory.
This happened to my fridge and after a long youtube search I found the problem and broke the ice fix the thing but man no one that I have watched gave a permanent solution. you are the man
I've got the same Wera VDE screwdrivers, and Knipex Diagonal Cutters. I'm pretty much a professional now. At least, I feel like one when I use them. Such high quality tools always get me lol. "Buy once cry once"
Had a Samsung fridge freezer just like this. Constantly freezing up and restricting the fan. Poor design and now have an LG. Will never go back to Samsung.
Top lad. Instead of cleaning it knowing he'll be back to melt the ice again, you make a permanent solution and technically upgrading it. Hats off to you mate
Remember samsung id only good for tv, phone, rom storage. Do not get a samsung fridge, washer dryer or any appliance. 😂 In the USA Samsung appliance looks good but are #1 in defects.
Usually, those inside the box are on the cold side and don't get warm, thus those on the back get warm when the heat is taken out from the box! Remind me again why this would even work? and why would there be heating elements inside a "fridge"?
Brilliant tip. Thx. Just had this issue in my fridge (not the freezer section), and found a lot of fine sludge buildup in the drain tube leading to the evaporator tank at the bottom/back of the unit. Should be sure this is all cleared out. Unfortunately, there is no access to any coil in the fridge to link a wire to the drain hole.
Brilliant and simple method to prevent further issues 👏. So honest, and saved the customer SO much damage/waste of foods as well as expensive ❤. Thanks for sharing this information. Kudos 🎉
Nope you're wrong. This element warms up as the freezer is kept cold. I had this exact problem. I defrosted the drain multiple times, made no difference. Did exactly this and have had no more issues.
That's so smart it makes you wonder why they don't have a part of the element reach down there from factory
So they break and you buy a new one.
Planned obsolescence my friend
a number of people might go “oh well I wanted to get a new one anyway”..
actually I’m in that process, I did “repair” one by watchinh youtubes like this one.. but honestly want to get a new one - this helps to transition to that mindset..
the solution with this one tho would be to unplug it / drain it and would work again :/
So turn it off and on
Because this shit is probably designed by a single guy. And hes still human…
Because Samsung appliances are some of the most overpriced crap on the market.
Fair fucks to any technician who prevents the problem after fixing it, you're an honest man (especially for showing people how to fix it at home).
If they fix something, I say thank you and pay them. If they stop the problem from coming back, I'll trust them for all my future jobs.
To be fair if the problem comes back you didn't really fix it
Making is so the issue never happens again is the mark of an honest technician. He could have been called back to that site every 6 months or so and made more money. Good on you.
You'd think, but humans don't exactly work like that. In my experience doing contract work for almost a decade, if you "fix" something but the problem comes back, it leaves a bad taste in the customer's mouth, and they are GOING to call someone else, because in their mind you didn't fix anything.
If you fix the problem AND find a way to stop it ever happening again, then you make the customer happy and they trust your skills/knowledge. Then when they need work done somewhere else they think of you. They trust you, and want that same service with their current issue.
My mileage: guys who do shitty work soon find themselves out of work, while guys like this have too much.
@@iamcondescending Difference between a handy man that makes a living from his craft, and a handyman that is just trying to make a quick buck.
wow clever!!
You think you would call the same guy, for the exact same problem in a few months?
@@Bakers_Villa you are a horrible person
It's incredibly encouraging to see a stand-up repairman who cares about his customers.
A repairman repairing things?
Wow!!!
He's not a stand-up he just repairman
It’s all water under the fridge
nice
Ricky? Is that you?
Thanks for the random chuckle. 😂
@@catalinacurioyou’re very welcome Barry
time to get 2 turnips in heat
That breaking bad clip caught me off guard 🤣🤣
Brilliant
Yeah that got me 😂😂
Samsung are gonna be furious you bypassed their planned obsolescence
"you've voided the warranty!"
I don't need the warranty now because its fixed, now fuck off and eat a dog 😂
It's not planned the actual part that does the exact function of this wire is the little tab, and it seems to be bent and not in the correct place.
@@Brurgh Samsung Fridges are just poorly designed and they don't seem to have very good quality control. The number of them I've seen sieze up due to over freezing and built up is wild.
We just got rid of ours after numerous issues. Got a Whirlpool. We also have had a lot of problems with the Samsung washer and dryer in the house when my mom bought it. I would not buy any Samsung appliances.
Not everything is planned obsolescence.
First time I’ve seen an actual life hack that saves you money and problems. Excellent
With this accent, I would trust this man with my life.
Opposite for me
I think he's about to rob my granny
@@sonofCWyour granny is in the ground
Not me nan@@sonofCW
I absolutely would not lol
I love people like this. Teaching decades of experience in minutes. God bless you 🙏
He seems to have some knowledge but did not really cover this issue in full.
I have a Kenmore that does this all the time. Which causes it to stop making my ice. I will be doing this tomorrow. I am sick of melting the drain hole just for it to freeze back up. Thank you very very much!!
I have the same Kenmore I think…can’t dispense ice, have to melt it like once a week. Do you know a fix for this?!?
@@nicholas34silvabro, did you even watch the video?
@@sonicsupersam7793fr 💀💀
@@sonicsupersam7793 😂😂
@@nicholas34silva are you being for real
Dude, im so glad i found your channel, literally just fixed my anciant refrigerator thanks to this short, mind=BLOWN.
I'd prefer the ice breaking up via a plastic tool, not a sharp metal one.
It's crazy that the manufacturer hasn't built a heating element into their fridge models.
Programmed obsolescence at its finest
If it doesn't "break"how will they sell you another
They literally have, that's what he attached it to.
It's not planned obsolescence, obviously it's a rare fault and the normal heating element is enough
@lm1991 you're missing the point. Samsung would know that ice forms there they choose not to make the heating element go all the way to the drain hole
@@alexdell9047how would the know though? Because at first glance it looks like they purposely bend down the existing element to touch in the puddle. Apparently that is not enough, but it is not like they could’ve seen that by just testing it for a week or two.
This type of fridge shouldn’t freeze over in just a night, and the fact that they have a puddle on the floor every day tells me they have the fridge open a lot and long. Maybe even put in warm meals with a lot of moisture coming off. This shouldn’t happen normally.
My freezer had this problem last year. I cleared the drain and its been fine ever since but if it happens again I'll be using that wire trick. Thanks👍
Makes you wonder how people don't have common sense and need to pay someone to come clean the drain 😅
It's not usually ice blocking it
My samsung had a one way rubber valve at the bottom of the drain tubes where the clog started. They were rock hard and stuck closed. They literally crumbled when i touched them. Thats the root cause of these drain issues i think at least most of them. And its easy to check because they are right on the back.
@@jhundo125exact same thing happend to me with the valve clogged up
why wait?
Thanks for explaining in a way that feels acheivable for a layperson! Awesome!
Thank you. Appliance repair said it was a Samsung mfg problem! Ive been wondering how to overcome the ice build up. Its a terrible design but you have fixed it!! No more defrosting fridge every 3mos for me!! Thank you!!!
Yup, this is a common issue with Samsungs. The repair you show is exactly how to stop it from happening again and "fix" the design flaw.
I have a dumb question😅. Where does the water drain to and do I have to empty it?
Not a dumb question because I also want to know...
Sometimes it will have a pan where it will evaporate from, sometimes an heater element in it, sometimes the compressor discharge will pass through it to aid evaporation.
Sometimes it has a plastic pan that goes over the compressor for the heat from the compressor shell to evaporate it.
Hope that helps.
Bang-on pal
still struggling with BBCiplayer.. 😂🤦♂️
it turns it in to the ice cubes for the dispenser .
There's a pan that is under the fridge that holds the water. The special thing about this pan is that it is thermally connected to the compressor so it is heated by waste compressor heat. The water evaporates out of the pan. No emptying required
Ice one pal
Class
finally a short that is informative and might actually come in handy
I've been struggling with the same issue with a freezer from the same brand but I could never figure out how.
THANK YOU SO MUCH!
Oh boy! When I had this happen to my fridge freezer about 6 yrs ago in my old apartment, I messaged my landlord and within 2 days he had ordered a brand new fridge freezer 😅. He was a lovely guy and did things for me so quickly but I feel bad now knowing there would have been a fix. He did say the fridge was old but still!
Dude, you just saved me about £1000 for a new fridge freezer. I thought it was knackered! Thank you so much for sharing your expertise; you're a real one and I wish you luck and happiness.
I had this start happening a little while ago, and discovered it had a bit to do with the grills on the outside being blocked up with dust, and possibly a bit to do with a broken defrost timer. I never knew exactly why, but I knew the two correlated.
This deserves a follow 👏🏼
So why isn't it a standard requirement to fit this from the manufacturer?
Look up 'planned obsolescence'
@imiweb1 beat me to it! 100% why they don't do it from factory!
cost cutting, putting cheap parts where you can't see them....the flap thing has corrosion on iit, without knowiing much about the freezer, it lookks like it could have corroded off and fell into the hole
You can see in the video that there is one on element, however it seems clearly damaged.
And remember, this is a user error, this happens when the user puts in warm food in the machine, or lets in warm air often.
This builds up moisture.
In normal fridges it just builds up lots of water in the fridge.
In a combo the water gets frozen and then you have water leakage.
Because it would cost a few pennies more.
This solution is only temporary. We need to ask ourselves why ice formed at the water drainage point in the first place. This happens because the drain was clogged, allowing water to stagnate long enough to freeze. While we've addressed the symptom, we haven't tackled the root cause. The real solution would be to clean the drainage tube (in 99% of cases, this can be accessed from the back of the refrigerator, focusing on the lower section).
We should all share more of this home fix material, the amount of appliances I see thrown away for a snapped belt or something menial is pathetic
That is an EXCELLENT idea! Copper wire is cheap (Especially for the 8-10 inches you need), easily accessed and easy to work with. Instead of stranded wire, I'd use solid wire from wall wiring. Easier to work with.
Nice video mate, learnt something new.
The wire hack is decent 👌 worked for my samsung freezer wish i seen this before spending hours over numerous days contacting support
Shout out to you for posting the solution!
No lie, this is the most useful thing I’ve seen on RUclips in a long while - thanks for posting
HTF this video turned up on my screen at the same time this happened with my fridge/freezer
Because your phone is listening to you 😉
This is AMAZINGLY CLEVER!!!! Go wonder why the manufacturer doesn't include this fix right away, right??!
I did this same thing a number of years ago when my fridge kept freezing over. I also had to change the element but I didn't have one of the specialty tools they required so it went in all mongy 🤣
Stopped overfreezing though.
Love it. This is EXACTLY how I think when I fix things. I hate having to do shit twice. Brilliant sir, honest work.
Absolutely brilliant mate!
Most repairmen I've ever met would only clear the blockage and not prevent the issue from happening again. Never hired any of them a 2nd time.
this solution is indeed very smart, but not keeping the fridge open for too long would resolve the issue as well (been there)
I almost spit my coffee laughing to the insert....LUL
Thanks mate .I've got the same problem for a good number of years with my Samsung refrigerator. I vacuumed the thick dust in the nack of it and I had turned it off for one whole day to let the ice melt away. But water keeps seeping out of the refrigerator. My real worry is that rust starts forming at that bottom of the door.
Genius solution
As a tech I also recommend pulling out the refrigerator and opening compressor compartment to check drain tube… they tend to close due to gunk build up causing back up. So heat won’t necessarily fix problem.
How does steel and copper go together? Does it not generate small electric current that accelerates rust? Pardon my ignorance.
It's called galvanic corrosion. I'm presuming the heating element is made of stainless steel - which apparently is fine to use with copper as they are close in reactivity.
@@TheMightyYakThat's not the element, that's a ceramic coating around the element. The element is a thin wire.
@@devandy841 If that's the case then even better.
I would have thought it was secondary route for the hot end of the refrigeration loop, but I guess it's cheaper and easier to just whack an ordinary heating element in there.
@@TheMightyYak its a bit like the coils on an electric stovetop. Just doesn't get as hot.
Honest and well raised person.
excellent advice, although you forgot one thing... after melting all the ice, it's now time to remove the drainage tray from on top of the condenser motor at the back and tip it away other wise you'll just get the water leaking from behind and not notice, plus the room gonna get real humid! oh and mould, that water pooling gonna get real mouldy...
it will dry in a few hours or so.
Now imagine how many people just replaced the fridge with the new one because they were advised to do so since it is out of warranty. 🤔
The guys who can fix things and be honest about issues without overcharging for their service are very rare.
Can't believe that isn't Just designed into the freezer they want it to fail
especially as thats likely an over £1000 fridge. If not more. Total crap.
You can see in the video that there is one on element, however it seems damaged.
And remember, this is a user error, this happens when the user puts in warm food in the machine, or lets in warm air often.
This builds up moisture.
In normal fridges it just builds up lots of water in the fridge.
In a combo the water gets frozen and then you have water leakage.
Nice, thanks for the info, now I know how to fix my Samsung that's been having the same issue!! Earned yourself a new subscriber here
Tie copper to an aluminium pipe... What could go wrong?
That's what I was wondering, though the heating elements shell is probably not aluminium but some sort of steel maybe.
Ok, so I looked into this and there are some heating elements with copper shells. Given the color tho I reckon this isn't the case.
Most heating elements shells are steel and aluminum wire would be a much better choice then
Hats off to you, Sir. I have a similar model Samsung but single unit (bottom freezer).
On the 7th year, its cooling program went crazy. You could hear the faint noise of the compressor spinning. 30min cooling. 30min nothing. Soon after, we had the water from the freezer section problem. Switched to LG....
Top bodge lad. ❤
That's worth an immediate subscribe!! The GE repairman tried and tried to resolve an icing situation, ultimately modifying the drain pan channel. I like your solution
Why didn't Samsung add that fix when they build the damn things!! Surely their in-house testing would've discovered this fault?
You can see in the video that there is one on element, however it seems damaged.
And remember, this is a user error, this happens when the user puts in warm food in the machine, or lets in warm air often.
This builds up moisture.
In normal fridges it just builds up lots of water in the fridge.
In a combo the water gets frozen and then you have water leakage.
@@wow1371 I have as well as a frost-free fridge/freezer, I have a small bar fridge and that isn't frost-free, and so it gradually builds up ice, and one day I will have to defrost it.
@@A.Martin yeah those small ones are really annoying for not having frost free features
@@wow1371it's not user error. This happens naturally when you open the freezer door. The reason this happens is because the drain tube membrane is clogged. It needs to be taken out and cleaned under the tap with soap. And then you need to straighten the metal piece out. That's it.
@@sergnoff94 it is user error in the way that It happens when you let in too much warm air
For this per Samsung you have to replace the drain. The duck bill on the bottom of the drain is really what is causing the blockage. As the water gets trapped in the drain line it goes up to the evaporator and freezes than thaws out when the defrost heater turns on than keeps building.This will only work for like a couple of months
I never thought of putting a bit of wire in there.
I've done this to mine several times.
I am amazed! Would have never thought about that solution! 👍
So why didn't the manufacturer do that?
Because they want it to break and for you to buy a new one.
planned obsolescence
You can see in the video that there is one on element, however it seems clearly damaged.
And remember, this is a user error, this happens when the user puts in warm food in the machine, or lets in warm air often.
This builds up moisture.
In normal fridges it just builds up lots of water in the fridge.
In a combo the water gets frozen and then you have water leakage.
Because not all engineers are smart
@@PuReJellybean nope, it's so this happens and you have to buy a new one as most people think its cheaper to replace then repair
As the owner of Samsung i will implement this into the fridges. Thank you
Why this is not done by fridge design team ?
What are they stupid ?
It is, what you are not aware of is that this is a user error which basically broke the already in place system, you can the old wires destroyed from the ice build up.
There should never be an ice build up that bad in normal use, however when user puts in warm food or lets in too much warm air it builds up excess moisture that overcomes the solution in place.
If you encounter this issue on a Whirlpool (or subsidiary), there is a rubber grommet on the drain line behind the bottom panel in the back. They dry out/get clogged which freezes up the same way you see here.
Perhaps, if the original connector to the hole hadn't been peeled away, it would still be working.
That was Samsungs original intention mate but due to poor design, its not efficient enough to keep ice away from the drain. This is actually what Samsung recommend to their engineers to resolve this issue
I have been trying to figure out for a while how I can prevent mine from freezing up. This is a great, simple idea. Thanks!
Almost like Samsung could’ve done it and added $5 to the fridge
Fuck it’s Samsung it would be +$150 easy for that..
it looks like it used to have a wire or maybe that tab of metal was longer but it corroded or fell off or something.
That's really good I'm not rich enough and my kitchen's not big enough for American style fridge but sometimes that little bit on my normal fridge freezer freezes up and I sometimes turn it off to do that but now I know you can do it with hot water from the kettle I'm gonna try that once in a while thank you again
Blows my mind people cant defrost their own freezer.
yup... we got a small chest freezer and the normal standup fridge freezer, we just empty either one out(after letting the food run down in one of them) turnn the fridge off and open the door and let it defrost itself... usually better when it warm as it defrosts quicker.. but you don't need to defrost that often nowadays..
@@iainansell5930 good man.
Noone ever taught me to unscrew the back of my appliances. In fact, I was taught the opposite.
If you're referring to the ice on the bottom at the start - that's what constantly forms when this issue is occurring. As in, you defrost it... it just starts again. Source: two leaking Samsung fridges in a row. Just never could afford a tech so just defrost the inside every fucking 3 or so weeks.
Stoked to learn I can do this though.
this is a frost free freezer, it isn't meant to freeze up. But ice slowly formed in the drain until it wouldn't drain, then a puddle forms and freezes.
I imagine this is a "frost-free" freezer, that probably claims to not need defrosting.
Neat! I've done this repair before but didn't think of the wire. Cool hack!
Where is the water draining to?
Looks to be the back of the fridge, and it drips to the front?
It's draining to an evaporation tray, every fridge has one at the back, it may be behind a cover but it's there
@@1337JackMack the Americans get plumbed in pal
@@ExeterRipper it doesn't get plumbed into a waste outlet. I have one of the same fridge freezers and it nowhere near any waste outlet.
@@ExeterRipperwhy talk about something you have no idea about. Plumbing a fridge in 😂😂 are you 15
If this doesn't work it's usually the drain hose located at the back/bottom of the fridge. Sometimes the hose can crimp or become blocked with dirt or dust.
Wecking up! Does thar whippet wear flat cap?
😂😂😂
Very, very, very clever.
I knew where you were going when you showed the copper wire.
Excellent.
You get paid to defrost people's freezers for them? More money than sense! Good on you mate 😂 ✊
this is a frost-free freezer, its not meant to do that. The frozen area is hidden, just unplugging it will take potentially a entire day for that area to defrost. Have to open it up to clear it out.
@@A.Martin 'cor I bet you're fun at parties... It was a joke.
Being a fridge engineer you could use a piece of solid capillary instead of the stranded wire, easy to coil around the heating element.
Reet nice bodge job thy old mukka.
You don't need to add the copper wire. The reason the ice has the ability to buildup is because of mold / dirt in the drain. Go to the back and clean the drain. Samsung already added a drain clip from factory.
Cheers laad. Just done it hahahaha
This happened to my fridge and after a long youtube search I found the problem and broke the ice fix the thing but man no one that I have watched gave a permanent solution. you are the man
Dumb question where does it drain to
A big pond under the house where fish live
@@PeteRumleyI heard it drains directly into the fountain of youth
@calchemist21 depends what model you have 😅
To a small bucket behind the fridge, there the water will evaporate during the day
It gets recycled into ur drinking water
I've got the same Wera VDE screwdrivers, and Knipex Diagonal Cutters. I'm pretty much a professional now. At least, I feel like one when I use them. Such high quality tools always get me lol. "Buy once cry once"
Had a Samsung fridge freezer just like this. Constantly freezing up and restricting the fan.
Poor design and now have an LG.
Will never go back to Samsung.
LG was a poor replacement choice. Hopefully you're one of the lucky ones who's compressor doesn't die.
Honest workmanship and given me a tip ill probably save and use one day subscribed.
Lucky he had that ke’ul andeh
Top lad. Instead of cleaning it knowing he'll be back to melt the ice again, you make a permanent solution and technically upgrading it. Hats off to you mate
Remember samsung id only good for tv, phone, rom storage. Do not get a samsung fridge, washer dryer or any appliance. 😂 In the USA Samsung appliance looks good but are #1 in defects.
Well I've had a Samsung washing machine for about 12 years now and it's still running strong...
@@lukemonyta sample size of 1 isn't much to go off of. I'm an appliance tech - and yes, Samsung is the vast majority of my calls.
Usually, those inside the box are on the cold side and don't get warm, thus those on the back get warm when the heat is taken out from the box! Remind me again why this would even work? and why would there be heating elements inside a "fridge"?
Never ever use a screwdriver or hard implement to clear a drain bung! A plastic tool or preferably compressed air is the correct solution!
WHAT COLOURS YOUR RUclips CHANNEL ??
Why?
Much obliged.
Haven't encountered it personally, but being prepared never hurts.
Fron' o't freezah.
Protect your schools
Proper Yorkshire 😂
Brilliant tip. Thx. Just had this issue in my fridge (not the freezer section), and found a lot of fine sludge buildup in the drain tube leading to the evaporator tank at the bottom/back of the unit. Should be sure this is all cleared out. Unfortunately, there is no access to any coil in the fridge to link a wire to the drain hole.
as a programmer seeing people solve problems is fun ^^ good stuff mate
Helpful, polite, simple fix, I love this. Thank you.
Earned a sub here buddy
Electrician by trade
Brilliant and simple method to prevent further issues 👏. So honest, and saved the customer SO much damage/waste of foods as well as expensive ❤. Thanks for sharing this information. Kudos 🎉
How much did you charge for that ?
Probably an hour charge hopefully
That happened to mine and now once a month I have to unplug it to defrost it. Next time it happens I will take a look at this. Thank you.
You using that big metal screwdriver on my thousand pound plastic freezer?
man you saved my fridge got this exact same model with the same issue gona be able to fix this thx to you
That’s a cooling element, buddy. The fault occurred because something got stuck in the drain. You’ve just made the problem worse with the wire.
The cooling element xD
Nope you're wrong. This element warms up as the freezer is kept cold. I had this exact problem. I defrosted the drain multiple times, made no difference. Did exactly this and have had no more issues.
Yup spot on mate usually debris and from packaging ie;paper bags,bits of vegetable leaves etc,but yeah people who know know…💯💯👏👏👏👏
I did exactly what you showed and it worked and still works. Thanks