<![CDATA[iFixit - Answers With Device "Samsung Refrigerator - RF28HDEDB"]]> https://www.ifixit.com/Answers/Device/Samsung_Refrigerator_-_RF28HDEDB?rss=yes en-US Fri, 08 May 2026 12:20:47 -0700 <![CDATA[Samsung Refrigerator - RF28HDEDB: My Samsung ice maker works, then doesn't, then works, then doesn't]]> My 4yr old Samsung RF28HDED refrigerator with ice-maker in upper left location just stopped making ice about 2 months ago. This is NOT the ice maker getting jammed and freezing into a block of ice issue. We did have that issue but that was addressed (y-clips installed, sealant at bottom of ice room, etc..). After the fix, had no problems for 9 months. Worked perfectly. Then one day no ice. Freezer temp = 0 degrees. Ice maker is ON. New Samsung water filter. Water dispenser works fine and I get almost 1.5 cups water in 10 secs. Bottom freezer working fine, no melting ice cream or anything. If I push the reset button on the ice maker, I hear the chime and about 10mins later, perfect ice cubes dump into the bucket, but that’s it, no more ice. I ran the status test (touch [freezer] + [refrigerator] buttons simultaneously ) and the indicator light for the ice bucket shows flashing (meaning that the fridge thinks the ice bucket is full). It is not full. Supposedly you are able to take a picture of the emitter with your cell phone and see the IR light. I did not see any light. So I replaced the auger motor that includes the IR emitter thinking it was defective. No change in ice production or status indicator (still blinking). Oddly, then about 2-3 weeks later, the fridge just started making ice and wouldn’t stop for 3 days. Just continually making ice. We had to keep dumping the ice bin. I checked the status indicator at that time and the light was not blinking. Continually on solid- meaning now the fridge thought the ice bucket was always empty even when it was overflowing. But then after 3 days… it just stopped making ice again and the status indicator changed to blinking again. So I replaced the PCB on the back of the fridge. Thought for sure this would do it. But again, no change in ice production and the status digit continues to blink. I hit the reset button on a daily basis and it obediently makes one tray of ice then quits. I am at a loss of what to do next… any help or suggestions would be much appreciated. Thanks.

⟐ Commented July 16, 2025 at 9:11 MST

]]> https://www.ifixit.com/Answers/View/657920/My+Samsung+ice+maker+works,+then+doesn't,+then+works,+then+doesn't https://www.ifixit.com/Answers/View/657920 Wed, 16 Jul 2025 09:11:36 -0700 <![CDATA[Samsung Refrigerator - RF28HDEDB: Refrigerator set at 7C but is at 3C]]> I have a Samsung double door twin cooling tefrigerator set to 7 degrees C.

A thermometer inside shows 3 degrees C. What controls the temperature? What sensor if any, d should I replace?

Update (04/18/2022)

RF28HDEDBSR double door

⟐ Edited December 11, 2023 at 16:13 MST

]]> https://www.ifixit.com/Answers/View/729669/Refrigerator+set+at+7C+but+is+at+3C https://www.ifixit.com/Answers/View/729669 Mon, 11 Dec 2023 16:13:27 -0700 <![CDATA[Samsung Refrigerator - RF28HDEDB: Evaporator fan not working.]]> We have a Samsung RF28HDEDPBC/AA refrigerator that is not keeping the temperature cold anymore.

The freezer is fine, but the refrigerator on top is warmer than the temperature shown on the display. It is set for 34 degrees, and the display shows 34 degrees, but the air inside the refrigerator is about 52 degrees. (I used a refrigerator small thermometer as well as an external digital thermometer that has a sensor attached with a wire.)
I removed the evaporator cover, the coil had a little frosting over, I think that would be normal , since the coil was cold and I had the doors opened for a while before I managed to remove the cover.
I tested the sensors (one inside the cover and one on the evaporator) and they are both working fine, the resistance at room temperature and at 32-ish degrees are within normal ranges.

While I was testing the two temperature sensors, I disconnected both of them, and the refrigerator was still showing the temperature as 34 degrees.

I tested the fan by applying 12V DC and it works fine.

I hooked up my voltmeter to the fan wires and set my phone to record a video of the voltmeter, then I closed the doors. As far as I know, with the doors closed the fan should be powered up, but the voltmeter never showed any voltage with the doors closed.
Next step, I used a 12V DC power supply and I "hot-wired" the evaporator fan directly, now the fridge is actually making the set point.
My questions are:
- how does the refrigerator "know" the temperature inside the refrigerator ?
- will the fan be turned on and off based on the temperature reading, or would it run all the time, as long as the doors are closed ?

⟐ Commented July 25, 2023 at 23:18 MST

]]> https://www.ifixit.com/Answers/View/803720/Evaporator+fan+not+working. https://www.ifixit.com/Answers/View/803720 Tue, 25 Jul 2023 23:18:00 -0700