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Samsung Refrigerator RS261MD: Ice is not dropping into receptical

Sat, 28 Feb 2026 03:20:12 -0700

Any other ideas around this? Bought a house with a 2012 samsung refrigerator and all of a sudden the ice stopped dropping. I have tried the re-set multiple times and it doesn't seem to be working. It looks as though ice is being made but isn't dropping into the bucket. Since we weren't the ones who bought the fridge, I don't think I am able to have a service technician come out to look

⟐ Commented February 28, 2026 at 3:20 MST

Samsung Refrigerator RS261MD: Samsung Refrigerator RS261MDRS/XAA Manual

Mon, 10 Feb 2025 15:27:33 -0700

I need a repair manual for this model as the frig side is not cooling / freezer is good. I suspect it is froze up and will need a manual to disassemble for repair.

Thanks

⟐ Answer edited February 10, 2025 at 15:27 MST

Samsung Refrigerator RS261MD: Self Diagnosis Says it's a Defrost Error

Tue, 05 Aug 2025 09:17:07 -0700

Hey. So out of nowhere my freezer wasn't freezing any longer. I did the self diagnosis and the top left was lit meaning a defrost error. Idk how to use a multimeter to test the brown wire, so since the the Defrost Sensor was cheap I bought one and put it on. No fix. A couple of days later- before the new sensor, the fridge part also stopped cooling. If I do a defrost it will all work for about half a day before it freezes up again. The top 2 rows of the little square metal pieces and the lead thing that kind of resembles an older weed trimmer motor...well I will attach a photo, lol!

So anyway, I'm nit rich by any means and certainly can't afford either a new or used refrigerator and have been without one for a month now and am very tired of PopTarts and Cereal so would like to get this thing fixed. I guess it could be the Defrost Heater or maybe that pesky Brown Wire. The Defrost Sensor I bought doesn't look like the one in the picture on manuallibs.com

⟐ Commented August 05, 2025 at 9:17 MST

Samsung Refrigerator RS261MD: Fridge side Freezing everything

Sat, 28 Jun 2025 19:36:21 -0700

The fridge side temperature will not adjust. Freezes everything. Replaced sensor, main board and control panel. Drained water out and cleaned drain line.

⟐ Answered June 28, 2025 at 19:36 MST

Samsung Refrigerator RS261MD: Corrosion on main board

Mon, 11 Dec 2023 16:36:42 -0700

Has anyone experienced corrosion on the main board like this

The component seems to be completely coated in green corrosion and is a black plastic component normally

I was inspecting this when the freezer stopped working on my side by side samsung rs261mdbp

⟐ Edited December 11, 2023 at 16:36 MST

Samsung Refrigerator RS261MD: samsung rs261mdrs flex ice tray doesnt fill all the way

Mon, 18 Dec 2023 11:24:15 -0700

samsung rs261mdrs flex tray ice maker does not fill with water all the way, is there a water level adjustment. when running test cycle it only fills the rear 4 ice pockets and the front ones get no water, the sensor is on the front one and needs ice in it to tell it to start cycle over again.

⟐ Edited December 18, 2023 at 11:24 MST