Samsung RH22 and RH29 models side-by-side refrigerator error codes
- June 5, 2024
- Samsung
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Samsung RH22 and RH29 models side-by-side refrigerator error codes
These error code explanations can help you diagnose a problem with Samsung RH22 and RH29 side-by-side refrigerators. For how-to information, visit the PartsDirect repair help section, which includes DIY help for major appliances, lawn and garden equipment, garage door openers, vacuum cleaners and more. Search for your model number to find a complete list of replacement parts for your refrigerator.
This type of refrigerator displays an error code on the freezer and refrigerator temperature digital displays when the control detects a component failure. The freezer temperature display shows the number designation of the code and the refrigerator temperature display shows E.
When the control detects a communication error between the control panel and the electronic control board, the freezer temperature display shows Er and the refrigerator display shows Pc.
Refer to the chart below to find the cause of the error code and get troubleshooting advice to clear the code.
The refrigerator may work properly even though the control displays an error code. A power outage can sometimes cause the control to detect a problem and display a code. The control may continue to display the code even if the component failure no longer exists. To reset the display so it shows freezer and refrigerator temperatures, press and hold the Freezer and Fridge buttons simultaneously for 8 seconds. The error code will disappear and the display will resume normal operations.
If the code reappears on the display, follow the troubleshooting steps in the chart below to fix the problem being detected and clear the code.
If you cleared an error code from the display and encounter cooling problems in the refrigerator, the component problem that caused the code likely still exists even though you cleared the code. You can redisplay a detected error code by pressing and holding the Freezer and Fridge buttons simultaneously for 8 seconds. The display will chime and display the code for 1 minute. The display will then revert back to showing freezer and refrigerator temperatures.
Follow the troubleshooting steps described for the code to fix the component failure and clear the code.
| Error Code | Condition | DIY Advice |
|---|---|---|
| 1 E | Freezer temperature sensor failure |
Check/Repair
Unplug the refrigerator and check the wire harness connection on the freezer temperature sensor. Reconnect the wire harness if it’s loose. If the wire harness connection is okay, check sensor resistance using a multimeter. The meter should measure about 5,600 ohms if the sensor temperature is 72 degrees (room temperature), 13,290 ohms at 32 degrees and 29,000 ohms at 0 degrees. Replace the temperature sensor if resistance is off by more than 10 percent. If sensor resistance is okay, reinstall the temperature sensor and check the sensor’s wire harness connections to the electronic control board (sky blue wire and gray wire on CN30). Reconnect the wires if loose. If the wire connections are okay, disconnect the sensor wires from the electronic control board and measure resistance through the sensor’s wires. The meter should read the same resistance as for the temperature sensor. If the meter measures correct sensor resistance through the wires, you’ll likely need to replace the electronic control board because it’s not accurately detecting sensor resistance. Find and repair the sensor wiring failure if the meter measures infinite resistance through the sensor wires.
How-to help
How to replace a refrigerator thermistor
Possible parts
Freezer temperature sensor, Electronic control board
2 E| Refrigerator compartment temperature sensor failure|
Check/Repair
Unplug the refrigerator and check the wire harness connection on the refrigerator compartment temperature sensor. Reconnect the wire harness if it’s loose. If the wire harness connection is okay, check sensor resistance using a multimeter. The meter should measure about 5,600 ohms if the sensor temperature is 72 degrees (room temperature), 13,290 ohms at 32 degrees and 11,700 ohms at 37 degrees. Replace the temperature sensor if resistance is off by more than 10 percent. If sensor resistance is okay, reinstall the temperature sensor and check the sensor’s wire harness connections to the electronic control board (black wire and gray wire on CN30). Reconnect the wires if loose. If the wire connections are okay, disconnect the sensor wires from the electronic control board and measure resistance through the sensor’s wires. The meter should read the same resistance as for the temperature sensor. If the meter measures correct sensor resistance through the wires, you’ll likely need to replace the electronic control board because it’s not accurately detecting sensor resistance. Find and repair the sensor wiring failure if the meter measures infinite resistance through the sensor wires.
How-to help
How to replace a refrigerator thermistor
Possible parts
Refrigerator compartment temperature sensor, Electronic control board
4 E| Defrost temperature sensor failure|
Check/Repair
Unplug the refrigerator and check the wire harness connection on the defrost temperature sensor. Reconnect the wire harness if it’s loose. If the wire harness connection is okay, check sensor resistance using a multimeter. The meter should measure about 5,600 ohms if the sensor temperature is 72 degrees (room temperature), 13,290 ohms at 32 degrees and 29,000 ohms at 0 degrees. Replace the temperature sensor if resistance is off by more than 10 percent. If sensor resistance is okay, reinstall the temperature sensor and check the sensor’s wire harness connections to the electronic control board (blue wire and gray wire on CN30). Reconnect the wires if loose. If the wire connections are okay, disconnect the sensor wires from the electronic control board and measure resistance through the sensor’s wires. The meter should read the same resistance as for the temperature sensor. If the meter measures correct sensor resistance through the wires, you’ll likely need to replace the electronic control board because it’s not accurately detecting sensor resistance. Find and repair the sensor wiring failure if the meter measures infinite resistance through the sensor wires.
Possible parts
Defrost temperature sensor, Electronic control board
6 E| Ambient temperature sensor failure|
Check/Repair
Unplug the refrigerator and check the wire harness connection on the ambient temperature sensor. Reconnect the wire harness if it’s loose. If the wire harness connection is okay, check sensor resistance using a multimeter. The meter should measure about 5,600 ohms if the sensor temperature is 72 degrees (room temperature). Replace the temperature sensor if resistance is off by more than 10 percent. If sensor resistance is okay, reinstall the temperature sensor and check the sensor’s wire harness connections to the electronic control board (yellow wires on CN30). Reconnect the wires if loose. If the wire connections are okay, disconnect the sensor wires from the electronic control board and measure resistance through the sensor’s wires. The meter should read the same resistance as for the temperature sensor. If the meter measures correct sensor resistance through the wires, you’ll likely need to replace the electronic control board because it’s not accurately detecting sensor resistance. Find and repair the sensor wiring failure if the meter measures infinite resistance through the sensor wires.
Possible parts
Ambient temperature sensor, Electronic control board
13 E| Humidity sensor failure|
Check/Repair
Unplug the refrigerator and check the humidity sensor wire harness connection. Reconnect the wire harness if it’s loose. If the humidity sensor wire harness connection is okay, unplug the humidity sensor and check resistance through the yellow and gray humidity sensor wires using a multimeter. The meter should measure around 50 ohms of resistance. If the meter measures infinite resistance or near 0 resistance through the yellow and gray humidity sensor wires, replace the humidity sensor. If humidity sensor resistance through the yellow and gray wires is around 50 ohms, plug the humidity sensor back into the wire harness and check resistance through the brown and gray wires on CN30 of the electronic control board. If the meter measures around 50 ohms, then you’ll likely need to replace the electronic control board because it isn’t accurately detecting humidity sensor resistance. Find and repair the humidity sensor wiring failure if the meter measures incorrect resistance through the brown and gray humidity sensor wires that connect to the control board.
Possible parts
Humidity sensor, Electronic control board
21 E| Evaporator fan failure|
Check/Repair
Unplug the refrigerator and check the wire harness connections on the freezer evaporator fan. Reconnect any loose wires. Check for evaporator frost and ice buildup that can block fan blade rotation. Defrost any ice buildup from the evaporator. Check the freezer evaporator fan wiring connections (yellow, gray and blue wires) on the CN74 electronic control board connector. Reconnect any loose wires. If the wiring connections are okay, replace the freezer evaporator fan.
How-to help
How to replace an evaporator fan motor in a side-by-side refrigerator
Possible parts
Evaporator fan
23 E| Condenser fan failure|
Check/Repair
Unplug the refrigerator and check the wire harness connections on the condenser fan. Reconnect any loose wires. Check for and remove any obstruction that could block the condenser fan blade from spinning. Check the condenser fan wiring connections (white, gray and red wires) on the CN74 electronic control board connector. Reconnect any loose wires. If the wiring connections are okay, replace the refrigerator condenser fan.
Possible parts
Condenser fan
24 E| Defrost system failure|
Check/Repair
Unplug the refrigerator and check the wiring connection of the defrost heater to the electronic control board (orange wire on CN70). Reconnect the wire if it’s loose. If that wiring connection is okay, check the defrost temperature sensor as described in troubleshooting for the 4 E error code. Replace the sensor if its resistance is off by more than 10 percent because a faulty defrost temperature sensor can prevent the defrost system from working. If the defrost temperature sensor is good, check resistance through the defrost heater using a multimeter. The meter should measure about 66 ohms of resistance through the defrost heater. Replace the defrost heater if the meter measures infinite resistance. If the defrost heater is good, measure resistance through the defrost bi-metal thermostat. The meter should measure near 0 ohms of resistance through the defrost bi-metal thermostat. Replace the defrost bi-metal thermostat if the meter measures infinite resistance. If the defrost bi-metal thermostat is good, measure the resistance through the defrost thermal fuse. The meter should measure near 0 ohms of resistance through the thermal fuse. Replace the thermal fuse if the meter measures infinite resistance. If the defrost thermal fuse is good, check for wiring damage and repair any damaged wire. If the wiring is good then you may need to replace the electronic control board if it isn’t turning on the defrost heater during the automatic defrost cycle.
Possible parts
Defrost heater, Defrost temperature sensor, Defrost bi-metal thermostat, Defrost thermal fuse, Electronic control board
26 E| Ice maker failure|
Check/Repair
Unplug the refrigerator and check the ice maker wire harness connection. Reconnect the wire harness plug if it’s loose. If the wire harness connection is okay, check the ice maker wire harness connections on the electronic control board (all wires on the CN90 connector). Reconnect any loose wires. If the ice maker wiring connections to the electronic control board are okay, replace the ice maker.
Possible parts
Ice maker
27 E|
Damper heater failure
|
Check/Repair
Unplug the refrigerator and check the wire harness connection on the air damper heater. Reconnect the wire harness plug if it’s loose. If the wire harness connection is good, unplug the wire harness and check the resistance through the damper heater using a multimeter. The meter should measure around 135 ohms through the damper heater. Replace the damper heater if the meter measures infinite resistance. If damper heater resistance is okay, plug the damper heater back in and check the damper heater wire harness connection to the electronic control board (blue and brown wires on CN75). If the wiring connection is good, check resistance through the blue and brown wires. The meter should read the same resistance as for the damper heater. If the meter measures correct sensor resistance through the wires, you’ll likely need to replace the electronic control board because it’s not accurately detecting damper heater resistance. Find and repair the damper heater wiring failure if the meter measures infinite resistance through the damper heater wires.
Possible parts
Damper heater, Electronic control board
41 E or Pc Er| Communication error between the control panel and electronic control board|
Check/Repair
Unplug the refrigerator and check the wire harness connections between the control panel and the electronic control board. Reconnect any loose wires. If wiring connections are sound, you’ll likely need to replace the electronic control board. If the problem continues, replace the control panel.
How-to help
How to replace an electronic control board on the back of a refrigerator
Possible parts
Electronic control board, Control panel
44 E| Communication error between the electronic control board and inverter board|
Check/Repair
Unplug the refrigerator and check the wire harness connections between the inverter board and the electronic control board. Reconnect any loose wires and repair any broken wires. If the wiring connections are okay, call a service technician to diagnose and repair the failure. The technician will need to conduct live voltage checks to determine the cause of the problem.
71 E| Freezer compartment temperature too high|
Check/Repair
If the freezer door was left open, close the door and allow the freezer compartment to cool down. The code disappears once freezer compartment cools to normal temperature. If the code appears when the freezer temperature is normal (around 0 degrees), follow the steps in the 1 E error code troubleshooting to check the freezer temperature sensor. Replace the freezer temperature sensor if its resistance is off by more than 10 percent because a faulty temperature sensor could cause the 71 E error code.
Possible parts
Freezer temperature sensor
72 E| Refrigerator compartment temperature too high|
Check/Repair
If the refrigerator door was left open, close the door and allow the refrigerator compartment to cool down. The code disappears once refrigerator compartment cools to normal temperature. If the code appears when refrigerator compartment temperature is normal (around 37 degrees), follow the steps in the 2 E error code troubleshooting to check the refrigerator compartment temperature sensor. Replace the refrigerator compartment temperature sensor if its resistance is off by more than 10 percent because a faulty temperature sensor could cause the 72 E error code.
Possible parts
Refrigerator compartment temperature sensor
81 E| Compressor failed to start|
Check/Repair
Unplug the refrigerator and check the wire harness connections between the inverter board and compressor. Reconnect any loose wires and repair any damaged wires. If wiring connections are okay, call a service technician to diagnose and repair the compressor failure. The technician will need to conduct live voltage checks to determine the cause of the problem.
82 E| Inverter board failure|
Check/Repair
Unplug the refrigerator and check wire harness connections between the electronic control board and inverter control board. Reconnect any loose wires. Check wiring connections between the inverter board and compressor. Reconnect any loose wires and repair any damaged wires. If all wiring connections are okay, call a service technician to diagnose and repair the failure. The technician will need to conduct live voltage checks to determine the cause of the problem.
83 E| Compressor is drawing abnormal current|
Check/Repair
Unplug the refrigerator and check the wire harness connections between the refrigerator inverter board and compressor. Reconnect any loose wires and repair any damaged wires. If wiring connections are okay, call a service technician to diagnose and attempt to repair the failure. The technician will need to conduct live voltage and current checks to determine the cause of the problem.
84 E| Compressor locked|
Check/Repair
Call a service technician to diagnose and repair this failure. The technician will likely need to replace the compressor. That repair requires the recovery and recharge of refrigerant.
85 E| Voltage supply to the compressor is too low|
Check/Repair
Call a service technician to diagnose and repair the failure. The technician will need to conduct live voltage checks to determine the cause of the problem.
86 E| Voltage supply to the compressor is too high|
Check/Repair
Call a service technician to diagnose and repair the failure. The technician will need to conduct live voltage checks to determine the cause of the problem.
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