Samsung RFG29 French door refrigerator error codes
- June 5, 2024
- Samsung
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Samsung RFG29 French door refrigerator error codes
These error code explanations can help you diagnose a problem with Samsung RFG29, RFG296, RFG297 and RFG298 French-door refrigerators.
These Samsung refrigerator models display 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 Samsung refrigerator 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 Energy Saver and Lighting buttons simultaneously for 8 seconds. The Samsung refrigerator 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 Energy Saver and Lighting buttons simultaneously for 8 seconds. The display will chime and display the code for 30 seconds. 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.
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| 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 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 (red wire on CN30 and gray wire on CN76). 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 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 (white wire on CN30 and gray wire on CN76). 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| Freezer evaporator defrost temperature sensor failure| Check/Repair
Unplug the refrigerator and check the wire harness connection on the freezer
evaporator 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 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 (orange wire on CN30 and gray wire on CN76). 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
Freezer evaporator defrost temperature sensor, Electronic control board
5 E| Refrigerator evaporator defrost temperature sensor failure|
Check/Repair
Unplug the refrigerator and check the wire harness connection on the
refrigerator evaporator 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) and 13,290 ohms at 32 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 on CN30 and gray wire on CN76). 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
Refrigerator evaporator 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 CN78). 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
7 E| Refrigerator pantry drawer temperature sensor failure| Check/Repair
Unplug the refrigerator and check the wire harness connection on the pantry
drawer temperature sensor in the refrigerator compartment. 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), 11,700 ohms at 37
degrees and 13,200 at 32 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 (yellow wire on CN30 and gray wire on CN76).
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
Pantry drawer 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 gray and brown humidity
sensor wires that connect to CN30 on the electronic control board. If the
meter measures around 50 ohms through the gray and brown wires, 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
gray and brown humidity sensor wires.
Possible parts
Humidity sensor, Electronic control board
14 E| Ice maker temperature sensor failure| Check/Repair
Unplug the refrigerator and check the ice maker wire harness connection.
Reconnect the wire harness if it’s loose. If the ice maker wire harness
connection is okay, check the ice maker temperature sensor resistance (through
the white wire on pin 6 and sky blue wire on the ice maker harness plug) 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 at 0 degrees. Replace the ice maker if resistance is off by more than
10 percent (the temperature sensor comes with the ice maker and isn’t
available separately). If sensor resistance is okay, reinstall the ice maker
and check the ice maker temperature sensor’s wire harness connections to the
electronic control board (brown and gray wires on CN90). 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 ice maker
temperature sensor wires.
Possible parts
Ice maker, Electronic control board
15 E| Ice room temperature sensor failure| Check/Repair
Unplug the refrigerator and check the ice room temperature sensor wire harness
connection. Reconnect the wire harness if it’s loose. If the ice room
temperature sensor wire harness connection is okay, check the ice room
temperature 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 at 0 degrees. Replace the ice room
temperature sensor if resistance is off by more than 10 percent. If sensor
resistance is okay, reinstall the ice room temperature sensor and check the
sensor’s wire harness connections to the electronic control board (orange wire
on CN78 and gray wires on CN76). 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 ice maker temperature sensor wires.
Possible parts
Ice room temperature sensor, Electronic control board
21 E| Freezer 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 wire
on pin 3, brown wire on pin 7 and gray wire on pin 1) on the CN76 electronic
control board connector. Reconnect any loose wires. If the wiring connections
are okay, replace the freezer evaporator fan.
Possible parts
Freezer evaporator fan
22 E| Refrigerator evaporator fan failure|
Check/Repair
Unplug the refrigerator and check the wire harness connections on the refrigerator 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 refrigerator evaporator fan wiring connections (orange wire on pin 4, gray wire on pin 1 and red wire on pin 8) on the CN76 electronic control board connector. Reconnect any loose wires. If the wiring connections are okay, replace the refrigerator evaporator fan.
Possible parts
Refrigerator 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 (sky blue wire on pin 5, gray wire on pin 1 and blue
wire on pin 9) on the CN76 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| Freezer evaporator defrost system failure| Check/Repair
Freezer evaporator defrost system failure Possible parts
Freezer defrost heater, Freezer defrost bi-metal thermostat, Freezer
evaporator defrost temperature sensor, Electronic control board
25 E| Refrigerator evaporator defrost system failure| Check/Repair
Unplug the refrigerator and remove the electronic control board cover. Using a
multimeter, check the resistance through the white and gray wires on the CN70
control board connector. The meter should measure about 120 ohms of
resistance. If the measurement is correct, check the refrigerator evaporator
defrost temperature sensor as described in troubleshooting for the 5 E error
code. Replace the sensor if it’s bad. If the refrigerator evaporator defrost
temperature sensor is good, then you may need to replace the electronic
control board because the board isn’t sending electric current to the defrost
heater. If the meter measures infinite resistance through the white and gray
wires, then check resistance through the defrost heater and the defrost bi-
metal thermostat. The meter should measure about 120 ohms through the defrost
heater. Replace the defrost heater if the meter measures infinite resistance
through the heater. The meter should measure near 0 ohms of resistance through
the defrost bi-metal thermostat. Replace the thermostat if the meter measures
infinite resistance. If the defrost heater and bi-metal thermostat are both
okay, find and repair the wiring break in the defrost circuit that is
preventing the heater from getting electrical current.
Possible parts
Refrigerator defrost heater, Refrigerator defrost bi-metal thermostat,
Refrigerator evaporator defrost temperature sensor, Electronic control board
26 E| Ice maker failure| Check/Repair
Check freezer temperature because the ice maker won’t cycle if freezer
temperature is above 15 degrees. If freezer temperature is above 15 degrees,
check the freezer door gasket and replace the gasket if it’s torn or damaged,
allowing warm air to leak into the freezer and preventing the ice maker from
cycling. If freezer temperature is near 0 degrees (normal operating
temperature), unplug the refrigerator and check the ice maker wire harness
connection. Reconnect the ice maker 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 (CN90 connector and the black and gray wires
on CN51). 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, Freezer door gaske
27 E| Pantry drawer air damper heater failure| Check/Repair
Unplug the refrigerator and pull out the pantry drawer. Check the wire harness
connection. The air damper heater wires are included in the air damper motor
wire harness. Reconnect the air damper motor wire harness if it’s loose. Using
a multimeter, check resistance through the air damper heater (connected to the
black and brown wires). The meter should measure about 135 ohms through the
air damper heater. Replace the pantry drawer air damper motor if the meter
measures infinite resistance through the air damper heater. The air damper
heater is included with the pantry drawer air damper motor and isn’t available
as a separate component. If the meter measures near 135 ohms through the
damper heater, plug the pantry drawer air damper motor wiring harness back in
and check the damper heater wiring connections to the electronic control board
(black and brown wires on CN77). Reconnect the wires if they’re loose. If the
wiring connections are okay, check resistance through the black and brown air
damper heater wires. If the meter measures near 135 ohms through the damper
heater wires, replace the electronic control board because it isn’t sending
voltage to the air damper heater or the control board isn’t detecting the
feedback signal from the air damper heater accurately. If the meter measures
infinite resistance through the air damper heater wires, find and repair the
wiring break in the damper heater wires.
Possible parts
Pantry drawer air damper motor, Electronic control board
33 E| Ice maker fill tube heater failure| Check/Repair
Unplug the refrigerator and remove the electronic control board cover.
Disconnect the CN79 plug from the control board. Using a multimeter, measure
resistance through the yellow and pink wires on the CN79 plug. The yellow and
pink wires connect to the ice maker fill tube heater. The meter should measure
around 102 ohms. If the meter measures correct resistance, replace the
electronic control board because the control board isn’t detecting the correct
resistance through the ice maker fill tube heater circuit. If the meter
measures infinite resistance, check resistance directly at the ice maker fill
tube heater. Replace the ice maker fill tube and heater if the meter measures
infinite resistance directly at the fill tube heater. If the meter measures
around 102 ohms directly at the fill tube heater, find and repair the wiring
break between the ice maker fill tube heater and the electronic control board
Possible parts
Ice maker fill tube and 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
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
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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