Ice maker freezing up

Ice maker freezing up

I checked whirlpool because there isnt an option for samsung. But anyway my samsung french door fridge is 2 years old. The ice maker started freezing up and then when it gets so much ice back there on the walls, the ice maker quits working. I had it serviced and the repair people completely replaced the ice maker. It worked for about 2 months and now back to the same issue. Its now come down to there isnt any more that the repair man can do so he said. So my question is does anyone else out there have this issue and what is the answer to fixing this thing? Every month now i have to defrost behind the ice maker and then it works for another month or so. One thing to note also sometimes and not everytime when i first press the ice door to get ice on the door a trickle of water comes out before the ice. Any help would be appreciated.

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Guest [Entry]

"Never use a blow dryer to remove frost/ice inside the unit. Samsung has had a lot of issues with that ice maker design. I thought they had finally resolved the issue in court last year by redesigning the ice room and components in it. Apparently not. I have had several new whirlpools that have iced up as well.

I’ve found serveral reasons for the I/M to freeze.

The fan behind the I/M fails. The fan circulates the cold air over the i/M to freeze the ice. If the fan has quit, the ice will harvest without being frozen. It dumps the water and ice into the bin. Some ice remains in tray causing it to overfill. This frozen mess causes a mess.

2- I/M gears are worn due to water deposits

3- Water fill valve sticking causing an overfill.

4-the most common reason I’ve seen is the I/M arm on the side of I/M. The metal arm you move up to turn off I/m and down to turn it on. There is a white piece if plastic attaches to this are. It gets stuck on the side of I\M and causes issues. I shorten it by cutting off enough so it won’t get hung up on anything. Still working just fine today."

Guest [Entry]

"rf28hmedbsr/aa is a partial model number for a Samsung Refrigerator. To see specific parts for your Refrigerator, please choose your exact model from below or choose the model that's closest.

Samsung Refrigerator Model RF28HMEDBSR/AA-0001 thru Samsung Refrigerator Model RF28HMEDBSR/AA-0014

Cause 1

Water Inlet Valve

The water inlet valve is an electrically-controlled valve that opens to supply water to the dispenser and ice maker. If the water inlet valve is defective, or if it has insufficient pressure, it won’t allow water to flow through. As a result, the ice maker won’t make ice. The valve requires at least 20 psi to function properly. Make sure that the water pressure to the valve is at least 20 psi. If the water pressure is sufficient, use a multimeter to check for power to the water inlet valve. If the water inlet valve has sufficient pressure and is getting power, but the ice maker won’t fill with water to make ice, replace the water inlet valve."

Guest [Entry]

Our Samsung icemaker frosts up so that the ice hangs up on the frost on the side of the tray and can't fall into the bin. Then it melts and refreezes of course as the defrost heaters come on. So I keep having to pry the ice out then melt the frost build up with a blow dryer. This is about once a week. So aggravating. Wish this was a solution but not sure there is one.