I bought this fridge because it is a Samsung. There is a water pitcher in mine that is supposed to refill automatically, but it's hit and miss. Which is sooooo disappointing because that's one of the things that sold me on this particular refrigerator. I'm going to need to order a filter now and reading these reviews is not encouraging. PLEASE TELL ME SAMSUNG HAS DONE SOMETHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE THEY ARE VERY AWARE OF?

I always buy Samsung genuine filters. I know you are fighting thefts but at what expense. Honestly I have to work hard to get the filter out of the packaging. The plastic is so hard and no way to open it so I have to cut open the packaging which creates sharp edges and points. Honestly, this is at best dangerous. I really would not want to injure myself just to get the product. Can you please do something to make this better?

very easy to install. i had to use pliers to remove the existing water filter but it was not that bad. i was really worried from the other reviews about the water filter not fitting but i did not have any issues installing the new one. i believe the year model of my refrigerator is 2020.

I purchased a genuine replacement filter using the Samsung Subscription Service. The filter replacement seemed easy enough...unscrew the old filter and screw in the new filter. I did this in the evening and at the time everything seemed ok. I woke up the next morning and my kitchen AND Basement was flooded. Several thousands of dollars in damage. When I removed the new filter I installed I could tell the water was dripping from the plunger/nozzle on the filter housing. Not enough to give any warning at the time of the replacement of the filter. As evident with the numerous bad reviews there seems to be a design flaw or just plain bad engineering with the filtration system. I would highly recommend staying away from Samsung Refrigerators.

The filter is very hard to unscrew from the refrigerator. There is no way to unscrew it with your hand. The small handle slipped out of my hand. I had to get a 12 inch pair of pliers to grip it tight enough to remove and just as bad to reinstall. The water was off and the pressure released. I believe the refrigerator has a defective receptacle for the filter. I even coated the o-rings with rubber lube.

When resetting the filter light, you must hold the unlock button FIRST for 3 seconds. The Samsung manual doesn't explain that. I found a YouTube and he explained it which made it simple. One little detail and much wasted time and aggravation could have been avoided. After you unlock, hold the reset filter button for 3 seconds. It will reset. Then hit the lock button again for 3 seconds to relock.

i put the filter in and that fit fine. i went to reset the filter light - hold reset button 3 sec. nothing, it will not reset. text support said: ?unplug it (or turn off power at the circuit breaker), wait some time for the electrical charge to clear out of it (usually 1 to 5 minutes at most), and then power it up again." that does not seem right. i have to pull the refrigerator out and unplug.? really after chatting the rep said to hit the lock button for 3 seconds. ok i tried hitting the lock button and then hitting reset. guess what that worked. remember to hit lock again. the owner manual should have stated this and not waste my time researching the issue and going through the chat. at least that worked.

There were several complaints about leaks, but to me, this filter change was really easy compared to other appliances. I just followed the directions - which is not super convenient but worked. Shut off the water Drain the water line through the dispenser Rotate the filter counter-clockwise, 180 degrees Remove filter Insert new filter Push in while rotating 180 degrees clock-wise Slowly open the valve and refill the line Run some water through the dispenser and throw out. All done.

very happy replacement filters are readily available for our Samsung refrigerator. What would be best is to change the product packing from hard plastic to a paper based package. The hard plastic is very hard to remove and when cut to release the filter the plastic edges are extremely sharp and cause cuts.

i have the 4-door flexzone fridge, rf24r7201sr, manf oct '20, came with haf-qin-exp filter (says replacement filter is da97-17376b, for use in system da97-08006c). replacement filter matched but said for use in system da97-08006c-a. oddly, the orange store sells this same filter but has haf-qins-exp on the package (but filter itself says haf-qin-exp). samsung support couldn't explain the differences so -1 star. i turned off the main water supply and let out some water from the fridge to relieve the pressure, removed the old filter, following suggestions here: https://www.samsung.com/us/support/troubleshooting/tsg01109722/ installed new filter turning a few times before it seated but seemed to fit ok. ran about 5 gals through after, everything seems good, no leaks or issues.