Samsung RFG29 French door refrigerator error codes:

Reference Model: RFG29, RFG296, RFG297 and RFG298

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.


Code Meaning Possible Cause Possible Parts
1 E Freezer temperature sensor failure 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. Freezer temperature sensor, Electronic control board
2 E Refrigerator compartment temperature sensor failure 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 Refrigerator compartment temperature sensor, Electronic control board
4 E Freezer evaporator defrost temperature sensor failure 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 Freezer evaporator defrost temperature sensor, Electronic control board
5 E Refrigerator evaporator defrost temperature sensor failure 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 Refrigerator evaporator defrost temperature sensor, Electronic control board
6 E Ambient temperature sensor failure 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 Ambient temperature sensor, Electronic control board
7 E Refrigerator pantry drawer temperature sensor failure 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 Pantry drawer temperature sensor, Electronic control board
13 E Humidity sensor failure 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 Humidity sensor, Electronic control board
14 E Ice maker temperature sensor failure 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 Ice maker, Electronic control board
15 E Ice room temperature sensor failure 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 Ice room temperature sensor, Electronic control board
21 E Freezer evaporator fan failure 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 Freezer evaporator fan
22 E Refrigerator evaporator fan failure 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 Refrigerator evaporator fan
23 E Condenser fan failure 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 Condenser fan
24 E Freezer evaporator defrost system failure Freezer evaporator defrost system failure Freezer defrost heater, Freezer evaporator defrost temperature sensor, Freezer defrost bi-metal thermostat, Freezer defrost thermal fuse, Electronic control board
25 E Refrigerator evaporator defrost system failure 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 Refrigerator defrost heater, Refrigerator defrost bi-metal thermostat, Refrigerator defrost thermal fuse, Refrigerator evaporator defrost temperature sensor, Electronic control board
26 E Ice maker failure 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 Ice maker
27 E Pantry drawer air damper heater failure 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 Pantry drawer air damper motor, Electronic control board
33 E Ice maker fill tube heater failure 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 Ice maker fill tube and heater, Electronic control board
41 E or Pc Er Communication error between the control panel and electronic control board 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 Electronic control board, Control panel
81 E Compressor failed to start 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 To be determined
82 E Inverter board failure 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 To be determined
84 E Compressor locked 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 Compressor
85 E Voltage supply to the compressor is too low 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 To be determined
86 E Voltage supply to the compressor is too high 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 To be determined

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