Samsung Refrigerators

Error Code 24

Freezer defrost heater is not working or ice is not melting.

Critical

Stop using immediately - risk of damage or safety issue

Also displayed as: 24 (Freezer), c (Fridge)

What This Means

Defrost heater housing is separated or loose; Contact error on heater connections; Heater wire disconnected or short circuit; Temperature fuse failure

What actually causes this:

Defrost heater wire came loose, heater burned out, or thermal fuse tripped.

First Thing to Check

Check all connections to the defrost heater.

Parts Involved

F-Defrost Heater (AC120V 230W)AC RED ConnectorTemperature fuse

How to Fix

  1. 1

    Separate AC RED connector from the inverter board

  2. 2

    Measure resistance between AC RED connector pins 4 and 5

  3. 3

    Expected resistance: 63 ohm ± 7% (varies with input power)

This Error Applies To

Samsung BRF365200A Series Refrigerators

Service manual exact match: DRF365300AP/DAService manual exact match: BRF365200AP/AA

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