Samsung Refrigerators2017–present

Error Code 33

Ice maker water line heater is broken or disconnected

Moderate

Address soon - your appliance may not work properly

Also displayed as: Ice Maker Ice Pipe Heater Error

What This Means

Ice pipe heater disconnected from housing; Contact error between heater and mounting; Heater element open circuit failure; Wire disconnected or cut; Short circuit in heater wire

What actually causes this:

Heater element failure preventing ice formation

First Thing to Check

Check DC YEL1 connector pins 14 and 17 for damage

Parts Involved

Ice Maker Ice Pipe HeaterDC YEL1 ConnectorWater Supply PipeIce Maker Assembly

How to Fix

  1. 1

    After separating DC YEL1 Connector, measure resistance between DC YEL1 14 and 17

  2. 2

    Expected resistance should be 135 ohm ± 7%

  3. 3

    0 ohm indicates heater short circuit

  4. 4

    Infinity ohm indicates open wire

  5. 5

    Check connector seating and wire continuity

This Error Applies To

Samsung BRF425200A Series Refrigerators (2017) (2017–present)

Service manual exact match: BRF425200AP/AAService manual exact match: DRF427500AP/DAService manual exact match: DRF429900AP/DAService manual exact match: DRF425300AP/DA

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