Error Code 61
Water duct to ice maker can freeze and block water flow
Moderate
Address soon - your appliance may not work properly
Also displayed as: 61
What This Means
Heater element open or shorted; Disconnected heater wires at CN79; Heater element failure; Relay failure
What actually causes this:
Ice duct heater element failed or wiring disconnected
First Thing to Check
Check the heater connector is fully seated on the main board
Parts Involved
How to Fix
- 1
Separate MAIN PCB CN79 wire from PCB
- 2
Measure resistance between CN79 Orange and CN51 White/Black (power off)
- 3
Expected: 135 ohm ±7%
- 4
0 ohm = short, infinite = open circuit
This Error Applies To
Samsung RF265BEA Series Refrigerators (2016) (2016–present)
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