Samsung Refrigerators2018–present

Error Code 29C

Cool Select Room defrost heater failed

Critical

Stop using immediately - risk of damage or safety issue

Also displayed as: 29C

What This Means

Heater housing separation; Contact error; Wire disconnection; Short-circuit in heater; Blown temperature fuse

What actually causes this:

Defrost heater circuit broken or fuse blown

First Thing to Check

Check if Cool Select heater has AC power

Parts Involved

Cool Select Room Defrosting Heater (121W AC120V)Temperature Fuse (110°C)

How to Fix

  1. 1

    Separate MAIN PCB CN70 wire from PCB

  2. 2

    Check resistance between CN70 pin #3 and #1

  3. 3

    If 0 Ohm, check for short-circuit

  4. 4

    If ∞ Ohm, check for open-circuit

This Error Applies To

Samsung RF28K9070A Series Refrigerators (2018) (2018–present)

Service manual exact match: RF28K9070AAService manual exact match: RF22K938AA

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