Samsung Refrigerator Defrost Temp Sensor DA32-00006W

I have a samsung rs265 refrigerator that has had constant defrost issues. Ice will build up on the top of the evaporator coil and then grow into the fan, stopping the fan from turning which would spoil all of the food in my fridge. There was so much ice buildup that even doing a forced defrost for hours would not put a dent in the ice. After tiring of constantly having to rip into the evaporator with a hair dryer to melt the ice I read online that I needed to move the existing frost sensor to the top where the ice is forming instead of the sensor being located on the right side of the evaporator where there was very little ice. The existing sensor wire was not long enough to move it over but this new sensor was plenty long enough. Now when the ice forms it does so right next to the new sensor, then the sensor tells the defrost heater to melt it all away. So far after 4 months I am still frost free!!. Photos attached to show before and after installation

I love my Samsung phone. However, my Samsung refrigerator is another thing.Mine is only a year and a few months old, but it has had numerous odd failures.Most recent failure was this temperature sensor failure. And if not for YouTube.comand a few kind folks with sufficient knowledge of how to replace things like this, I wouldbe without a near $2000 refrigerator. Not sure of the exact amount I paid, but the point isthat the Samsung refrigerator ought not have failed - to FREEZE, after only a year and afew months' worth of use.Ridiculous.Nevertheless, this Five Dollar part fixed my refrigerator problem -- which was it freezing-upthen blocking the refrigerator-side's fan (which pulls cold air from the freezer side), in an areanear the bottom-aft of the refrigerator -- which requires manual defrosting when the temperaturesensor fails.There is no good reason why something this trivial should happen after 14 months of use (outsidewarrant, of course).My last Samsung appliance.But I love my Samsung Note II cell phone.

UPDATE August 2019- 1.5 years after install, our fridge hasn’t had gone defrosted one time. We’re thrilled. BTW: Our fridge is model RF263TEABCMARCH 2018- Y'all this FIXED OUR EFFING REFRIGERATOR after 5 years of freezing/drain tube backing up/water under the drink tray/fan encapsulated in ice making the refrigerator stop working. We have had at least 5 different people from 5 different companies (including fancy Samsung reps) try to fix this fridge to no avail. And searching Amazon is what caused us to find the part to fix it for good.Not sure if this sensor is the problem? Empty your fridge, take the back panel off, turn your fridge to Forced Defrost (lots of directions online) and see if that coil heats up to 1000 degrees. If it doesn't, buy this part. You can thank me later.

It was great but only last a year and a half. You will need to frequently replace this sensor, unfortunately.

Turns out my GE refrigerator was made by Samsung. Everyone wants $54 for the GE part. I substituted this and it's working great. The wire is longer, but that was easy to solve.

I actually think this helped my fridge a lot. I have repaired this Samsung fridge more times than I can count. I have removed the back panel to access defrost coils that it’s become almost second nature. I’ve the whole blow dry the coils clean of frost thing, rerouted the temp sensor wire(don’t think that works) but finally settled on replacing this sensor. For now it’s been working smooth. No ice build up and the fridge is staying cold. Hope it lasts and if it doesn’t it’s because Samsung can’t make a fridge.

My Samsung refrigerator evaporator was freezing up all the time then it wouldn't cool appropriately the temp would be too high( above 40) and freezer would be to low (below -12) then the display thermostat would show that it was at correct but it wasn't I would have to unplug and plug in at least every hour to try to get it to cool right, so after long troubleshooting I bought this sensor replaced it and so far after 2 months everything seems to be working correctly. I keep a thermometer in the fridge to make sure everything is cooling right.

Refrigerator condensers frost up and prevent the transfer of cold air so they require a heater to periodically warm and melt the frost which is captured in a tray below the condenser. that tray drains down a tube to a pan underneath the refrigerator where it evaporates. If the heater does not activate frequently, the water in the tray freezes and eventually occludes the drain. Future defrosting cycles accumulate more water which spills into the bottom of the fridge. This temperature sensor is not calibrated to activate the heater at a high enough temperature to keep the drain from freezing. It effectively keeps the condenser from frosting up, but fails to keep the frost melt from refreezing and clogging the drain tube. Stick with OEM sensors