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Worked very fine. My fridge has water and ice again. Thank you very much!

Brilliant. Fixed our dispenser which had stopped working over 1 year ago. Cost $4.20 for a replacement microswitch from Jaycar in Australia part no. SM1050. Thank you.

So prior to swapping out the switch .. did the dispenser flap not open either? Cus mine doesn’t even open or make any noise. I’m really hoping this is the fix

Thank you for making this video. You save me $100. If not more I was able to do it in less than 10 minutes. The only wait time was ordering the replacement switch seven dollars on Amazon two day shipping. Thank you anybody read this five stars

Great video and thank you. However I offer one caution to you and all. It is NEVER a good idea working on an item with live circuits and you should have unplugged the refrigerator first. Master Electronics Technician here of 50 years experience.

Perfect video. Concise to the point and excellent information thank you very much. 5 minute job $11 switch. Cheers

This was great. Thank you.

Thank you for the illistration🙂

The dispenser on our Samsung fridge is still working but the paddle broke. I can replace it but it looks like a spring fell out. Can you tell me hw to replace the paddle only? Thanks.

Just want to say thanks. My mother's dispenser has been broken for years. After I watched your video, I was able to repair it in less than an hour. I'm a 62 year old woman. Couldn't have done it without your video.

Just successfully did mine! Another expensive tech visit avoided! Thank you!

Thanks man. My Samsung refrigerator is similar, and the dispenser came off very similarly. Funny thing is, this micro switch is almost identical to a power sliding door switch I fixed my wife's Honda Odyssey door with years ago!

Much appreciated! Problem solved. Horrible design to let the water in like that. A gasket or o-ring would have been nice. And the one repair guy willing to touch a Samsung fridge wanted us to pay for two hours round trip, and said there was no way this would fix it. Good times!

Many thanks!

Excellent & very valuable video! The only one which shows how to remove the front panel on this model design. To anyone watching this, even if your refrigerator is working properly use this video to remove the entire ice dispenser door section. I decided it needed to be cleaned and was concerned we are using ice with no easy way to clean this in the door. OMG! The inside was covered in black mold. I had to take it completely apart to get access to clean everything! Thank you sir for posting this valuable video!

Top notch explanation in this video and kudos to you. My 10 year old Samsung refrigerator is still working well in pristine condition experienced the water/ice dispensing issues on and off for the past 2 years. When I contacted two of the 5 star rated reputed service agencies nearby in our zip code, they came and checked within few days. Both of them quoted for $375 and $450 for replacing the entire control board, which I was reluctant to move forward. When I browsed for the root cause of this issue in CZcams, I watched this video and realized my issue is exactly the same as in this video. Immediately I did the repair by myself by buying the switch for $6.99 in Amazon. Imagine the repair agencies quote of $375 and $ 450 compare with the actual replacement part cost $ 6.99. Before going to engage any repair agency, I highly recommend some self-exploration for a solution. Thanks a lot for saving my few hundred $s.

Thank you!! We were able to take care of this in ~<1 hour. Your video was the clearest and most concise "How-To" I could find (within that hour) .

Thank you for posting this video. I was having the same issue.

It looks very easy but in reality detaching the switch from the fridge is Hell on earth and very difficult to take off

Great video. Thanks. From Europe, Netherlands.😊

I had this exact issue. Thanks!!!

I removed the screw, but the panel will not budge! My husband couldn't get it to budge either. Any suggestions? I am assuming my issue is probably the switch. I just cannot get the panel to budge! Any suggestions would be appreciated 🙂

If I ever have this issue, I hav a jar full of those micro switches that I salvaged from dishwashers back in my dw repair days. Woo Hoo!

Great video and very well explained

I hope you are still active on this channel. It seems like it works for everyone else but me. I can't even get the unit to release. A couple of comments mention the tabs (you don't). One seems to release but the right one won't. I'm about to get the dremel out and be done with them. Is that an option? KB

show how to fix the problem that the flapper keeps opening and closing

Any idea how to remove the dispenser on RF265BEAESR ... i think i have a bad microswitch.

The difficulty of removing the water / icemaker dispenser panel in order to clean the mold from the dispensing path is the most recent aggravation with our Samsung fridge. It has become a battle of wills and the fridge is winning.

Can someone help here I can't get it to open or come out

Thank you! My husband thinks I'm a genius for fixing this with my 12 year old son. Perfect instructions. I feel so successful! 😁

Thanks this also works with the new samsung tablet fridges

My issue is that sometimes the water does NOT stop running. No matter what I do. Do you think replacing that piece is the solution in my case? Thank You so much 😊

Its no good the vídeo I see your back

How did you remove the rusted screws? You said yours took considerable effort. Mine are totally corroded and immovable. I used a SMALL channel lock and gripped them (my larger channel lock didn't grip as the ends weren't parallel.) Vice grip would work too but I didn't have one.

How do I disconnect the two position locking connector

Thanks Big Time. Worked like a charm. The Little Green square button was stuck pushed in. Q-tip & Vinegar cleaned it right up. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

An everyday hero right here. Ty!

doesn't AT&T do this?

thank you

Thank for this video! My water from my dispenser doesn’t stop, but the ice dispenses and stops fine. Do you think this switch would work? Thanks!!!!

We removed the screw and was unable to pull the part out.

How did you remove the top part so easily? I have trouble to pull it out

Mine not dispensing water but ice is coming out. Do you think I might have the same issue? I have already eliminated the solenoid issue by replacing the assembly behind the fridge. That did not fix the issue. Thanks

Great video, one caveat when pulling the unit out - grab the GRAY part of the dispenser, make sure you don't grab the other bits inside it - they are not supposed to come out.

Yassss!!! This video did the trick. Thanks from San Antonio,TX.

Question… did you also plug in the 12v auxiliary power supply as well? Does that separately charge the backup power supply?

Thank you for the video was great minus ine thing. Have a pair of vice grips for the rusted out screws he talks about. I tried cleaning then with no luck. Also broke a clip pulling head unit out. Have some di-electric grease fir the connectors, they were green. Other tgan that, i have water in my glass and nit free flowing like the day i got home from work😡. So it does not just stop producing water or ice it could give u way more than u want!!!

can someone tell me if this switch would be compatible with mine. My switch says szm-v1-fd-63. I called samsung and those con artists said oh no you have to buy the entire front piece lol. I just dont want to blow anything up. It also says 1a 125/250vac.

Can you tell me what you used to get rusted nails out? I just cannot get them!