Samsung Refrigerator Control Panel Replacement

Introdução

This guide shows how to remove and replace the control panel in your Samsung refrigerator.

The control panel contains the buttons to change the refrigerator settings, as well as a display for current settings. The panel can become damaged and inoperative from prolonged moisture exposure.

This guide will work for most Samsung Refrigerators . This guide is based on a model RF28R7201SG Refrigerator. If you have a different model, you may encounter some minor disassembly differences, but the overall repair process will be the same.

O que você precisa

Passo 1 Unplug your refrigerator

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Unplug your refrigerator before you begin your repair.

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Passo 2 Open the refrigerator doors

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Open both French doors for the refrigerator compartment.

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Passo 3 Loosen the control panel

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The control panel has plastic clips around its perimeter that secure it to the refrigerator wall.
Insert a spudger into the seam along the right edge of the control panel.
You can also use a flathead screwdriver, but be careful not to let the screwdriver slip, or you'll scratch your refrigerator surface.
Press the spudger in firmly and pry to loosen the panel.
Use your spudger to slide and pry around the control panel to loosen it from the refrigerator wall.