Samsung DA97-15217D Refrigerator Ice Maker Assembly (Replaces DA97-15217A) Genuine Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) Part

Icemaker is back online making ice now just a few hours after replacing. I tried to get Samsung to repair but got the runaround.I watched several YouTube video's before ordering and yes it is very easy to replace this part. I did have a hard time getting the old one out and had to use the hair dryer to melt ice in the back.

We purchased a Samsung three door refrigerator during Covid in 2019 and it was literally all that was immediately available. NEVER again. We have had Samsung come out three times to replace the ice maker, after all but begging them to fulfill the class action suit regarding ice makers in their products.I just did NOT want to deal with Samsung arguing with me when the FOURTH ice maker went out. Husband found this OEM product on Amazon for $100 (price has gone down) and installed it easily. It has been a month and it is working fine. If you purchase this, be sure to watch some videos about installation. Husband is a handy man type and didn't have a problem. Others might, I could not have done it myself.ANYTHING beats fussing with Samsung.

As most who own a Samsung from a few years back, these icemakers located in the upper refrigerator compartments have issues with freezing up and some have slushy ice and small cubes as well as other issues so after a few years of using a blow dryer every few days, we decided to do what others have done and replace the guts in there as well as seal up the inside seams with silicone.Glad we did! So far, this thing is making ice and no issues so far!We replaced the auger assembly as well as the ice maker assembly and sealed the places on the inside when all was removed and accessible. I still expect to have freeze ups but not as often as we were and so far, that has held true.We also replaced the filter at the same time to get full water pressure.If you are struggling with these Samsung fridges issues, look up on YouTube for the vids on replacement first then go from there. A few years back we had to take the inside back cover off every few weeks due to the fan in there getting covered in ice and stopping. Fixed that by adding a stick-on defrost heat pad that was bigger than the one in there. Wired it in to the existing one and no issues since!I hope Samsung has fixed these issues since than as this is a big expense to have to deal with these but the rest of the fridge works great so no complaints there!

This latest version of a Samsung refrigerator icemaker finally fixed the long ongoing problem with the icemaker freezing up. I’ve had the refrigerator about 4 or 5 years and shortly after purchase started to have problems with the icemaker compartment frosting up then freezing up so the ice maker stopped working. I’ve read online this is a very common problem with these refrigerators in a certain year range. The ice maker was replaced twice while under warranty and extended warranty (that I usually don’t buy) but the problem persisted. Supposedly there were several design changes but none of them fixed the problem so I resigned myself to manually defrosting the thing about every other month. However, recently as I was again waiting for the manual defrost, I was browsing the internet and found a few posts that there was now an updated replacement icemaker that appears to sold the problem. Sooo, after some hesitation I made this purchase. I installed this icemaker and so far it does seem to have solved the problem. Moral of the story is, I won’t ever buy another Samsung appliance because they should have corrected this design flaw at their expense, but the updated (make sure you check part numbers carefully so you get the updated version) icemaker I purchased through Amazon, seems to have fixed the issue. I’ll have more confidence in a year so for now 4 stars.

The part fit perfect. And, the selling is Amazing! Great support!

I was having the exact same issue as everyone else, icemaker frosts/freezes up and no ice is made. The fridge is out of warranty and after contacting Samsung about the issue with my RF28HFEDBSR/AA, they refused to lift a finger to address the issue. They'd be happy to send someone out though, at my cost.This will be the last Samsung product that I ever purchcase, of any kind.Two weeks ago I installed this new icemaker modual that I purchased from Amazon, DA97-15217D (the old modual was a DA82-15217A) along with the drip clip kit, DA82-02367A. My fridge did not have any clips of any sort installed before this. I also sealed up the icemaker compartment with silicone.In the two weeks the icemaker has worked as intended, no frost, no icing up, just ice cubes in the bin where they belong.We'll see how long that lasts, maybe I'll get lucky?EDIT...Well it seems as if my luck has run out. My icemaker is back to it's old tricks. The repair that I outlined above worked for about 6 months before reverting back to frosting/freezing up and having to be defrosted when it stops making ice. I did learn a new trick though, forced defrost. There's a 'secret menu' that allows you to set the fridge to forced defrost that will help melt some of the frost in the ice compartment. I had to run this mode twice before it helped clear the frost buildup. I still had to use my heat gun and scraper to clear all of the ice but the defrost mode certainly helped. Do a search on youtube for how to enter this mode. The instructions there are pretty clear except on how to exit the forced defrost mode. You don't have to do anything, this mode will terminate once it's done. Depending on how much defrosting needs to be done. The first time that I ran it it took ~45 mins, the second ~20 mins.Samsung is junk, do NOT buy any of their fridges!I finally fixed our Samsung icemaker!!!! Yep, I bought an LG fridge and got rid of the thorn in my side.