Samsung Refrigerators 26 Cu. Ft. French Doors Refrigerator, Platinum - Samsung RF266AEPN Review

Nearly identical to the Samsung 265ABPN Model - See those earlier reviews. This model is a refined version of that.

I won't rehash what has already been said about the large size, good interior lighting etc. It's a great refrigerator, and the Samsung literature claims this model has a new improved ice-maker. This may address previous complaints on various websites about breakage and an overflowing ice tray.

A few items to share:

The stainless steel version this refrigerator does NOT have a magnetic front. The less expensive, stainless steel looking "Platinum" model does have a magnetic front face and sides for sticking notes or pictures that your kids have drawn. No negatives to a magnetic refrigerator. If you need to stick something on your refrigerator, it's there.

Ice-Makers:
The #1 service issue with all refrigerator brands is the ice-maker. A lot going on with an ice-maker.

A power outage does not affect your Samsung keypad dialed-in temperature settings, nor does it reset the refrigerator to the default "Ice-Maker ON" setting. For those that travel for weeks on end and turn off their house water supply when leaving as a precaution, will be glad to know that this refrigerator won't automatically turn the ice-maker back on after a power failure, possibly trashing the ice-maker as it tries to continuously pump water to make ice with the water main turned off.

There were a lot of early complaints about the noisy Samsung ice-maker. I personally have never heard a quiet ice cube maker. By their very nature we're talking about pieces of ice falling into a plastic bin! For those that find it unbearable to hear the sound of ice dropping inside their freezer, here's an option. Take a dishtowel and line the bottom of your freezer's ice cube bucket. Then place the rubbery Samsung plastic grid on top of the towel. This greatly muffles the ice as it falls into the bucket.

As far as the speed of the ice-maker (complaints there as well) after the initial 2 hour pause upon pressing the ice button, we get 8 cubes per 1.2 hours.

The instructions say the green water filter monitor light will change colors when the filter needs to be changed. Typically it will glow Light Pink at 5 months and Red at 6 months when the filter needs to be changed. Having had the refrigerator for only a few weeks I cannot prove it, but I suspect it's nothing more than a 5-6 month timer (like the GE Smart Water sink dispensers have) and in no way does it really monitor the filter performance in any fashion.

To test this, as soon as it lights "pink" I'll push the filter reset button. (There would be no need for a filter reset button if it truly monitored the filter performance.)

If it really monitors anything it will turn pink again very soon after a reset with the old filter attached. I won't hold my breath.

For any company selling expensive water filters ($25-$40 each) the recommended 6 month change-out would be for worst case, large families with high water use. Water filter life is based on gallons used, not by months of use. Filters don't "spoil" or go rancid while filtering potable U.S. tap water.

For couples or those with smaller families, it would be a mistake to take that filter warning light as gospel that they need to buy a new water filter. That would be wasting money. As long as the water flows freely, the filter is not dirty and clogged. A year between filter changes would be perfectly acceptable for a lot of folks.

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Product Description:
This French Door Samsung refrigerator features Twin Cooling, Power Freeze, Cool Select Pantry, Internal Water Dispenser, Energy Star Certified. Platinum Surface, and new LED lights. And a 26 cu ft. Capacity. This Samsung refrigerator has a sleek modern EZ-Open Handle which lets you effortlessly open the fully-loaded freezer. Also, this Samsung refrigerator has a center divider that makes room for everything you need. The Samsung refrigerator measures 35 3/4 inch D x 35 3/4 inch W x 70 inch H.

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