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Condensation Outside back of the fridge.

I have used my Samsung twin cooling refrigerator more than 2 years, unfortunately I have faced this problem righr now. Back of my fridge is sweating and dip fridge door (outside) also sweating.

1. Rainy season is running here, previous rainy seasons I hadn't seen any sweat.

  1. A few product is in freezer. Temperature is -15.

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Average humidity here 80%.

Would you please give me suggestions.

Thanks in advanced.

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Hi,

What is the model number of the refrigerator?

Condensation means that the fridge walls are colder than the surrounding air and the moisture in the air is condensing to liquid form.

Refrigerators are designed to keep the cold in as best they can and not lose it to the outside.

Seeing the condensation on the back wall, presumably behind the freezer compartment may (stress may only) indicate that there is an ice buildup there behind the panel at the back of the freezer compartment. Hopefully it is not an insulation/sealed system piping problem

Normally there should be no ice build up as the auto defrost action should melt the ice every 8-11 hours. Also having ice there wouldn’t make the freezer any colder but if the ice is in close contact with the inside wall the cold may eventually penetrate through the insulation between the inner lining and the outside cabinet wall.

The panel, inside at the back of the freezer compartment should come out so that you can check what it looks like. Be aware that an evaporator unit may be there and that it will be icy cold so don’t touch it with your bare hands as you may literally stick to it. Also it is always safer to disconnect the power to the refrigerator when working on it

With regards to the fridge door, I don’t know but it also must be cold to get the condensation forming. Conjecture on my part but if cold air was escaping through the door seals it might make for a colder door on the outside but maybe not. Place a piece of paper between the door and the door jamb and with the door closed try to pull it out. It will come out with a bit of effort, but it shouldn’t come out that easily and definitely not just fall out. Try this at various places around the door, top, bottom and both sides. Given the age of the fridge the seals should be okay but it is a simple check and it doesn’t take long to do ;-)

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Thank you very much for your reply. I'll check through your guidelines. And let you know.

Model No: RT39K5518S8

I also hope that it is not insulation problem

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Just a further idea.

If there is ice there and it seems to be connected with the pipes to the evaporator unit, check the warranty as usually there is a 5 year manufacturer's warranty on the sealed system but only a 12 month warranty on the rest of the refrigerator.

The sealed system includes the compressor, evaporator, condenser and associated piping. Usually it does not include the labour to fix it however, just the replacement cost of the faulty part

Worth a check anyway if it does seem to be it.

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Unfortunately i lost my cards :(

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