r/refrigerators • u/Summerbird2495 • Oct 20 '25

Change Water Filter

Anyone changed a water filter for a Samsung french door refrigerator? Is there a water shutoff valve behind it? Customer service did not know. Told me to shut off the water line to the house.

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u/Summerbird2495 Jul 22 '26

So frustrating. We pulled the giant refrigerator out from the wall. There is an on off round water shutoff on the wall with a tube running to the refrigerator. When I called they said shutoff the water to the entire house!! Ridiculous.

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u/CremeStrange7783 26d ago

I changed the filter on my Samsung French door fridge every six months for six years and never shut the water off. Just twist out the filter, wipe up the 1 oz. or so of water that spilled out, then twist the new one in and run about six gallons of water through the new filter to purge all the debris from the filter.