Samsung Refrigerator — Error Code 85E

Q: How do I fix the 85E error on a Samsung refrigerator?

Try first: Power-cycle at the breaker. Unplug or switch off the breaker for sixty seconds, then restore power; request service if the code returns.

The compressor experienced an undervoltage (brown-out) condition.

brand Samsung appliance Refrigerator market US component compressor category compressor severity stop failure

ApplianceDB ranks 1 repair for this code, led by “Power-cycle at the breaker”. That top fix is an easy DIY job, involving the compressor. Severity is classified as stop failure — the appliance halts until the fault clears.

Ranked repair steps

1. Power-cycle at the breaker

Unplug or switch off the breaker for sixty seconds, then restore power; request service if the code returns.

easy · basis: manufacturer first

Provenance: facts re-derived from an official manufacturer listing — Samsung US Support — Refrigerator Error Codes. Meanings and steps are original paraphrase; nothing is reproduced verbatim.

Samsung Refrigerator — Error Code 85E

Ranked repair steps

1. Power-cycle at the breaker

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