Product review (3 stars): He said replacement would be simple and easy. Au contraire
As the owner of a Samsung over/under with French doors and a door water/cube dispenser, I contacted Samsung to see which model replacement would work. This is the one their customer service person told me to get after I gave him the specific model number of my fridge. He said replacement would be simple and easy. Au contraire, mon frere! =:-o
Though they appear quite a bit alike, upon attempting to replace the unit, I ran into tremendous difficulty, as the filter was "stuck" a good 1/2"-1" outside of the slot you're supposed to put it in.
You can read all about everyone's problems if you search it, Houzz has an interesting exchange.
I highly recommend reading the Comments section, as this may or may not solve your problem, depending on which model you have. Suffice to say that if I had it to do all over again, I wouldn't have answered the Samsung "How was your customer service experience?" survey nearly the same after AFTER I received my filters.
But for some, this may be the fix: there was a small plastic "sheath" or what not left over and embedded in the nozzle end (youll need a good flashlight to see it). Throwing caution to the wind, I was able to pluck it out of there with a long pair of needle-nose pliers, as I held my breath hoping that the water to my door dispenser wouldn't spray all over the compartment. Fortunately it didn't, and at that point the filter slid into place.
I thought about giving 1-Star here, but I'm not sure the manufacturer of the replacements is to blame. Having said that, the problem is out there, so I cant give them 5 stars. In any case, buyers of this replacement might not find the experience easy-peasy. Bring your needle-nose and a healthy amount of patience to this gig.