Water Filter for the Samsung RF23M8090SR-AA (DA97-17376B)

RF23M8090SR/AA specifics — where the filter actually lives

On the RF23M8090SR/AA, the cartridge top-left of the fresh-food compartment in most French-door layouts, away from the door bins, so expect to clear one shelf edge before you have working room. Mechanically it is a push-in bay: gravity is the only adversary, and a cupped hand under the bay solves it.

The small print owners learn the hard way: carbon fines in the first pours are normal for a fresh bed, and the filter timer only restarts when you hold the reset. One prefix, one chassis family: RF machines come from the French-door multi-door program, and Samsung’s parts system rewards you for knowing it: one cartridge family covers the run. That AA suffix is trim-level shorthand. Samsung kept the DA9717376B bay common to every finish in the line.

RF vs RS — what the prefix tells you

Know your RF from your RS and the cartridge question halves: French-door multi-door against side-by-side, respectively. Filter bays rarely care — the media family carries over more often than not. Capacity check: the 23 cu ft in the code is the box size, and bigger boxes push more water through the same cartridge between swaps.

Swap it in 5 minutes

• Pull the old cartridge straight out of the header — expect a small spill, not a flood.
• Align the new cartridge with the keyed slot; it only goes in one orientation.
• Push the cartridge home until the retention latch clicks.
• Run two gallons through the dispenser to flush carbon fines, then hold the filter-reset control until the status light clears.

What this filter takes out of your water

Coverage above lists what the standard addresses, not a performance claim for any specific cartridge — removal claims vary by certificate, so check the NSF listing for the exact part number you are buying.

RF23M8090SR/AA filter questions