Water Filter for the Samsung RF23M8580SG-SA (DA97-17376B)

RF23M8580SG/SA specifics — where the filter actually lives

The filter bay on the RF23M8580SG/SA upper rear of the fresh-food section in most French-door builds with interior dispensers, so expect to clear one shelf edge before you have working room. This is a push-style bay, the simplest geometry there is: swap time is measured in minutes because the bay asks exactly two things: pull straight, push straight.

The recurring owner notes: plan on a towel for the first pull — sitting water in the line — and a five-second reset hold once the fresh cartridge is in. Decode the plate and the parts question answers itself: it places the machine in Samsung’s French-door multi-door family, which pins down the cartridge line, the reset behavior, and the service documentation worth consulting. The SA ending is a finish code — color and handle options, not mechanical ones. Every finish of this chassis takes the same cartridge.

RF vs RS — what the prefix tells you

Catalog shorthand: French-door multi-door against side-by-side, respectively. Filter bays rarely care — the media family carries over more often than not. capacity 23 cu ft: a mid-to-full-size cabinet whose dispenser traffic sets the realistic change cadence.

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.

RF23M8580SG/SA filter questions