Water Filter for the Samsung RF263AERS (DA29-00003G)

RF263AERS specifics — where the filter actually lives

On the RF263AERS, the cartridge inside the fresh-food cavity, upper zone in most French-door builds, so expect to clear one shelf edge before you have working room. This is a push-style bay, the simplest geometry there is: no threading, no quarter turn, just a straight push until the latch reports in.

Order-day practicalities: expect dribble at the bay on removal even with the supply off, and remember the indicator will not self-clear — hold the reset control. RF is not a trim code, it is a chassis statement: 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. Trailing letters like RS denote trim and finish: stainless, panel-ready, handle variants. The water path is identical across them.

RF vs RS — what the prefix tells you

Same parts shelf, two cabinet missions — French-door multi-door on the RF side, side-by-side on the RS side — the parts catalog runs the same cartridge across both. call it a 26 cubic feet box — which is why this cartridge works for a living rather than sitting decorative.

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.

RF263AERS filter questions