Water Filter for the Samsung RF26XAEPN (DA29-00003G)

RF26XAEPN specifics — where the filter actually lives

Finding the bay is the easy part — this chassis puts it upper rear of the fresh-food section in most French-door builds with interior dispensers, the same estate every French-door multi-door refrigerator in this family uses. This is a push-style bay, the simplest geometry there is: the cartridge slides onto the header and latches — no tools, no housing removal, five minutes.

Before you click buy, two things: a stubborn first twist when the old o-ring has set, and a change-filter light that will not clear itself until you hold the reset. The RF prefix is the tell: 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. PN is finish coding: handles, colors, panel options — none of it reaches the filter bay.

RF vs RS — what the prefix tells you

RF or RS: the badge difference that does (and does not) change the filter order. The French-door multi-door/side-by-side split tracks the RF/RS prefixes — cartridge fit follows the water path, not the label on the door. the 26 cu ft in the code is the size class; households that size move enough water that the six-month interval is worth honoring.

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.

RF26XAEPN filter questions