Water Filter for the Samsung RF26XAERS (DA29-00003G)

RF26XAERS specifics — where the filter actually lives

Finding the bay is the easy part — this chassis puts it high on the fresh-food side in most French-door layouts — upper back or left wall — usually a kneeling-height or shoulder-height swap, not a teardown. It is a push-lock bay — gravity is the only adversary, and a cupped hand under the bay solves it.

Practical notes from the install forums: keep a folded towel under the bay before you open it; the line holds a cup of water even with the valve shut. The badge reads RF26XAERS, but the chassis reads RF: Samsung uses it across the French-door multi-door range, which means shared cartridge economics — one media family, dozens of cabinet variants, all drinking from the same parts catalog. Trim code RS: cosmetic variants of one chassis, one cartridge family.

RF vs RS — what the prefix tells you

RF or RS: the badge difference that does (and does not) change the filter order. Chassis first: French-door multi-door (RF) versus side-by-side (RS). The shared cartridge line covers both without adaptation. Size class 26 cubic feet — worth knowing because a full household works a cartridge harder than the rated six months assumes.

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.

RF26XAERS filter questions