Water Filter for the Samsung RF28R7201SR (DA97-17376B)

RF28R7201SR specifics — where the filter actually lives

The filter bay on the RF28R7201SR in the fresh-food compartment, typically the upper back wall in most French-door layouts, the same estate every French-door multi-door refrigerator in this family uses. Mechanically the RF28R7201SR uses a push-in cartridge; pull the old cartridge straight out, push the new one home until it latches, and you are done.

Order-day practicalities: the reset control is the step everyone skips; the light will not acknowledge a new cartridge on its own. One prefix, one chassis family: RF is Samsung’s own coding for French-door multi-door machines, and in that format the water path is long enough that a neglected cartridge shows up as flow drop before it shows up as taste. That SR 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

Catalog shorthand: The door count differs — French-door multi-door against side-by-side — but the bay and the cartridge order do not. cabinet class 28 cubic feet — a box that size leans on the dispenser, so the six-month cartridge interval earns its keep.

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.

RF28R7201SR filter questions