Water Filter for the Samsung RFG298-SERIES (DA29-00020B)

RFG298-SERIES specifics — where the filter actually lives

Finding the bay is the easy part — this chassis puts it 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 it is a push-in bay: the latch does the locking for you; your only job is keeping the cartridge square on the way in.

Owners of the RFG298-SERIES report the same friction points: flush before the first glass — new carbon beds shed fines for the first gallon or so, which is cosmetic, not contamination. Decode the plate and the parts question answers itself: Samsung built these as French-door multi-door machines, and the filter bay inherits the geometry that implies, including where the dispenser feed runs. The ES tail marks finish variants of one chassis; the filter bay is shared across the entire finish range.

RF vs RS — what the prefix tells you

The RF prefix sits next to RS in the catalog and the split is cabinet mission: 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 29 cubic feet figure in the code is the household size proxy; larger households breach the rated gallons before the calendar does.

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.

RFG298-SERIES filter questions