Water Filter for the Samsung RFG298AARS (DA29-00003G)

RFG298AARS specifics — where the filter actually lives

The filter bay on the RFG298AARS top-left of the fresh-food compartment in most French-door layouts, away from the door bins, the same estate every French-door multi-door refrigerator in this family uses. It is a push-lock bay — no threading, no quarter turn, just a straight push until the latch reports in.

Owners of the RFG298AARS report the same friction points: a stiff first removal on builds that sat on the same cartridge for years, and an indicator light that wants a manual reset after a non-OEM cartridge is seated. One prefix, one chassis family: 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. The RS 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

Same parts shelf, two cabinet missions — RF answers to French-door multi-door; RS answers to side-by-side; the water-filter answer is shared. Capacity check: the 29 cubic feet in the code is the box size, and bigger boxes push more water through the same cartridge between swaps.

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.

RFG298AARS filter questions