Water Filter for the Samsung RS2577BB (DA29-00003G)

RS2577BB specifics — where the filter actually lives

The RS2577BB carries its water filter at the base of the fresh-food compartment in most side-by-side builds — grille or lower rear, the same estate every side-by-side refrigerator in this family uses. Mechanically the RS2577BB uses a push-in cartridge; seat the cartridge square to the header until it clicks, and the retention clips do the rest.

The small print owners learn the hard way: a first removal that fights a set o-ring, and a status light that needs a manual hold-to-reset before it acknowledges the new cartridge. Read the prefix and the maintenance writes itself: the RS run is Samsung’s side-by-side series; across the run, the filter bay is one of the constants. That BB suffix is trim-level shorthand. Samsung kept the DA2900003G bay common to every finish in the line.

RS vs RF — what the prefix tells you

Same parts shelf, two cabinet missions — RS answers to side-by-side; RF answers to French-door multi-door; the water-filter answer is shared. 25 cubic feet of cabinet — the dispenser sees heavy traffic at that size, and heavy traffic ages cartridges faster.

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.

RS2577BB filter questions