SamsungGenuine Filter for Refrigerator Water and Ice, Carbon Block Filtration for Clean, Clear Drinking Water, 6-Month Life, HAFCU1/XAA, 1 Pack

Can’t beat the price! And it’s from the original manufacture, to boot! I’ve purchased knockoffs before and they are so hard to install. That’s why I now just purchase the Samsung filter. works as it should. I have purchased three so far.

Works in my 23 year old Samsung perfectly. Was concerned when I read some of the reviews. However, thankfully, there's a genius reviewer among us. Tivo Newbie, a reviewer here on Amazon. Tivo Newbie did all the heavy lifting for us. Just read that review and the directions so kindly provided there. I followed TN's instructions. Works as designed and described for the models sold for! So, don't get the box opener out and start whacking away. Use that energy instead to read Tivo Newbie's review and directions. THANK you Tivo Newbie!!!!

They do the job they're expected to do and that is filter the water to the ice-maker and the cold water dispenser. Easy to install and, although expensive for what you're getting, they do a good job.

This filter no longer fits (as it used to for years) in our 20-yr old Samsung refrigerator... there appears to be a new design change to the fitting (or, a manufacturing defect?). We don't know why Samsung would be unaware of this, and provide no information about this when we call them to let them know about our problem. Additionally, we had set up automatic purchases for this filter (every 6 months). We need to figure out (from Amazon) how to stop any further deliveries of this filter (scheduled to be received IN ADVANCE of the old filter going bad (which puts any we receive beyond a return date, if/when we find these filters no longer fit!). Keep that in mind if you have an older Samsung refrigerator (our old one has been extremely reliable for 20-yrs and still going strong. I suspect new Samsung appliances will NOT be as reliable as our old one). Today, (we all know now) big companies are very much beholden to their stock holders (and not their customers). Unfortunately, the decisions companies are making now-a-days are NO LONGER in the best interests of their customers. It is only 'fortuitous' when Stock holders AND customers benefit each other. Companies must come to understand why their current business models (stock-market driven; AI-driven; subscription-driven; auto-call-center managed; etc) are UNSUSTAINABLE in the long run... doomed to fail. Peoples lives, the greater good (living things), MUST ALWAYS come first. It really is every little thing (combined) we have to deal with (in the real world), isn't it?

I had difficulty locating a replacement filter for my Dacor refrigerator at first. However, knowing that Samsung acquired the other brand, I was able to track down this model after a bit of research. I felt comfortable buying a genuine Samsung filter as opposed to a third-party replacement. Switching the old and new filters wasn't too difficult. The directions suggests running many gallons of water through the dispenser to flush the new filter after replacement. This just doesn't seem realistic when you consider how slowly the water emerges from the in-door dispenser.

I had been buying the off-brand filters for a while and decided to go back to the original Samsung replacement filter as it has both NSF 42 and 53 ratings versus only NSF 42 for the off-brands. Problem: Samsung in their infinite wisdom to avoid supplying 2 filters instead of 1, changed the design and all replacement filters come with 3 teeth instead of 2 teeth that were on the older model DA29-00003B which came with the unit. This was likely some 6-sigma project gone awry (let's save Samsung money and enrage the customers).Now, with the Samsung-brand replacements with 3 teeth you have to put up with the impossible installation process (potentially breaking off the interior manifold) in which some folks are saying all you have to do is to lubricate with olive oil (!?!?#) and wrestle it in place. Someone graciously posted photos about shaving off 0.5mm of plastic from a tooth and unfortunately it shows the wrong tooth being shaved.I took a box cutter and carefully zipped-off the top of the first tooth (yes, the left-most tooth of the 3-not the last or right-most tooth). Placed the blade parallel to the bottom and pulled it back so only the top of the first (left-most) tooth was removed. Repeat for the other side. Always being careful to ensure the box cutter does not come back and shave off a piece of me.Note: if you are going to waste your time lubricating the o-rings, use a food grade silicon and only a tiny amount at that.Since this will be the standard method for each new filter, I thought it would be helpful to everyone out there owning an older model Samsung refrigerator. I have a model RFG297AARS/XAA purchased from Lowes Sept 2008. No problems with the refrigerator so far.Only 4 stars due to the owner-required repair prior to installation. Samsung...love their electronics, hate their appliances.