Samsung sells more kitchen and laundry appliances in Canada than almost anyone, and the good news is they take a repair well. A handful of models do have known weak spots, and it is worth knowing which ones before you spend a dollar. Winnipeg Appliance Pros fixes Samsung refrigerators, washers, dryers, dishwashers and ranges across Winnipeg, usually same-day or next-day, every model, and you hear the price before the work.
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(431) 441-3572We book a real arrival window across Winnipeg, diagnose the fault, and quote a firm price before any work.
- Same-day & next-day service
- Firm price before any work
- Service call credited to the repair
- All major brands, one-visit repairs
Winnipeg & surrounding area
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Tell us what’s broken and we’ll come back the same business day with a time and a price.
The Samsung appliances we work on in Winnipeg
Refrigerators, freezers, washers, dryers, dishwashers, stoves, ovens and built-in microwaves: if it is a Samsung and it is in Winnipeg, we work on it, gas or electric, any model. Samsung built its name on French-door refrigerators, front-load washers and smart appliances, and the brand takes a repair well, so most of these calls are done in a single visit. In Winnipeg, the deep-freeze winters are hard on garage and basement freezers and on fridge sealed systems, and the city's moderately hard water, about 80 mg/L on the City's published tests, still leaves scale on dishwasher and washer parts, so those faults come up a lot here.
Samsung faults we see most
- Ice maker freezing over on French-door refrigerators (RF-series). Nothing else generates as many Samsung fridge calls. The icemaker frosts solid and quits dropping ice, or frost builds up behind the panel. The cause is nearly always a defrost heater, a sensor or an auto-defrost firmware issue, and all three are fixable.
- Fridge not cooling while the display still lights up. Usually the evaporator fan, the defrost sensor or the main control. The compressor is rarely the culprit.
- Washer will not drain or spin on front-loaders. The drain pump and a clogged filter account for most of them. Some older top-loaders fall under a lid-related recall, so we run your model against it.
- Shaking or roaring on the spin cycle on front-load washers. That is worn tub bearings or tired shock absorbers.
Samsung error codes and what they mean
| Code | What it usually means |
|---|---|
| 5E / SE | refrigerator or washer sensor fault (often the defrost sensor on fridges) |
| OF OF / O FF | the fridge is in showroom/demo mode, not actually broken – an easy fix |
| 4C / 4E | washer not filling – water supply, inlet valve or clogged inlet screen |
| 5C / 5E | washer not draining – drain pump or a blocked filter |
| UE / UB | washer load is unbalanced, or the suspension needs attention |
| LC / 1C | washer leak sensor triggered |
| dE / dC | washer door not locking or latching |
Give us the code on the phone and the likely part rides out with the technician. We still confirm the real fault at the appliance before you approve anything.
Samsung repair costs in Winnipeg
What Samsung repairs generally run in Winnipeg, parts and labour together. Your own number is confirmed before anything starts.
| Appliance | Typical repair |
|---|---|
| Refrigerator / freezer | $200 to $600 |
| Washer | $150 to $450 |
| Dryer | $150 to $400 |
| Dishwasher | $150 to $400 |
| Stove / oven | $150 to $450 |
| Microwave (built-in) | $100 to $300 |
Expect $90 to $130 for the diagnostic call itself, and that comes off the repair when you go ahead. The appliance repair cost page breaks the rest of it down.
Should you repair or replace a Samsung?
Samsung parts are easy to source and most jobs are simple. The ice-maker and no-cooling faults above are the two that need a proper diagnosis before you commit money, and that is the part we handle first. The rule we use: once a repair passes half the cost of a comparable new unit and the unit is past its years, replacing usually makes more sense, and we tell you that straight before you spend on parts. The repair-or-replace calculator runs the same numbers.
Questions we get asked
Why does my Samsung ice maker keep freezing up?
This is the number one Samsung refrigerator complaint. Frost builds up in the icemaker compartment because a defrost heater, a sensor or the auto-defrost routine has quit, and all of that is repairable. We find the exact cause before we quote, because the fix ranges from one cheap part to a sealed-system job.
Is Samsung appliance repair worth it?
Usually, yes. Parts are easy to get and the faults we see most, fans, sensors, pumps and control boards, cost little next to a new unit. The one exception is a sealed-system or compressor failure on an older fridge. If that is what you have, we say so.
What does OF OF mean on my Samsung fridge?
Demo mode. The fridge is not broken, it thinks it is sitting on a showroom floor. It clears from the control panel most of the time. We will talk you through it on the phone, or clear it on the visit.
Reviewed August 2026.
Need it today? Call
(431) 441-3572We book a real arrival window across Winnipeg, diagnose the fault, and quote a firm price before any work.
- Same-day & next-day service
- Firm price before any work
- Service call credited to the repair
- All major brands, one-visit repairs
Winnipeg & surrounding area
Book a repair
Tell us what’s broken and we’ll come back the same business day with a time and a price.