Samsung Refrigerator error code 76C
Water in the autofill compartment
Which models this applies to. This page covers the Samsung refrigerator codes.
What is specific to the Refrigerator platform
Two-digit codes here differ from the washer set, so a Samsung fridge code is never a Samsung washer code.
Your control board prints the code as text, for example F01 or EE3, so you read it off the display rather than counting blinks. The printed number is the fault itself, not a position in a table.
Quick answer
On Samsung Refrigerator (2000s onward), 76C is a fault. It means water in the autofill compartment. A first thing to check: Spill or splash left in the compartment.
- Applies to
- Samsung Refrigerator
- Samsung refrigerator codes · Refrigerator · 2000s onward
- Type of code
- Fault
- Urgency: Worth keeping an eye on
- First safe check
- Empty and dry the compartment, then let it dry fully before the next use.
What 76C means on this model
The dispenser that fills a container by itself has a sensor that measures the container and the water level, and it found water where it did not expect it. Drying the compartment out completely is usually all that is needed.
Symptoms you will notice
- Autofill indicator blinks
- Dispenser runs but stops short or overshoots
- Water sits in the compartment after a fill
Common causes
The code tells you what the control detected, not which part failed. These are the causes we see most often, roughly in order of likelihood:
- Spill or splash left in the compartment
- Sensor lens or the small tube blocked with residue
- Container not seated on the pad
- Fill tube or valve weeping
What you can safely check
These are homeowner-level checks. None of them need you to open a live electrical compartment or work on gas.
- Empty and dry the compartment, then let it dry fully before the next use.
- Wipe the sensor pad and the small tube in the compartment.
- Check that the container sits flat and fully on the pad.
Do not do these
- ×Do not pour anything into the compartment to clear a sensor fault. The sensors are positioned to keep liquid out of the electronics behind them.
When to call a technician
No call needed yet, but write it down
Note the date and the exact code, and watch whether it comes back. If it turns into a repeat fault or starts affecting performance, that is when it becomes worth a technician.
- If the appliance has stopped mid-cycle, is making a noise you have not heard before, or smells burnt, stop reading here and call. Those are symptoms of something the fault code does not describe well enough.
Cleaning and drying is a good owner task. A valve or dispenser assembly is a technician job.
What it costs to fix
Parts
Dispenser assembly $60 to $180. Fill valve $40 to $110.
Labor
One hour for a dispenser assembly on a reachable model.
DIY or technician
Cleaning and drying is a good owner task. A valve or dispenser assembly is a technician job.
Typical US part and labor ranges, 2026. They vary by region, model and contractor, so treat them as a planning figure, not a quote.
Scope of this code
- Code table
- Samsung refrigerator codes
- How this model reports the code
- Printed on the control display
- Models in scope
- Samsung Refrigerator, 2015 onward
- How this platform differs
- Two-digit codes here differ from the washer set, so a Samsung fridge code is never a Samsung washer code.
- Checked
- Confirm on your own unit
- Find the model number on the data plate, then check this code in the service manual for that model. Manufacturers revise code tables between model years, and a revised board can renumber a fault.