--- title: "Samsung 33E and the ice pipe heater | IceMakerRepair.center" description: "What 33E means on Samsung 33E and the ice pipe heaters, what to check before booking, and when it is not a failure at all." url: "https://icemakerrepair.center/error-codes/samsung-33e/" --- # Samsung 33E and the ice pipe heater Samsung reports 33E as an Ice Pipe Heater problem. ## What 33E actually means. Samsung reports 33E as an Ice Pipe Heater problem. That small heater warms the tube carrying water to the ice maker; when it stops, the water freezes in the tube and the ice maker receives little or none. Samsung ice maker display What to do when 33E shows on the ice maker ### Kind of code Water supply and fill The ice maker asked for water and got too little, too slowly or none at all, or water kept arriving after the fill should have ended. A closed shutoff, a kinked line, a clogged filter and low house pressure are ruled out before the water inlet valve is replaced or the fill tube is thawed. If water is on the floor, close the supply valve before reading anything on the display. ### Usually leads to Ice maker water inlet valve repair The electric valve that lets water into the ice maker, tested and replaced when it will not open, opens only partway, or keeps dripping after it should have closed. ### Shows up as Ice Maker Fill Tube Frozen The ice maker fill tube frozen solid shows up as a plug of ice at the back of the mold, icicles hanging from the fill cup, or a mold that stays dry while you can hear the valve open. ### Make Samsung Samsung ice maker repair, with the door ice maker, the dispenser and the water line in scope. ### Source Samsung error codes page Samsung models with a heated ice pipe; Samsung does not give a model list. ## Before you book, in this order. Each step comes from Samsung's own guidance for 33E on its ice makers. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit. 01 Check whether the ice maker is filling at all; an empty tray after a fill cycle fits a frozen tube. 02 Turn the ice maker off and let the fill tube thaw, or reset power at the breaker, then watch for the code. 03 If 33E comes back, book a visit; the heater or its circuit has to be tested and replaced. ### Still there? It usually turns into [ice maker water inlet valve repair](https://icemakerrepair.center/services/water-inlet-valve-repair/). Book with the code and the model number. ### What not to do 33E is not a sign that your house water supply is off or that the filter is clogged. Thawing the tube only buys time, because the heater that prevented the freeze is still not working. ## What you may notice with it. The ice maker problems 33E tends to arrive with. Answer these at the ice maker before anyone is booked. [All problems](https://icemakerrepair.center/problems/) Before you call ### [Ice Maker Fill Tube Frozen](https://icemakerrepair.center/problems/ice-maker-fill-tube-frozen/) [All 5 causes, cheapest first](https://icemakerrepair.center/problems/ice-maker-fill-tube-frozen/) It also comes with - [**No Ice Coming From the Ice Maker**](https://icemakerrepair.center/problems/ice-maker-not-making-ice/) - [**Ice Maker Error Code**](https://icemakerrepair.center/problems/ice-maker-error-code/) Problem ### Ice Maker Fill Tube Frozen 5 causes, cheapest first Where 33E usually leads ## Ice maker water inlet valve repair. **Water inlet valve and its fittings · low to moderate.** Book a visit [What the job involves](https://icemakerrepair.center/services/water-inlet-valve-repair/) ## Samsung ice makers. Samsung ice maker repair, with the door ice maker, the dispenser and the water line in scope. [Samsung ice maker repair](https://icemakerrepair.center/brands/samsung/) More Samsung codes [8E](https://icemakerrepair.center/error-codes/samsung-8e/) [14E](https://icemakerrepair.center/error-codes/samsung-14e/) [39E](https://icemakerrepair.center/error-codes/samsung-39e/) [40E](https://icemakerrepair.center/error-codes/samsung-40e/) [Ice Off blinking](https://icemakerrepair.center/error-codes/samsung-ice-off-blinking/) [76C](https://icemakerrepair.center/error-codes/samsung-76c/) [Several chimes after Test](https://icemakerrepair.center/error-codes/samsung-test-multiple-chimes/) Water supply and fill on other makes [Café Making Ice and Filter lights flashing alternately](https://icemakerrepair.center/error-codes/cafe-making-ice-and-filter-lights-flashing-alternately/) [GE Profile Leak Detected](https://icemakerrepair.center/error-codes/ge-profile-leak-detected/) [GE Leak Detected](https://icemakerrepair.center/error-codes/ge-leak-detected/) [JennAir Replace Filter light flashing](https://icemakerrepair.center/error-codes/jennair-replace-filter-light-flashing/) [Kenmore Er gF](https://icemakerrepair.center/error-codes/kenmore-er-gf/) [KitchenAid Replace Filter light flashing](https://icemakerrepair.center/error-codes/kitchenaid-replace-filter-light-flashing/) [LG gF](https://icemakerrepair.center/error-codes/lg-gf/) [Liebherr IceMaker ON/OFF lamp flashing](https://icemakerrepair.center/error-codes/liebherr-icemaker-lamp-flashing/) [All 41 codes of this kind](https://icemakerrepair.center/error-codes/#family-water) Samsung builds this ### Door ice maker The ice maker that feeds the dispenser on the outside of a door: tucked into an insulated box in the left door of a French door model, or at the top of the freezer side of a side-by-side, with a chute and an auger carrying cubes to your glass. Samsung builds this ### Freezer ice maker The ice maker that sits inside the freezer compartment itself, a tray that twists or a mold with a heater and an ejector, dropping cubes into a bin or drawer you open by hand, with no dispenser on the door. ## In Samsung's own words > Ice Pipe Heater Error [Samsung error codes page](https://www.samsung.com/us/support/troubleshooting/TSG10007315/) Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Samsung models with a heated ice pipe; Samsung does not give a model list. ## Samsung 33E ice maker repair, where we come out. The same visit in every metro below: the code, the model number, and a diagnosis before any part is ordered. 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Check whether the ice maker is filling at all; an empty tray after a fill cycle fits a frozen tube. If it comes back, it needs a visit. ### What is the ice pipe heater on a Samsung? It is a small heater along the tube that brings water to the ice maker. It keeps that tube from freezing where it passes through cold air. ### My Samsung shows 33E and the ice maker is empty. Are they related? Very likely. A heater that has stopped lets the fill tube ice over, so the ice maker gets little or no water on each cycle. ### Can I thaw the Samsung fill tube myself when 33E shows? You can turn the ice maker off and let it thaw, which often restores ice for a while. The tube will freeze again until the heater itself is fixed. --- **[Read on the site: Samsung 33E and the ice pipe heater | IceMakerRepair.center](https://icemakerrepair.center/error-codes/samsung-33e/)** **[Book a visit with IceMakerRepair.center](https://icemakerrepair.center/schedule/)**