Samsung Fridge Shelves and Drawers
Replacement glass shelves, crisper drawers and door balconies for Samsung fridges: how to identify the right part and what fits what.
Shelves, crisper drawers and door balconies take the daily wear in any fridge, and they are the parts most often broken: a cracked glass shelf, a split drawer front or a door balcony that no longer clips in. All are available as replacements, and fitting is simply a case of lifting the old part out and the new one in.
The catch is identification. Samsung makes dozens of shelf and drawer variants, and parts differ between models that look nearly identical from the outside. Even within one fridge, the upper and lower crisper drawers or the various door balconies are often different sizes.
Find a UK Parts RetailerIdentifying the right part
Start with your full model number from the label inside the fridge compartment, including any suffix letters, as these distinguish variants with different internals. Note which position the part occupies (for example, top shelf, middle door balcony, lower crisper) since parts listings describe them that way. If you still have the broken part, measure its width and depth and compare against the listing; a few millimetres matters for parts that clip into moulded runners.
Genuine Samsung spares are stocked in the UK by Samsung Parts, eSpares, 4ourhouse and Ransom Spares among others. Searching your model number on those sites will show an exploded diagram on the better listings, which makes picking the right shelf position much easier.
What each part is called
Retailer listings use Samsung's own naming, which is worth knowing before you search:
| Listing name | What it is | Typical price range | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shelf assembly / Cover shelf | Glass shelf with its plastic frame | £25 to £60 | Usually sold framed; bare glass is rarely available |
| Vegetable tray / Crisper | Salad drawer | £30 to £70 | Upper and lower trays often differ |
| Guard / Door balcony | Door shelf or bottle rack | £15 to £40 | Sizes differ by door position |
| Chilled room case | Deli or Fresh Zone drawer | £30 to £60 | The shallow drawer under the bottom shelf |
Caring for what you have
Glass shelves crack most often from thermal shock: a hot dish placed straight onto cold glass, or a cold shelf washed under a hot tap. Let shelves reach room temperature before washing, and never load more than around 25kg per shelf. Drawer runners last far longer if the drawer is not dragged out while overloaded; lift slightly as you pull and the runners take a fraction of the strain.