Samsung DE63-30016A Carbon Odor Microwave Filter Replacement

Description

RCP0611-1-DE63-30016A Compatible Part Numbers & Cross References

The RCP0611-1-DE63-30016A is compatible with Samsung OEM part number DE63-30016A. If any of the following numbers appear on your existing filter or in a parts lookup system, the RCP0611-1-DE63-30016A is the correct compatible replacement:

Part Number	Status / Notes
DE63-30016A	OEM Part Number — this range hood grease filter is the compatible replacement
AP4221856	Prior part number — current replacement is DE63-30016A
2080679	Prior part number — current replacement is DE63-30016A
DE63-00367A	Prior part number — current replacement is DE63-30016A
PS4228284	Prior part number — current replacement is DE63-30016A

Compatible Range Hood Models

The RCP0611-1-DE63-30016A is compatible with the following 45 range hood models. Locate your range hood model number on the label inside the hood canopy before ordering.

Brand	Model Number
Samsung	MO1450BA
Samsung	MO1450BA/XAA ()
Samsung	MO1450CA
Samsung	MO1450CA/XAA ()
Samsung	MO1450WA
Samsung	MO1450WA/XAA ()
Samsung	MO1650BA
Samsung	MO1650BA/XAA ()
Samsung	MO1650CA
Samsung	MO1650CA/XAA ()
Samsung	MO1650WA
Samsung	MO1650WA/XAA ()
Samsung	SMH6140BB
Samsung	SMH6140BB/XAA ()
Samsung	SMH6140CB
Samsung	SMH6140CB/XAA ()
Samsung	SMH6140WB
Samsung	SMH6140WB/XAA ()
Samsung	SMH7150BC
Samsung	SMH7150BC/XAA ()
Samsung	SMH7150BE
Samsung	SMH7150BE/XAA
Samsung	SMH7150CC
Samsung	SMH7150CC/XAA ()
Samsung	SMH7150CE
Samsung	SMH7150CE/XAA
Samsung	SMH7150WC
Samsung	SMH7150WC/XAA ()
Samsung	SMH7159BC
Samsung	SMH7159BC/XAA ()
Samsung	SMH7159CC
Samsung	SMH7159CC/XAA ()
Samsung	SMH7159WC
Samsung	SMH7159WC/XAA ()
Samsung	SMH8165B/XAA ()
Samsung	SMH8165ST/XAA-00
Samsung	SMH8165ST/XAA-0000 ()
Samsung	SMH8165ST/XAA-0001 ()
Samsung	SMH8165ST/XAA-01
Samsung	SMH8165STE/XAA-00
Samsung	SMH8165STE/XAA-0000 ()
Samsung	SMH8165STE/XAA-0001 ()
Samsung	SMH8165STE/XAA-01
Samsung	SMH8165W/XAA ()
Samsung	SMH8165W/XAA-00

How Activated Carbon Odor Filters Work

Activated carbon (activated charcoal) is processed to have an extremely large internal surface area through a network of microscopic pores — a single gram can provide hundreds of square meters of surface area. This physical structure allows the carbon to adsorb a wide variety of organic molecules, including cooking odors, smoke compounds, and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that pass through and beyond the aluminum mesh grease filter stage.

As the range hood draws air through the carbon filter, odor and smoke molecules contact the carbon surface and are retained there by adsorption. Over time, the available binding sites on the carbon surface become occupied and the range hood grease filter progressively loses effectiveness. Because the carbon is chemically bound to the adsorbed compounds, washing the range hood grease filter in water does not regenerate the carbon — it wets and damages the media. the range hood grease filter must be replaced when effectiveness declines.

Range Hood Odor Filter Replacement Schedule

Replace the RCP0611-1-DE63-30016A every three to six months under normal residential cooking conditions. Replace sooner if cooking odors are noticeable in the kitchen while the range hood runs at full speed — this is the most reliable indicator that the carbon is saturated. Do not attempt to wash or regenerate this range hood grease filter.

Range Hood Carbon Odor Filter Installation

1. Turn off the range hood before accessing the range hood grease filter bay.
2. Remove the old carbon filter: Slide or unclip the existing odor filter from its track or mounting hooks.
3. Insert the RCP0611-1-DE63-30016A: Slide the new filter into the same track or clip it onto the mounting hooks. Confirm it lies flat and is fully seated.
4. Restore operation: the range hood grease filter is ready for immediate use. Replace every 3–6 months when odor filtration declines.

RCP0611-1-DE63-30016A Filter FAQ — Compatible with Samsung Part #DE63-30016A

Which range hood models are compatible with the Samsung DE63-30016A odor filter?

The RCP0611-1-DE63-30016A is compatible with 45 range hood models. See the compatible models table on this page.

What part numbers does the DE63-30016A replace?

The RCP0611-1-DE63-30016A replaces AP4221856, 2080679, DE63-00367A, PS4228284. Order the RCP0611-1-DE63-30016A regardless of which older number appears on your filter.

How does an activated carbon odor filter work?

Activated carbon has a very large internal surface area through microscopic pores. As air passes through the filter, odor molecules, smoke compounds, and volatile organic compounds adsorb — chemically bind — to the carbon surface and are removed from the airstream. Over time the binding sites become saturated and the filter must be replaced.

How often should I replace the carbon odor filter?

Replace every three to six months under normal residential cooking conditions. Replace sooner if cooking odors are noticeable in the kitchen while the range hood runs at full speed — that is the most reliable indicator that the carbon is saturated. Do not wash this filter; washing destroys the carbon media.

Is this a genuine Samsung part or an aftermarket replacement?

This is an aftermarket replacement range hood grease filter manufactured by American Metal Filter Company, not a genuine Samsung OEM part. It is manufactured to meet or exceed the original OEM specifications for dimensions and carbon media, making it a direct drop-in range hood filter replacement compatible with Samsung part number DE63-30016A.

About Samsung® Range Hoods

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. was founded in 1969 in Suwon, South Korea, as Samsung Electronics Industry Co., and quickly grew into one of the world’s largest producers of consumer electronics, semiconductors, and home appliances. The company entered the major home appliance market in the 1970s and has since expanded its portfolio to include refrigerators, washers, ranges, dishwashers, microwaves, and kitchen ventilation products including over-the-range microwaves with integral range hood functionality.

Samsung range hood components are primarily associated with the company’s suite of over-the-range microwave (OTR) appliances, which combine microwave cooking with an integrated ventilation system designed to replace a dedicated range hood. Samsung OTR grease filters are replaceable aluminum mesh grease components that capture cooking grease before it reaches the blower motor. Samsung is headquartered in Suwon, South Korea, and operates major manufacturing and R&D facilities worldwide. In 2016 Samsung acquired Dacor, a luxury kitchen appliance brand based in Southern California, extending Samsung’s presence in the premium appliance segment.

Samsung® is a registered trademark of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Range Hood Filters Inc. is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. References to the Samsung® brand and model numbers are used solely for product compatibility identification purposes under nominative fair use.

The History of the Residential Range Hood

Before Electricity: Hearths, Flues, and Chimney Canopies

The fundamental problem of removing cooking smoke from an enclosed space is as old as indoor cooking itself. Ancient Roman kitchens were constructed with hearths positioned beneath vented roof openings, allowing convective airflow to carry smoke upward and out. Medieval great halls used central hearths under high-vaulted ceilings designed to disperse and dilute smoke before it reached eye level. The refinement of the chimney fireplace in Europe during the 12th and 13th centuries formalized the concept of a capture zone above the cooking source connected by a flue to the exterior — the direct architectural ancestor of the modern range hood.

By the early 19th century, institutional kitchens in large hospitals, military facilities, and hotels were being designed with purpose-built sheet metal canopy flues suspended above cooking ranges. These were passive systems — no fan, relying entirely on the buoyancy of hot air and the draft of the chimney. They were effective at removing heat and some combustion gases, but provided limited capture of grease vapor and smoke at the cooking surface. For these early systems there was no filter, no blower, and no standardized product — each was custom-fabricated by tradespeople as part of the building’s kitchen construction.

Electrification and the Commercial Kitchen Exhaust Hood (Early 1900s)

The electrification of American cities in the 1880s and 1890s made electrically powered exhaust fans practical for large-scale installation. By the 1910s and 1920s, major American hotels, restaurants, hospitals, and institutional food service operations were routinely specifying powered sheet metal exhaust hoods above their commercial ranges. These were custom-fabricated structures: a formed sheet metal canopy sized to span the cooking equipment, connected by ductwork to an exhaust fan that discharged to the building exterior. There was still no standardized filter medium — grease accumulated on the interior hood surfaces and ductwork, which required periodic manual cleaning.

Municipal governments and fire safety organizations took notice. The National Fire Protection Association® (NFPA®), founded in 1896, began developing standards for commercial cooking equipment ventilation in the early 20th century — standards that would eventually be codified as NFPA 96, the Standard for Ventilation Control and Fire Protection of Commercial Cooking Operations, which remains the governing standard for commercial kitchen exhaust today. Municipal health departments in major American cities similarly began requiring mechanical exhaust ventilation in permitted commercial kitchens. Demand for the custom-fabricated commercial kitchen hood was thus established not just by occupational comfort but by code compliance — an early example of regulation driving adoption of a safety technology.

One critical manufacturing challenge became apparent almost immediately: grease accumulation in the exhaust ductwork represented a serious fire hazard. A single uncontrolled grease fire in an exhaust duct could rapidly spread to the building structure. The need for a removable, cleanable filter to capture grease at the hood — before it entered the ductwork — was recognized, and early commercial hoods began to incorporate primitive mesh or baffle-style grease collectors. These were the forerunners of the modern aluminum mesh grease filter.

The First Residential Range Hoods: 1932–1933

The range hood as a mass-market residential consumer product — something designed, manufactured, packaged, and sold to American homeowners rather than custom-fabricated for commercial kitchens by tradespeople — was born in the United States in the early 1930s.

In 1932, in the depths of the Great Depression, a manufacturer in Hartford, Wisconsin developed a compact, efficiently motorized kitchen ventilation fan designed for residential installation. Affordable and manufacturable at scale, the product was the first mass-produced powered residential kitchen ventilation device of its kind, and it launched what became a major segment of the American home appliance industry.

One year later, in 1933, a manufacturer in Dallas, Texas introduced what it described as the first purpose-built home cooking ventilation and range hood product. The first range hoods were produced in a small Dallas workshop and sold directly to homeowners. Outside investment in the late 1930s allowed the operation to grow, and by 1961 the company had moved to Richardson, Texas, where it continued to operate for decades.

Postwar Expansion and the Aluminum Mesh Grease Filter (1940s–1950s)

The end of World War II and the subsequent American housing boom transformed range hood installation from an occasional luxury into a standard feature of new home construction. Under programs including the GI Bill, millions of new single-family homes were built across the United States between 1946 and 1960. Builders, architects, and building code authorities began standardizing the residential kitchen — and powered range hood ventilation became a built-in design expectation rather than an optional upgrade.

It was during this critical postwar period that the aluminum mesh grease filter was developed and refined for residential range hoods. For the ducted hoods of that era, the aluminum mesh grease filter was the complete filtration solution, mechanically capturing grease particles before they entered the ductwork. The ductless recirculating hood, however, required a second filtration stage to address what the aluminum mesh grease cannot: cooking odors, smoke compounds, and volatile organic compounds. That second stage — the activated carbon filter — became the defining technology of the recirculating range hood when it emerged in the following decade.

In 1955, the residential ventilation products industry formed the Home Ventilating Institute (HVI), a trade association dedicated to establishing standardized testing protocols and performance certification for residential range hoods, exhaust fans, and related products. HVI developed the standardized measurement of hood airflow in CFM (cubic feet per minute), established noise level (sone) ratings, and created certification programs that allowed building codes to reference verifiable, third-party-tested performance data. HVI certification — the familiar HVI seal found on range hood packaging — became the industry standard for performance claims and remains the governing certification program for the North American residential ventilation market today.

The Ductless Hood and Activated Charcoal Filtration (1970s)

Through the 1960s, virtually every residential range hood sold in the United States was a ducted model: it required a sheet metal or flexible duct penetrating the wall or ceiling to carry exhaust air to the building exterior. This constraint limited range hood installation to locations where ductwork routing was feasible — generally exterior kitchen walls or ceilings with accessible attic or soffit space.

The rapid expansion of apartment and condominium construction in American cities during the 1960s and 1970s created a large and underserved market: kitchens in multi-unit buildings where exterior duct penetration was impractical, structurally constrained, or prohibited by building management. The ductless — or recirculating — range hood was developed for this market. Ductless hoods filter air in two stages and return it to the kitchen rather than exhausting it outdoors. The first stage is the familiar aluminum mesh grease filter; the second stage is an activated charcoal (activated carbon) filter that adsorbs cooking odors, smoke compounds, and volatile organic compounds that the aluminum mesh grease cannot capture. Activated charcoal has a finite adsorption capacity and must be periodically replaced — typically every three to six months under normal residential cooking conditions, or sooner in households that cook frequently at high heat.

The Baffle Filter and Professional-Grade Residential Hoods (1980s–2000s)

In the American residential market, baffle filters became available in premium hoods through the 1990s and found their largest audience in a new product category that transformed American kitchen design: the professional residential range. Beginning in the mid-1980s, the first ranges designed to bring the power and performance of commercial cooking equipment — high-BTU burners, heavy-gauge construction, commercial-grade controls — to the residential kitchen created strong demand for range hoods that could handle higher grease and vapor loads, accelerating adoption of baffle filter designs and larger, higher-CFM hood configurations in American homes.

The Range Hood Today

Today, the residential range hood is a standard fixture in virtually every American kitchen. The industry is served by manufacturers across the United States, Italy, China, South Korea, and beyond, with products ranging from builder-grade aluminum-housing ducted hoods to architectural statement pieces with custom stainless or glass finishes costing several thousand dollars. HVI certification remains the authoritative standard for performance verification in the North American market. NFPA standards continue to govern commercial cooking ventilation, and residential building codes in most jurisdictions reference minimum ventilation requirements for kitchen spaces.

Despite nearly a century of product development, the activated carbon odor filter — introduced alongside the ductless recirculating range hood in the 1970s — remains the standard medium for cooking odor and smoke compound capture in kitchens where exterior duct penetration is not feasible. Unlike the aluminum mesh grease filter, which is washed and reused indefinitely, the carbon filter must be replaced periodically as its adsorption capacity is exhausted — typically every three to six months under normal residential cooking conditions. Regular replacement maintains effective odor control and keeps the recirculating hood performing as intended.

Why Order from Range Hood Filters Inc.?

These are precision compatible replacement filters, not OEM originals — and that’s intentional. Range Hood Filters Inc. has been manufacturing precision replacement range hood filters for all brands for more than 40 years, building each filter to exacting specifications using precision machining techniques. Every filter is proudly made in the U.S.A. and engineered to meet or exceed the performance of the original brand part it replaces. Any range hood filter that is no longer available from the original manufacturer can be replaced with confidence using our precision compatible filters.

When you order through Range Hood Filters Inc., you get:

• 40+ years of manufacturing expertise — filters built to precision-machined specs, not rebranded imports
• Made in the U.S.A. — every filter manufactured domestically to consistent quality standards
• Hundreds of filter models in stock — one of the largest in-stock inventories of range hood replacement filters available anywhere
• Fast shipping — most orders ship the same or next business day
• Free shipping on qualified orders
• Free 30-day returns — if it’s not the right fit, return it at no cost