KitchenAid Refrigerator

KitchenAid KBFN502EBS

Model # KBFN502EBS

The KBFN502EBS is a KitchenAid refrigerator. It appears on KitchenAid’s US product site in September 2015 and nowhere after that. That dates the machine to around then: discontinued, and now about a decade into service. No published specification for this model was recovered — no capacity, no width, no feature list — so none is stated here, and no figure has been taken from a neighbouring model number.

A cabinet of this vintage is past the point where the door seal, the evaporator fan and the defrost components are as-new, and those account for most of what a KBFN502EBS is called out for. Since the model is discontinued, we settle what can still be supplied for it before the work is quoted.

Key Features

  • No published specification for this model was recovered
  • Recorded on KitchenAid's US product site in September 2015
  • A KitchenAid owner's manual for this model is on record
  • KitchenAid published an installation dimension guide for it

Most Common Issues on This Model

01

Defrost drain freezing solid, which puts meltwater under the crisper drawers instead of down the drain

02

Ice maker fill or harvest faults, where an ice maker is fitted

03

An interior lamp that has failed, or a door switch that no longer tells the control the door is closed

04

Shelf and bin breakages, which on a discontinued model are worth chasing early

Error Codes Common to This Model

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FAQ

KitchenAid KBFN502EBS FAQ

For a KBFN502EBS, look inside the refrigerator, on the left wall. That is the location KitchenAid publishes for its refrigerators, and the label there is the authoritative source for the number - front-panel badging and box labels often differ from what is actually on the KBFN502EBS cabinet.

Sometimes, yes - a discontinued model like the KBFN502EBS can mean waiting on a specialist supplier for an obsolete part. We establish that on a KBFN502EBS before the job starts, so the choice between waiting, substituting where a substitute genuinely exists, and replacing the machine is yours to make with the facts in front of you.

With the refrigerator switched off at its supply, a lamp on a KBFN502EBS that stays lit behind a closed door means the door switch has failed. It is worth dealing with, because a lamp burning continuously inside a sealed cabinet puts out enough heat to upset the temperature. On a KBFN502EBS it is a small part and a short job.

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