KitchenAid Refrigerator

KitchenAid KSRS22KGBT

Model # KSRS22KGBT

The KSRS22KGBT is a US-market KitchenAid refrigerator, recorded by its source as a side-by-side refrigerator of 21.6 cu. ft. It appears on KitchenAid’s US product site in January 2000 and nowhere after that. That dates the machine to around then: discontinued, and now around a quarter of a century old. Nothing beyond what that source states is claimed here, and no figure has been carried across from a neighbouring model number.

KSRS22KGBT is one of the colour and finish numbers KitchenAid printed on the same archived product page as KSRS22KG. If the plate in your kitchen reads KSRS22KGBT, this is the right page; if it reads KSRS22KG or one of its siblings (KSRS22KGWH), the machine underneath is the same cabinet in a different finish. At this age the work on a KSRS22KGBT is mostly mechanical and electrical rather than electronic — seals, fans, defrost components, switches and the start device. Those are the parts still in circulation for cabinets of this generation, and they are what we check availability on before any figure is put on a repair.

Key Features

  • Side-by-side refrigerator
  • 21.6 cu. ft. capacity
  • KitchenAid Superba series
  • Recorded on KitchenAid's US product site in January 2000
  • Printed by KitchenAid as a colour or finish variant of KSRS22KG

Most Common Issues on This Model

01

Sagging doors and worn hinge cams, which stop the seal meeting the cabinet squarely

02

Drain blockage at the back of the freezer floor - a routine clear rather than a sealed-system job

03

Sealed-system problems - a refrigerant leak or a restriction - the one fault worth weighing carefully against the value of the cabinet

04

A defrost cycle that has stopped running, so ice builds behind the freezer back panel until airflow chokes

Error Codes Common to This Model

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FAQ

KitchenAid KSRS22KGBT FAQ

The KSRS22KGBT plate is inside the refrigerator, on the left wall, in KitchenAid's own words. It is the adhesive label used across their major appliances, typically silver, and it carries both numbers. A photograph of the KSRS22KGBT label is the most reliable thing you can send us.

The KSRS22KGBT is discontinued and has been for some years, so the honest answer depends on the part. We establish what is actually available for a KSRS22KGBT before any work is quoted, rather than diagnosing first and discovering afterwards that nothing can be supplied.

With the refrigerator switched off at its supply, a blocked defrost drain is the usual cause on a KSRS22KGBT rather than a plumbing leak. Meltwater that cannot reach the drain pan backs up onto the cabinet floor and finds its way under the drawers. Clearing the drain on a KSRS22KGBT is routine work.

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