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KitchenAid KSSS48QD

Model # KSSS48QD

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The KSSS48QD is one of the KitchenAid refrigerators, recorded by its source as a 48″ built-in side-by-side refrigerator in the Superba series. It appears on KitchenAid’s US product site in November 1999 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.

At this age the work on a KSSS48QD 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

  • 48" built-in side-by-side refrigerator
  • KitchenAid Superba series
  • Built-in cabinet, made to sit flush with surrounding joinery
  • Recorded on KitchenAid's US product site in November 1999

Most Common Issues on This Model

01

Start relay failure, which stops a mechanically sound compressor dead

02

Control board faults after many years of service, showing as a cabinet that ignores its settings

03

A failing evaporator fan, heard as a rising whine or a rattle that changes when the door is held shut

04

A condenser fan that has seized or slowed, which shows first as poor cooling in warm weather

Error Codes Common to This Model

F8 E8

KitchenAid French Door Refrigerator F8 E8 Error Code

F8 EC

KitchenAid French Door Refrigerator F8 EC Error Code

H2O Light

KitchenAid Refrigerator H2O Filter Status Light

CL or LO

KitchenAid Undercounter Beverage Center CL or LO Error Code

E1

KitchenAid Undercounter Refrigerator, Wine Cellar and Beverage Center E1 Error Code

E2

KitchenAid Undercounter Refrigerator, Wine Cellar and Beverage Center E2 Error Code

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FAQ

KitchenAid KSSS48QD FAQ

Inside the refrigerator, on the left wall is where KitchenAid says the label is, and that holds for the KSSS48QD. The adhesive label there gives model and serial. Copying the KSSS48QD string character by character is worth the extra minute, since one letter separates several different cabinets.

The KSSS48QD is discontinued, but age alone does not decide it. Most of what fails on a KSSS48QD is a wear component priced in tens of dollars rather than hundreds, and those repairs stay worthwhile. The exception is the sealed system, where the cost sits close to what the cabinet is worth, and we check the parts position before quoting either way.

With the refrigerator switched off at its supply, leaving the KSSS48QD propped open to the air is sensible if it is no longer holding temperature, because a closed cabinet that is not cooling grows mould quickly. Food safety comes first on a KSSS48QD as on anything else, and anything that has sat above a safe temperature for hours should go in the bin.

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