
The KTRS20MHWH is a KitchenAid refrigerator, recorded by its source as a top-mount refrigerator of 20.4 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.
KTRS20MHWH is one of the colour and finish numbers KitchenAid printed on the same archived product page as KTRS20MH. If the plate in your kitchen reads KTRS20MHWH, this is the right page; if it reads KTRS20MH or one of its siblings (KTRS20MHBL, KTRS20MHBT), the machine underneath is the same cabinet in a different finish. At this age the work on a KTRS20MHWH 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
- Top-mount refrigerator, freezer above the fresh food compartment
- 20.4 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 KTRS20MH
Most Common Issues on This Model
A start device that has failed, so the compressor hums briefly and drops out on overload
A control board aged out of service, the part most worth checking availability on first
Evaporator fan motor noise, or a fan that stops and lets the fresh food side climb while the freezer stays cold
Restricted condenser airflow, the commonest reason an older cabinet slowly loses its grip on temperature
