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KRFC

French Door RefrigeratorEst. 2014–present

About

What We Know

KRFC is KitchenAid’s counter-depth French-door family, covering clean-door internal-water models and higher-feature exterior-dispenser versions. These are freestanding refrigerators designed to align more closely with surrounding counters than standard-depth KRFF models.

The File, At a Glance
Generation / Era
Est. 2014–present
Verified Models 10
1 KRFC236S — also sold as KRFC236SPS

These model numbers have been verified as belonging to the KRFC family. Small variations exist inside a family — your exact model is what ties recalls, known issues and repair guidance to your machine.

Standard Warranty
1 Year Parts & Labor
Common Finishes
Panel Ready
Model Match Confidence
High

Ownership

How We See It

Living with a KRFC is family-scale refrigeration doing family-scale work — the wide shelves fill up fast and the ice maker never really gets a day off. The line is known for a shallower reach, wide upper storage, and premium interior organization without requiring a built-in installation. Day to day, keep the water filter on schedule and the condenser area clean, and know the ice system is the part most likely to ask for attention first. Repairs are the easy kind here — parts are everywhere and any competent tech can handle them. Our data puts the ApplianceEdge Expected Lifespan at 12 years for this family. Treat that as the planning baseline, not the ceiling — well-maintained units regularly run past it.

ApplianceEdge Expected Lifespan
12 yrs Our estimate for this family with normal use and basic care.

The ApplianceEdge Expected Lifespan is our editorial opinion, drawn from ownership patterns and market data. It is not a warranty, a prediction for your unit, or a substitute for an assessment of your machine’s actual condition.

Recall Information

No recalls on our record for this family. We watch official CPSC recall notices continuously to keep you protected — if anything ever changes, it will show up here.

Warranty Coverage
Standard full warranty

1 year parts & labor. Some components may carry longer coverage than the standard term — your warranty booklet or KitchenAid can confirm for your exact model.

Coverage varies by year and region. Confirm yours with KitchenAid against your exact model to be sure.

Recurring Issues to Watch For
Documented ProgramEst. 2009–2018
Bottom-freezer drain-tube blockage / duckbill-to-P-trap program

A court settlement and Whirlpool technical pointer define bottom-freezer refrigerators susceptible to freezer drain-tube blockage.

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Serial: Group A service pointer: prior to K333; Group B governed by exact model/production class

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  • KRFC90100B5
  • KRFF300EBL
  • KRFF300EBS
  • KRFF300ESS
  • KRFF300EWH
  • MBB1952HEB1
  • MBB1952HEW5
  • MBB1953WEB0
  • MBB1953WEB1
  • MBB1953WEB2
  • MBB1953WEW0
  • MBB1953WEW1
  • MBB1953WEW2
  • MBB1953XEB0
  • MBB1953XEB1
  • MBB1953XEW0
  • MBB1953XEW1
  • MBB1953XEW2
  • MBB1953XEW3
  • MBB1957VEB1
  • MBB1957VEB2
  • MBB1957VEW1
  • MBB1957VEW2
  • MBB1957WEB0
  • MBB1957WEB1
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  • MBB1957WEW0
  • MBB1957WEW1
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  • MBB1957WEW3
  • MBF1952VEW1
  • MBF1953YEB0
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  • MBF1953YEB4
  • MBF1953YEW0
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  • MBF1956KEB2
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  • MBF1956KEQ2
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  • MBF1956KEQ4
  • MBF1956KEW2
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  • MBF1958WEB0
  • MBF1958XEB5
  • MBF1958XES5
  • MBF1958XEW5
  • MBF2256KEB2
  • MBF2256KEB3
  • MBF2256KEQ2
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  • MBF2256KEW2
  • MBF2256KEW3
  • MBF2258WEB0
  • MBF2258WEB1
  • MBF2258WES0
  • MBF2258WES1
  • MBF2258WES2
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  • MBF2258WEW0
  • MBF2258WEW1
  • MBF2258XEB0
  • MBF2258XEB1
  • MBF2258XEB3
  • MBF2258XEB4
  • MBF2258XEB5
  • MBF2258XEQ0
  • MBF2258XEQ1
  • MBF2258XEW0
  • MBF2258XEW1
  • MBF2258XEW3
  • MBF2258XEW4
  • MBF2258XEW5
  • MBF2556KEB3
  • MBF2556KEQ3
  • MBF2556KEW3
  • MBL1953XES3
  • MBL1957WES0
  • MBL1957WES1
  • MBL1957WES2
  • MBL1957WES3
  • MBL2258XES0
  • MBL2258XES1
  • MBL2258XES3
  • MBL2258XES4
  • MBL2258XES5
  • MBR1952KES3
  • MBR1953WES1
  • MBR1953WES2
  • MBR1953WES3
  • MBR1953WES4
  • MBR1953XES0
  • MBR1953XES1
  • MBR1953XES2
  • MBR1953XES3
  • MBR1953YES0
  • MBR1953YES2
  • MBR1953YES3
  • MBR1953YES4
  • MBR1956KES3
  • MBR1956KES4
  • MBR1956KES5
  • MBR1956KES6
  • MBR1956KES7
  • MBR1957VES1
  • MBR1957VES2
  • MBR1957VES3
  • MBR1957VES4
  • MBR1957VES5
  • MBR1957WES0
  • MBR1957WES1
  • MBR1957WES2
  • MBR1957WES3
  • MBR2256KES3
  • MBR2256KES4
  • MBR2256KES6
  • MBR2258XES0
  • MBR2258XES1
  • MBR2258XES3
  • MBR2258XES4
  • MBR2258XES5
  • MBR2556KES4
  • MBR2556KES5
  • MFB2055DRE
  • MFB2055DRM
  • MFB2055FRZ
  • MFB2055YEB
  • MFB2055YEM
  • MFB2055YEW
  • MFF2055DRE
  • MFF2055DRH
  • MFF2055DRM
  • MFF2055FRB
  • MFF2055FRW
  • MFF2055FRZ
  • MFF2055YEB
  • MFF2055YEM
  • MFF2055YEW
  • MFF2258VEA10
  • MFF2258VEA2
  • MFF2258VEB10
  • MFF2258VEB2
  • MFF2258VEB3
  • MFF2258VEB4
  • MFF2258VEB5
  • MFF2258VEB6
  • MFF2258VEB7
  • MFF2258VEB8
  • MFF2258VEM2
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  • MFF2258VEM5
  • MFF2258VEM6
  • MFF2258VEM7
  • MFF2258VEM8
  • MFF2258VEM9
  • MFF2258VEW10
  • MFF2258VEW2
  • MFF2258VEW3
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  • MFF2258VEW5
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  • MFF2258VEW7
  • MFF2558VEA1
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  • MFF2558VEB1
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  • MFF2558VEB4
  • MFF2558VEB5
  • MFF2558VEB6
  • MFF2558VEB7
  • MFF2558VEB8
  • MFF2558VEM1
  • MFF2558VEM10
  • MFF2558VEM2
  • MFF2558VEM3
  • MFF2558VEM4
  • MFF2558VEM5
  • MFF2558VEM6
  • MFF2558VEM9
  • MFF2558VEQ1
  • MFF2558VEQ2
  • MFF2558VEW1
  • MFF2558VEW2
  • MFF2558VEW3
  • MFF2558VEW4
  • MFF2558VEW5
  • MFF2558VEW6
  • MFF2558VEW7
  • MFI2067AEB4
  • MFI2067AEB5
  • MFI2067AEQ4
  • MFI2067AES10
  • MFI2067AES11
  • MFI2067AES4
  • MFI2067AES5
  • MFI2067AES6
  • MFI2067AES7
  • MFI2067AES8
  • MFI2067AES9
  • MFI2067AEW4
  • MFI2269VEA1
  • MFI2269VEB1
  • MFI2269VEB2
  • MFI2269VEB3
  • MFI2269VEB4
  • MFI2269VEB5
  • MFI2269VEB6
  • MFI2269VEB7
  • MFI2269VEB8
  • MFI2269VEB9
  • MFI2269VEM1
  • MFI2269VEM11
  • MFI2269VEM2
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  • MFI2269VEM5
  • MFI2269VEM6
  • MFI2269VEM7
  • MFI2269VEM8
  • MFI2269VEM9
  • MFI2269VEQ1
  • MFI2269VEQ2
  • MFI2269VEQ3
  • MFI2269VEQ4
  • MFI2269VEQ5
  • MFI2269VEQ7
  • MFI2269VEQ8
  • MFI2269VEW1
  • MFI2269VEW2
  • MFI2269VEW3
  • MFI2269VEW4
  • MFI2269VEW5
  • MFI2269VEW7
  • MFI2269VEW8
  • MFI2569VEA1
  • MFI2569VEA2
  • MFI2569VEB1
  • MFI2569VEB2
  • MFI2569VEB3
  • MFI2569VEB4
  • MFI2569VEM1
  • MFI2569VEM2
  • MFI2569VEM3
  • MFI2569VEM4
  • MFI2569VEQ1
  • MFI2569VEQ2
  • MFI2569VEW1
  • MFI2569VEW2
  • MFI2569YEB0
  • MFI2569YEB1
  • MFI2569YEB2
  • MFI2569YEM0
  • MFI2569YEM1
  • MFI2569YEM2
  • MFI2569YEW0
  • MFI2569YEW1
  • MFI2569YEW2
  • MFI2665XEB0
  • MFI2665XEB1
  • MFI2665XEB2
  • MFI2665XEB3
  • MFI2665XEB4
  • MFI2665XEB5
  • MFI2665XEB6
  • MFI2665XEB7
  • MFI2665XEM0
  • MFI2665XEM1
  • MFI2665XEM2
  • MFI2665XEM3
  • MFI2665XEM4
  • MFI2665XEM5
  • MFI2665XEM6
  • MFI2665XEM7
  • MFI2665XEM8
  • MFI2665XEW0
  • MFI2665XEW1
  • MFI2665XEW2
  • MFI2665XEW3
  • MFI2665XEW4
  • MFI2665XEW5
  • MFI2665XEW6
  • MFI2665XEW7
  • MFI2670XEB0
  • MFI2670XEB1
  • MFI2670XEB2
  • MFI2670XEB3
  • MFI2670XEB4
  • MFI2670XEB5
  • MFI2670XEB6
  • MFI2670XEB8
  • MFI2670XEB9
  • MFI2670XEM0
  • MFI2670XEM1
  • MFI2670XEM10
  • MFI2670XEM2
  • MFI2670XEM3
  • MFI2670XEM4
  • MFI2670XEM5
  • MFI2670XEM6
  • MFI2670XEM7
  • MFI2670XEM9
  • MFI2670XEW0
  • MFI2670XEW1
  • MFI2670XEW2
  • MFI2670XEW3
  • MFI2670XEW4
  • MFI2670XEW5
  • MFI2670XEW6
  • MFI2670XEW8
  • MFI2670XEW9
  • MFT2771WEB0
  • MFT2771WEB1
  • MFT2771WEM0
  • MFT2771WEM1
  • MFT2771WEM2
  • MFT2771WEM3
  • MFT2771WEW0
  • MFT2771WEW1
  • MFT2771XEB0
  • MFT2771XEB1
  • MFT2771XEM0
  • MFT2771XEM1
  • MFT2771XEW0
  • MFT2771XEW1
  • MFW2055DRE
  • MFW2055DRH
  • MFW2055DRM
  • MFW2055FRZ
  • MFX2570AEB0
  • MFX2570AEB3
  • MFX2570AEB4
  • MFX2570AEB5
  • MFX2570AEM0
  • MFX2570AEM3
  • MFX2570AEM4
  • MFX2570AEM5
  • MFX2570AEW0
  • MFX2570AEW3
  • MFX2570AEW4
  • MFX2570AEW5
  • MFX2570XEB0
  • MFX2571XEB0
  • MFX2571XEB1
  • WRF560SEHB
  • WRF560SEHV
  • WRF560SEHW
  • WRF560SEHZ
  • WRF560SEYB
  • WRF560SEYM
  • WRF560SEYW
  • WRF560SFHW
  • WRF560SFYB
  • WRF560SFYE
  • WRF560SFYH
  • WRF560SFYM
  • WRF560SFYW
  • WRF560SMHB
  • WRF560SMHV
  • WRF560SMHW
  • WRF560SMHZ
  • WRF560SMYB
  • WRF560SMYE
  • WRF560SMYH
  • WRF560SMYM
  • WRF560SMYW
  • WRFA60SMHN
  • WRFA60SMHZ
  • WRX735SDBM00
(category-level wear points)
  • Ice Maker

    Ice maker stopped working or freezes up

  • Water Inlet Valve / Dispenser Assembly

    Water dispenser is slow, dead, or leaking

  • Evaporator Fan Motor / Air Damper

    Fridge warm but freezer cold, or fan noise

  • Defrost System

    Frost builds up behind an interior panel

  • Compressor / Sealed System

    Fridge and freezer warm — runs but doesn’t cool

  • Control Board

    Intermittent cooling, dead display, or error codes

  • Defrost Drain / Water Tubing

    Water pools under crisper drawers or on the floor

  • Thermistor / Air-Damper Control

    Temperature swings, or food freezes in the fridge

  • Door Gasket / Center Mullion Assembly

    Condensation between doors, or door won’t seal

  • Condenser Fan Motor

    Runs constantly, runs hot, or rattles in back

Maintenance Habits
Clean the condenser area only when the owner manual identifies it as user-accessible.

Inspect yearly; clean every 3–6 months in dusty, greasy or pet-heavy homes — Dust and pet hair restrict heat rejection, making the compressor and condenser fan run hotter and longer. Some newer designs are sealed or service-only, so the model manual controls.

Keep the door gasket clean and confirm it seals evenly all the way around.

Wipe monthly; inspect whenever condensation or frost appears — A dirty, folded or loose gasket leaks warm humid air into the cabinet. That drives longer run times and can create frost or condensation that looks like a cooling-system failure.

Replace the refrigerator water filter on schedule if the machine has one.

Every 6 months, at the indicator, or sooner if flow drops — A loaded filter restricts water flow. That can produce slow dispensing, undersized ice and low ice production without any failed valve or ice maker.

Verify cabinet temperature and leave room for internal and external airflow.

Check monthly and after major loading changes — A refrigerator cannot stabilize temperature when vents are buried or the cabinet is packed solid. A thermometer catches a slow cooling decline before food loss or a complete no-cool event.

Habits like these tend to extend the useful life of the appliance. They are not a guarantee against failure.

Debating a repair? Find out what the math says.

Service

What to Expect

KitchenAid pairs premium machines with the industry's friendliest repair world: any good tech can work on one, parts are everywhere, and W Service's network of local companies covers the rest.

KitchenAid warranty work books through the brand's W Service portal or phone, with a local certified technician dispatched. After the warranty, the Whirlpool-family advantage kicks in: parts everywhere, and any experienced independent tech can handle the work.

Repair Economics
Most-Common Repair
$150–$600
Ice Maker
Common RepairTypical Range
Ice Maker $150–$600
Water Inlet Valve / Dispenser Assembly $100–$350
Evaporator Fan Motor / Air Damper $175–$400
Defrost System $150–$450
Compressor / Sealed System $600–$1,500
Control Board $225–$800
Defrost Drain / Water Tubing $125–$350
Thermistor / Air-Damper Control $125–$400
Door Gasket / Center Mullion Assembly $125–$350
Condenser Fan Motor $150–$350
Parts Availability
Parts Availability

Plentiful

Exact-model catalogs at PartSelect and AppliancePartsPros resolve for KRFC136TPA; functional parts can be bought through independent DIY/servicer distributors.

Parts Sources
Third-party suppliers
Working On It Yourself

This platform is generally approachable for a confident DIYer. The repairs owners face most often here — Ice Maker, Water Inlet Valve / Dispenser Assembly and Evaporator Fan Motor / Air Damper — can typically be handled with basic tools and patience. The jobs that go deeper — sealed-system and compressor work — belong to a licensed technician; that work requires EPA certification and recovery equipment, and there is no homeowner path for it.

Data You Can Trust

This page draws on the ApplianceEdge Registry — 2,640 appliance families connected to more than 18,200 verified models, independently researched. We don’t know everything about this family yet, and we won’t pretend to: filter and accessory cross-references and warranty information for this platform are still being verified. We only publish what we can stand behind, and the gaps close as the Registry grows.

ApplianceEdge assessments — lifespans, repair values, and reliability notes — are our editorial opinions, built from documented third-party sources: owner reports, industry pricing data, manufacturer literature, and official records. They describe patterns across a product family, not any individual machine; your experience may differ. Recall information links directly to official CPSC notices. We accept no payment from manufacturers, and no brand influences what we publish.

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