KRMF436 29 cu. ft. 4-door French-door refrigerator
Four doors in Juniper: a full-width FreshChill drawer between fridge and freezer that can run as wine, deli, drink or meat storage.
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Overview
Recall check. This model: no recall on record at the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (checked September 2026). Source
Who makes it, and what to know
KitchenAid is one of Whirlpool Corporation's brands. Juniper is one of its current finishes, a dark green, sold beside Black Ore and stainless steel; the handles and knobs match the finish, and kits in brass, bronze, black ore or stainless are sold separately. The warranty is one year, limited, parts and labor; the sealed cooling system has five years of labor and ten of parts. KitchenAid says it is 29 cu. ft.; the specification lists 28.7. One owner review notes the inside is gray rather than white. It stands 37.4 inches deep with the handles. You buy from Abt Electronics, a family-owned appliance and electronics store in Glenview, Illinois, open since 1936. Abt handles delivery and returns: most items go back within 30 days in their original packaging, and Abt may charge the return shipping. The warranty is KitchenAid's.
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How KitchenAid rates
KitchenAid refrigerators, scored out of 10 on eight measures. The reason sits under every score, and price is compared on the Scorecard.
No factory named for this fridge. KitchenAid says most of its appliances are made in the US; it does not say where this one is.
One year parts and labor. Older KitchenAid documents add years two to five on sealed-system parts; not confirmed for this model.
KitchenAid-certified technicians. An owner was 'without refrigeration for 3 weeks' after a control board failed.
No CPSC recall found on a KitchenAid fridge.
A 2026 owner called one 'the worst appliance I have ever owned'. Brand-wide Trustpilot is 1.3.
Juniper green or Black Ore on the doors, with handle kits in brass, bronze or black that swap later. The body color is permanent.
In stock with free shipping at Abt.
Inside the door: free in-home delivery on major appliances over $399, not unpacked. Installation and 'unpack, set in place and haul away' are paid add-ons, priced only in the cart.
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Pros and cons
From the Scorecard, our brand ratings, where every line has a source.
Pros
- Safety: No CPSC recall found on a KitchenAid fridge
- Delivery: In stock with free shipping at Abt
Cons
- Owners: A 2026 owner called one 'the worst appliance I have ever owned'. Brand-wide Trustpilot is 1.3
- Warranty: One year parts and labor. Older KitchenAid documents add years two to five on sealed-system parts; not confirmed for this model
- Who makes it: No factory named for this fridge. KitchenAid says most of its appliances are made in the US; it does not say where this one is
What owners say
Owner reviews on Abt.com, the store our links go to. Abt pools them across all finishes of this model, including stainless. 7 of the 8 most recent say they were collected as part of a promotion, meaning the reviewer received something for writing it. Read on September 28, 2026. Quotes are unedited, and we include the most common complaint as well as the praise.
“This is the quietest refrigerator we have ever owned. Love the middle drawer.”
“Wish the interior color was white, grey makes inside fridge look a little darker. I understand that’s the aesthetics for this model tier but still… Other thing was didn’t notice can’t really adjust door shelving or glass shelves when we purchased it in showroom. That was disappointing. Overall though this seems to be a very well made product”
“We bought the KitchenAid KRMF436SPS expecting years of reliable service at this price point, and instead we have now watched the exact same failure happen twice, in two separate brand-new units. In both cases the refrigerator ran fine for the first month and a half. Then, somewhere between six and eight weeks in, the defrost/condensation drain froze over. Once that drain ices up, the water from the normal defrost cycle has nowhere to go, so it backs up and freezes into a sheet at the bottom of the freezer drawer. From there it overflows and runs out onto the kitchen floor. We were wiping up water and chipping out ice on a unit that was barely two months old. What makes this hard to accept is that it was not a fluke. We had the first unit replaced, the second one was also brand new, and it developed the identical problem on the identical timeline. Two units, same symptom, same six-to-eight-week window. That points to a design issue with how the drain is routed and kept clear, not to a one-off defective part or anything we did wrong. The fridge was leveled and installed correctly, and we did nothing unusual with it. To be fair, when it is working the refrigerator itself is nice. Good capacity, the FreshChill drawer is genuinely useful, the layout and finish are excellent, and it is quiet. But none of that matters if you cannot trust it to not flood your floor. A refrigerator has one job above all others, and a brand-new unit dumping water onto the floor twice in a row is a serious reliability problem. I would think hard before buying this model. If you already own one, keep an eye on the freezer floor for any ice sheet forming, because that is the early warning sign before it starts leaking. When we called Kitchen Aid service, they told us they would call back within a week and tell us when our service appointment would be. Unacceptable! Thank God Costco agreed to take them both back and agreed to refund our money”
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