Water Filter for the KitchenAid KTRC22EMBT01 (EDR6D1)

KTRC22EMBT01 specifics — where the filter actually lives

On the KTRC22EMBT01, the cartridge inside the fresh-food compartment — upper interior in most top-freezer layouts — usually a kneeling-height or shoulder-height swap, not a teardown. This is a twist-style bay, the friendlier design: a quarter turn one way to release, the other to seat, and the only tool you need is a towel for the drip.

Two quirks worth knowing before you order: the change light ignores the new cartridge until you reset it, and the first removal always takes more muscle than the manual implies. Prefix literacy pays here: KTR typically codes for top-freezer machines in this catalog, and in that format the water path is long enough that a neglected cartridge shows up as flow drop before it shows up as taste. The -01 tail tracks the revision ladder — each rung shares the identical EDR6D1 bay.

KTR vs KSR — what the prefix tells you

Same parts shelf, two cabinet missions — KTR answers to top-freezer; KSR answers to side-by-side chassis; the water-filter answer is shared. The KTRC22EMBT01 decodes to about 2003-2007 by catalog convention — close enough to bracket the cartridge generation, not close enough to certify.

Swap it in 5 minutes

• Twist the old cartridge a quarter turn counterclockwise and pull it straight down — keep a towel in reach for the dribble.
• Fill the new cartridge with cold tap water so the chamber is not fighting an air pocket.
• Offer the new cartridge to the bay, push up, and twist a quarter turn clockwise until the stop catches.
• Run two gallons through the dispenser to flush carbon fines, then hold the filter-reset control until the status light clears.

What this filter takes out of your water

Coverage above lists what the standard addresses, not a performance claim for any specific cartridge — removal claims vary by certificate, so check the NSF listing for the exact part number you are buying.

KTRC22EMBT01 filter questions