Refrigerator having detachable cooling module

A refrigerator comprising:

• a cabinet in which a storeroom is formed and including a duct opening;
• a cooling module detachably coupled to the cabinet and including an evaporator, a condenser, a compressor, a module body having a space in which the evaporator is accommodated, and a duct module having an opening and being detachably coupled to the module body to guide cold air produced from the evaporator through the opening of the duct module to the storeroom, wherein
• the duct opening, the duct module and the storeroom are arranged so that, when the duct module is detached from the module body, the duct module is passable through the duct opening to be removed through the storeroom, and
• the refrigerator further comprises a cover installable so as to cover the duct opening while the duct module is coupled to the module body and to form a portion of a rear wall of the storeroom, and having an opening so that, when the cover is installed, the cold air produced from the evaporator is guided through the opening of the duct module and then through the opening of the cover to the storeroom.