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Default Hot water fridge


jmcquown wrote:
>
> On 4/26/2013 10:07 AM, Steve Freides wrote:
> > Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> >> Hot water dispensed from the refrigerator. Even a choice of
> >> temperatures
> >>
> >> http://www.geappliances.com/applianc..._enews_413prod

> >
> > Cool - er, I mean, hot!
> >
> > This sort of thing has been available as a stand-alone item for years.
> > I wonder if it's better and/or less expensive when it's part of the
> > 'frig. I guess if you've got the 'frig already plumbed for an automatic
> > ice maker, at least that's one thing out of the way.
> >
> > -S-
> >

> Seems to me it's just one more thing that could break and is probably
> *not* cheap to repair. Wouldn't you need two water lines? One for the
> ice maker, one for hot water? (Who makes ice out of hot water?)


The fridge does not dispense hot tap water ~120-130F, it dispenses *hot*
water ~180F the same as the instant hot water dispensers that typically
install under the sink. This is hot water for instant coffee, hot
chocolate, tea, cup noodles, etc.