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So why did it lose three stars? Because of one minor flaw, and one serious problem. The minor flaw is that while the fridge keeps the things inside cold, the top and sides get uncomfortably warm. Not enough to set anything on fire, but certainly not the thing you want to put your bare hand on for long. Good if you want to keep lunch warm though.

As for the serious problem the pipe in the back gets really, really cold. After running this for three weeks, my mother noticed that the fridge leaked water. Upon more inspection, I noticed that it was not a leak.It was water dripping from MELTING ICE THAT HAD made around one of the pipes in the back of the fridge, just outside of the insulation that had wrapped around the pipe. The chunk was about an inch and a half in diameter, and looked like a chunk of white bubble wrapped around the pipe.

It took me 15 minutes to ease the ice off, then as I inspected the pipe under the insulating cover, another chunk of ice popped out. All told, it took about 20 minutes to get the mess handled, but I am happy my mother noticed the water dripping when she did, otherwise, I fear that the fridge may have short circuited and cost us $100 in the procedure.

EDIT: In regards to the ice the refridgerator’s parts seem to be watertight, so you do not have to worry about the ice harming it. I do recommend that, should you purchase this fridge, to either put many foam/insulation around the pipe to reinforce the one already there, or, more simply, just put a tray under the ice to catch the drips.

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