Refrigerator having apparatus to produce carbonated water

摘要

A refrigerator having a carbonated water production module (100) integrally provided with a carbon dioxide gas cylinder (120) having carbon dioxide gas stored therein and a carbonated water tank (110) to mix purified water with the carbon dioxide gas to produce carbonated water. The carbonated water production module (100) is mounted to the rear surface of the door, and thus it may be cooled by cool air in the refrigeration compartment and be easy to access, and thereby repair and replacement thereof is facilitated. The dispenser (90) includes a carbonated water discharge channel (200) into which carbonated water from the carbonated water tank (110) is discharged, and a purified water discharge channel (210) into which purified water from the water tank (70) is discharged. Since the purified water discharge channel (210) does not pass through the carbonated water tank (110), a user is allowed to selectively dispense purified water or carbonated water anytime.