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A refrigerator is provided to reduce power consumption by providing a vapor discharging unit integrally with a hot water tank or by providing a vapor discharging unit attachable to/detachable from the hot water tank. A refrigerator including a main body provided with a storage room, a door for opening/closing the storage room, and a dispenser provided on the door comprises a hot water tank for storing hot water to be supplied to the dispenser, and a vapor discharging unit including a vapor inflow hole(112) formed at an upper part of the hot water tank in the type of a cylinder, a vapor guiding unit(111) provided with a vapor discharge hole(113) for discharging the vapor flowing in through the vapor inflow hole to the outside, and an opening/closing member(115) formed between the vapor inflow hole and the vapor discharge hole in the type of a plate and for opening/closing the vapor inflow hole according to a vapor pressure inside the hot water tank.
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