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Drain water from a refrigerator flows to an evaporating plate located adjacent a compressor, so that heat from the compressor promotes the evaporation. A water spreader spreads the drain water as it reaches the evaporating plate to facilitate evaporation. Water which is not evaporated on the evapora

Drain water from a refrigerator flows to an evaporating plate located adjacent a compressor, so that heat from the compressor promotes the evaporation. A water spreader spreads the drain water as it reaches the evaporating plate to facilitate evaporation. Water which is not evaporated on the evaporating member gravitates to a container and is reabsorbed by the other evaporator member when the latter dries. The evaporator plate has ribs to efficiently use the heat received from the compressor.

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In a refrigerator having a compressor, an evaporating compartment in which drain water is generated, a drain passage for conducting the drain water, and evaporation means for receiving and evaporating the drain water, said evaporation means comprising: an evaporating member positioned to receive and

In a refrigerator having a compressor, an evaporating compartment in which drain water is generated, a drain passage for conducting the drain water, and evaporation means for receiving and evaporating the drain water, said evaporation means comprising: an evaporating member positioned to receive and conduct the drain water, the evaporating member positioned adjacent the compressor to receive heat therefrom, said evaporating member having a surface facing said compressor, said surface including a concave-convex undulating profile forming heat-exchange ribs, and a water-spreading member positioned upstream of said evaporating member and configured to spread-out water received from said evaporating compartment and direct the spread-out water to said evaporating member, said water-spreading member including a plate disposed over said evaporating member, said plate including an upper surface arranged under said drain passage to receive drain water to receive drain water therefrom.