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Asked by: Arnoldo Sonseca
home and garden home appliancesDo American fridges need to be plumbed in?
In this regard, can I use American fridge without plumbing?
1 Answer. In general, plumbing water to a fridge is only required in order to use the ice maker and water dispensing features. You can use it as a fridge with just electricity connected. If you don't have water connected you should do that in order to reduce possible wear on electric valves and other parts.
In this regard, do all fridges with ice makers need plumbing?
Many fridges with built in ice makers and water taps require connection to your kitchen's water supply, though others have no plumbing at all. However, these plumbing-free fridges use a water tank to make their ice & water, which needs to be manually refilled.
No, is the short answer. Some of the more advanced features that may have swayed your decision to go for an American fridge freezer do, however, rely on being plumbed in to your water supply. So if you're looking forward to unlimited ice and chilled water on tap, plumbing in may be the way to go.