Can integrated fridges have water dispensers?

Have you ever stood at the tap, waiting for the water to run cold enough for a refreshing drink? A fridge with a built-in water dispenser fixes that, but it’s often off the table if you opt to install integrated refrigeration in your kitchen. One of the main reasons for choosing integrated appliances is to achieve a seamless aesthetic, and a cutout in the cabinetry for an external water dispenser can feel at odds with that.

Liebherr’s IRBh 5180 fridge and ICBNh 5193 fridge-freezer take a different approach, tucking the dispenser inside so your cabinetry panels remain uninterrupted. It’s a first for Liebherr’s 60cm integrated range.

Both models are designed to sit flush with the cabinetry around them, with no gaps or overhangs. The IRBh 5180 still offers a generous 294 litres of chilled storage space, which for many households is plenty for a week's fresh groceries. If you need freezer space too, the ICBNh 5193 has 175 litres of refrigeration and 71 litres for frozen food. Both fit into standard 60cm-width cavities, the standard size for integrated kitchen appliances.

Both models are available in right-hand and left-hand opening models, so you can choose the one that best suits your kitchen layout, whether the fridge sits beside a wall or near to an island.

Until now, choosing an integrated fridge has usually meant going without a water dispenser, having the aforementioned external cutout, or losing internal storage space to a water filter and tank.

Liebherr’s fridges with InfinitySpring dispensers get around these limitations by not only positioning the dispenser inside the fridge, but also making it practically invisible. Unlike some plumbed fridges, there’s no bulky filter system sitting inside the fridge either. The dispenser sits flush against the interior side wall, and unless you know where to look, you could easily miss it.

The dispenser connects directly to your home’s water supply, so you get constant filtered, chilled water without needing to manually refill it or give up a single centimetre of shelf space to jugs or tanks. When you want a drink, just press your glass against it for cool, drip-free water.

You might have found that most fridge water dispensers limit the size of glass or jug you can use, because everything has to fit into a small recess. InfinitySpring’s flush design doesn’t have one, so tall glasses, large drink bottles and dining carafes all fit easily.

Keeping your water cool and fresh is one thing, but what about your fruit and vegies? While most fridges manage the cool part, many struggle with keeping produce fresh for more than a couple of days.

Liebherr fridges are built to tackle the frustration of wilted greens and tired fruit by pairing BioFresh Professional and HydroBreeze technology to extend the life of your produce.

BioFresh storage compartments sit at a steady temperature of just above 0°C, which helps fruit, vegetables, meat and dairy stay fresh for significantly longer. The HydroBreeze feature regularly releases a fine 0°C mist over your fruit and vegetables to help keep them crisp and preserve their nutrients. It runs for 4 seconds every 90 minutes, and again for 8 seconds each time you open the door, which, if you’ll excuse the pun, is very cool to watch.

Liebherr individually lists a vast number of common, and less common, foods along with the duration BioFresh compartments can typically keep them fresh. Can your fridge keep asparagus in tip top condition for 18 days? Cauliflower crisp for three weeks? Strawberries firm for seven days? Probably not.

Together, this fresh combination can lead to less food waste, fewer trips to the supermarket and a little more money in your pocket.

While the plumbed InfinitySpring dispensers ensure you’ll never run out of chilled, filtered water, the same connected convenience in the ICBNh 5193 fridge freezer means you’ll never run out of ice either.

With its fixed water connection, the IceMaker can produce up to 1.5kg of ice cubes a day with the MaxIce function, with no trays to fill and no bags to buy.

It also has NoFrost, which stops ice building up so you never have to defrost, and DuoCooling, which gives the fridge and freezer separate refrigeration circuits. That means air isn’t shared between them, so your food is less likely to dry out and odours don’t circulate between compartments. A Touch & Swipe display makes it easy to adjust the temperature, and the whole thing runs at a quiet 34 dB.

Both models also have a couple of small touches you’ll notice every day. LightTower lighting uses slim, flush-mounted LED columns to light the whole interior without taking up storage space, and SoftSystem slows heavy custom cabinet doors so they close softly and securely, with no rattling bottles.

If you want a clean, minimalist aesthetic in your kitchen, without compromising on the convenience of chilled water on demand, Liebherr’s 60cm integrated models with InfinitySpring let you do just that.