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The Frigidaire EFWC498 is a top-load hot and cold water cooler dispenser designed for home, garage, dorm, RV, and cottage use. It accommodates both 3 and 5-gallon bottles and features a durable stainless steel tank, a safety lock for hot water, a removable drip tray for easy cleaning, adjustable leveling legs, and an energy-efficient, low-noise operation.
Material Type | Stainless Steel |
Style Name | TOP-LOAD |
Color | White |
Item Dimensions D x W x H | 11"D x 11.5"W x 36"H |
Capacity | 5 Gallons |
Number of settings | 2 |
Power Source | Corded Electric |
Installation Method | Freestanding |
Access Location | Top |
Wattage | 420 watts |
T**.
Excellent cooler water is cool but not tooth biting freezing cold - Picky about bottle caps
2 Months later edit: This is still working great and Kill-A-Watt is now showing it using 80¢ of electricity each month, using only 80 Watts (160 VA @ 0.5 Power Factor, but only pay for Watts).THIS IS PICKY ABOUT BOTTLE CAPS/LIDS! You need to get the softer or a brand new cap for each bottle. The inlet does not tightly fit the inside of the punch-out 3/4" feed and so water has to be held back by the cap sealing against the bottom of the plastic holding the bottle up. My previous water cooler inlet pipe fit the bottles extremely tightly and there was no leakage beyond the inlet.This cooler needs soft and thick on the higher side 2.25" or more to seal properly, otherwise it leaks and overflows onto the floor. I've ordered silicone caps to see if it corrects the issue. The cheap blue caps that are for sale all over on Amazon I've had bad luck with. The orange ones are just a little thicker and seal perfectly with no leakage, but I can't find them for sale on Amazon, so don't cheap out on the caps used. The ones that leak I measured at 2.24" when mounted on bottle and it needs at least 0.01" more or water slowly leaks up around the cap due to a poor seal.————————————————————————————Cooler is excellent and uses $1/month of electricity. I don't use the hot water side but after setup I'm amazed at how efficient it is. Water is a nice cool temperature and not ice cold. I was searching all over for one with an adjustable temp to save my cold sensitive teeth but went with this when it was on sale an have no regrets.This replaced an old water cooler that came free with water service and that cooler used $1/DAY in electricity according to the Kill-A-Watt I have on the outlet. This new one uses only $1/MONTH in electricity. Amazing efficiency and I haven't had any issues with leaking or or problems, though I would have liked an LED lamp over the dispenser since it sits so low to see where to hold cup and how much is in it. A motion activated dim light would add a lot to how nice it is, in the meantime I need to search for one to stick onto it.
H**W
Works amazing
Works well. Easy to use I love the switch’s on the back you can turn off the hot water if kids are around so you don’t have to worry about them getting burned. Just unpack plug in add a water bottle and follow the directions. It is so quiet you don’t even know it’s running.
T**S
Refrigeration works well. Maybe a little slow to fill a cup.
Bought for basement. Water is cold. We keep hot turned off - which is a nice feature.The water temp is great. I feel like the water volume might be a bit slow, but it works. I wish it would fill up a cup faster.
W**S
It does the job!
So far, I'm loving this Water dispenser because I used to have something horrible. The charging speed is ideal, not too slow, not too fast. When the cooler and heater are on, there is some noise naturally but it goes away as soon as it's cold or hot. It's not a very cheap build but being plastic made, it looks like a little less quality. However, it's very easy to use.Personally, I'm not using the heater and cooler functions, so it's just plugged to the power outlet for regular water dispenser function. One of the cons is the area under the dispenser is a little narrow. The kettle, for example, does not fit. You may lose some water but it's not significantly bad. Overall, I'm very happy with it. I've not had any problem with replacing the water jugs. 100% recommended!
M**E
Hot water not working...
The hot water on this dispenser never worked from the day I got it. The cold works fine.
C**R
Save some bucks!
been using his for a month now and it works good. We don't use the hot water part, and we built a stand to raise it up a bit overall it does the job and less expensive than the Culligan rental one.
J**R
So glad we bought it.
Works great! Looks great in my kitchen! I wanted my family as well as myself to start drinking more water, but I didn't want anyone to have an excuse as to why we didn't have any accessible unless we had bought some water bottles that week. I didn't need the best of the best with the lights and all the fancy features. I just needed a water cooler that would dispense water on demand LOL
E**S
$ Saver
It works great for hot or cold water. This saves a small fortune over home deliver and cooler rental
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