Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cold water dispenser mounted in the door thereof to enable water to be dispensed without the door being opened. The dispenser includes a housing mounted in the door and forming a dispensing chamber. A manually actuable lever is swingably mounted to the housing and is accessible exteriorly of the door. A hollow cylinder is mounted to the housing and extends into the refrigerating compartment. The cylinder forms a water conduit having a water outlet in the chamber and an upwardly facing water inlet spaced from the outlet. A slide is reciprocable in the cylinder and is pushed by swinging the lever. A water storage vessel is mounted on the cylinder so that a valved water passage on a lower portion thereof communicates with the water inlet. By pushing the lever, the slide is pushed to lift the valve to enable water to travel from the vessel to the water outlet.