Refrigerating device and water dispenser with the refrigerating device

The invention discloses a refrigerating device and a water dispenser with the refrigerating device. The refrigerating device comprises a cold tank, a refrigerating system which comprises an evaporator arranged on the cold tank, and a temperature sensor, wherein the evaporator is used for refrigerating water in the cold tank; and the refrigerating system determines whether to start or stop an ice making program according to the sensed temperature of the temperature sensor, and the temperature sensor is arranged in the cold tank and located between the upper end and the lower end of the evaporator in the vertical direction. The refrigerating device has the advantages of being stable and reliable in ice making amount and the like. 本发明公开了一种制冷装置和具有其的饮水机，所述制冷装置包括：冷罐；制冷系统，所述制冷系统包括设于所述冷罐上的蒸发器，所述蒸发器用于对所述冷罐内的水进行制冷；温度传感器，所述制冷系统根据所述温度传感器的感温温度来确定是否启停制冰程序，所述温度传感器设在所述冷罐内且在上下方向上位于所述蒸发器的上端和下端之间。根据本发明实施例的制冷装置具有制冰量稳定可靠等优点。