A refrigerator comprising: a cabinet defining a refrigerated compartment and a machine compartment ; a compressor disposed within the machine compartment and adapted to compress a refrigerant within a refrigerant line ; a heat exchanger positioned in communication with the compressor and adapted to reject heat from a refrigerant into the machine compartment ; a fan disposed between the heat exchanger and the compressor , the fan being adapted to draw air from an area adjacent the machine compartment and through the heat exchanger , the fan including an impeller , a fan motor coupled to a shaft that drives the impeller and a housing , and a funnel disposed between the heat exchanger and the fan and directing the air toward the fan , characterised by further comprising a tunnel disposed between the fan and the compressor and directing forced air from the fan toward the compressor , wherein the tunnel is offset from an airflow path that is substantially parallel to a rotational axis of the fan to redirect air from the fan toward the compressor , wherein an exit portion of the tunnel has a height that is greater than the height of the compressor , wherein the tunnel directs the air towards a control unit that is disposed within the machine compartment , wherein the tunnel is operably coupled with the funnel and/or the housing at an entrance portion , wherein the tunnel is disposed on an opposing side of the funnel from the housing , wherein the tunnel is configured to direct mixed air from the fan toward the compressor , the control unit and/or a heatsink as the air exits the tunnel through the exit portion , wherein the exit portion has a generally oval cross-sectional geometry that extends above and/or below the compressor to provide convection heat transfer to the compressor and/or the control unit when the fan is operating and wherein the tunnel has an intermediate portion that redirects the mixed air in a desired direction from the airflow path generated by the fan . a cabinet defining a refrigerated compartment and a machine compartment ; a compressor disposed within the machine compartment and adapted to compress a refrigerant within a refrigerant line ; a heat exchanger positioned in communication with the compressor and adapted to reject heat from a refrigerant into the machine compartment ; a fan disposed between the heat exchanger and the compressor , the fan being adapted to draw air from an area adjacent the machine compartment and through the heat exchanger , the fan including an impeller , a fan motor coupled to a shaft that drives the impeller and a housing , and a funnel disposed between the heat exchanger and the fan and directing the air toward the fan , characterised by further comprising a tunnel disposed between the fan and the compressor and directing forced air from the fan toward the compressor , wherein the tunnel is offset from an airflow path that is substantially parallel to a rotational axis of the fan to redirect air from the fan toward the compressor , wherein an exit portion of the tunnel has a height that is greater than the height of the compressor , wherein the tunnel directs the air towards a control unit that is disposed within the machine compartment , wherein the tunnel is operably coupled with the funnel and/or the housing at an entrance portion , wherein the tunnel is disposed on an opposing side of the funnel from the housing , wherein the tunnel is configured to direct mixed air from the fan toward the compressor , the control unit and/or a heatsink as the air exits the tunnel through the exit portion , wherein the exit portion has a generally oval cross-sectional geometry that extends above and/or below the compressor to provide convection heat transfer to the compressor and/or the control unit when the fan is operating and wherein the tunnel has an intermediate portion that redirects the mixed air in a desired direction from the airflow path generated by the fan . <EOS>