Machine for making and dispensing a liquid or semi-liquid product

A machine for making and dispensing a cold or ice beverage, comprising:

• a containment and processing tank for the beverage which includes a front wall, and at a bottom, a dispensing mouth for dispensing the beverage,
• a dispenser, located at the dispensing mouth and suitable for turning on or off to allow the beverage to be dispensed;
• a thermal treatment cylinder located inside the containment and processing tank;
• a stirrer located outside an outer surface of the thermal treatment cylinder and adapted to rotate about a respective axis of rotation;
• a refrigerating plant comprising a first heat exchanger, a second heat exchanger, a pressure reducing element and a compressor, the first heat exchanger being located inside the thermal treatment cylinder,
• a containment compartment for the second heat exchanger and the compressor,
• at least one first airflow intake cavity in fluid communication with the containment compartment and with an outside environment and at least one second airflow release cavity in fluid communication with the containment compartment and with the outside environment, the at least one second airflow release cavity being located above the at least one first airflow intake cavity to create an airflow with a vertical component, from a bottom upwards;
• wherein the containment compartment is formed by a front wall, a rear wall, an upper wall, a lower wall, and a pair of lateral walls, right and left;
• wherein the machine comprises a frame and one or more of the front wall, the rear wall, the upper wall, the lower wall, and the pair of lateral walls, right and left, are removable relative to the frame;
• wherein the at least one first airflow intake cavity is positioned in the lower wall.