AO Smith HAS-X1-025-LHS Storage 25 Litre Horizontal Water Heater (Geyser) Rust-proof outer Body|Compact Size vs IFB 5.5kg Turbo Dry Automatic Clothes Dryer (Maxidry EX)
What separates them
These two differ on 10 recorded specifications. The IFB 5.5kg Turbo Dry Automatic Clothes Dryer (Maxidry EX) is ₹11,000 dearer.
AO Smith HAS-X1-025-LHS Storage 25 Litre Horizontal Water Heater (Geyser) Rust-proof outer Body|Compact Size vs IFB 5.5kg Turbo Dry Automatic Clothes Dryer (Maxidry EX)
AO Smith
AO Smith HAS-X1-025-LHS Storage 25 Litre Horizontal Water Heater (Geyser) Rust-proof outer Body|Compact Size
₹10,990
Standing loss is the figure nobody publishes and the reason a geyser costs more to run than people expect: leaving it switched on wastes roughly 0.6 kWh a day doing nothing but keeping water hot, which is about Rs1,750 a year for no benefit.
Full details →IFB
IFB 5.5kg Turbo Dry Automatic Clothes Dryer (Maxidry EX)
₹21,990
Roughly Rs25 a load and 2100 W make this an expensive way to dry clothes in a country where sunlight is free most of the year -- its case is the monsoon, and for a few months it is a genuinely good one.
Full details →Who the AO Smith HAS-X1-025-LHS Storage 25 Litre Horizontal Water Heater is for
Buy it if: Families of three to four needing consistent hot water at 8 bar pressure for a high-rise.
Avoid it if: Single users needing hot water occasionally -- an instant heater wastes nothing on standing loss.
Who the IFB 5.5kg Turbo Dry Automatic Clothes Dryer is for
Buy it if: Households in heavy monsoon regions with somewhere to vent the hose outside.
Avoid it if: Anyone with no external vent route, and anyone who can line-dry most of the year.
Specifications, side by side
10 of 21 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | AO Smith HAS-X1-025-LHS Storage 25 Litre Horizontal Water Heater | IFB 5.5kg Turbo Dry Automatic Clothes Dryer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ₹10,990 | ₹21,990 |
| Annual energy use | Roughly 800 kWh a year for a family of four, about Rs6,400 at Rs8 per unit | Roughly 480 kWh a year at 3 loads a week, about Rs3,840 at Rs8 per unit |
| BEE rating year | 2023 rating year | Not applicable |
| BEE star rating | 5 star | Not rated -- BEE does not cover clothes dryers in India |
| Capacity | 25 litres | 5.5 kg dry laundry |
| Dimensions | 45 x 45 x 55 cm | 60 x 58 x 85 cm |
| Installation | Wall mounted, needs a 16 A point and a plumber | Free standing or wall mounted; must vent warm moist air outside |
| Noise level | Not applicable | About 62 dB |
| Rated power | 2000 W | 2100 W |
| Refrigerant | Not applicable | Not applicable -- this is a vented dryer, not a heat pump |
| Weight | 14 kg | 30 kg |
| ISEER | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty |
| Anode rod | Magnesium, and it is a consumable -- it should be inspected every 2 years | not published |
| Anti-crease | not published | Tumbles intermittently after the cycle ends |
| Cycle time | not published | About 90 minutes for a full 5.5 kg load |
| Heat-up time | About 15 minutes for 25 litres | not published |
| Not condensing | not published | A condenser or heat-pump dryer needs no vent but costs more; this one must be vented |
| Pressure rating | 8 bar, suitable for high-rise buildings | not published |
| Running cost | not published | Roughly Rs25 a load |
| Standing loss | Roughly 0.6 kWh per 24 hours -- the energy lost keeping stored water hot | not published |
| Tank | Blue Diamond glass-lined steel | not published |
Every row is a figure one or both products record. A blank is a figure the catalogue does not hold, not a zero.
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