Blue Star Bottom Loading Water Dispenser (BWD3FMRGA) vs Philips GC1905 1440W Non-Stick Soleplate Steam Iron
What separates them
These two differ on 9 recorded specifications. The Blue Star Bottom Loading Water Dispenser (BWD3FMRGA) is ₹11,695 dearer.
Blue Star Bottom Loading Water Dispenser (BWD3FMRGA) vs Philips GC1905 1440W Non-Stick Soleplate Steam Iron
Blue Star
Blue Star Bottom Loading Water Dispenser (BWD3FMRGA)
₹12,990
Two specifications separate this from the cheap dispensers it sits beside.
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Philips
Philips GC1905 1440W Non-Stick Soleplate Steam Iron
₹1,295
1440 W is the specification that decides how quickly it recovers heat after a burst of steam, and at this price it is generous -- cheaper irons sit at 1000 W and stall on thick cotton.
Full details →Who the Blue Star Bottom Loading Water Dispenser is for
Buy it if: Homes and small offices getting through a 20 litre bottle regularly who want both hot and genuinely cold water.
Avoid it if: Anyone who thinks this purifies water -- it does not filter anything at all.
Who the Philips GC1905 1440W Non-Stick Soleplate Steam Iron is for
Buy it if: Anyone ironing cotton and linen regularly who wants quick heat recovery.
Avoid it if: Anyone ironing a lot of silk or synthetics -- the missing anti-drip valve will mark them.
Specifications, side by side
9 of 21 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | Blue Star Bottom Loading Water Dispenser | Philips GC1905 1440W Non-Stick Soleplate Steam Iron |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ₹12,990 | ₹1,295 |
| Annual energy use | Roughly 400 kWh a year running continuously, about Rs3,200 at Rs8 per unit | Roughly 30 kWh a year at 20 minutes twice a week |
| BEE star rating | Not rated -- BEE does not cover water dispensers | Not rated -- BEE does not cover steam irons |
| Capacity | 20 litre bottle; 3 litre hot, 3 litre cold reservoir | 180 ml water tank |
| Dimensions | 33 x 33 x 97 cm | 27 x 12 x 14 cm |
| Installation | Free standing, needs a mains socket | None |
| Noise level | About 40 dB when the compressor runs | Not applicable |
| Rated power | 500 W heating, 100 W cooling | 1440 W |
| Refrigerant | R134a | Not applicable |
| Weight | 17 kg | 1.1 kg |
| BEE rating year | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| ISEER | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty |
| Anti-drip | not published | No -- water can spot fabric at low temperature settings |
| Child lock | On the hot tap | not published |
| Cooling | Compressor, not thermoelectric, so it genuinely chills rather than merely cooling | not published |
| Cord | not published | 1.8 m, 360 degree swivel |
| Hot water | Reaches about 90 degrees C | not published |
| Loading | Bottom loading -- the bottle sits in a cabinet, no lifting a 20 kg bottle overhead | not published |
| Not a purifier | This dispenses and conditions bottled water; it does not filter or purify anything | not published |
| Soleplate | not published | Non-stick coated aluminium |
| Steam output | not published | Continuous 17 g per minute, 90 g steam boost |
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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