Bosch 13 Place Settings Free-Standing Dishwasher (SMS66GI01I) vs IFB 5.5kg Turbo Dry Automatic Clothes Dryer (Maxidry EX)
What separates them
These two differ on 10 recorded specifications. The Bosch 13 Place Settings Free-Standing Dishwasher (SMS66GI01I) is ₹22,000 dearer.
Bosch 13 Place Settings Free-Standing Dishwasher (SMS66GI01I) vs IFB 5.5kg Turbo Dry Automatic Clothes Dryer (Maxidry EX)
Bosch
Bosch 13 Place Settings Free-Standing Dishwasher (SMS66GI01I)
₹43,990
9.5 litres a cycle against roughly 40 litres of hand washing is the number that makes the case, and 46 dB means it can run overnight without being heard.
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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 Bosch 13 Place Settings Free-Standing Dishwasher is for
Buy it if: Households of four or more who will pre-soak burnt utensils and run it overnight.
Avoid it if: Anyone expecting it to remove burnt-on masala without pre-soaking.
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 20 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | Bosch 13 Place Settings Free-Standing Dishwasher | IFB 5.5kg Turbo Dry Automatic Clothes Dryer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ₹43,990 | ₹21,990 |
| Annual energy use | Roughly 250 kWh a year at 4 cycles a week, about Rs2,000 at Rs8 per unit | Roughly 480 kWh a year at 3 loads a week, about Rs3,840 at Rs8 per unit |
| BEE star rating | Not rated -- BEE does not cover dishwashers in India | Not rated -- BEE does not cover clothes dryers in India |
| Capacity | 13 place settings | 5.5 kg dry laundry |
| Cycle time | About 3 hours on eco, 60 minutes on the quick programme | About 90 minutes for a full 5.5 kg load |
| Dimensions | 60 x 60 x 85 cm | 60 x 58 x 85 cm |
| Installation | Free standing, needs inlet, drain and a 16 A point | Free standing or wall mounted; must vent warm moist air outside |
| Noise level | 46 dB | About 62 dB |
| Rated power | 2400 W | 2100 W |
| Refrigerant | Not applicable | Not applicable -- this is a vented dryer, not a heat pump |
| Weight | 48 kg | 30 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-crease | not published | Tumbles intermittently after the cycle ends |
| Consumables | Salt, rinse aid and detergent, roughly Rs300 a month | not published |
| Drying | Condensation drying -- no heating element, so plastics stay damp | not published |
| Indian utensil note | Kadhai and pressure cooker bases with burnt masala generally need pre-soaking; a dishwasher is not a scrubber | not published |
| Not condensing | not published | A condenser or heat-pump dryer needs no vent but costs more; this one must be vented |
| Running cost | not published | Roughly Rs25 a load |
| Water use | About 9.5 litres per eco cycle, against roughly 40 litres washing the same load by hand | not published |
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