Bosch 7kg 5 Star Front Load Washing Machine (WAJ2426WIN) vs IFB 5.5kg Turbo Dry Automatic Clothes Dryer (Maxidry EX)
What separates them
These two differ on 10 recorded specifications. The Bosch 7kg 5 Star Front Load Washing Machine (WAJ2426WIN) is ₹12,000 dearer. They are different kinds of product — front load washing machine against vented -- expels warm damp air through a hose, so it must reach a window or vent — so read the table as two spec sheets rather than a like-for-like.
Bosch 7kg 5 Star Front Load Washing Machine (WAJ2426WIN) vs IFB 5.5kg Turbo Dry Automatic Clothes Dryer (Maxidry EX)
Bosch
Bosch 7kg 5 Star Front Load Washing Machine (WAJ2426WIN)
₹33,990
A 7 kg front load machine suits a family of three to four. This Bosch model uses roughly half the water of an equivalent top loader and cleans more thoroughly, but a full cotton cycle takes over two hours against about 45 minutes on a top loader.
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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 7kg 5 Star Front Load Washing Machine is for
Buy it if: Families of three to four who prioritise wash quality and water economy, and can accommodate longer cycle times.
Avoid it if: Households needing fast turnaround between loads, or anyone without a fixed plumbed installation point.
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 16 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | Bosch 7kg 5 Star Front Load Washing Machine | IFB 5.5kg Turbo Dry Automatic Clothes Dryer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ₹33,990 | ₹21,990 |
| Annual energy use | 196 kWh/yr at 220 cycles | Roughly 480 kWh a year at 3 loads a week, about Rs3,840 at Rs8 per unit |
| BEE rating year | 2023 | Not applicable |
| BEE star rating | 5 star | Not rated -- BEE does not cover clothes dryers in India |
| Capacity | 7 kg | 5.5 kg dry laundry |
| Dimensions | 85 x 60 x 55 cm | 60 x 58 x 85 cm |
| Installation | Plumbed installation required | Free standing or wall mounted; must vent warm moist air outside |
| Noise level | 52 dB(A) wash, 74 dB(A) spin | About 62 dB |
| Rated power | 2000 W | 2100 W |
| Warranty | 2 year product, 10 year motor | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty |
| Weight | 67 kg | 30 kg |
| Anti-crease | not published | Tumbles intermittently after the cycle ends |
| Cycle time | not published | About 90 minutes for a full 5.5 kg load |
| ISEER | not published | Not applicable |
| Not condensing | not published | A condenser or heat-pump dryer needs no vent but costs more; this one must be vented |
| Refrigerant | not published | Not applicable -- this is a vented dryer, not a heat pump |
| Running cost | not published | Roughly Rs25 a load |
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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