IFB 5.5kg Turbo Dry Automatic Clothes Dryer (Maxidry EX) vs Philips GC1905 1440W Non-Stick Soleplate Steam Iron
What separates them
These two differ on 9 recorded specifications. The IFB 5.5kg Turbo Dry Automatic Clothes Dryer (Maxidry EX) is ₹20,695 dearer.
IFB 5.5kg Turbo Dry Automatic Clothes Dryer (Maxidry EX) vs Philips GC1905 1440W Non-Stick Soleplate Steam Iron
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.
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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 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.
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 20 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | IFB 5.5kg Turbo Dry Automatic Clothes Dryer | Philips GC1905 1440W Non-Stick Soleplate Steam Iron |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ₹21,990 | ₹1,295 |
| Annual energy use | Roughly 480 kWh a year at 3 loads a week, about Rs3,840 at Rs8 per unit | Roughly 30 kWh a year at 20 minutes twice a week |
| BEE star rating | Not rated -- BEE does not cover clothes dryers in India | Not rated -- BEE does not cover steam irons |
| Capacity | 5.5 kg dry laundry | 180 ml water tank |
| Dimensions | 60 x 58 x 85 cm | 27 x 12 x 14 cm |
| Installation | Free standing or wall mounted; must vent warm moist air outside | None |
| Noise level | About 62 dB | Not applicable |
| Rated power | 2100 W | 1440 W |
| Refrigerant | Not applicable -- this is a vented dryer, not a heat pump | Not applicable |
| Weight | 30 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-crease | Tumbles intermittently after the cycle ends | not published |
| Anti-drip | not published | No -- water can spot fabric at low temperature settings |
| Cord | not published | 1.8 m, 360 degree swivel |
| Cycle time | About 90 minutes for a full 5.5 kg load | not published |
| Not condensing | A condenser or heat-pump dryer needs no vent but costs more; this one must be vented | not published |
| Running cost | Roughly Rs25 a load | 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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