Philips GC1905 1440W Non-Stick Soleplate Steam Iron vs Blue Star Bottom Loading Water Dispenser (BWD3FMRGA)
What separates them
These two differ on 9 recorded specifications. The Blue Star Bottom Loading Water Dispenser (BWD3FMRGA) is ₹11,695 dearer.
Philips GC1905 1440W Non-Stick Soleplate Steam Iron vs Blue Star Bottom Loading Water Dispenser (BWD3FMRGA)
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.
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Blue Star
Blue Star Bottom Loading Water Dispenser (BWD3FMRGA)
₹12,990
Two specifications separate this from the cheap dispensers it sits beside.
Full details →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.
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.
Specifications, side by side
9 of 21 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | Philips GC1905 1440W Non-Stick Soleplate Steam Iron | Blue Star Bottom Loading Water Dispenser |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ₹1,295 | ₹12,990 |
| Annual energy use | Roughly 30 kWh a year at 20 minutes twice a week | Roughly 400 kWh a year running continuously, about Rs3,200 at Rs8 per unit |
| BEE star rating | Not rated -- BEE does not cover steam irons | Not rated -- BEE does not cover water dispensers |
| Capacity | 180 ml water tank | 20 litre bottle; 3 litre hot, 3 litre cold reservoir |
| Dimensions | 27 x 12 x 14 cm | 33 x 33 x 97 cm |
| Installation | None | Free standing, needs a mains socket |
| Noise level | Not applicable | About 40 dB when the compressor runs |
| Rated power | 1440 W | 500 W heating, 100 W cooling |
| Refrigerant | Not applicable | R134a |
| Weight | 1.1 kg | 17 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 | No -- water can spot fabric at low temperature settings | not published |
| Child lock | not published | On the hot tap |
| Cooling | not published | Compressor, not thermoelectric, so it genuinely chills rather than merely cooling |
| Cord | 1.8 m, 360 degree swivel | not published |
| Hot water | not published | Reaches about 90 degrees C |
| Loading | not published | Bottom loading -- the bottle sits in a cabinet, no lifting a 20 kg bottle overhead |
| Not a purifier | not published | This dispenses and conditions bottled water; it does not filter or purify anything |
| Soleplate | Non-stick coated aluminium | not published |
| Steam output | Continuous 17 g per minute, 90 g steam boost | 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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