Whirlpool 235L 3 Star Frost Free Double Door Refrigerator (IF INV 278) vs Faber 60cm 1200 m3/hr Auto-Clean Chimney (Hood Orient 3D)
What separates them
These two differ on 11 recorded specifications. The Whirlpool 235L 3 Star Frost Free Double Door Refrigerator (IF INV 278) is ₹9,500 dearer. They are different kinds of product — double door refrigerator against wall-mounted auto-clean kitchen chimney — so read the table as two spec sheets rather than a like-for-like.
Whirlpool 235L 3 Star Frost Free Double Door Refrigerator (IF INV 278) vs Faber 60cm 1200 m3/hr Auto-Clean Chimney (Hood Orient 3D)
Whirlpool
Whirlpool 235L 3 Star Frost Free Double Door Refrigerator (IF INV 278)
₹24,490
A 235 litre double door refrigerator suits a family of three to four. This Whirlpool model pairs that capacity with an inverter compressor and frost-free cooling, and its 3 star rating translates to roughly 200 kWh a year — a running cost difference of only a few hundred rupees annually against a 4 star unit.
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Faber
Faber 60cm 1200 m3/hr Auto-Clean Chimney (Hood Orient 3D)
₹14,990
The sizing rule nobody explains at the showroom is that suction should be roughly ten times your kitchen's volume per hour -- 1200 suits a kitchen of about 20 cubic metres, and buying more than you need only adds noise.
Full details →Who the Whirlpool 235L 3 Star Frost Free Double Door Refrigerator is for
Buy it if: Families of three to four wanting frost-free convenience and an inverter compressor at a mid-range price.
Avoid it if: Larger households needing 300 litres or more, and buyers who specifically want a convertible freezer compartment.
Who the Faber 60cm 1200 m3/hr Auto-Clean Chimney is for
Buy it if: Anyone with a kitchen around 20 cubic metres who can duct to an external wall.
Avoid it if: Anyone who cannot duct outside -- recirculating a chimney through a carbon filter removes very little Indian cooking smoke.
Specifications, side by side
11 of 17 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | Whirlpool 235L 3 Star Frost Free Double Door Refrigerator | Faber 60cm 1200 m3/hr Auto-Clean Chimney |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ₹24,490 | ₹14,990 |
| Annual energy use | 201 kWh/yr | Roughly 90 kWh a year at 1 hour a day, about Rs720 at Rs8 per unit |
| BEE rating year | 2023 | Not applicable |
| BEE star rating | 3 star | Not rated -- BEE does not cover kitchen chimneys |
| Capacity | 235 litres | 1200 cubic metres per hour, hobs up to 3 burners |
| Dimensions | 160 x 60 x 64 cm | 60 x 50 x 45 cm |
| Installation | Free-standing, no installation required | Wall mounted, ducted through an external wall; professional installation required |
| Noise level | 40 dB(A) | About 58 dB at maximum speed |
| Rated power | 150 W | 250 W |
| Refrigerant | R600a | Not applicable |
| Warranty | 1 year product, 10 year compressor | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty |
| Weight | 52 kg | 12 kg |
| Auto clean | not published | Heats a collection bowl to liquefy trapped oil at the press of a button |
| Ducting | not published | Shorter and straighter duct means more of the rated suction actually reaches the outside |
| Filter | not published | Baffle -- separates oil by changing the direction of airflow, unlike mesh which clogs |
| ISEER | not published | Not applicable |
| Sizing rule | not published | Suction should be roughly 10 times the kitchen's volume per hour. A 20 cubic metre kitchen wants about 1200 |
| Suction | not published | 1200 cubic metres per hour |
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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