Whirlpool 235L 3 Star Frost Free Double Door Refrigerator (IF INV 278) vs IFB 5.5kg Turbo Dry Automatic Clothes Dryer (Maxidry EX)
What separates them
These two differ on 11 recorded specifications. The Whirlpool 235L 3 Star Frost Free Double Door Refrigerator (IF INV 278) is ₹2,500 dearer. They are different kinds of product — double door refrigerator 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.
Whirlpool 235L 3 Star Frost Free Double Door Refrigerator (IF INV 278) vs IFB 5.5kg Turbo Dry Automatic Clothes Dryer (Maxidry EX)
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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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 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 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
11 of 16 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | Whirlpool 235L 3 Star Frost Free Double Door Refrigerator | IFB 5.5kg Turbo Dry Automatic Clothes Dryer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ₹24,490 | ₹21,990 |
| Annual energy use | 201 kWh/yr | 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 | 3 star | Not rated -- BEE does not cover clothes dryers in India |
| Capacity | 235 litres | 5.5 kg dry laundry |
| Dimensions | 160 x 60 x 64 cm | 60 x 58 x 85 cm |
| Installation | Free-standing, no installation required | Free standing or wall mounted; must vent warm moist air outside |
| Noise level | 40 dB(A) | About 62 dB |
| Rated power | 150 W | 2100 W |
| Refrigerant | R600a | Not applicable -- this is a vented dryer, not a heat pump |
| Warranty | 1 year product, 10 year compressor | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty |
| Weight | 52 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 |
| 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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