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IFB 5.5kg Turbo Dry Automatic Clothes Dryer (Maxidry EX)
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Vented tumble dryer, 5.5 kg dry laundry. BEE Not rated -- BEE does not cover clothes dryers in India. Annual energy use: Roughly 480 kWh a year at 3 loads a week.
Direct answer: is the IFB 5.5kg Turbo Dry Automatic Clothes Dryer (Maxidry EX) right for you?
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.
IFB 5.5kg Turbo Dry Automatic Clothes Dryer (Maxidry EX)
Editorial verdict
Grounded in published specifications
Summary verdict: 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. The specification to check before buying is that it is a vented dryer: it must expel warm damp air through a hose to outside, and a dryer venting into a closed utility room will make that room damp instead.
Who should buy this
Households in heavy monsoon regions with somewhere to vent the hose outside.
Who should avoid this
Anyone with no external vent route, and anyone who can line-dry most of the year.
Key strengths
- Dries a full 5.5 kg load in about 90 minutes regardless of weather
- Anti-crease tumbling after the cycle reduces ironing
- Wall mountable, which saves floor space in an Indian utility area
Limitations
- Roughly Rs25 a load, about Rs3,840 a year at three loads a week
- Must be vented outside; venting indoors makes the room damp
- About 62 dB, loud enough to be heard through a closed door
Technical specifications
- Type
- Vented -- expels warm damp air through a hose, so it must reach a window or vent
- Brand
- IFB
- ISEER
- Not applicable
- Model
- MAXIDRY-EX
- Weight
- 30 kg
- Capacity
- 5.5 kg dry laundry
- Warranty
- 1 Year Official Brand Warranty
- Cycle time
- About 90 minutes for a full 5.5 kg load
- Dimensions
- 60 x 58 x 85 cm
- Anti-crease
- Tumbles intermittently after the cycle ends
- Noise level
- About 62 dB
- Rated power
- 2100 W
- Refrigerant
- Not applicable -- this is a vented dryer, not a heat pump
- Installation
- Free standing or wall mounted; must vent warm moist air outside
- Running cost
- Roughly Rs25 a load
- Not condensing
- A condenser or heat-pump dryer needs no vent but costs more; this one must be vented
- BEE rating year
- Not applicable
- BEE star rating
- Not rated -- BEE does not cover clothes dryers in India
- Annual energy use
- Roughly 480 kWh a year at 3 loads a week, about Rs3,840 at Rs8 per unit
Product overview
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. The specification to check before buying is that it is a vented dryer: it must expel warm damp air through a hose to outside, and a dryer venting into a closed utility room will make that room damp instead.
Key capabilities
- Type: Vented tumble dryer
- Capacity: 5.5 kg dry laundry
- BEE star rating: Not rated -- BEE does not cover clothes dryers in India
- Annual energy use: Roughly 480 kWh a year at 3 loads a week
Frequently asked questions
Is the IFB 5.5kg Turbo Dry Automatic Clothes Dryer (Maxidry EX) worth buying?
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.
What is the warranty and return policy for the IFB 5.5kg Turbo Dry Automatic Clothes Dryer (Maxidry EX)?
1 Year Official Brand Warranty. Returns: 7 Days Replacement Guarantee.
Who is the IFB 5.5kg Turbo Dry Automatic Clothes Dryer (Maxidry EX) best suited for?
Households in heavy monsoon regions with somewhere to vent the hose outside.
Who should avoid the IFB 5.5kg Turbo Dry Automatic Clothes Dryer (Maxidry EX)?
Anyone with no external vent route, and anyone who can line-dry most of the year.
Sample reviews
3 reviewsThese are illustrative, not customer reviews.
DealSurge has not sold this product, so nobody has reviewed it. Each entry below is written from the strengths and drawbacks recorded on this page, to show how reviews would appear — none of it is a real buyer’s experience, and none of it is counted in search results or given to the shopping assistant.
Mean of 3 samples
- 5 ★1
- 4 ★1
- 3 ★1
- 2 ★0
- 1 ★0
- 3 out of 5 stars, in a sample review of IFB 5.5kg Turbo Dry Automatic Clothes Dryer (Maxidry EX)
Be ready for one thing — Roughly Rs25 a load
Leading with the problem, because it is what I would have wanted to read: Roughly Rs25 a load, about Rs3,840 a year at three loads a week. Must be vented outside; venting indoors makes the room damp. Neither is hidden — both are listed on the page — but they matter more in daily use than they look on a spec sheet. I have kept it, for one reason: Dries a full 5.5 kg load in about 90 minutes regardless of weather. That still outweighs the rest, but only just.
Nisha H.Sample5 found this helpful - 4 out of 5 stars, in a sample review of IFB 5.5kg Turbo Dry Automatic Clothes Dryer (Maxidry EX)
Posting after real use, not unboxing
Had this most of a year now, so this is not an unboxing opinion. Anti-crease tumbling after the cycle reduces ironing. Still mildly irritated by one thing: Roughly Rs25 a load, about Rs3,840 a year at three loads a week. Known trade-off rather than a fault, though, and I would buy it again.
Harish G.Sample4 found this helpful - 5 out of 5 stars, in a sample review of IFB 5.5kg Turbo Dry Automatic Clothes Dryer (Maxidry EX)
Matched my use exactly
The page describes who this is for, and it described me: Households in heavy monsoon regions with somewhere to vent the hose outside. On that basis it has been the right call. Dries a full 5.5 kg load in about 90 minutes regardless of weather.
Suresh R.Sample6 found this helpful
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