Every appliances we stock, ordered by how little there is to warn you about. Each product's recorded drawbacks are listed on its page, so the ranking can be checked rather than taken on trust.
AO Smith HAS-X1-025 Storage 25-Litre Vertical Water Heater, with 3 recorded drawbacks against it. Standing loss is the figure nobody publishes and the reason a geyser costs more to run than people expect: leaving it switched on wastes roughly 0.6 kWh a day doing nothing but keeping water hot, which is about Rs1,750 a year for no benefit.
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Standing loss is the figure nobody publishes and the reason a geyser costs more to run than people expect: leaving it switched on wastes roughly 0.6 kWh a day doing nothing but keeping water hot, which is about Rs1,750 a year for no benefit. The other unpublished item is the anode rod -- it is a sacrificial consumable, and a tank whose anode has dissolved starts corroding, which is why geysers fail at seven years rather than fifteen.
28 W against 75 W is the whole argument, and it is a real one: at 8 hours a day this fan costs about Rs320 a year to run where a conventional induction fan costs about Rs640. The premium is roughly Rs1,500, so it pays for itself in four to five years and saves money after. The other genuine advantage is voltage: it holds full speed down to 140 V, where an ordinary fan visibly slows.
Storage water heater, vertical, 25 litres. BEE 5 star. Annual energy use: Roughly 800 kWh a year for a family of four.
1 Year Official Brand Warranty
Buy BLDC ceiling fan, 1200 mm sweep, rooms up to about 14 square metres. BEE 5 star. Annual energy use: Roughly 40 kWh a year at 8 hours a day.
1 Year Official Brand Warranty
Bottom-loading water dispenser, 20 litre bottle; 3 litre hot, 3 litre cold reservoir. BEE Not rated -- BEE does not cover water dispensers. Annual energy use: Roughly 400 kWh a year running continuously.
1 Year Official Brand Warranty
Free-standing dishwasher, 13 place settings. BEE Not rated -- BEE does not cover dishwashers in India. Annual energy use: Roughly 250 kWh a year at 4 cycles a week.
1 Year Official Brand Warranty
Cordless stick vacuum, 0.77 litre bin. BEE Not rated -- BEE does not cover vacuum cleaners. Annual energy use: Roughly 15 kWh a year at 20 minutes twice a week.
1 Year Official Brand Warranty
Wall-mounted auto-clean kitchen chimney, 1200 cubic metres per hour, hobs up to 3 burners. BEE Not rated -- BEE does not cover kitchen chimneys. Annual energy use: Roughly 90 kWh a year at 1 hour a day.
1 Year Official Brand Warranty
PTC ceramic fan room heater, Rooms up to about 15 square metres. BEE Not rated -- BEE does not cover room heaters. Annual energy use: Roughly 360 kWh a season at 3 hours a day for 60 days on full power.
1 Year Official Brand Warranty
Front load washing machine, 8 kg dry laundry. BEE 5 star. Annual energy use: Roughly 190 kWh a year at 4 washes a week on the standard cotton programme.
1 Year Official Brand Warranty
French door refrigerator, 792 litres, 28 cubic feet. BEE Not rated -- BEE does not rate refrigerators above 500 litres. Annual energy use: Roughly 620 kWh a year.
1 Year Official Brand Warranty
Personal tower evaporative air cooler, 12 litre tank, rooms up to about 10 square metres. BEE Not rated -- BEE does not cover evaporative coolers. Annual energy use: Roughly 110 kWh a season at 8 hours a day for 90 days.
1 Year Official Brand Warranty
Inverter split air conditioner, 1.5 ton, rooms up to about 15 square metres. BEE 5 star. Annual energy use: 840 kWh a year at the BEE test pattern of 1600 hours.
1 Year Official Brand Warranty
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.
1 Year Official Brand Warranty
Steam iron, 180 ml water tank. BEE Not rated -- BEE does not cover steam irons. Annual energy use: Roughly 30 kWh a year at 20 minutes twice a week.
1 Year Official Brand Warranty
A 5 star 1.5 ton inverter split AC with an ISEER of 5.10, roughly a third lower annual energy use than an equivalent 3 star unit at the same runtime.
1 year product, 5 year PCB, 10 year compressor
A 1.5 ton inverter split air conditioner rated for rooms up to about 160 sq ft, with a copper condenser and a turbo cooling mode for Indian summers.
1 year product, 5 year condenser, 10 year compressor
A 180 litre direct-cool single door refrigerator with a 5 star rating and an annual consumption near 105 kWh, suited to couples and small households.
1 year product, 10 year compressor
A 235 litre frost-free double door refrigerator with an inverter compressor, sized for a family of three to four.
1 year product, 10 year compressor
A 7 kg front load washing machine with a 1200 rpm spin and an anti-vibration side panel, using roughly half the water of a comparable top loader.
2 year product, 10 year motor
A 1200 mm BLDC ceiling fan drawing 32 W at full speed against roughly 75 W for a conventional induction motor fan.
2 year product, 5 year motor
A 60 cm filterless kitchen chimney rated at 1200 cubic metres per hour, with a heat-based auto-clean cycle.
1 year product, 5 year motor
A 1400 W wet and dry canister vacuum with a 20 litre tank and a blower function, aimed at whole-home and car cleaning.
A 3 litre instant water heater for kitchen sinks and washbasins, heating on demand rather than storing hot water.
A 20 litre convection microwave that grills, bakes and reheats, sized for a household of two to three.
1 year product, 4 year magnetron
A 50 litre desert air cooler with honeycomb pads, drawing 190 W against roughly 1500 W for a comparable air conditioner.
1 year product
A 7 kg fully automatic top load washing machine with a diamond drum and a roughly 45 minute standard cycle.
2 year product, 12 year motor
A 15 litre storage water heater rated to 8 bar pressure, suitable for bathrooms in high-rise buildings.
