Bosch 13 Place Settings Free-Standing Dishwasher (SMS66GI01I) vs Symphony Diet 12T 12-Litre Personal Tower Air Cooler

What separates them

These two differ on 9 recorded specifications. The Bosch 13 Place Settings Free-Standing Dishwasher (SMS66GI01I) is ₹37,700 dearer.

Bosch

Bosch 13 Place Settings Free-Standing Dishwasher (SMS66GI01I)

₹43,990

9.5 litres a cycle against roughly 40 litres of hand washing is the number that makes the case, and 46 dB means it can run overnight without being heard.

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Symphony

Symphony Diet 12T 12-Litre Personal Tower Air Cooler

₹6,290

Evaporative cooling costs about a tenth of what an air conditioner costs to run, and the reason is that it does not remove heat -- it converts sensible heat into humidity.

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Who the Bosch 13 Place Settings Free-Standing Dishwasher is for

Buy it if: Households of four or more who will pre-soak burnt utensils and run it overnight.

Avoid it if: Anyone expecting it to remove burnt-on masala without pre-soaking.

Who the Symphony Diet 12T 12-Litre Personal Tower Air Cooler is for

Buy it if: Anyone in dry inland heat wanting cooling at roughly a tenth of an air conditioner's running cost.

Avoid it if: Anyone in Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata or any coastal humidity -- evaporative cooling does not work in damp air.

Specifications, side by side

9 of 22 rows differ. Differences first.

Specification	Bosch 13 Place Settings Free-Standing Dishwasher	Symphony Diet 12T 12-Litre Personal Tower Air Cooler
Price	₹43,990	₹6,290
Annual energy use	Roughly 250 kWh a year at 4 cycles a week, about Rs2,000 at Rs8 per unit	Roughly 110 kWh a season at 8 hours a day for 90 days, about Rs880 -- against roughly Rs9,000 for a 1.5 ton air conditioner over the same period
BEE star rating	Not rated -- BEE does not cover dishwashers in India	Not rated -- BEE does not cover evaporative coolers
Capacity	13 place settings	12 litre tank, rooms up to about 10 square metres
Dimensions	60 x 60 x 85 cm	30 x 30 x 84 cm
Installation	Free standing, needs inlet, drain and a 16 A point	Free standing, needs an open window
Noise level	46 dB	About 52 dB
Rated power	2400 W	185 W
Refrigerant	Not applicable	None -- water evaporation
Weight	48 kg	7.5 kg
BEE rating year	Not applicable	Not applicable
ISEER	Not applicable	Not applicable
Warranty	1 Year Official Brand Warranty	1 Year Official Brand Warranty
Air throw	not published	About 6 metres
Consumables	Salt, rinse aid and detergent, roughly Rs300 a month	not published
Cooling method	not published	Evaporative -- water absorbs heat as it evaporates, which also adds humidity
Cycle time	About 3 hours on eco, 60 minutes on the quick programme	not published
Drying	Condensation drying -- no heating element, so plastics stay damp	not published
Indian utensil note	Kadhai and pressure cooker bases with burnt masala generally need pre-soaking; a dishwasher is not a scrubber	not published
Ventilation	not published	Requires an open window; a sealed room becomes humid and uncomfortable
Water use	About 9.5 litres per eco cycle, against roughly 40 litres washing the same load by hand	not published
Where it does not	not published	Coastal humidity. In Mumbai or Chennai it adds moisture to already saturated air and provides little cooling
Where it works	not published	Dry heat. In Delhi or Jaipur in May it works well

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