Havells Cozee 2000W PTC Ceramic Room Heater (GHGLC2000) vs Symphony Diet 12T 12-Litre Personal Tower Air Cooler
What separates them
These two differ on 9 recorded specifications. The Symphony Diet 12T 12-Litre Personal Tower Air Cooler is ₹2,800 dearer.
Havells Cozee 2000W PTC Ceramic Room Heater (GHGLC2000) vs Symphony Diet 12T 12-Litre Personal Tower Air Cooler
Havells
Havells Cozee 2000W PTC Ceramic Room Heater (GHGLC2000)
₹3,490
PTC ceramic is the meaningful difference from a coil heater: the element's resistance rises with temperature, so it self-limits rather than glowing red, which is why it does not scorch dust or present the same fire risk.
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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.
Full details →Who the Havells Cozee 2000W PTC Ceramic Room Heater is for
Buy it if: Anyone heating a single bedroom or study for a few hours a day in winter.
Avoid it if: Anyone trying to heat a large or open-plan room -- 2000 W will not do it.
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 | Havells Cozee 2000W PTC Ceramic Room Heater | Symphony Diet 12T 12-Litre Personal Tower Air Cooler |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ₹3,490 | ₹6,290 |
| Annual energy use | Roughly 360 kWh a season at 3 hours a day for 60 days on full power, about Rs2,880 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 room heaters | Not rated -- BEE does not cover evaporative coolers |
| Capacity | Rooms up to about 15 square metres | 12 litre tank, rooms up to about 10 square metres |
| Dimensions | 26 x 18 x 40 cm | 30 x 30 x 84 cm |
| Installation | Free standing | Free standing, needs an open window |
| Noise level | About 45 dB | About 52 dB |
| Rated power | 2000 W maximum, 1000 W on low | 185 W |
| Refrigerant | Not applicable | None -- water evaporation |
| Weight | 3.4 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 |
| Cooling method | not published | Evaporative -- water absorbs heat as it evaporates, which also adds humidity |
| Element | PTC ceramic -- self-limiting, so it cannot glow red or scorch dust | not published |
| Heat settings | 1000 W and 2000 W, plus fan only | not published |
| Oxygen | A fan heater does not burn oxygen; that claim applies to gas heaters, not this | not published |
| Running cost | Rs16 an hour on full power at Rs8 per unit | not published |
| Safety | Tip-over cut-out and thermal overload cut-out | not published |
| Ventilation | not published | Requires an open window; a sealed room becomes humid and uncomfortable |
| 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 |
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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