LG 8kg 5 Star AI Direct Drive Front Load Washing Machine (FHM1408BDW) vs AO Smith HAS-X1-025 Storage 25-Litre Vertical Water Heater
What separates them
These two differ on 7 recorded specifications. The LG 8kg 5 Star AI Direct Drive Front Load Washing Machine (FHM1408BDW) is ₹26,000 dearer.
LG 8kg 5 Star AI Direct Drive Front Load Washing Machine (FHM1408BDW) vs AO Smith HAS-X1-025 Storage 25-Litre Vertical Water Heater
LG
LG 8kg 5 Star AI Direct Drive Front Load Washing Machine (FHM1408BDW)
₹36,990
The comparison worth making is with a top loader rather than with other front loaders.
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AO Smith
AO Smith HAS-X1-025 Storage 25-Litre Vertical Water Heater
₹10,990
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.
Full details →Who the LG 8kg 5 Star AI Direct Drive Front Load Washing Machine is for
Buy it if: Anyone who values water use and wash quality over cycle time, in a home with a level floor.
Avoid it if: Anyone needing laundry done quickly, or with intermittent water supply -- a front loader will not run part-filled.
Who the AO Smith HAS-X1-025 Storage 25-Litre Vertical Water Heater is for
Buy it if: Families of three to four needing consistent hot water at 8 bar pressure for a high-rise.
Avoid it if: Single users needing hot water occasionally -- an instant heater wastes nothing on standing loss.
Specifications, side by side
7 of 22 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | LG 8kg 5 Star AI Direct Drive Front Load Washing Machine | AO Smith HAS-X1-025 Storage 25-Litre Vertical Water Heater |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ₹36,990 | ₹10,990 |
| Annual energy use | Roughly 190 kWh a year at 4 washes a week on the standard cotton programme, about Rs1,520 at Rs8 per unit | Roughly 800 kWh a year for a family of four, about Rs6,400 at Rs8 per unit |
| Capacity | 8 kg dry laundry | 25 litres |
| Dimensions | 60 x 56 x 85 cm | 45 x 45 x 55 cm |
| Installation | Free standing, needs inlet, drain and a level floor | Wall mounted, needs a 16 A point and a plumber |
| Noise level | 55 dB washing, 74 dB spinning | Not applicable |
| Rated power | 2100 W with the heater engaged, about 150 W washing cold | 2000 W |
| Weight | 63 kg | 14 kg |
| BEE rating year | 2023 rating year | 2023 rating year |
| BEE star rating | 5 star | 5 star |
| ISEER | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Refrigerant | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty |
| Anode rod | not published | Magnesium, and it is a consumable -- it should be inspected every 2 years |
| Front load vs top load | A front loader uses roughly a third of the water and washes more thoroughly; it also takes about twice as long per cycle | not published |
| Heat-up time | not published | About 15 minutes for 25 litres |
| Motor | Direct drive inverter, with a 10 year motor warranty | not published |
| Pressure rating | not published | 8 bar, suitable for high-rise buildings |
| Spin speed | 1200 rpm | not published |
| Standing loss | not published | Roughly 0.6 kWh per 24 hours -- the energy lost keeping stored water hot |
| Steam | Allergen cycle reaching 60 degrees C | not published |
| Tank | not published | Blue Diamond glass-lined steel |
| Water use | About 55 litres per standard cotton cycle | not published |
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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