LG 8kg 5 Star AI Direct Drive Front Load Washing Machine (FHM1408BDW) vs Dyson V15 Detect Cordless Vacuum Cleaner (368340-01)
What separates them
These two differ on 9 recorded specifications. The Dyson V15 Detect Cordless Vacuum Cleaner (368340-01) is ₹28,910 dearer.
LG 8kg 5 Star AI Direct Drive Front Load Washing Machine (FHM1408BDW) vs Dyson V15 Detect Cordless Vacuum Cleaner (368340-01)
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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Dyson
Dyson V15 Detect Cordless Vacuum Cleaner (368340-01)
₹65,900
The 60 minute runtime on the box is eco mode with a non-motorised tool attached -- with the powered head on carpet you get 20 to 30 minutes, and about 8 on boost.
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 Dyson V15 Detect Cordless Vacuum Cleaner is for
Buy it if: Flats and smaller homes where 20 to 30 minutes of cordless cleaning covers the floor area.
Avoid it if: Large houses needing an hour of continuous powered cleaning in one go.
Specifications, side by side
9 of 22 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | LG 8kg 5 Star AI Direct Drive Front Load Washing Machine | Dyson V15 Detect Cordless Vacuum Cleaner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ₹36,990 | ₹65,900 |
| 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 15 kWh a year at 20 minutes twice a week, about Rs120 at Rs8 per unit |
| BEE rating year | 2023 rating year | Not applicable |
| BEE star rating | 5 star | Not rated -- BEE does not cover vacuum cleaners |
| Capacity | 8 kg dry laundry | 0.77 litre bin |
| Dimensions | 60 x 56 x 85 cm | 126 x 25 x 26 cm |
| Installation | Free standing, needs inlet, drain and a level floor | None; wall dock included |
| Noise level | 55 dB washing, 74 dB spinning | About 84 dB on boost |
| Rated power | 2100 W with the heater engaged, about 150 W washing cold | 230 W peak at the motor |
| Weight | 63 kg | 3.1 kg |
| ISEER | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Refrigerant | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty |
| Filtration | not published | Whole-machine HEPA, sealed |
| 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 |
| Laser head | not published | Illuminates fine dust on hard floors at a low angle |
| Motor | Direct drive inverter, with a 10 year motor warranty | not published |
| Runtime | not published | Up to 60 minutes on eco with the non-motorised tool, about 8 minutes on boost with the main head |
| Runtime caveat | not published | The advertised 60 minutes is eco mode with a non-powered tool; realistic carpet cleaning is 20 to 30 minutes |
| Spin speed | 1200 rpm | not published |
| Steam | Allergen cycle reaching 60 degrees C | not published |
| Suction | not published | 230 air watts on boost |
| 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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