LG 8kg 5 Star AI Direct Drive Front Load Washing Machine (FHM1408BDW) vs Symphony Diet 12T 12-Litre Personal Tower Air Cooler
What separates them
These two differ on 10 recorded specifications. The LG 8kg 5 Star AI Direct Drive Front Load Washing Machine (FHM1408BDW) is ₹30,700 dearer.
LG 8kg 5 Star AI Direct Drive Front Load Washing Machine (FHM1408BDW) vs Symphony Diet 12T 12-Litre Personal Tower Air Cooler
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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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 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 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
10 of 22 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | LG 8kg 5 Star AI Direct Drive Front Load Washing Machine | Symphony Diet 12T 12-Litre Personal Tower Air Cooler |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ₹36,990 | ₹6,290 |
| 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 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 rating year | 2023 rating year | Not applicable |
| BEE star rating | 5 star | Not rated -- BEE does not cover evaporative coolers |
| Capacity | 8 kg dry laundry | 12 litre tank, rooms up to about 10 square metres |
| Dimensions | 60 x 56 x 85 cm | 30 x 30 x 84 cm |
| Installation | Free standing, needs inlet, drain and a level floor | Free standing, needs an open window |
| Noise level | 55 dB washing, 74 dB spinning | About 52 dB |
| Rated power | 2100 W with the heater engaged, about 150 W washing cold | 185 W |
| Refrigerant | Not applicable | None -- water evaporation |
| Weight | 63 kg | 7.5 kg |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Motor | Direct drive inverter, with a 10 year motor warranty | not published |
| Spin speed | 1200 rpm | not published |
| Steam | Allergen cycle reaching 60 degrees C | not published |
| Ventilation | not published | Requires an open window; a sealed room becomes humid and uncomfortable |
| Water use | About 55 litres per standard cotton cycle | 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 |
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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