Symphony Diet 12T 12-Litre Personal Tower Air Cooler vs Havells Cozee 2000W PTC Ceramic Room Heater (GHGLC2000)

What separates them

These two differ on 9 recorded specifications. The Symphony Diet 12T 12-Litre Personal Tower Air Cooler is ₹2,800 dearer.

Symphony Diet 12T 12-Litre Personal Tower Air Cooler vs Havells Cozee 2000W PTC Ceramic Room Heater (GHGLC2000)

Symphony Diet 12T 12-Litre Personal Tower Air Cooler

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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Havells Cozee 2000W PTC Ceramic Room Heater (GHGLC2000)

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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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.

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.

Specifications, side by side

9 of 22 rows differ. Differences first.

SpecificationSymphony Diet 12T 12-Litre Personal Tower Air CoolerHavells Cozee 2000W PTC Ceramic Room Heater
Price₹6,290₹3,490
Annual energy useRoughly 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 periodRoughly 360 kWh a season at 3 hours a day for 60 days on full power, about Rs2,880 at Rs8 per unit
BEE star ratingNot rated -- BEE does not cover evaporative coolersNot rated -- BEE does not cover room heaters
Capacity12 litre tank, rooms up to about 10 square metresRooms up to about 15 square metres
Dimensions30 x 30 x 84 cm26 x 18 x 40 cm
InstallationFree standing, needs an open windowFree standing
Noise levelAbout 52 dBAbout 45 dB
Rated power185 W2000 W maximum, 1000 W on low
RefrigerantNone -- water evaporationNot applicable
Weight7.5 kg3.4 kg
BEE rating yearNot applicableNot applicable
ISEERNot applicableNot applicable
Warranty1 Year Official Brand Warranty1 Year Official Brand Warranty
Air throwAbout 6 metres not published
Cooling methodEvaporative -- water absorbs heat as it evaporates, which also adds humidity not published
Element not publishedPTC ceramic -- self-limiting, so it cannot glow red or scorch dust
Heat settings not published1000 W and 2000 W, plus fan only
Oxygen not publishedA fan heater does not burn oxygen; that claim applies to gas heaters, not this
Running cost not publishedRs16 an hour on full power at Rs8 per unit
Safety not publishedTip-over cut-out and thermal overload cut-out
VentilationRequires an open window; a sealed room becomes humid and uncomfortable not published
Where it does notCoastal humidity. In Mumbai or Chennai it adds moisture to already saturated air and provides little cooling not published
Where it worksDry heat. In Delhi or Jaipur in May it works well 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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