Symphony Diet 12T 12-Litre Personal Tower Air Cooler vs LG 8kg 5 Star AI Direct Drive Front Load Washing Machine (FHM1408BDW)

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.

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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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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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 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.

Specifications, side by side

10 of 22 rows differ. Differences first.

Specification	Symphony Diet 12T 12-Litre Personal Tower Air Cooler	LG 8kg 5 Star AI Direct Drive Front Load Washing Machine
Price	₹6,290	₹36,990
Annual energy use	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	Roughly 190 kWh a year at 4 washes a week on the standard cotton programme, about Rs1,520 at Rs8 per unit
BEE rating year	Not applicable	2023 rating year
BEE star rating	Not rated -- BEE does not cover evaporative coolers	5 star
Capacity	12 litre tank, rooms up to about 10 square metres	8 kg dry laundry
Dimensions	30 x 30 x 84 cm	60 x 56 x 85 cm
Installation	Free standing, needs an open window	Free standing, needs inlet, drain and a level floor
Noise level	About 52 dB	55 dB washing, 74 dB spinning
Rated power	185 W	2100 W with the heater engaged, about 150 W washing cold
Refrigerant	None -- water evaporation	Not applicable
Weight	7.5 kg	63 kg
ISEER	Not applicable	Not applicable
Warranty	1 Year Official Brand Warranty	1 Year Official Brand Warranty
Air throw	About 6 metres	not published
Cooling method	Evaporative -- water absorbs heat as it evaporates, which also adds humidity	not published
Front load vs top load	not published	A front loader uses roughly a third of the water and washes more thoroughly; it also takes about twice as long per cycle
Motor	not published	Direct drive inverter, with a 10 year motor warranty
Spin speed	not published	1200 rpm
Steam	not published	Allergen cycle reaching 60 degrees C
Ventilation	Requires an open window; a sealed room becomes humid and uncomfortable	not published
Water use	not published	About 55 litres per standard cotton cycle
Where it does not	Coastal humidity. In Mumbai or Chennai it adds moisture to already saturated air and provides little cooling	not published
Where it works	Dry 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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