Why a 1.5 Ton 5 Star AC is a Smart Long-term Investment

With rising electricity costs and changing comfort needs, homeowners are paying closer attention to efficiency, capacity, and long-term value. This is where a 1.5 ton 5 star AC naturally fits into the conversation. It aligns well with typical room requirements while supporting more mindful energy use.

Instead of focusing solely on instant cooling, many households now prioritize smarter, more sustainable choices. A 1.5 ton 5 star AC represents this shift, offering a balance between strong performance and responsible energy use. Let's examine the reasons behind its growing appeal as a long-term investment by examining its performance, efficiency, and everyday impact.

Right Cooling Capacity for Your Room Size

A 1.5 ton 5 star AC is engineered for medium-sized rooms such as master bedrooms, living rooms, and work-from-home spaces. It delivers sufficient cooling power without unnecessary strain on the compressor.

This optimal sizing ensures:

• Faster and more uniform cooling
• Reduced load on internal components

When an AC operates within its intended capacity range, it performs more efficiently and requires fewer repairs over time.

Long-term Energy Savings with 5 Star Efficiency

One of the strongest reasons to consider a 1.5 ton 5 star AC is its energy efficiency. A 5 star rating reflects lower electricity consumption while maintaining effective cooling output.

Over several years of daily use, this efficiency leads to:

• Noticeable reduction in monthly power bills
• Lower carbon footprint

Instead of focusing only on upfront cost, energy savings make this AC category financially practical in the long run.

Advanced Copper Construction for Reliability

Durability plays a critical role in long-term performance. Systems built with 100% copper and IGT copper tubes offer faster heat transfer and better resistance to wear.

Copper-based systems provide:

• Improved cooling consistency
• Higher resistance to pressure and temperature changes

This construction helps a 1.5 ton 5 star AC maintain efficiency even after years of continuous operation.

Blue Fin Coating for Extended Component Life

Environmental exposure can significantly impact an AC's internal components. Blue Fin Coating adds a protective layer over the condenser and evaporator coils, reducing corrosion and wear.

This feature:

• Enhances heat exchange efficiency
• Protects against moisture-related damage

, As a result, cooling remains effective for a longer duration with minimal performance drop.

Even Air Distribution with 4-way Swing

Comfort depends on the temperature and airflow. The 4-way swing type design ensures cool air is evenly distributed across the room.

This airflow system:

• Eliminates hot spots
• Reduces frequent thermostat adjustments

Combined with multiple fan speed settings, users can customize airflow based on weather and personal preference.

Cleaner Air with Advanced Filtration

Indoor air quality has become a priority in modern homes. A 1.5 ton 5 star AC equipped with a high-density filter and a PM 2.5 filter helps remove fine particles from the air.

Additional features, such as anti-fungal protection and frost fresh technology, prevent internal moisture buildup and microbial growth. Together, these elements contribute to:

• Fresher indoor air
• Reduced dust circulation

Cleaner airflow supports healthier everyday living, especially during extended indoor hours.

Smart Maintenance Through Intelligent Alerts

Long-term efficiency depends on regular upkeep. Features such as filter-cleaning reminders ensure timely maintenance by alerting users when filters need attention.

The self-diagnosis function identifies potential issues early, allowing preventive action before major repairs are required. These intelligent systems help a 1.5 ton 5 star AC maintain peak performance with minimal effort from the user. Over time, this results in more consistent cooling, reduced energy waste, and smoother day-to-day operation.

Consistent Performance During Power Fluctuations

Power interruptions can disrupt comfort and impact appliance longevity. With auto-restart protection and memory function, the system automatically resumes operation with the previous settings.

This makes sure:

• Uninterrupted cooling convenience
• Reduced stress on internal electronics
• Such reliability adds to the investment's long-term value.
• AI Mode for Smarter Cooling Control

Modern cooling systems benefit from automation. AI mode analyzes usage patterns and environmental conditions to optimize cooling performance.

This intelligent adjustment:

• Prevents unnecessary power usage
• Maintains stable indoor temperatures
• Over-extended usage, AI-driven control enhances both comfort and cost savings.

Eco-friendly Design for Responsible Use

Sustainability is an essential factor in appliance selection. A 1.5 ton 5 star AC designed with eco-friendly operation supports responsible energy usage without compromising performance.

Efficient refrigerant management and optimized system design help reduce environmental impact while maintaining effective cooling output.

A Smart Choice for Long-term Reliability

A 1.5 ton 5 star AC stands out as a smart choice for balancing performance, efficiency, and long-term reliability. Designed to deliver consistent cooling while optimizing energy use, it suits households that prioritize comfort and savings. Advanced features enhance indoor comfort year-round.

Beyond immediate comfort, this AC supports long-term value by reducing electricity bills and maintenance needs. For families planning, a 1.5 ton 5 star AC from a reputable electrical brand like Kelvinator ensures dependable cooling today and lasting benefits in the years to come.

Samsung India Expands Care+ to Home Appliances with Industry-First Software & Screen Coverage

• Samsung Care+ offers consumers greater peace of mind through enhanced protection and convenience. 
• Consumers get comprehensive protection and convenience starting INR 2 per day

Samsung, India’s leading consumer electronics brand, today announced the expansion of its Samsung Care+ service to include extended warranty plans for home appliances including Refrigerators, Washing Machines, Air Conditioners, Microwave ovens, and Smart TVs. Customers can now choose from plans that range from 1-4 years, offering comprehensive protection and convenience, with prices starting as low as INR 2 per day.

The upgraded Samsung Care+ service also introduce industry-first coverage for software updates and screen malfunctions (with no physical damage). This ensures that customers have complete peace of mind, not only for hardware issues but also for software performance and display concerns, making Samsung Care+ the most comprehensive appliance protection programme in the industry.

“We are committed to enhancing the customer experience, elevating home appliances ownership with unique benefits such as software updates and screen malfunction coverage, while expanding availability of Samsung Care+ extended warranty plans across all channels,” said Ghufran Alam, Vice President, Digital Appliances, Samsung India.

Built on the pillars of Expertise, Reach, Reliability, Speed, Smart Service, Protection, and Sustainability, Samsung Care+ provides consumers access to over 13,000 Samsung-certified engineers, 2,500+ service centres, and 100% genuine Samsung parts, guaranteeing timely, high-quality service. Customers will get multi-lingual support in nine languages, while the Samsung app allows customers to track services and receive timely reminders for scheduled maintenance.

About Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

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Godrej’s AI-Powered Wash Revolution: Precision Laundry for the Indian Home

Godrej AI-powered Front Load Washing Machine range continues to redefine laundry care with its advanced technology and elegant design to offer superior wash performance and convenience, making clothes look like they are as good as new after each wash. Available in capacities ranging from 6.5 kg to 10 kg, this range is especially designed for Indian consumers keeping in mind their preferences based on various geographic and climatic conditions, family sizes and washing habits.

These machines are Powered by AI Technology that intelligently optimizes the wash and rinse, delivers optimal clothes care by smart load detection and water level adjustment, also saves precious water and energy, thereby redefining the washing experience for consumers.

Additional features include Steam Wash program that deep cleanses clothes, Refresh program that deodorizes lightly worn clothes, and FabriSafe™ Drum that helps to maintain the fabric quality. Furthermore, these machines can wash off 100+ different kinds of stains—even those up to 2 days old* and enable to dry clothes up to 30 minutes faster**, making daily laundry more convenient.

Designed with user-centric features like auto tub clean reminders, overflow protection, and an anti-rust cabinet, the range is backed by a 4-year comprehensive warranty and a 10-year motor warranty, reinforcing its long-term value proposition.

Disclaimers:

*Results based on internal testing conducted under standard testing conditions, on selected stains up to 48 hours old. Wash results may vary on ground.

**Results based on internal testing, under standard test conditions on selected models and may vary based on environmental factors. All tests are not demonstrated under actual usage situations.

LG’s Latest Indoor Gardening Appliance to be Unveiled at CES 2025

Featuring Sophisticated Lighting and Enhanced Usability, Company’s Home Gardening Lifestyle Solution Brings the Beauty and Bounty of Nature Indoors

LG Electronics (LG) is set to unveil its innovative new indoor gardening appliance at CES 2025. This latest personal horticultural solution combines an advanced system that encourages fast, healthy plant growth with a modern floor-standing lamp design, effortlessly stylish in any setting. Ideal for gardening novices as well as urbanites who enjoy bringing nature into their homes, this appliance makes plant cultivation a simple and satisfying experience.

Slender and upright with a circular “lampshade” and base, LG’s distinctive appliance is both an elegant interior object and a highly practical means of producing fresh home-grown greens. Despite its apartment-friendly footprint, the new model offers more growing space compared to the company’s previous indoor gardening appliances, enabling users to nurture a wider variety of plants, including taller species. Its adaptable growing space and height-adjustable LED growing lights provide considerable flexibility and the ideal conditions for raising a range of different leafy greens, herbs, flowers and fruits. Great for busy lifestyles, LG’s new solution supports continuous growing cycles and features a large, 1.5-gallon-capacity water tank that delivers more hydration between refills. (The water tank of LG’s previous indoor gardening appliance model provided a 0.8-gallon (approx.) / 3-liter capacity, while the smaller, mini-model provided a 0.3-gallon (approx.) / 1-liter capacity)

The appliance boasts two types of functional and aesthetically-pleasing lighting: downward-facing lights with five intensity levels to support optimal plant growth during the day, and upward-facing mood lighting to create a cozy, calming ambiance in the evening. This dual lighting design elevates the value and utility of LG’s latest gardening appliance while also highlighting the company’s unique ability to develop versatile “hybrid” solutions that deliver the benefits of multiple products.

With a twenty-plant, four-seed-kit capacity, the new indoor gardening appliance automatically dispenses the right amount of water and nutrients for the number and variety of plants being grown.2 This advanced system ensures consistent care, even when users are away for extended periods, as long as a week. In addition, compatibility with the LG ThinQ™ app allows users to manage cultivation schedules, adjust lighting settings and monitor plant growth from any location.

Along with the “floor-standing lamp” model, LG will reveal a new indoor gardening appliance featuring a nature-inspired side table design at CES 2025. This compact, multifunctional model provides an easy, enjoyable home gardening experience and demonstrates LG’s continuing commitment to providing compelling choices for various tastes and lifestyles.

“Our new indoor gardening appliances present a fresh way for customers to create their own personal green spaces, have fun growing their own plants, and infuse their homes with an inspired touch of modern style,” said Lyu Jae-cheol, president of the LG Home Appliance Solution Company. “We will continue to deliver innovative indoor solutions that allow anyone to experience the joy of gardening, regardless of where they live.”

Visitors to CES 2025 from January 7-10 can explore all of LG’s latest innovations, including the new indoor gardening appliances, at the company’s booth (#15004, Las Vegas Convention Center).

Consumer Hardware Startup Upliance.ai Among the World’s 1st to Integrate ChatGPT Into Home Appliances

• upliance.ai’s (Up⤴️) proprietary AI and ChatGPT together makes it easy for anyone to cook on their smart cooking assistant, delishUp⤴️.
• The AI enabled chat assistance makes it possible to customise recipes, offer support and suggestions, empowering anyone to begin cooking.
• The delishUp⤴️ now offers generative recipes as a part of this new AI feature, released as beta.

Consumer Hardware startup, upliance.ai (Up⤴️) is all set to roll out the the integration of ChatGPT — the most talked-about technological advancement of the year — into their flagship product, the delishUp⤴️. Upliance.ai (Up⤴️) becomes one of the world's first companies to incorporate ChatGPT into a home appliance, revolutionising the way consumers interact with technology in their everyday lives.

delishUp⤴️, India's first smart cooking assistant, is making home cooking easier for young Indian homes. The appliance's Smart Jar not only can heat and cook food but also automates chopping and stirring ingredients for a variety of dishes from gravies to one-pot meals. With 250+ guided recipes displayed on an interactive 8-inch touchscreen, owners only need to add ingredients as prompted to cook their meals. This drastically reduces the hassles of cooking for new cooks, with delishUp⤴️ doing everything from supporting in recipe selection and cutting ingredients to automating heating and stirring. delishUp⤴️ was built on the startup’s proprietary AI framework, Up⤴️AI, to control and manage hardware functionality and recipe accuracy. Up⤴️AI with ChatGPT now has encompassing knowledge of food, ingredients and recipes and can make generative and responsive suggestions to all cooking prompts and needs.

This integration is a testament to upliance.ai’s (Up⤴️) commitment to democratising cooking and transforming Indian households into "smart" homes. By incorporating ChatGPT into the upliance, delishUp⤴️ has exponentially increased what one can accomplish in their kitchens. The “upliance” aims to level up young Indians who are looking to cook more often at home, but don’t know how to cook or lack the time to do it everyday. This integration has not only expanded what one could be eating at home everyday but has also given it’s owners the ability to customise and tailor these recipes according to their preference or lifestyle.

Commenting on the latest upgrade, Up⤴️’s CEO and Co-Founder Mahek Mody said, “With the delishUp⤴️, our mission has always been to get more homes in India cooking, and the integration of ChatGPT into the delishUp⤴️ is a major step in that direction. We wanted our owners to have the ability to cook what they wanted at whim. Food is deeply personal, and we understand that everyone has different needs and preferences when it comes to cooking. By integrating Up⤴️AI with ChatGPT, we can now cater to the varied needs, requirements and preferences of our owners. We are thrilled to be at the forefront of bringing truly smart and connected technology to Indian homes”

Upgraded Features:

AI Chatbot Assistance: The AI powered “Up⤴️Bot” enables owners to seek cooking tips, receive assistance with modifying recipes during cooking and clarify doubts. The Up⤴️Bot can offer suggestions on customising existing recipes on the upliance to suit dietary needs and preferences. Examples of customisation include making recipes vegan, sugar-free and low calorie. Additional features also include speech recognition.

AI Assisted Generative Recipes (Beta): In addition to the 200+ in-built recipes, owners can now also request any recipe they desire. Owners can generate trending recipes from social media or a recipe they have seen on their favourite cooking show, or request for a recipe with an unusual combination of ingredients, the delishUp⤴️ will generate a recipe for it.

Up⤴️ is disrupting India's home technology industry with its category-defining ‘upliance’. The company aims to be in 1.5 lakh homes across the country by the end of the year, with a revenue target of INR 150 crores by FY25. Up⤴️ closed its pre-seed funding round of $1.5 million in 2022, with participation from Zerodha's funding arm - Rainmatter, Rukam Capital, Draper Associates, co-founders of Ather Energy and Unacademy, as well as mini angel investors. Deliveries of delishUp⤴️ began in January 2023 and is currently priced at only INR 21,999. It is the only Made in India AI enabled cooking assistant available for young Indian homes. 

About Up⤴️:

Founded by IIT Bombay alumni, Mahek Mody, ex-Chief of Staff at Ather Energy and Mohit Sharma, ex-Head of Engineering at Chaayos, Up⤴️ designs and manufactures contemporaryx smart and connected consumer appliances. While working with Ather Energy, Mahek helped define the Ather 450x as a product and a platform. Mohit, Co-founder and CTO, was leading the engineering team at Chaayos. He helped the team at Chaayos build their own proprietary chai-making machines from scratch. Together they aim at enabling Indians to level up their daily lives through innovative products which will transform the mundane into something special. Their first upliance, delishUp⤴️ began deliveries in January 2023 and is currently priced at only INR 21,999. It is the only Made in India AI enabled cooking assistant available for young Indian homes. Up⤴️ is heralding the shift to home cooking, even for those with no experience in the kitchen, and is inviting everyone to participate in the experience, with a home trial at INR 499 in Bengaluru and virtual demos for other cities.

https://www.upliance.ai

Molekule Air Purifiers Expand to India based on NRI's Invention that Destroys Airborne Pollutants

Award-Winning PECO Air Purification Technology, developed by NRI & Distinguished Professor Dr. D. Yogi Goswami, available via Amazon.in

Molekule, the U.S. leader in reinventing air purification, today announced that its award-winning Photo Electrochemical Oxidation (PECO) air purification technology will be available to Indian consumers through Amazon.in. This is Molekule's first commercial entry into India.

Molekule delivers scientifically advanced air purification solutions using proprietary PECO technology, which was developed by distinguished professor and Non-Resident India (NRI) Dr. D. Yogi Goswami. PECO technology is capable of destroying a wide range of airborne pollutants compared to traditional air purifiers. The broad range of pollutants addressed by PECO includes the destruction of bacteria, viruses, mold, chemicals and particulate matter in the air, among many other contaminants. Molekule has seen a rapid surge in global interest for its products.

Molekule's initial offering to the Indian market through Amazon will be its award-winning Air Mini device, at a retail price of $37999 Indian Rupees (INR). Replacement filters will retail for $4449 INR. Devices will begin shipping mid to late October.

"This is an important time for Molekule to enter the Indian market, and one could not ask for better partners than Amazon.in terms of making it happen," said Yogi Goswami, Co-Founder, Chief Scientist of Molekule. "There is a great need for innovative technology that can help provide an added layer of protection from airborne pollutants – even inside one's home or business – and solutions like ours do just that, by not just filtering the air, but by destroying harmful pollutants within it. Expanding our distribution footprint in India means that more people can breathe cleaner air and we are excited to bring this technology to the people of India."

Dr. Goswami emigrated to the United States in 1969 for graduate studies in Mechanical Engineering. He is currently a distinguished professor at the University of South Florida, where he is also the Director of the Clean Energy Research Center, a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and a member of the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame. Molekule was co-founded by Dr. Yogi Goswami alongside his daughter, Chief Executive Officer, Jaya Rao, and son, Dilip Goswami, President & Chief Technology Officer.

Molekule's scientifically-proven air purifiers are designed and built to destroy a wide range of pollutants, including bacteria, viruses, mold, chemicals, and allergens. Molekule's technology is whisper-quiet, ozone-free and destroys pollutants at the molecular level. Various independent air quality testing laboratories and internal testing has validated the effectiveness of Molekule's proprietary PECO technology, backed by testing papers.*

*Virus testing conducted on MS2 Bacteriophage.

About Molekule

Molekule is a U.S. based company, who is on a mission to provide clean indoor air to everyone, everywhere. Based on more than 20 years of research and development, our patented Photo Electrochemical Oxidation (PECO) technology destroys the widest range of tiny pollutants, including VOCs, mold, bacteria, viruses and allergens. Using science to revolutionize air purification in ways that the industry hasn't seen, PECO sits at the crux of Molekule's air purification technology and has been rigorously validated by continual third-party laboratories and continual internal testing. We believe air pollution is one of the greatest challenges of our time, as it has been attributed to seven million premature deaths a year, according to the World Health Organization. This is why we are dedicated to the fight for clean air and are actively working with scientists, doctors, sufferers, and policy-makers to offer a fundamentally different approach to air purification.

Toshiba Launches 2020-21 Range of Home Appliances in First Ever Nationwide Virtual Event

Following safe distancing measures, Toshiba - a world renowned Japanese brand for home appliances, introduced its 2020-21 range in a first ever nationwide virtual event. The new range launched during the virtual event includes multi-door refrigerator, 2-door refrigerators with top freezer, washer dryers, front-loading and top-loading washing machines, and water purifiers.

Speaking at the occasion, Mr. Pranab Mohanty, Vice President, Toshiba Home Appliance Business said, "Toshiba has always been known for providing technologically-advanced high-quality home appliances. The launch of our 2020-21 range of refrigerators, washing machines, washer dryers, and water purifiers is a testament to Toshiba's strong commitment to satisfy the varied needs of our Indian consumers. Currently, these products are manufactured at and sourced fromToshiba global factories. To support our commitment towards the government's Make-in-India mission, we soon plan to manufacture Toshiba brand products in India at the 'Toshiba Manufacturing Complex' located at SUPA Pune."

Governed by the Japanese Takumi spirit, Toshiba 2020-21 range of home appliances is designed, engineered and manufactured with an uncompromising attention to the details that matter most to people. To complement consumers' home dcor, the new range perfectly amalgamates design with functionality, giving it a very elegant look and fit with the modern room interiors. "Our new range of home appliances is an embodiment of Toshiba's meticulous product quality and design, guided by the Japanese 'Takumi' philosophy centered in highest level of craftsmanship," added Mr. Mohanty.

The brand promise of delivering crafted breakthrough home solutions with heartfelt details that make a (big) difference, is engrainedin the new brand slogan #DetailsMatter. Showcasing the unique product elements that have been designed and developed keeping customers' conveniences at the core, #DetailsMatter campaign will entail a complete 360 degree sales & marketing program. Henceforth, all Toshiba home appliances communication materials from packaging to commercials will always adorn the hashtag #DetailsMatter.

Toshiba Multi-Door Refrigerator GR-RF646WE-PGI

The new Multi-door Toshiba refrigerator is one of the most innovative, spacious and technologically advanced refrigerators, designed carefully keeping in mind the Indian consumers storage needs and their evolving lifestyle. The 650 Litre 4-door refrigerator is a masterpiece with a Luxurious Design & Glass Door Finish. It comes with the iconic Convert Zone feature, that offers complete flexibility to the consumers to transform one of the 91 Litre bottom-mounted freezer unit into a mini fridge. With a touch of a button, customers can expand the refrigerator's capacity by almost 15%, and adjust temperatures setting from -18c to 7c to store vegetables, fruits, fish and meat within the same space.

There are additional intelligent features to keep the freshness inside the fridge intact for longer like 3 System Cooling that boasts of 3 independent cooling systems delivering fast and efficient cooling to each compartment and avoiding mixing of odor, allowing consumers to avoid cross-contamination of food. The Plasma+ Pure Deodorizer deactivates bacteria, removes bad odor and keep the inner surrounding clean and healthy by purifying the cool air.

Each and every Corner of this masterpiece has been utilized effectively there are 26 Spatial Compartments to cater to everyone's storage needs.

Featuring a Smart Digital Touch control to maintain desired temperatures in all compartments and an even cooling all the time, the Toshiba multi-door refrigerator is priced at INR 149,990/- and is available in an elegant Blue Glass finish.

Toshiba 2-Door Refrigerator GR-AG66INA

Introducing the distinctive Automatic Ice Maker feature in this category, Toshiba 2-Door Refrigerator comes with many innovative features which ensure freshness, convenience and hygiene in the fridge. With Auto Ice Maker Function, consumers can get many ice cubes at once without any hassles. The 661 Litre refrigerator incorporates Cool Air Wrap System that circulates pure and Fresh air to the corners of the fridge using multiple vents. The Ag+ (Silver nano) Crisper contains the Ag+ ions that restricts bacterial growth keeping groceries fresh for a longer period. Toshiba's patented LED Hybrid Deodorizer uses two catalysts filters that decompose different types of odor and a LED/UV light to restrain bacteria growth inside the refrigerator, keeping the food items fresh and healthy for longer periods.

The Ultra Fresh Zone in the refrigerator, gives a flexibility of adjusting temperature setting up to -3c, giving an additional advantage of storing food at lower temperature, apart from using it as a normal chiller zone. This elegant looking Model hosts a Touch Control at the freezer Door to make it convenient for consumers to adjust freezer temperature and choose from different modes. Available in Gradient Blue and Black color options, this 661 L model is priced at INR 83,990/-.

The two-door Refrigerator range includes 6 models with 12 variants of SKUs from the capacity 252 L to 661 L with the price range between INR 27,000/- and INR 85,000/-

All Toshiba refrigerators come with Real INVERTERTM technology to ensure optimum energy consumption translating into energy savings of 20%, and a 10-year compressor warranty.

Toshiba Washing Machines

The 2020-21 range of Toshiba washing machines include 4 top-loading and 6 front-loading SKUs starting from 7 kg up to 9 Kg ranging between INR 21,000 and INR 80,000/-.

The new Toshiba Washing Machine range adopts safety & humanized design and is aimed to provide exclusive laundry care for your family. The new range also houses the Real INVERTER™ motor that is quieter, more efficient, durable and more stable than a conventional motor.

Toshiba Front-loading Washing Machine is one of a kind and works by the phenomenon of The Great Waves technology that uses both Flush Wave and Color Alive that saves time, money and protects your laundry. It gets the washing done in one go for easy and hassle-free lifestyle with both the washer and dryer at same capacity.

The front-loading washing machines are designed with Anti-Bacterial Gasket that avoids damp or unpleasant smell when opening the front load door and prevents formation of molds and mildew on the gasket surface. The Drum Clean feature thoroughly cleans the drum with high temperature water, without using any harsh chemicals. Priced at INR 35,990/- onwards the front-loading washing machine models are available in white and dark grey colors.

The Top-loading washing machines feature 'No Angular Design' - a rounded corner design that prevents accidental injury or scratching during operation. The transparent glass lid with bearing load of 100kg is enhanced with Silk Pattern looks aesthetically pleasing, leaving no water residue on inner lid. The 43-degree Soft Closed Lid design ensures the lid drops down constant slowly and closes safely. The Easy Kit multi-functional detergent box provides separate container for softener, liquid detergent and washing powder, and the siphon cap structure ensures thorough mixing of water and detergent to enhance washing performance significantly.

Using the 3 waterfalls and water flow from 864 water holes, the GREATWAVES™ function creates three different types of waves the No Wrap Flow to avoid tangling of laundry, Upper Push Flow to enhance contact surface of laundry in the tub, and Spring Flow to avoid excessive wear of laundry.

Toshiba Washer-Dryer

The 11 kg front-load washer-dryer houses Real INVERTER™ motor, and is powered by the GREATWAVES™ technology. This model is also designed with Anti-Bacterial Gasket and the Cyclone Mix technology improves washing performance by using an impeller that is implanted in the drawer which increases detergent dissolution by 20%. Priced at INR 79,990/- the washer-dryer also has a LED Drum Light for better viewing of clothes during washing or drying.

Toshiba Water Purifiers

Toshiba Water Purifiers range for 2020-21 includes 4 SKUs featuring a UV Shield that kills 99.99% of bacteria in the water using a cold cathode UV lamp, which is a last point purification ensuring purity till last drop; a Smart Interactive Display that informs consumer about filter replacement, water level inside the tank, service reminder and UV function Highlighter; and a Replaceable Tank design with choices of a stainless steel or plastic tank.

The Black Mirror Finish RO+UV variant N1748T1 (K) comes with a Stainless steel tank and White color RO+UV variant N1748T1 (W) with a plastic tank, these models are available at INR 27,990/- and INR 24,990/- respectively, the Green RO series N1748TNF-IND(W) which is suited for low TDS input water retails at INR 23,990/-.

Toshiba also has added new UF + UV variant in its range this year suited for areas where input TDS is upto 250 PPM, this model is priced at INR 14,990/-

The complete Toshiba Water Purifier Range promises purity till last drop.

Along with customer inspired innovations, Toshiba also ensures robust after sales services through a wide network of service centers to ensure ease and availability for its customers. In 2020, the brand strives to further strengthen its services across categories along with a stronger dealers' base across India through an extensive retail network of large format stores, multi-brand outlets and a robust dealer network across India. At present, the company has a strong network of dealers across India and robust after sales services through its strong service footprint in the country. In addition to the 476+ service centres, the brand has also introduced Toshiba Care, a tollfree service support where customers can directly connect on the number - 18004191111.