Appliance advice that assumes you live in India

Most appliance reviews you find online were written for a home with soft municipal water, clean air and uninterrupted power. This site is for the rest of us — hard borewell water in Chennai, 300 AQI mornings in Delhi, and a budget that has to last.

I buy the appliances, run them in my own home for months, and write down what actually broke, what the service visit cost, and whether the thing was worth the money.

Start with your problem

Water purifiers

RO, UV and UF, and how to work out which one your supply actually needs. Start with a TDS reading, not a brand.

Air purifiers

Room sizing, HEPA claims worth believing, and the running cost of filter replacements over a Delhi winter.

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