Is it time to drop the mop? We review the Dyson WashG1, Dyson’s first dedicated wet floor cleaner 
What’s under the microscope?
The Dyson WashG1, Dyson’s first dedicated wet floor cleaner.
What is the Dyson WashG1? Give me the elevator pitch.
You’re probably already across the Dyson range of vacuum cleaners. For a while, they were their own form of currency within the NZ Instagram influencer circuit. Well, this is the UK appliance brand’s first dedicated wet machine for hard floors. The WashG1 uses microfibre rollers, an extraction pump and dedicated dirty and clean water chambers to pick up mess and spills, leaving sparkling, shiny floors behind.
So it vacuums and mops… simultaneously?
Essentially, yes. Instead of first vacuuming (to pick up debris) and then mopping (to wash), with the WashG1 you can do it all in a single pass. A mesh tray collects food and dry debris, ready to be emptied afterwards. Dirty liquid is immediately pumped through to the water tank. Meanwhile, water from the clean tank flows over the roller heads and is distributed evenly across the floors. If you’ve seen a Bissel or Rug Doctor in action, the two-chamber system will make sense.
Does the Dyson WashG1 use steam? Or chemicals?
No, the Dyson WashG1 uses cold water (making it safe for vinyl floors) and the power of highly absorbent microfibre. Each of the two rollers has 64,800 filaments per cm2. I admit, I don’t stay massively up-to-date with the highs and lows of microfibre technology but that seems like a lot. You can choose low, medium or high mode depending on the level of cleanup, and a separate boost mode purges each roller with maximum water for stubborn dirt and dried-on stains.
I reckon I mop my floors semi-regularly and the colour of the water sucked into the dirty water chamber from our kitchen floor was still appallingly black on first run. I asked our editor if we could feature that photo in the magazine and she said “absolutely not”, so you’ll just have to take my word for it.
Is it a nightmare to clean?
Surprisingly no, although emptying the debris tray and the dirty water tank can be a little gross. But the charging station’s self-cleaning mode floods both rollers with clean water on the highest boost setting, flushing the entire system in preparation for the next clean. Again, this is very satisfying to witness.
Any cons?
Carpets and fabrics are a no-no. You have to lift and carry it over rugs or through bedrooms to get to that bathroom. For those looking for a wet vac that can also operate on soft flooring, the Dyson Submarine and the Shark HydroVac both have multi-surface capabilities and might be the pick for you.
Cost:
$1099, with a 45-day risk-free trial period. Find it on the Dyson website.
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Words: Sarah Templeton
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