We Tried It: Dyson’s New WashG1, a $700 Wet Floor Cleaner
I put it to work around my apartment to find out if it was worth the cost. Could it clean up mushy oatmeal and other yucky messes from my floor?
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When I heard that Dyson was releasing a new wet floor cleaner, I jumped at the chance to try it in my apartment before its U.S. release on Oct. 1. The Dyson WashG1 is the brand’s first wet floor cleaner with no suction—you’re meant to vacuum the floor before you use it to wet-clean. Dyson says that it can pick up dry debris, though, which it then stores in a small tray at the bottom of the device away from the dirty water.
This is what sets it apart from combo vacuum-mops, which are a hassle to clean because of the mushy debris that gets mixed in with the dirty water it picks up. Its counterclockwise spinning brush rolls (shown below) are also supposed to keep debris from getting stuck on the rolls—another icky part of the post-cleaning process.
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