Messy but Effective
I own the Sonicare Water Flosser. I'm guessing that's my baseline for this review. It's not perfect. If we could fuse the Sonicare with this Water Dental Flosser Oral Irrigator, it would be the perfect machine for the task at hand.<br />Now, let's discuss this Dental Flosser Oral Irrigator. It's rather large, standing almost a foot tall without the nozzle attached. About half is the water reservoir and the other half is the handle with the controls and digital display. There's 2 buttons, the top is the power and it starts the water flow. The bottom button toggles thru options and changes the water pressure. There's a hidden lid on the top that lifts up and allows you to store two nozzles. That is a nice bonus feature for storage or travel.<br /><br />The instructions are rather simple. Rotate the water reservoir a few degrees to remove it from the handle, fill with water and reattach to handle. Press the top button for power then press it again to start the water flow. This is the messy part. You should have the nozzle in your mouth or you're going to get wet. Once that water jet starts, it's shooting a lot of water. So, you have to just open your mouth and let it drain all over the handle and your hand. Not to worry, the MFG says it's rated IPX7, which means it can survive being fully submerged, so drool and water dripping on it shouldn't be an issue.<br />This thing is pretty powerful. It caused a part of my gum to bleed. That's not a criticism. I like to keep my dentist employed so I haven't flossed in 5 days, so I definitely need to resume the daily floss. Anyway, particles of the Greek salad I had for dinner littered the sink, so this flosser did its job very well.<br />"So, Mister gross no floss guy, why only 3 stars?? It sounds like this water flosser did its job"<br />Well, yes it does seem to floss very well. However, I believe some improvements are needed before you'll pry those remaining 2-stars from my wet drool and food particle covered hand. There needs to be a trigger or additional button to allow control of the water. Currently, you start the water and it comes out non-stop leading to the drooling mess. If you could control the water, you could control the drool. They could also preprogram the water to come out in bursts. I was initially impressed with the larger water tank, but it turns out that larger reservoir is needed due to the amount of water this thing spits out.<br /><br />In summary, it does floss well, but it is fairly messy from my experience. If I figure out a way to make it a little less wet, I'll definitely edit my review with my suggestions.
Rating: 3 stars