Dyson He's been promising for months that his Clean+Wash Hygiene It solves the problem that no one dared to acknowledge: the inside of conventional electric mops smells terrible.
After having it at home for several weeks, this is what I found when using it.
The (terrible) secret of electric mops
If you've ever owned an electric mop, you'll know exactly what I'm talking about: after a short time, a stagnant water smell develops that doesn't go away even after emptying the tank. The reason is more structural (dirty water travels through internal tubes before reaching the tank, creating an organic film in certain areas—sometimes even inaccessible ones).
Therefore, Dyson recently introduced its Clean+Wash Hygiene with a radical promise: The dirty water never leaves the showerheadEverything the roller picks up is collected in a 0,52-liter reservoir integrated into the head itself. The machine's body, handle, and motor only come into contact with clean water. At least on paper, the concept sounded promising.
Dyson in its DNA
Sporting that unmistakably Dyson Prussian blue with copper accents, this machine arrives in our home weighing in at a well-distributed 3,8 kilos thanks to its ergonomic handle. It feels incredibly light in the hand. The head is also only 11 centimeters high, allowing it to easily fit under the sofa and the clothes rack in my entryway—areas where most mops can't reach.
As for its charging base, that's where the maintenance magic happens. You fit the head in, press a button, and the 145-second cycle... Self-cleaning They start automatically with clean water, the roller spinning, and dirty water draining into the removable tray—the same one where the dirty water collects during cleaning. Then, 30 minutes of hot air at 85°C completely dries the roller, although this will require sacrificing the peace and quiet of your home or ensuring it's done in a small, enclosed room so the noise doesn't disturb others—it's not terrible, but it is noticeable.
This drying process eliminates residual moisture, a breeding ground for bacteria and mold. The WashG1 had self-cleaning but no heat drying: the roller remained damp on the dock and could develop odors after a few weeks. The current generation corrects precisely that weakness. After days and days of use, The rolling pin smells… like nothingLiterally nothing. And that, for anyone who has owned an electric mop before, changes everything.
The best and the worst
To give you some context: my house has tiled floors in the kitchen and laminate flooring in the rest of the rooms. There are also two children, aged five and two, living there. And despite all that, I've managed to keep the floors the way I like them thanks to the good performance With this mop-vacuum: the kids' breakfast crumbs disappear in one pass, spilled coffee too, and the drops of dried-out tomato sauce required two passes but came off just as quickly without leaving a trace. Hair that usually falls to the floor is also picked up, but it only curls up slightly in the... roller Thanks to the nylon bristles. It's not particularly noisy during use and, as I described earlier, his design It's very Dyson, with good finishes (and a useful mini-information screen) that make it not the typical cleaning gadget you're eager to "hide."
Hay two drawbacks Anyway, something to keep in mind. On the one hand, the tanks, which are rather small (0,75 liters of clean water and 0,52 of dirty water): in an apartment larger than 80 m² you will need to fill and empty them before finishing the whole house, although it will depend a lot on the water flow you use (it has three different levels).
On the other hand, if you move the machine between rooms while it's turned off and the printhead is wet, sometimes It drips a little, as well as its removable tray, which you must handle with some care when removing it from the appliance if you don't want it to drip (dirty water) from one end.
For whom does it make sense (and for whom does it not)
The Clean+Wash Hygiene It doesn't make much sense. If your home is larger than 100 m² and you don't want any interruptions, or if the price/capacity ratio is your main criterion, rivals like the Dreame H14 Pro offer more liters for less money, although they don't solve the long-term odor problem.
Likewise, this isn't the right machine for you (neither this model nor any other brand) if you expect it to perform the same functions as a mop: these types of machines clean quite well and help with house maintenance, as well as being able to pick up recently stained items, but they still lack the intensity that you can achieve manually with a mop when you encounter a tough stain or one that's been there for several days.
That makes sense. If you have hard floors, if you've already owned an electric mop and the smell made you abandon it, or if you live with allergy sufferers or small children—as I mentioned, in terms of maintenance it's ideal. The self-cleaning cycle with drying eliminates the main reason why people stop using these types of products.
In short, the Clean+Wash Hygiene structurally solves the problem of internal hygiene: dirty water doesn't travel through the machine, the roller dries with heat, and after weeks of intensive use, there's no odor. That alone sets it apart from everything else. The ergonomics are good, and the cleaning performance is up to par. The small water tanks are a drawback, but they don't invalidate the overall product.
By 649 Euros It's by no means an impulse buy. But if you've suffered through the cycle of "smelly electric mop - abandoned in the cupboard - back to the bucket mop," this is the machine that breaks that cycle. And that, in cleaning products, is worth a lot.