Unleash Holiday Magic with the Dyson WashG1: Your Perfect Festive Companion!

The concluding two weeks of 2024 are packed with enjoyable occasions. Between Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and New Year’s, it’s likely that you’ll welcome more guests into your home over the next several days than at any other point this year.

I hosted Christmas dinner, which reminded me that I am not a meticulous host. Eggnog spilled, my journey through the house had a clear muddy trace as I carried a platter filled with ham, and dirt seemed to appear from everywhere.

Fortunately, I had a hidden ally in my cleaning toolkit that transformed all of these issues into minor nuisances. The Dyson WashG1 is a powered mop that entirely negates the need to vacuum before mopping your floors.

What Is It?

Remarkably simple to operate, the WashG1 is an upright powered mop utilizing a pair of counter-rotating mop rollers that self-clean as they tackle spills and hard debris from your floor in a single pass. Curiously, for a brand renowned for its vacuum suction, the WashG1 depends on agitation from the rollers instead of suction to cleanse your floors.

The 64,000 filament microfiber mops are cleaned while they run, flushing off debris and dirty water, ensuring that the mop contacting the ground remains continuously pristine. The company evaluated numerous actual spills (far exceeding the industry standard of dried mustard, tartar sauce, and coffee) on a black floor using UV light to confirm the WashG1 passed every test legitimately.

The most advantageous aspect of utilizing the WashG1 is that you don’t have to prepare your floor before you mop it. Hard debris (like the nut shells scattered all over your kitchen floor by that one uncle who insists nutcrackers are for use, not display) is collected in a pull-out tray located between the two rollers. At the conclusion of a cleaning session, all you need to do is slide it out and discard the refuse captured by the filter. Meanwhile, dirty water is segregated. Simply unclip the central water module, unscrew the dirty water reservoir, and dispose of it.

The WashG1 employs a compact motor to create negative pressure to pull dirty water from the tray. This smaller motor results in extended run time on a single charge. The water tanks are large and prominently visible while in operation, eliminating the need to guess when to refill clean water or empty the dirty water.

How Effectively Does It Operate?

The WashG1 may feel awkward initially, but once you activate the mop rollers, it glides smoothly across the floor, soaking up the water it applies. The water flow is adjustable via a convenient button, and the full-color LCD display keeps you updated about what the machine is doing or if it has any needs.

The head swivels effortlessly into almost any location. The handle pivots horizontally with the brush head, making it easy to clean beneath furniture. I also appreciate that the mop can be locked in an upright position, simplifying interruptions to attend to other tasks (rather than needing to support the handle and hope it stays standing).

When you finish cleaning, there’s no need to take apart the mop rollers; just execute a self-cleaning cycle. I was worried about mildew development (a concern I have had with powered mops lacking drying bases), but those concerns turned out to be unfounded. Whenever I needed the WashG1, it was always ready for action.

Not vacuuming beforehand does mean that the debris tray will accumulate debris. You must ensure you empty it after every use. The mopping module easily slides out for occasional cleaning, with Dyson suggesting this should occur every third use. I find I need to do this at least every other time because of the substantial amount of pet and human hair circulating in my home. The nice feature is that the WashG1’s screen guides you through the manual cleaning process whenever you initiate a self-cleaning cycle.

Is It Worth It?

At $699, it aligns with similar products from Tineco and Roborock. While other brands offer more gimmicks, like heated drying or heated/ozonated water, I appreciate Dyson’s emphasis on creating the WashG1 as a highly efficient machine without extra technological additions.

If you possess hard floors, the WashG1 is a straightforward, impressive performer that will maintain the pristine condition of your floors, no matter what you encounter. Discover more on the Dyson website.