Can it Replace Your Mop?

I didn’t assume I wanted one other flooring cleaner in my life. Between a stick vacuum, a robotic vacuum, a mop, and the occasional paper towel run after somebody spills juice (hello, children), I’ve felt fairly lined. Then, the Dyson PencilWash got here on the scene.

The PencilWash comes on the heels of Dyson’s PencilVac, launched final yr and marketed because the “world’s slimmest vacuum.” So I suppose the PencilWash would be the world’s slimmest mop?

In any case, the announcement has me excited— as a result of I feel it’s fixing a really particular, very fashionable downside: we would like clear flooring with out turning cleansing into an occasion.

Dyson PencilWash Review: It’s Built for the Way We Actually Live

Most of us aren’t deep-cleaning marble foyers each weekend. We’re wiping up espresso splashes, sticky kitchen tiles, and no matter simply occurred close to the fridge.

The PencilWash feels designed for that precise in-between house:

• Slim sufficient to tuck away in a small house or condo
• Light sufficient that you simply don’t mentally put together earlier than grabbing it
• Simple sufficient that you simply don’t want a five-step setup

At just below 5 kilos (earlier than filling it), it’s nearer to the load of a stick vacuum than a cumbersome moist cleaner. If one thing is straightforward to seize, I’ll use it. If it’s heavy and awkward? It turns into a chore to keep away from.

The Hygiene Angle Is What Makes This Interesting

I’m tremendous within the hygiene issue right here.

Instead of pushing the identical soiled water round like a conventional mop, this cleaner constantly feeds recent water onto the curler whereas pulling the mess away right into a separate assortment space. That method, your flooring aren’t getting washed with grime you simply picked up.

As somebody who’s all the time questioned whether or not I’m truly cleansing or simply redistributing grime, that’s interesting. And when you have children, pets, or simply high-traffic flooring, that separation between clear water and soiled residue is an actual improve.

It’s Not Trying to Replace Your Vacuum

This isn’t a do-everything machine. It received’t suck up cereal or exchange your fundamental vacuum. It’s particularly made for laundry sealed onerous flooring: tile, vinyl, laminate, marble, sealed wooden…for tackling moist messes and floor grime.

So you’ll nonetheless want a vacuum. But—as an extremely compact floor-washing machine, it’s fairly sensible for small houses and residences. It enables you to wash the flooring with out having to fill a bucket and is far cleaner than a Swiffer. That’s sensible.

Thoughtful Design (Not Just Skinny for Show)

The ultra-thin deal with is beautiful and helpful. The pivot permits it to drop nearly flat, which implies it slides below couches, beds, or low cupboards with out you doing yoga. That element alone tells me somebody truly examined this in actual houses.

Battery life is roughly half-hour per cost, which, for many normal-sized areas, is greater than sufficient for a whole-floor move. And if you happen to actually need extra time, the battery may be swapped out.

For $349, together with a charging stand, it’s positioned noticeably beneath a few of Dyson’s higher-end flooring methods. However, almost $350 for one thing that replaces your Swiffer is on the steep facet.

My Take? It’s for Apartment Dwellers

The extra I give it some thought, the extra I understand this product is ideal for somebody residing in a compact and desires to streamline their cleansing. This factor ought to be simple to retailer, quick to deploy, simple to keep up, and hygenic—all issues vital to condo dweller, almost certainly in an city space.

And with options like these, the PencilWash would possibly turn out to be a type of instruments you attain for a number of instances every week—as a result of it makes cleansing so darn simple!

The Dyson PencilWash’s launch date is but introduced.

Lauren has been writing and enhancing since 2008. She loves working with textual content and serving to writers discover their voice. When she’s not typing away at her laptop, she cooks and travels together with her husband and two daughters.