Tineco iFloor 5 Series cordless wet vacuum review

One of many promoting factors of Dyson’s new WashG1 is its means to hoover and mop on the similar time. It signifies that, if in case you have a number of sealed exhausting flooring, you’ll be able to successfully reduce your cleansing time in half. And it’s a wonderful cleaner. However at £599.99 within the UK and $699.99 within the US, it’s removed from the most cost effective choice.

Enter the Tineco iFloor 5: an easy-to-use cleaner with the identical skillset. And with a commonly accessible worth of £239.99/$239.99, it’s a way more budget-friendly purchase. You possibly can see our different suggestions in our round-up of the perfect moist and dry vacuums we’ve examined.

A cordless upright that each vacuums and mops, the Tineco iFloor 5 guarantees an ideal, sharp-edged end that can clear up each moist and dry mess, and simply deal with sticky particles in your sealed exhausting flooring, be they hardwood, tile, marble or laminate.

However is it the time-saver it guarantees to be? We discover out.

Design and Construct

• Cordless
• 500ml cleansing resolution included
• Good dimension of water tanks

Within the field, you get the black and white equipment, the slot-in deal with, a 500ml bottle of Tineco cleansing resolution, the facility adapter, the standing base, a tubular cleansing brush, a spare brush curler and a spare dry filter. 

The equipment physique comes with a brush curler and canopy already put in. The comb curler head is substantial at 27cm extensive, 22cm deep and 6.5cm excessive (10.6 x 8.7 x 2.5in).

Above this, on the principle physique of the ground washer, there’s a 0.7-litre soiled tank on the entrance and the 0.8-litre clear water tank on the again; each tanks slot and clip into place with a pull-down launch button.

On the high of the physique is a round LED show. It options six light-up indicator icons to point out if the self-cleaning mode is on, the comb curler is tangled, the soiled water tank is full, or the clear tank is empty. There’s additionally a three-bar battery and charging indicator, and the utmost energy mode. It’s straightforward to see at a look precisely what’s happening with the cleaner.

If the truth that there’s a particular indicator for brush roll tangles appears ominous, don’t fear: throughout testing, we discovered that hair made its manner into the soiled water tank and didn’t should be reduce away from the curler.

The slot-in deal with hosts the facility, self-cleaning and mode buttons.  

The sq. standing base is roughly 31cm x 31cm (12 x 12in) and has two slot-in holders at both aspect. When you’ve assembled the iFloor 5, it stands within the base for storage, charging and to run the self-cleaning cycle.

Altogether, it has a top of 112cm/44in, so that is very a lot an equipment that wants a spot in a utility room or a full size cabinet or cupboard.  

Efficiency and Options

• Sturdy ahead momentum
• Good suction
• Glorious flour check outcomes

Organising the iFloor 5 is straightforward: unpack the equipment and slot the deal with into the bottom till it clicks into place. Fill the clear water tank with chilly water, together with a capful of the cleansing resolution. Then plug within the iFloor 5 to cost and activate the equipment. Not like some ground washers, the facility doesn’t plug into the bottom – the socket is just under the deal with.

It’s all very simple. As soon as the equipment is charged, you merely flip it on and tilt again the deal with to begin cleansing.

There are two cleansing modes: eco and most.  The eco mode is for mild moist and dry messes and on a regular basis cleansing and you need to get 30+ minutes of cleansing on that mode from a full battery.

The max mode is for powerful stains. It’s best to get about 23 minutes on max mode from a full battery. Charging the iFloor 5 absolutely from flat ought to take round 4 to 5 hours.

We must always point out that the cleansing resolution is proprietary. Tineco states that you may’t use one other cleansing fluid within the machine. You should buy the answer type Tineco UK (£24.99 for 1L) and from Tineco US ($39.99 for 33.8fl oz).

Additionally, remember that you may’t flip off the mopping operate and simply vacuum with the iFloor 5; each features run collectively.      

We began with a basic check on a sealed hardwood ground. One factor we have been very impressed with was the ahead momentum of the iFloor 5 – it nearly speeds away from you, which makes utilizing the ground washer straightforward since you don’t must push ahead.

In any case, the iFloor 5 is a reasonably light-weight machine, weighing in at 5.05kg/11lbs. That weight, mixed with the superb momentum, makes utilizing the ground washer a good selection for anybody who can’t take a number of weight on their forearm and wrist, which will be a problem with some cordless ground washers.

It’s additionally straightforward to manoeuvre and gained’t shut off when the deal with is in a vertical place. Nonetheless, you’ll battle to wash below low furnishings: it may possibly’t get flat sufficient on the ground.

We lined a number of ground area in our first session: roughly 62m2 in whole, and we solely used one bar of energy without having to empty or refill the water tanks. We discovered the suction to be wonderful, and the cleansing resolution scent to be refined.

Some dried-on particles did require switching as much as the max mode, however altering pace is simple because the mode button falls inside straightforward attain of your thumb whereas cleansing.        

Tineco claims that its flat edge scraper inside the curler head leaves a greater end than these ground washers with a jagged scraper, because it clears away particles and squeezes out soiled water persistently and in a uniform method throughout the curler. We discovered the end to be wonderful after utilizing the iFloor 5.

There was no distinction in end on completely different ground surfaces both. Our second and third assessments have been on laminate, tile and vinyl, and we discovered the end to be good on all three.

As a result of twin tank system, the ground washer is all the time cleansing with contemporary water and resolution, the soiled water tank is absolutely sealed, so there isn’t a threat of leakage, and the improved edge cleansing permits for precision alongside skirting boards as much as 4mm.

Our ultimate check was the flour check on a hardwood ground. We discovered that the iFloor 5 completely picked up all traces of scattered flour, with out even needing to resort to the max setting, leaving sharp vacuum traces within the piles.   

One factor to say is that, clearly, you’ll be able to solely clear a patch of ground wider than the curler brush head, so if in case you have a house with a number of narrower areas, you’ll want to wash them by hand. 

This ground washer is superb for damp dusting or common cleansing. Every so often, chances are you’ll really feel you want scorching water and cleaning soap, however the iFloor 5 will preserve day-to-day mess below management. Nonetheless, because it doesn’t use scorching water or bleach, it may possibly’t sterilise flooring.    

The iFloor 5 is simple to empty and refill.    

When you’ve completed cleansing the ground, you’ll want to wash the iFloor 5. Fortunately, it has a hands-free self-cleaning programme that you simply provoke by urgent the self-cleaning button on the deal with whereas the washer is within the stand and plugged into the charger.

The programme merely feeds via clear water and resolution onto the curler head whereas it spins, after which sucks the wastewater into the soiled water tank.  

We discovered that you actually need to run this programme each time you end utilizing the ground washer. In any other case, you can find yourself with a stale curler. Tineco additionally provides you with a tubular cleansing brush to wash out the soiled water tank, the comb chamber and to assist take away dust and dirt from the curler.

Worth and Availability

The iFloor 5 is likely one of the most price range pleasant ground washers within the Tineco moist and dry vacuum vary, with a launch worth of £299.99/$299.99. Nonetheless, it’s presently accessible from Tineco UK and Tineco US for £239.99/$239.99, making it one of many best-priced moist vacuums we’ve examined. Amazon in the US is matching this low cost however, on the time of writing, it’s nonetheless £299 on Amazon UK.

You possibly can see extra choices in our round-up of the perfect moist and dry vacuums we’ve examined. The information options execs and cons and fast summaries of every product, and hyperlinks to full opinions and the perfect costs accessible.

Must you purchase the iFloor 5?

The iFloor 5 is simple to make use of and delivers nice day-to-day cleansing outcomes – so long as you’ve got the ground area to take advantage of it. We’d undoubtedly say that it’s a great purchase.

In case you are inclined to vacuum and mop your exhausting flooring individually, it’s going to undoubtedly prevent time. However it may possibly’t sterilise flooring and, as it may possibly’t get flat below furnishings, or clear in smaller areas, it gained’t be proper for each residence.