Tineco Pure One S15 Pro review

The Tineco Pure One S15 Professional is the newest cordless stick vac from the corporate, and it has its sights set firmly on Dyson with a premium construct, spectacular efficiency and nice ease of use. It fixes many complaints about its predecessor, the Pure One S12, however with it comes a notable value hike.

Can Tineco tempt customers away from extra established manufacturers like Dyson on the excessive finish of the market? Effectively…

Design & construct

• Glossy, premium construct
• Fixes design problems with its predecessor
• Upgraded LCD show

The Tineco Pure One S15 Professional is a premium cordless stick vac, and that’s instantly obvious in its design. The glossy mixture of black, white and silver seems to be high-end whereas not boasting the intense, in-your-face colors of competing vacs just like the Dyson V12 Detect Slim.

It’s an evolution of the Pure One S12, which we reviewed a couple of years in the past, sporting the identical modular design as its predecessor with a couple of notable enhancements.

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Essentially the most notable improve is within the show division. It nonetheless sports activities Tineco’s signature round show, embedded entrance and centre on the vac making it straightforward to see always. Whereas earlier shows have been quite primary, the S15 Professional comes with a totally functioning LCD show that not solely seems to be good however will be genuinely useful.

The primary time you activate the vac, for instance, the show will take you thru a whole tutorial on tips on how to join the components and function the vacuum. It’s a very nice contact meaning you don’t must spend time together with your head buried in a guide.

On the whole use, the upgraded show seems to be nice. It performs on-screen animations relying in your stage of suction, in addition to displaying vibrant, vivid icons for suction mode, battery life and any blockage points. There’s additionally a voice immediate that’ll provide you with a heads-up on modes and energy standing.

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The corporate’s LED ring surrounding the show is again as soon as once more, altering from blue to purple in a gradient to present you a visible illustration of how a lot mud and dust the vac is detecting in actual time. It’s a genuinely useful function, particularly for vacuuming carpets the place mud and different particles will be tougher to identify, and helps ship a extra thorough clear total – however extra on that in a bit.  

The vac is trigger-operated and solely wants a single push to begin and one other to cease, in contrast to some that require you to always maintain your finger on the set off to ship energy. That may develop into fairly achy after a protracted vacuuming session, imagine me!

The S15 Professional’s 470ml bin is just a little on the small aspect, even when in comparison with different premium stick vacs with a 650ml bin, and I discovered I’d need to empty it greater than as soon as when vacuuming a number of rooms at house.

The plus aspect is that Tineco has lastly in-built a helpful slide mechanism that’ll dislodge most of its contents with out having to take away the pre-filter, as with its predecessors. You’ll nonetheless have to make use of your arms to take away the previous few straggling strands of hair, however it’s a lot nicer than grabbing handfuls of mud to empty the bin.

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In its commonplace type, the Pure One S15 Professional connects to a big direct drive energy brush with front-facing LEDs to assist spot bits of mud as you clear, particularly useful in darker areas of the room. It could hook up with the principle unit straight, or by way of a 670mm tube for stand-up cleansing, although the tube isn’t peak adjustable such as you’d count on.

The 265mm-wide brush sports activities Tineco’s ZeroTangle expertise with V-shaped bristles and a twin comb design that’ll cease hair getting tangled from the curler. There is likely to be a couple of wrapped round, however they’re not tightly tangled like with cheaper rollers, and the supplied hair cleansing software means they’re straightforward to take away.

Equipment

• Comes with a handful of equipment within the field
• New charging station is simpler to make use of
• No spare battery

The Tineco Pure One S15 Professional comes with a handful of equipment that make the cleansing expertise extra nice.

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Alongside the stick vac, you’ll discover a mini energy brush designed for smaller areas like beds, automobile seats and sofas, in addition to a slimline crevice software for reaching the nooks and crannies like between the couch cushions, a regular 2-in-1 mud brush, a hair cleansing software, and an additional pre-filter.

There’s additionally an improved charging stand. Whereas earlier Tineco charging models needed to be wall-mounted, the brand new floor-based system is way simpler to make use of with 0 set up wanted. Regardless of a comparatively small footprint, the dock homes most equipment supplied with the equipment, and the vac slots into the centrally positioned mount simply.  

Whereas that does enhance the general expertise, it’s a little bit of a downgrade in comparison with the swathe of equipment that shipped with its predecessor, the Pure One S12 EX.

The older mannequin included extra equipment together with a versatile lengthy crevice software, a pre-filter cleansing software and even an additional battery to double the period of time you could possibly use the vac earlier than needing a top-up. These are nonetheless out there for the S15 Professional, you’ll simply have to purchase them individually.

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Efficiency

• Spectacular suction efficiency
• Automated mode supplies steadiness of energy and effectivity
• Middling battery lifetime of round 20 minutes

As you may count on from such a premium stick vac, the Tineco Pure One S15 Professional is spectacular in use each on hardwood and carpeted surfaces. When used with the full-size motorised brush head, the S15 Professional has no problem dragging up embedded pet hair from carpet and sucking up mud, even with pretty fast passes.

Actually, I’ve been shocked at simply how a lot hair the vacuum can choose up from a carpet that, to the attention, seems to be clear. Its light-weight nature makes it straightforward to manoeuvre, and it’s comparatively quiet in use in comparison with some at a median of 75dB in testing. It’s the one vacuum I’ve examined that doesn’t make my canine bark furiously, and that’s saying one thing. 

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There’s a guide mode that permits you to management the 500W of suction energy by way of a contact slider beneath the show, however the S15 Professional really shines when utilized in its computerized mode.

The vacuum makes use of Tineco’s proprietary iLoop Sensible Sensor tech that may mechanically modify the suction energy relying on how a lot mud and dust is detected by the vacuum in actual time. The profit to that is that it’ll ramp up suction energy on significantly soiled areas of carpet for a extra thorough clear, particularly when paired with the motorised brush head that basically digs out embedded hair.

The opposite profit is battery life, with the corporate claiming that the iLoop tech can permit the vacuum to function for as much as 40 minutes on a single cost, in comparison with simply 10 minutes if it have been at most suction.

That’s considerably true in my expertise, with the ramping up and down of suction getting me comfortably previous the 10-minute mark, however I’ve not hit a full 40 minutes earlier than operating out of battery. It is determined by the quantity of mud within the room in fact, however I discover that it’ll normally final round 15-20 minutes earlier than needing a cost.

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That’s tremendous in the event you’re simply vacuuming a room or two, however it doubtless received’t suffice for a multi-floor house. The battery is detachable so you could possibly in idea swap it out for a second absolutely charged mannequin to increase runtime, however you’ll want to select that up individually.

The one annoyance with the auto mode is that it’ll generally swap to guide mode with out immediate. It’s straightforward to change again by way of a faucet of the touch-sensitive mode button on the highest of the vac, however it’s just a little annoying for a vacuum that prices $599/£599.

Smartphone connectivity

• Works with Tineco app for iOS and Android
• Can observe cleansing progress, get reminders to scrub your bin

As with different current Tineco vacuums – together with the Ground One S3 Moist & Dry – the Pure One S15 Professional is appropriate with the corporate’s companion app for iOS and Android.

The setup course of is as easy and takes now not than a minute to connect with the vacuum, although the larger query needs to be, is it actually obligatory?

Tineco says you should utilize the app to trace your cleansing progress, however I can’t think about anybody vacuuming with one hand whereas watching a smartphone app within the different. It does present reminders to scrub the bin as soon as its full, however once more, you may merely take a look at the bin to see that it wants emptying.

It additionally reminds you to scrub on a set schedule, which is ok, however actually not wanted.

So sure, whereas the Tineco Pure One S15 Professional does have smartphone connectivity, it’s not one thing I think about many individuals will really use.   

Value & availability

The Tineco Pure One S15 Professional is a comfortably premium stick vac that appears to compete with the likes of Dyson not solely in tech however pricing, with a $599/£599 price ticket that matches Dyson’s top-end V15 Shield. That’s costly, however the cleansing efficiency is spectacular and significant updates to its design make it a greater vac than its predecessor, the Pure One S12.  

For those who’re tempted, you should purchase the Tineco Pure One S15 Professional from Tineco straight within the US and the UK.

To see the way it compares to the competitors, check out our collection of the most effective vacuum cleaners.

Verdict

The Tineco Pure One S15 Professional is a superb all-round cordless stick vacuum cleaner that fixes a few of the largest complaints with its predecessor. It’s light-weight and highly effective with loads of suction, and the upgraded show is a pleasant contact too.

The bagless design means there aren’t any ongoing prices, and with anti-tangle tech within the brush and a hair elimination software bundled within the field, it’s straightforward to take care of.

It’s undoubtedly a premium choice, however in the event you can afford it, chances are high you received’t be upset.

Specs

• As much as 40 minutes of battery life
• 4-hour cost time
• 465ml bin
• 5-stage air filtration system
• 500W of suction energy
• iLoop Sensible Sensor