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Dyson WashG1 Review: Just Wash and Go

Published

3 months ago

October 1, 2024

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Dyson WashG1 seen from above, cleaning a floor

At a glance

Expert’s Rating

Pros

Fast and manoeuvrable
Edge cleaning
Self-cleaning programme
Vacuum and mop in one sweep

Cons

Can’t steam or sanitise
Rollers are pricey and need to be replaced after 25 hours of cleaning
Expensive

Our Verdict

What the WashG1 does, it does very well. If you have a lot of sealed, hard flooring in your home, it’ll save you from having to vacuum and mop separately – and it will do both quickly, and to a high standard. But its high price means that it won’t be a realistic mop replacement for most people.

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$699.99

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The WashG1 is Dyson’s first dedicated hard flooring cleaner for wet and dry spills and debris. You can use it on vinyl, laminate, tile and sealed wood flooring. As you’d expect, you can’t use it as a carpet cleaner.

What sets it apart from many rivals is that you don’t need to vacuum and mop separately: the WashG1 will do both. It also works in a completely different way to most wet vacuums. Instead of using direct suction to pull dirty water and debris from the floor, its counter-rotating twin rollers soak it up and flick debris into a tray, while a small pump pulls dirty water into the tank.

Dyson believes that this is a more efficient way of doing things, and one that will result in far fewer clogs and no need for a stinky debris filter in the machine.

Read on to see how the WashG1 performed in our test, and check out our round-up of the best wet and dry vacuums to see how it measures up against the competition.

Design and Build

Three water levels and a boost button
1-litre clean and 0.8-litre dirty water tanks
Digital display

The WashG1 is a little more subdued in its colour palette than many Dyson machines – not a bad thing, in my opinion. It has a matt black body and matching cleaning head. Its royal blue metal wand curves up to support a compact digital display and comfortable handle.

Emma Rowley / Foundry

Its design is simple, with clear, 1-litre clean and 0.8-litre dirty water tanks on the outside, and easy-to-remove soft rollers and debris tray. Between the open design, and the fact that debris and hair don’t actually enter the machine, there are far fewer opportunities for anything to get jammed inside it.

The WashG1 comes with a compact (30 x 22.5cm), tray-like, black charging base that snugly fits the cleaner, so it’s fairly easy to find a spot to stand it next to a plug.

Emma Rowley / Foundry

In a clever bit of design, the water tanks pop off together, so you can empty and fill them in one go. Each tank has a screw-on lid, so there’s no danger of spills when carrying them.