Quips cordless water flosser is stylish and well thought out.
There are a number of simple touches that just work and make daily use that bit more
enjoyable.
It isn’t perfect though.
There are a couple of small niggles.
But, despite this it certainly competes with the very best cordless flossers available
today and that’s good going considering this is Quips first cordless flosser.
Hey, it’s Jon from Electric Teeth here.
This is one of if not the best looking cordless options I have ever used.
It has a minimal and simplistic design that just works.
It is available with metal or plastic on the unit, in a variety of different colors inkeeping
with Quips other products.
There is a clear synergy here.
Although not slippery in hand, the shape isn’t quite as easy to grip to as the more shapely
and textured Waterpik Cordless Advanced for example.
There are just 2 buttons on the unit, one for the pressure settings and one for the
water flow.
You have the choice of an on-demand water flow by pressing and holding the ‘q’ button
or press, click and release for a continuous flow.
Use the button below to control the water pressure.
A white light from the built in LED for the gentle clean and a blue light for the invigorating
deep clean.
The 150ml, 5oz tank will last for up to 60 seconds on gentle mode and 35 on deep clean.
It’s a bit of a push to clean all the interdental spaces in 35 seconds, so you may need to refill.
The tank isn’t removable, but the lid is larger than most, which makes filling easier.
Frustratingly you have to hold the lid open as you fill it as it tends to flop shut.
And you can’t easily leave it open when not in use to dry out.
I love the simplicity of the magnetic floss tip.
I haven’t seen this before.
Unfortunately the magnet is too strong.
It is hard to pull the tip off.
And rotating it whilst flossing, is far from effortless as Quip suggests.
You can’t easily rotate it with one hand whilst holding the flosser, like you can with
many competing models.
Despite this, I am still very pleased with the cleaning results achieved with Quip.
It should be noted that Quip makes just 1 style of flossing tip.
It’s the classic jet style tip.
There isn’t one with rubber tips or bristles to target specific oral care needs such as
cleaning round braces and implants and gum pockets
etc.
The jet tip works for a lot of scenarios, but it may not be suited to everyone.
Take advice from a dental professional as to what is right for you.
On that point, dental professionals will typically recommend using interdental brushes or string
floss over and above water flossers.
But most will agree that they are a good choice if you really can’t or won’t floss with
their preferred options.
Cordless have their advantages, notably they you are not restricted by wires like you are
with their corded counterparts and they are more travel friendly.
Somewhat surprisingly there is no travel pouch or case included.
A simple cloth pouch would have been nice.
Quip are known for their novel case cum mount for their toothbrush, why not something for
the flosser?!
There is no pacer built into the flosser.
It is not very common on such products, but some have it.
It does though automatically shut off after 2 minutes as a safety precaution.
The flosser is water resistant, so you should be able to use it in the shower if you like,
albeit, Quip does not explicitly state whether you can or can’t.
Sealed inside the handle is the rechargeable battery and all the tech required to make
this function.
Quip suggests up to 8 weeks when using the gentle mode and 6 with deep clean.
I achieved 60 days on the deep clean mode, which is just over 8 weeks.
I am more than happy with this.
The USB magnetic charging cable is slim, lightweight and effortless to use.
The flosser remains able to stand upright when attached.
A full charge takes just 4 hours and you do get feedback on the battery level via the
LED in the lower button.
You don’t get a 2 pin power adapter to connect it to a power outlet.
Most of us already own such USB adapters.
So kudos to Quip for saving on the e-waste.
The fact it is a custom cable for Quip is a bit frustrating.
It would be nicer if it was USB type-c or similar.
If you loose the cable you willhave to get a new one from Quip.
One benefit is the effortless connection, no fiddly port covers.
As standard you get a 1 year warranty, unless subscribed.
When subscribed this extends to the lifetime of your subscription.
I think 2 years really should be the minimum now.
Retail prices are subject to the material chosen.
Metal commands a $20 premium on plastic.
Both are competitively priced, thats the benefit of being direct to consumer.
But you can be caught out by the subscription plan.
It is set to send new floss tips every 3 months compared to the industry standard of 6.
At $5 per time the tips are priced about right, just the subscription plan is a bit overeager.
When priced over 3 years, it makes Quip more expensive than it really should be, but you
would have gotten more flosser tips.
You can skip shipments etc to reduce costs, but it somewhat defeats the point of a set
it and forget it type subscription.
For what is Quip's first attempt at a cordless water flosser, they have done a very good
job.
I and many others could happily use this on a daily basis.
The difficulty rotating the nozzle and shorter flossing time on deep clean mode are addressed
by competing products.
In the description below is a link to buy the Quip flosser whilst this video here details
my top recommended water flossers.