Panasonic EW1270AC Portable Oral Irrigator
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Customer Reviews of Panasonic EW1270AC Portable Oral Irrigator
Customer Review: Panasonic Oral Irrigator - 1 year and going strong
Summary: 2 Stars
I bought the Panasonic EW1270AC Portable Oral Irrigator about a year ago. Some have expressed concern about the battery life, but if you use rechargable NiMH batteries, you'll get lots of use before you need to recharge them.
I have fairly large spaces between my teeth due to gum disease, and while I like to floss, it is just too inefficient to floss after every meal. And with the spaces like that, there are lots of places for food to hide. With the Oral Irrigator, its a breeze to clean up between the teeth. Gets the darn food out of there.
I have tried things like the water pik, and its too harsh. Besides that, the cord presents a hassle.
The Panasonic EW1270AC Portable Oral Irrigator does a great job, and eliminates the hassle you'd have with a water pik.
I waited a year before writing this, and it goes to show, that I really like the product. If it didn't cut it, I wouldn't still be pleased with it a year later.
Customer Review: My First Oral Irrigator
Summary: 5 Stars
Despite the fact that I am in my 60s this is my first oral irrigator. I can't tell you how much fun I had during my first use spraying water all over the bathroom.
Seriously, it appears well made and very easy to use. I have had no problems during the month or so that I have been using it.
Positives
easy to use
well made
the door to the water compartment has occasionally come loose but is held on by a squeeze mechanism, not
pins. When it comes off it is not broken. You just slip it back into place.
Negatives (all not very important)
It tskes two tanks of water to do my entire mouth. A very minor inconvenience.
The two required AA batteries do not last very long (a week or two). Unless you have a secret source
you are going to want rechargeables.
This seems to be a reliable PORTABLE instrument at a bargain price.
Customer Review: Compact and easy to use.
Summary: 4 Stars
I have now been using the Panasonic EW1270AC for over three months on a daily basis and find it to be a great purchase. It is not as powerful as my AC powered reservoir tank Water-Pik, but it is far more convenient to use and does a good job. So, instead of using the AC powered once a week, I use the Panasonic every night and my gums and teeth are clearly in better condition. It is small enough to keep it near my sink without it being very intrusive, thus making it very convenient to pick up and use at any time.
I use rechargeable AA batteries so am not very concerned about battery life which appears to be about 30 uses on non-rechargeable alkaline.
The Panasonic is great for traveling, easily fitting into my toiletries case. I originally bought it for traveling, but am so pleased with it that I now use it every day.
Strongly recommended.
Customer Review: not the best, but serves a purpose
Summary: 3 Stars
I bought this at the same time as the waterpik ultra. I love the waterpik, but am not such a big fan of this item. It is a bit awkward to handle. It doesn't seem as sanitary, since the water canal doesn't dry out all that easily, and it isn't quite powerful enough. My mouth just doesn't seem as clean afterwards.
That being said, it is probably not a bad choice for travel, when you don't want to lug around your waterpik. I have braces, so need to get the gums and between my teeth clean, so I will use it for this purpose. I definitely would not use it to replace flossing, more as an addition to flossing.
It is easy to fill, and would be useful in a bathroom that doesn't have an outlet available (i.e. my parents have such an ancient bathroom that it does not).
Overall, I can only give it a fair rating. I am not overly impressed.
Customer Review: Good product
Summary: 3 Stars
This is the second of these that we have purchased. My husband travels a lot, so we needed two... one for me at home and one for him on the road. We have had one problem with both of them. A tiny part inside of the part where you put the water in seems to come loose and float in the water. When this happens, no water will spray out of the nozzle. So, my husband gets his big tweezers out, searches around in there for this little part and then puts it back in place. This happens more often than we like. But, we have also tried the Waterpik. We did not like that one much. It did not spray very well and did not work well at all if we put warm water in it. The Panasonic is much more reliable and the spray is powerful and does a great job. The batteries seem to last about 3 weeks with both of us using it. Overall, this is a good product and I am pretty happy with it.