Waterpik WP-70/WP-70W Family Dental Water Jet
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Customer Reviews of Waterpik WP-70/WP-70W Family Dental Water Jet
Customer Review: Quality not so great
Summary: 3 Stars
The strength (power?) is controlled by a slider on the handle sucks compared to the old (when I was a kid) way it used to be controlled by a knob on the unit.
The slider on the handle is
a: very easy to bump it up from 2 to 6 and powerwash a gouge in your mouth
b: inaccurate. It should go 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 but the one on mine is more like 1, 2, 5, 5, 5, 6
Otherwise, it does what it says. I have yet to be back to the dentist to see if it's helping though
I asked a few dentists for advise - Unless told otherwise, don't use this every day. You can do damage to your gums. Also, it's not a substitute for regular flossing. It's better at getting below the gumline, but doesn't do as well above it.
Customer Review: free but mediocre
Summary: 1 Stars
This product was sent to me by WaterPik after two of the battery powered hand-held items failed (first one the motor, second one the battery). They are quick to send out a replacement unit if you just call them. It seems they know they make such a poorly made and designed product. This unit is very hard to control, to keep from getting water all over the place. The tip comes out easily if you press the wrong direction on the knob. The "pause" button is hard to keep down, so more water all over. A very crude product - if they hadn't sent it to me for free, I would return it to the store. I will continue to look for a better product as my dental hygenist says my teeth and gums are so much better after using this kind of device.Customer Review: Tube breaks and leaks at nozzle attachment.
Summary: 1 Stars
With braces on my teeth, I needed some way to dislodge food that would stick between the wires. I bought this model.
It's loud (I wore earplugs) but it served the purpose, UNTil the tube sprung a leak at the base of its permanent attachment to the nozzle piece. I had not used it that long, and did not think I'd been rough on it.
I tried to pull the tube out to recut and reattach, but couldn't. I foolishly bought a 2nd water pic. I tried to be more conscientious about the way I held the nozzle, and even strapped a tape around the area of attachment. But the 2nd one also sprung a leak in the same place after some months of (less than daily) use.
Customer Review: Good while it's working
Summary: 2 Stars
I've had two waterpiks over the years. I liked them both, when they worked, as they had plenty of pressure. Both died in about two years though, one with a hose leak, and my latest one, which died today, leaking in the attachment handle. I need the machine, so I'm torn about what to do. I bought another brand (Teledyne) about 4 years ago, and was not really happy with the lower cleaning pressure it produced, so when it croaked, I bought the second Waterpik, which cleaned well, but doesn't last either.
I sure wish I could get more than 2 years out of these units. I only use them once or twice a week, so that's a pretty short working life span, I'd say.
Customer Review: Perfect
Summary: 5 Stars
I read some of the other reviews on this before I bought it, seems alot of people have problems with the hoses and pumps, I've had the same model as this one for the last five years, yes I did have to to lube the pump and shorten the hose once after about three years, but these things are so cheap to buy, so what. I also wonder if some of the problems people have had have been caused by hard water or over clorinated water. The water pic saved saved my teeth over twenty years ago, I think dentists don't want people to know about these because it costs them to much business! Buy the cheapest Waterpik brand and throw it away when it breaks,then buy another.