WaterPik WP-72 Professional Dental Water Jet
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Product Reviews of WaterPik WP-72 Professional Dental Water Jet
Product Review: Best Yet But Not Perfect
Summary: 4 Stars
This is my third water pick. The first two were Conairs. The WP-72 has 3x the spray force of the Conair. It also sounds like it has 3x the force. Everyone in the house will know you are practicing good hygiene. This sounds like it is piston driven like the Conairs. If that is the case, be careful never to put even modestly warm water in the pick. This caused the piston to seize in my last Conair.Product Review: Best of its type
Summary: 3 Stars
May 2003 -- I bought a WaterPik irrigator the day Lee Harvey Oswald was murdered (November 1963) and used it for 40 years. It's great for removing particles from among your teeth and has pressure settings that provide gentle to painful pulsations. The problem of splatter is avoided by closing the lips somewhat during use and leaning over the sink so the water can flow out of the mouth.
The other day when the pump in the 40-year-old WaterPik gave up, I rushed out and bought another WaterPik (the manufacturer no longer makes pumps for the old model). This new one worked okay for about six weeks before refusing to turn on. The store swapped it for another one four days ago. So far, it works fine, although I might note that the original WaterPik was more compact and easier to manipulate than the new design.
Update, May 26, 2006 -- The WaterPik still works more or less, but it often refuses to emit any water at all and at its best produces a stream at only one or two of the pressure settings. This gadget is obviously not built to the standards of the original.
Further update, July 13, 2006 -- The WaterPik (actually a model WP-60) produces no pulsations, and the water in the reservoir runs out the bottom of the base unit all over the counter. I assume the pump and/or the connection between the reservoir and the pump is leaking. The repair facility listed in the WaterPik web site says it does no repairs but merely sends items under warranty to the factory.
The original WaterPik design was simple, functional, and reliable. There was no need to change it at all. But the current models are larger, the pressure control has been removed from the base unit to the "wand," where it is nigh impossible to set one-handed during use, although the setting is easily changed inadvertently during use. The reservoir cannot be placed down over the base unit without removing the tip from the wand, whereas in the original design, the wand stood outside the base unit so that this could be done.
Further update, July 27, 2006 -- I now have a new Waterpik, the "Ultra Dental Water Jet." The device has no model number, only this name. So far it works just fine and has the advantage of being considerably smaller than the WP-60. Cost about $60, though, at Target. The Teledyne name no longer appears on the product or literature, so maybe the Waterpik company has re-formed itself for the better.
Product Review: Better than 30 years ago ...
Summary: 5 Stars
My sister gave me a WaterPik 30 years ago. It was avocado green. It functioned a lot like a version of water laser surgery on my gums and sprayed the entire bathroom. My dentist suggested that I get one a month or so ago as a major part of the effort to "keep the teeth you got". I did. This model is like night and day compared to the old one. The hand device has switchs, etc., that make it easy to not spray the mirror (or the ceiling). As someone else said in their review, you will be amazed even after brushing and flossing the amount of junk this thing flushes out.Product Review: Can not live without WaterPik
Summary: 5 Stars
I floss and jet clean my teeth every day. When my old work horse WaterPik finally died after a decade of service, I got this as replacement. The older model though claiming to be family size, the jet head was difficult to swap out and thus can realistically only serve one person per unit. On this new model, the jet head swaps out easily and is definitely much more user friendly. The new unit does not feel as sturdy as the older model. But after trying another brand for a short time, I'm convinced that WaterPik is the only way to go.Product Review: Can't Someone Design A Decent Waterpik??????
Summary: 1 Stars
This is the 4th waterpik I've purchased in the last year. The latest one was purchased earlier this week and after only 2 days of use, the motor has frozen up. What a pile of JUNK!!!!!! The one before that lasted 3 months until all the water leaked out of the handle. Whose building these