If you are reading this article, you probably know that there are so many Waterpik water flossers out there. And you are wondering which one to choose, right? Let’s look at them and pick the one that will give you the most value with no extra marketing involved.
So Waterpik has three main categories of dental water flossers:
- Countertop Waterpik Water Flossers
- Combination Waterpik Water Flossers
- Cordless Waterpik Water Flossers
They all floss your teeth, but they do that with varying effectiveness. So while you may find cordless models attractive, you are paying for the portability while not getting enough value in cleaning your teeth, as an example. So let’s take a short look at each category.
Countertop Waterpik Water Flossers
Countertop Waterpik Water Flossers are the primary devices that clean your teeth well and nothing more. So when you buy one of these you pay for the quality water flosser and not for additional suspicious features and marketing.
Do you need to travel or you need a decent oral health care in your day-to-day life? You are probably the most interested in the good and high-quality water flosser first. That’s why I often recommend getting a good countertop Waterpik water flosser.
My #1 choice here is Waterpik Ultra WP-100(or WP-112 which is the same but in black color.)
Why exactly that model? Well, it’s an old model, it’s heavy and therefore has one of the most powerful motors out there. So it provides an amazing water flossing experience, and I guarantee you will be satisfied with its work and the results you get.
And because it is old and not advertised anymore and it doesn’t have any fancy features(like e.g. Aquarius with its Massage Mode), you pay only for the good quality Water Flosser and that’s it. So if you are looking for a reliable and efficient water flosser, you can stop reading this and just get Waterpik Ultra for you and your family.
There are also newer countertops, but they don’t bring any significant improvements other than smart marketing techniques, so I really cannot recommend them over Ultra.
Combination Waterpik Water Flossers
Ok, and what about combination Waterpik water flossers? Actually, those are quite good solutions. And while they don’t bring any additional value in terms of water flossing, they are convenient 2-in-1 devices with a water flosser and a toothbrush in a single device, that uses a single socket outlet.
But what is also worth mentioning here, is that no one combination Waterpik is as powerful as Waterpik Ultra. Though Waterpik Ultra is often times too much powerful and people often use it on the 7-8th setting, instead of 10th. Let me clarify here. I’m not telling that combination Waterpiks are weak, I’m just telling that they are not the best of the best in terms of power in the Waterpik line.
Even though combination water flossers are not the most powerful ones, I personally use one for myself, and I’m absolutely happy with it.
So I personally use Waterpik Complete Care, and I think it’s the most successful combination Waterpik Water Flosser out there. And I highly recommend getting this one if you feel like you would like a 2-in-1 device. It is cheaper to buy, than a Toothbrush and a Water Flosser separately, it saves me some counter space and power outlets. Simple and convenient and I love it so much.
Cordless Waterpik Water Flossers
Ok, so there are also these Waterpik Cordless water flossers. What are they about and should I buy one?
Let me answer short here. No, I don’t recommend getting a cordless Waterpik. Why? Because it tries to combine a portable device and a good water flosser and it does both in a questionable way.
It is not as portable as you would like it to be and it is not as powerful as you would like it to be. So it is basically a worse from both worlds.
Cordless Waterpiks also tend to have more negative feedback from users, so even though they are cheaper, I don’t recommend buying them.
But what about portability? What if I want a portable Waterpik water flosser that I want to use in travel?
I don’t think that any water flosser can provide a decent cleaning. In case you are a travel person I would recommend getting a JetPik. It’s a combination of water flosser and power flosser.
It pulsates both water and dental floss. These features make it more efficient while it stays small and portable.
So JetPik combines the best sides of both worlds: it is compact and yet powerful at the same time. And I absolutely recommend taking a look at it. It costs about the same price as Waterpik(some variations are slightly more expensive, though). And it’s absolutely worth its price.
Ok, but there are so many other Waterpik water flossers that you didn’t talk about.
What about them? Are they really so bad?
You are right. There are a lot of other Waterpiks out there. And they are not bad at all. But they don’t bring anything new to the customer, and they are basically the old models in a new wrapping. They also have some new additions, but nothing of those additions is a significant enough improvement. And while they may have something new, they also bring some additional flaws that you don’t want to have in your water flosser.
Let’s take Waterpik Aquarius as an example.
It has a new design and some new fancy modes: Massage Mode and Flossing Mode. But those actually were not successful on the market.
As the result, no other new Waterpik has these modes. It was an experimental feature that didn’t “stick” and customers didn’t love it enough.
On the other hand, Aquarius has its own flaws. It has a smaller Tips Storage that makes it inconvenient to use for the whole family. It is also more lightweight than Ultra, that causes it shifting around the counter space. It is less powerful as well.
But if Aquarius is not good enough why the company actively promotes it as a new generation and people are going and replacing their old Waterpiks with Aquarius?
Well, it’s all about doing the business. You have to understand that Waterpik is a company that also has to maintain its sales. And creating new models is a great way to boost sales and press the “curiosity button” in the customer.
That’s why Waterpik makes the Aquarius Designer Series and makes it look better than old models. People think, that if it looks better, then it should work better as well. And they go and buy it. But then they get disappointed, and we see many unsatisfied reviews, that people would rather keep using Waterpik Ultra.
Conclusion
Waterpik has some good water flossers. And I recommend getting Waterpik Ultra if you are looking for a countertop model or Waterpik Complete Care if you are more into combination water flossers.
For travel people, I recommend buying JetPik since it’s superior to Waterpik cordless models.
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