Hydro Floss Oral Irrigator Bundled with Free Pocket SulcaBrush & Pick A Dent

I had bought the Hydrofloss before and sent it back. It just had too much flow and so would empty out too quickly. This is an issue for me because I use a Hydrogen Peroxide mix in the reservoir (cured gum disease doing this). Peroxide cost money and it takes too much time to refill the reservoir over and over. The seller told me to use the Sulcus tip and it works like a charm. Anymore, this is the only oral irrigator you can use peroxide in. All the other brands have cheapened up by using a reservoir valve made of a rubber (elastomer) that dissolves in Peroxide, and that includes WaterPik. They all end up pumping dissolved elastomer into your mouth and probably your system. If BPA in cans is bad for you, you know this can't be good. Because of this, I feel that the Hydrofloss is the only oral irrigator to buy, if you use Peroxide in it. A 1.5 percent solution used in an oral irrigator will cure your gum disease better than anything else. It has saved my teeth. I was on the verge of losing them all. This is a high quality product that you can get repair parts for. So it’s worth the extra money.12-07-17 UPDATE: My Hydrofloss started to make a noise. So I contacted the manufacturer. I figured that it must be something hitting inside and since the unit is designed to be serviceable, it could be opened and easily repaired. They immediately told me they would send a new unit, and they did. Can't beat that for customer service.

While this product takes up less counterspace than the competition and performs relatively well, I cannot recommend the product or the seller. In less than 6 months of use, the hose started leaking at both attachment points (to unit and to flosser). This renders the unit ineffective with the loss of water pressure needed to floss your teeth and creates a right mess on the counter .When I contacted the seller, I was given an inaccurate link to hydrofloss faq and told to contact hydrofloss directly to get my unit repaired under their one year warranty. So, I am to either be without a water flosser (which I cannot be) or purchase another unit while I send this unit to hydrofloss at my own cost. In short I have to spend money on another unit while I wait to hear back from the manufacturer and who knows how long that would take. As a prime customer and as a listed prime item, I would have expected to be able to return the unit and get a replacement from the Seller. That has been my experience with other Amazon prime sellers, should the need arise.Don’t bother with this unit; it doesn’t last long and don’t expect the seller to step in and do the right thing by replacing your unit if it breaks down. Clearly I have received a faulty unit or in fact all hydroflossers have a short life. Either way, I’m out of pocket for $100 and now I have to find a replacement. You’re better off sticking with the competition and an another seller. Don’t bother.

Hydro Floss is a mouth-saver. Despite careful oral hygiene, I was diagnosed with gun disease a year and a half ago. A friend bought this machine for me, and it has worked wonders for my gums. My symptoms cleared up within a few months and my gums have improved more over time. One way I know the Hydro Floss does so much for me is that when I took a two-week trip and didn't bring it, even though I used an electric toothbrush and dental floss, my gum health regressed a bit. Even if I take a weekend trip, my gums are often a little more sensitive after missing two days of Hydro flossing.The water flushes out so many food particles from between my gums and teeth, and it feels great afterward. I have at least one concavity below the gum line, which the Hydro Floss keeps clean. I used to use the Hydro Floss before regular flossing and brushing, but then I learned to do the hydro floss last so it can flush away anything loosened by flossing and brushing but left in the teeth and gum-line. I use the Hydro Floss along the gum-line and between the teeth. I go around with the regular tip and then use the pocket pal tip. If you don't have such tips, you can buy pocket pal tips here:  Hydrofloss "Pocket Pal" Jet Tips , or you can get sulcus jet tips here:  Hydro Floss Sulcus Jet Tips THOUGHTS FROM MY EXPERIENCE---Using just one tank of water goes a long way. The directions say to use two full tanks, but I gave up on that after a short while and just use one a night.---Take out the tip right after flossing. Then, before putting it in when you floss again, put the handle under a running tap to moisten the rubber gasket ring. That helps the tips go in and out easily. Otherwise it can be murder to pull them off, and I've broken a couple. It took me a while to figure that system out.---Also, I've never replaced tips because of age (except once on a small tip, maybe?) and I've never cleaned the machine by running bleach water through or anything. I've never noticed any problems, except a little buildup around the plastic edges of the tank, which are easily cleaned externally. So, as far as I can see, the machine manages fine low maintenance.---Add protection around the base of your hose!PROTECTING YOUR HOSESome other reviewers have said that their hose sprung a leak after a 2-4 years of use (if more than one person uses the machine, probably sooner). The leak is right where the hose exits the machine. The vibration of the machine makes the hose rub and eventually wear through. I checked my hose and sure enough I could see and feel where the hose had a groove worn into it from the edge of the plastic thing that angles the hose as it exits. The hose also seemed a bit stressed right where it bent 90 degrees coming out.Some folks have just slid some flexible plastic or rubber tubing around base of the hose, but I didn't have any available and I wanted to make sure I protected the hose everywhere it needed it. So, I opened the machine up, got rid of the little plastic piece that bends the hose and then wrapped electrical tape around the base of the hose. I think this will work even better than other fixes because the hose isn't even bent or cramped anymore. Here's how to do what I did (see my pictures to guide you, if needed):1. Take the water reservoir off and then drain the hose of water. (Don't worry about getting all the water out. It's not a big deal.). Then set the water pressure dial to 5 (or whatever represents 12 o'clock -- straight up -- on the face of your dial).2. Flip the base over and unscrew the four screws recessed into the base. They should be readily visible. Then, separate the top and bottom pieces of the base. Make sure you keep track of the four base screws. At this point, note the position of the power cord, you'll just want to make sure it goes back in the same position later, particularly note how it loops over the screw hole and exits the back of the base (if yours is like mine).3. At this point, you can also remove the two plastic dial knobs for the on/off and water pressure. Take note of what position they're in since you will want to put them back in the same position if you want everything to line up properly with the numbers on the external housing. This isn't very hard, but it's the one tricky part in this process. You will also probably want to take out the plastic piece that directs the tubing as it leaves the housing. That is what causes people's hoses to leak and it's completely unnecessary to have, unless you're really OCD about the cord (I was when I first got the machine but got over that very quickly). I didn't have room for that piece after taping my hose anyway.3. Unscrew the two screws attaching the motor housing to the base. These, too, are unmistakable and very easily accessed. Separate the motor from the white plastic base, and set the plastic base aside.4. You are now ready to protect your hosing. I used electrical tape, looping it a number of times to give a thick layer of tape around the base of the hose. If you want to fit some other piece of flexible tubing around it, that would work well, too.5. Reattach the motor to the white base with the two small screws. Put the power cord back in its place, looped over the screw hole and exiting properly. Then put the dials back into their slots. You can easily test the on/off switch by turning the dial so that it clicks the motor on and off (I did this without plugging it in, so the motor didn't actually turn on.) The pressure dial is easier to check after slipping the top plastic casing piece on. So after putting the dials in, put the top on without screwing it and check the dials. Remove the lid and readjust them if necessary. When they're adjusted properly, screw the four base screws in.6. Plug the machine in, fill the reservoir, and test. Mine worked fine, and I can't imagine that there's much of any concerns that anyone's won't. The fix is actually very simple, even if I didn't make it sound simple. See the pictures below for more of an idea.I hope this review saves some folks a hundred buck every so often replacing their machine. I'm thankful for the review I read that alerted me to the problem, and I thought I'd detail a way to fix it. If you don't want to dig into the machine at all. You might try squeezing a few drops of wood glue or gorilla glue into where the plastic piece directs the tubing out of the machine. When it dries, the glue should protect the hose from rubbing and even keep it from vibrating as much. However, if you ever do have a need to open the machine, you will have one spot glued down, and you may crack the plastic trying to separate it.If you know of another way to protect the hose, comment below to give folks more ideas.

Water Force is weak compared with earlier Hydro Floss product. Requested return but did not disclose this reason as I doubt they would consider this a defective product. I would not consider buying this product, or using a any vendor that did not disclose their Restocking Fees and Return Policy upfront.

I believe this Hydro floss oral irrigator is very overrated. Several months ago I purchased a portable irrigator by Lavany that I also got at Amazon and it is equally strong in its output as the Hydro Floss is at the highest level. It is also half the price. I did go back to purchase this because my dentist kept insisting that this was the best on the market. It’s noisy and as some reviews stated and can be very messy,if you aren’t careful. It also takes up a lot of counterspace. so I would just say do your homework. I don’t think Hydro floss is the best answer and it’s very pricey!