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57 of 59 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
"Buy me, please. I have ample power, cool attachments, but I'm a bit of a mess", August 1, 2006
This review is from: Interplak Dental Water Jet, 1 each (Health and Beauty)
Yeah, yeah, I know. It's been awhile since I have annotated a review here. Sorry. Here we go....
The WJ6R is a water jet designed to have wonderful potential, but unfortunate stops way short of being a perfect oral hygiene device. I believe it has about 8 waterflow settings. And if it is power you seek, the WJ6 has plenty of it for you. That being said, I now present to you my humble pros and cons:
PROS
Power. Undoubtedly plenty of it.
Reach. The length between the hand device and the base is more than enough. If you are 6-feet and plus, you can actually stand erect in the mirror while utilizing this apparatus.
Compact. If you seek a water jet that consumes little space on your sink, this model is for you.
Options. An inventive array of oral cleansing devices. They slip on the hand device easily but are sometimes a bit difficult to remove.
CONS
Lightweight. This machine is lacking in weight, even when filled with fluids. Either that or a different design needs to be implored on the bottom to prevent the base from moving too easily.
Fluid shut off. Now this is the the greatest con of this machine. You have a flow shut off on the handle. But gosh darn it, who in the heck in their infinite wisdom decided to create it so that you must hold the button IN in order to present fluid from jetting out! That needs to be reversed, for crying out loud. You should have to push a button on the handle to ALLOW fluid to flow. I do not know how many times when I turn the device on at the base, I forget to hold the handle button in. So I inadvertently create a waterflow mess during initial operation.
Options holder. Inefficient! There are four places where you can rest your hygiene options. When they are on the machine, they are BARELY on it. Bump the machine, brush against the oral options, and they will easily dislodge from the base.
Fluid reservoir. I was expecting a much larger one. As it is, the fluid holder gives you enough fluid for approximately TWO full rinsings. Then you must refill.
Hose placement. As it stands, it is incorrectly attached. Where the hold rests and where the hose inserts into the base gives you nothing but problems. I usually end up pulling the entire machine each time I place the hand device to my mouth. And when I return the hand device to its resting place, it doesn't insert smoothly because the hose gets in the way. The hose should have been designed so that it inserts into the base more PROXIMAL to the hand device holder.
Before using this device for the first time, be certain you turn it on in order to let the settled air go through. Do this if you have not used the machine in awhile, as well. When I have read the other reviews on the various water jets before purchasing this one, it seems 8 out of 10 people are concerned with power. I have no idea as to why. It is not like you need a pressure hose to remove food particles between your teeth or under the inchoate gumline. Nonetheless, when I use the WJ6R, I am at the 6th setting and it is more than enough power. I have not tried it at the fullest strength.
Other than that, I have nothing else to annotate. This machine definitely is a fine dental water jet. It executes its purpose flawlessly so far (1 month). Its major flaw does not rest with its purpose, it is inundated in its design.
Forgive any types, etc. I am rushing this one through so at least you will have one review to read.
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31 of 31 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good little cleaner, December 18, 2006
This review is from: Interplak Dental Water Jet, 1 each (Health and Beauty)
I agree there are things to improve about this product. However, after using a couple other models over the years and reading reviews of other similar devices, I decided to give this item a strong four stars. For me the price, the power and the longevity (so far) have added up to a darn good deal.
What I like: I like that there is a dial on the power setting, rather than a high/low only option. (And the strong massaging pressure feels very cleansing on my gums.) There is a flip top, so, when I'm not using the water jet, I can keep the resevoir in place, but dust doesn't gather in the bowl. Although the machine is not tiny and does not seem to be built to take traveling, it is compact enough for my small countertop.
The not so good: I wish the cord were better designed; I have to play a little detangle-and-unspin game when I finish using it. And what sounds to be a common theme of these devices is that the water resevoir isn't large enough. To solve that, I fill a container with water and have it on stand-by to refill the resevoir rather than taking off the resevoir to fill in the sink.
As you can tell, I've found rather minor negatives, but that's not to say I don't anticipate the motor lasting forever because I have yet to encounter a waterpik or water jet these days that seems built to last. That's the reason for the four rather than five stars -- products should be built to last rather than need to be replaced every few years and piled into a landfill.
That said, I think this water jet was a very good deal for my money.
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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Seems a good value, but time will tell, September 19, 2008
This review is from: Interplak Dental Water Jet, 1 each (Health and Beauty)
At the ripe old age of 54, I have braces. The Orthodontist recommended oral irrigation as superior to laborious flossing around the braces.
Being a guy prone to do a lot of research prior to purchasing anything, I did the whole research thing and found that all oral irrigation machines, no matter from what company (WaterPik, ViaJet, Interplak, whomever) all have lots of negative reviews. It seems they are all prone to leaking, breaking, tipping over and a host of other issues.
That being the case, I decided to start at the low end of the pricing scale and see if the cheaper machine with pretty good ratings would work for me. So I bought the Conair Interplak WJ64.
Yes it is cheesy feeling...very cheap in its construction. It is also very light weight, particularly the base. When attempting to remove the reservoir, the base usually comes up off the counter right along with the reservoir so it takes two hands to remove it...one hand holding the base, the other grabbing and lifting the reservoir. This is not that big of a deal, but it is indicative of the lightness of the unit.
The reservoir is just the right size for a single rinsing of the mouth but the small size does make the overall "footprint" of the unit small too. That is a good thing as it does not take up a lot of space on the bathroom counter.
As for the tip holders on the unit...forget it. The tips easily fall out ending up on the counter/floor. Stash the un-used tips in a drawer and save yourself the daily frustration. I only use the standard tip and suspect most people would do the same. For my usage, the other tips don't serve much purpose as I also use an electric toothbrush and don't need to use the other tips.
The pressure from this machine is totally sufficient. I have settled on a pressure setting in the mid-range of the possible settings and at that setting the stream is quite strong. No issues with pressure (or lack of) for me.
I do not like the "on/off" button on the handle... it is really cheeesy feeling and I'm just waiting for it to break. It hasn't yet, but then again, I've only been using the machine for two weeks.
For the price I paid, nearly half the cost of other oral irrigation machines, I'm quite happy so far. It does have a 2 year warranty which I consider generous. So if it breaks, the warranty should cover it. If it doesn't break in two years then it'll be one heck of a value because I like its performance in spite of the limitations I've already mentioned.
I was going to by a Waterpik initially, but after reading so many complaints about how the quality of them has gone downhill, I decided to try this one first. I'm happy with my decision. I will update my review if anything changes my opinion such as breakage or leaking.
I was tempted to give only 3 stars because of the "cheesy" factor, but am going out on a limb and awarding 4 stars since the performance of the machine has been more than adequate so far and the price is excellent.
UPDATE: April 29, 2009
I've been using the Interplak Water Jet daily for 8 months. It has not leaked or broken down. Still going strong and I'd have to say it has certainly paid for itself at this point. My dentist is happy with the health of my gums and says I couldn't be doing a better job keeping things clean. That's good enough for me. I had to take a trip a few weeks ago and was without my water jet, and I really missed it. It's a great and reasonably priced device.
UPDATE: December 8, 2009
Well, it's going on 18 months and the Interplak is still performing flawlessly. There has been no issues with this little thing at all. It has proven to be a fantastic bargain given it's performance. If you are looking for what is possibly the best value in oral irrigation machines, I'd have to say that this is the winner.
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