Dyson just released its smartest, slimmest wet floor cleaner — meet the PencilWash

The Dyson PencilWash cleaning a floor — (Image credit: Dyson)

Dyson recently launched its newest innovation the PencilVac, which our Homes editor Millie raved about in her full review. Coined by the premium brand as the "world's slimmest vacuum cleaner", it's got no bin and no handle.

Now, Dyson is making another bold statement, this time with an impressively slim wet floor appliance, aptly named the PencilWash.

The PencilWash will be available to buy in the US on March 17th, priced at $349, in Australia on March 5th, priced at AU$499, and the UK will get it a little sooner on February 23rd, priced at £299.99.

Meet the PencilWash

The Dyson PencilWash aims to make wet cleaning a whole lot easier around your home, without compromising on how hygienic it is. That's a big ask, but Dyson has packed in a bunch of specs to make it happen.

John Churchill, Chief Technology Officer at Dyson says: "Using hydration, agitation and extraction, it delivers a hygienic clean with fresh water only, supported by our filter-free system. It brings the simplicity of a broom together with the precision and power from Dyson engineering."

An ultra-slim lightweight handle, just 38mm in diameter, an overall weight of 2.2kg down to just 380g in hand, and the ability to maneuver 170-degrees under low furniture are all ways to zip around your home and clean it up without feeling encumbered.

And, with a 300ml clean water tank, it'll cover up to 100 square meters of flooring. To do the job, though, it's got a 30-minute runtime on a single charge (something you can extend if you purchase an additional battery pack).

Feature-wise, there are two inbuilt hydration modes, adjusting water flow depending on what you're cleaning and how much water you'll need to tackle it.

While I'd quite like a version that could switch between wet and dry floor heads, the sacrifice to achieve its lightweight and pencil-thin look is to get rid of the bin on the handle, and that means that's not quite achievable.

In stripping away these parts, I'm impressed by its almost striking simplicity. It's unassuming whilst hinting at its premium branding with the usual Dyson color palette in play, slotting in nicely with the rest of Dyson's cleaning range.

How does it compare?

It's worth taking a look at the other wet floor cleaners that Dyson already has on offer. Like the WashG1, a beefed up, chunkier, and incredibly powerful alternative, that'll also cost you $399.99/£599.99/AU$999. With a heftier price tag to match its design, you'll get a self-cleaning cycle, up to 35 minutes runtime, and three power modes. But, it won't fit under low furniture like the PencilWash.

Or, the Clean+Wash, costing £429.99 at Dyson, the mid-range hard floor cleaner which boasts the same no filter design and low profile, but it does have the self-clean capability shared with the WashG1.

In comparison then, if you're thinking about grabbing a wet floor cleaner that's easy to whip around the house but you're not too fussed about having it self-clean, the PencilWash is going to tackle awkward spaces with that same quick drying floor finish without a major price tag.

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Grace is a freelance journalist working across homes, lifestyle, gaming and entertainment. You'll find her writing for Tom's Guide, TechRadar, Space.com, and other sites. If she's not rearranging her furniture, decluttering her home, or relaxing in front of the latest streaming series, she'll be typing fervently about any of her much-loved hobbies and interests. To aid her writing, she loves to head down internet rabbit holes for an unprecedented amount of time.

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