Waterpik Sidekick Water Flosser

Just purchased this tiny but powerful water glosser. These are recommended and sold by the periodontist that I see twice per year for deep cleaning. They sell for around $140 in the office , so they are slightly less expensive on Amazon. The white version is actually $99. I have a standard Waterpik at home but needed a travel size. I had purchased the cordless in the past but was underwhelmed, as I just could not get the pressure I needed. Because this has a cord, you really get the pressure . I just do two rounds because the reservoir is smaller than full size . It packs nice and neatly into purse, tote or suitcase. Use it at home, work or while traveling. Perfect for people with crowns, implants. Perfect for small bathroom vanities.

I have had this unit for approximately 3 years and travel 2-3 weeks out of the month. I have had absolutely zero issues with it. Has plenty of power and the tank is a nice size also. I have had no issues with anything breaking, because of the soft case that some worry about. When you are ready to pack it, disconnect the hose and blow the water out of the hose, wipe everything else down with washcloth and you are good to go. If you are in need a Waterpik for travel, buy this. Best travel Waterpik ever!

Long time user of Water Pik brand water flossers. I bought this one for travel because it is compact, but unlike the all-in-one battery type units, it offers a useful water capacity. I require enough water to floss top and bottom teeth both inside and outside along the gum line. Also I want to move slowly enough to allow debris to be fully flushed out. Otherwise what is the point? The water in the handle units provide only 40 seconds of flossing between refills. Really? Not for me. This one provides about a minute and a half, which most often I find adequate. Worst case is one refill and that is acceptable. Otherwise it is just as powerful as my regular unit. It does not have multiple tool options, but I only use the standard one anyway. Because the power cord plugs into the back, in use the footprint sink side is no smaller than a standard unit. So the compact feature is confined to portability only. It quickly assembles/disassembles and is a very intuitive design. Like all Water Pik products it seems well made and should provide years of life.

It's worth the price. Compact, Great for home or travel. Doesn't leak. Hose doesn't tangle or get twisted because of swivel feature. I mean come on!

I love how it cleans, it's simple and fast to use. The design is super compact and powerful. I like the way things fit into one another, and the charging case compliments it really well and it's of nice quality, which is always a plus. I'm so happy about it. The only thing that I could think for the future is using a USB C for power, I know many phone chargers are not powerful enough to power it, but they will be, probably in the next year or two which is really close. And many notebook chargers are already more powerful than the included power brick. I'd love to see all of the improvements that could be done by ditching the power brick and using a USB C with the power bricks that we're already forced to carry. Personally wherever I take my Waterpik with me, I'm taking my notebook with me as well.

I've been using this flosser about a year now - took it on probably twenty trips including several international trips. It's dual voltage so all you need is a plug adapter. To me, it's the perfect travel flosser. Firstly, it doesn't have a battery so you can put it in your checked baggage. Besides, I tried a couple different battery models and they just don't have enough power or reservoir capacity. This one actually has as much power as my home unit and I rarely have to refill the tank. It's also very compact. The case is a little soft as others have commented and could damage the flossing wand if packed against something hard in your suitcase. I bought the third-party hard case which has worked well for me - no problems. I dry the tank out with a towel and blow the hose dry each time, takes but a minute, and mine still looks brand new. Look no further for a travel flosser - this one has it all.

I use the waterpic on the left shown in the first picture at least once every day and have traveled with it. It takes up a good amount of space so I decided to check out a travel waterpic, which is the assembled smaller waterpic in that same picture. The second picture shows the four components and the third, the unit in the travel case. I know how to use a water flosser already and I did not want one that had the reservoir attached to it. I also did not want a battery operated one. I liked the reviews on the waterpic Sidekick and the size looked nice. When it arrived I was impressed by the packing and that says something about the company. Of course I wanted to see if and how it worked. It was super easy to put together. I had the setting on three and it was as powerful as the unit I’ve been using at home at the same setting. The quality is great and I was impressed by the weight of the unit. It’s not at all flimsy. The tubing is plenty long to reach from the counter to over the sink for flossing, which was one of my concerns. I absolutely love this Sidekick and highly recommend it. It is a bit pricey but the quality is there and I expect it will last.

READ THE UPDATE! I bought this recently unused recently on a trip to Mexico for 10 days. I should note that I do not use it on my teeth. I use it for my sinuses. I required to flush my sinuses with salty water twice a day to avoid sinus infections and reduce polyp growth in my sinuses. I’ve been doing it for years and years. I used to travel with a squeeze bottle instead of a motorized pump, but the pulsations of the pump too much better job and it’s more pleasant as well. Not that this task is ever very pleasant! I have to say it works quite well. Pretty quiet, well thought out, but there is some defective product design going on here too. The fact that you have to slide out the power adapter and plug it in and then plug in both ends of the cord seems silly to me. It’s like they cheaped out on the last inch of the design I am a product designer, so this is not coming out of nowhere. I also feel like the travel bag, which is very nicely made, should be of a material that allows the machine to breathe and dry out on its own. I was not confident that it would so I left it unzipped much of the time. It can’t be good for a machine to rest in a wet and humid environment For weeks at a time between trips, right? Other than that I think it’s quite a good machine if you need this kind of thing. I’d say it’s overkill for tooth cleaning, but that would be because I have good teeth. Perhaps you don’t? DEAD IN UNDER A YEAR, AFTER VERY LIGHT OCCASIONAL USE TRAVELING! Just returned from a month in two 220V countries (power supply is marked 100 - 240V)) and it died first use! It just won’t run at all, even at home, so I had to drag it along the whole month. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE MACHINE AND SHOULD BE MORE DURABLE! I have to say: DO NOT BUY