Dyson tends to be the model that you simply affiliate with cutting-edge vacuum designs and ideas, however with the arrival of the brand new Mach line of “premium cleansing merchandise,” Eufy — the family model of the Anker accent empire — is doing its finest to inject slightly innovation into this aggressive market. The Eufy Mach V1 Extremely is each a high-powered cordless stick vacuum and a steam mop, all constructed into one unit. Out there now within the US as a part of Anker’s Attempt Now, Purchase Later program on eufy.com, Anker says it’s going to be obtainable for normal retail buy on March 15 at its web site, Amazon and Greatest Purchase for $700. 

I’ve had an opportunity to present the V1 Extremely a check drive, and it is definitely an fascinating expertise utilizing it. Whereas it appears like a modern, heavy-duty cordless stick vac, there is a curler constructed into the bottom of the vacuum and a removable tank you fill with water within the vacuum’s midsection. A second, smaller compartment shops cleansing fluid. 

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You should utilize the V1 Extremely as a vacuum or put it into steam mop mode. Anker says its SteamWave expertise works by “first dissolving the stain after which vacuuming and mopping the floor,” with the steam regularly launched at a better temperature of 230 levels Fahrenheit (110C) “in an effort to take away filth and micro organism.” 

The V1 Extremely makes use of one thing known as Eco-Clear Ozone Disinfection to sanitize not simply your ground however the vacuum itself, which has a self-cleaning mode. I might inform that the mop was working as a result of a separate tank close to the bottom fills with the moisture that has been vacuumed up as you mop the ground. After you are accomplished mopping, you dump out the water from that tank and — in my case — it got here out wanting fairly soiled after absorbing some grime from my flooring.

With its three compartments and a filter, the V1 Extremely requires extra consideration than your typical vacuum after utilizing it. Nevertheless it’s little much less time-consuming than having to rinse out a mop after utilizing it and you do not have to fret about simply how damp you need to get your mop and the way a lot cleansing fluid you might want to combine in (that is all accomplished robotically).

Battery life is nice for a cordless stick vac — it is rated at as much as 82 minutes on a single cost, after which you drop it in its base charging station. The V1 Extremely weighs in at about 12.5 kilos (5.7 kg) and a comparatively excessive suction energy score of 16,800 Pa (Pascal Stress Models). I discovered that it was fairly quiet; Anker says it comes with “three-layered noise-canceling expertise that ensures noise ranges keep under 65dB, about the identical degree as a dishwasher.” My canine barely took any curiosity as I vacuumed close to him. 

One of many questions I had was whether or not you could possibly use this for cleansing carpets. The brief reply I acquired from Anker is that it is not likely made for that however you should utilize it on a skinny carpet, albeit nothing too plush. I attempted it on a short-pile rug and it appeared to wash it nicely sufficient, however once I dumped out the moisture that acquired sucked up, assorted detritus was added to the combo and issues appeared a bit nasty. Ah, the fun of high-tech cleansing. 

Word that Anker can even be releasing a step-down mannequin, the V1, that does not embody the steam mop performance. That mannequin can even be obtainable on March 15 for $600.