This post details my experience with the Conair Interplak Dental Water Jet. At the ripe senior years of 54, I have braces. My orthodontist suggested oral irrigation as better than laborious flossing round the braces. Being a guy prone to perform a lot of research before purchasing anything, I did the entire research thing and found that oral irrigation machines, regardless of from what company (WaterPik, ViaJet, Interplak, whomever) all have plenty of negative reviews. It appears they all are susceptible to leaking, breaking, tipping over and a host of other conditions.
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I had been tempted to give only 3 stars due to the “cheesy” factor, but I’m going out on a limb and awarding this Conair Interplak Dental Water Jet 4 stars because the performance of the machine continues to be a lot more than adequate to date and also the price is excellent.
I was going to buy a Waterpik originally, but after reading a lot of complaints about how the standard of them went downhill, I made a decision to do this one first. I’m pleased with my decision. I’ll update my review contrary changes my opinion for example breakage or leaking.
Conair Interpak Dental Water Jet WJ64 – Conclusion
For that price I paid, nearly half the cost of other oral irrigation machines, I’m quite happy with the Conair Interplak Dental Water Jet to date. It does have a 2 year warranty which I consider generous. Therefore if it breaks, the warranty should cover it. If it does not break in two years then it will be one heck of a value because I love its performance even with the limitations I’ve mentioned previously.I don’t like the “on/off” button on the handle… it really is a cheeesy feeling and I’m just waiting for it to break. It hasn’t yet, however, I’ve only used the equipment for 2 weeks.
The pressure out of this Conair Interplak Dental Water Jet is completely sufficient. I’ve chosen a pressure setting in the mid-range of the possible settings and also at that setting the stream is very good. No difficulties with pressure (or lack of) for me personally.
When it comes to tip holders on the unit… no way. The tips easily fall out winding up on the counter/floor. Stash the un-used tips in a drawer and save yourself the daily frustration. I just use the conventional tip and suspect many people would do exactly the same. For my usage, other tips don’t serve much purpose as I also employ an electric toothbrush and do not need to make use of the other tips.
The reservoir is the perfect size for a single rinsing of the mouth however the small size does result in the overall “footprint” of the system small too. That is a good thing since it doesn’t occupy a lot of space on the bathroom counter.
Yes it is a cheesy feeling… very cheap in its construction. It is extremely light in weight, specially the base. When attempting to take away the reservoir, the bottom usually pops up from the counter right along with the reservoir therefore it takes two hands to take it off… one hand holding the bottom, another grabbing and lifting the reservoir. This is not too big of a deal, however it is indicative of the lightness of the system.
Conair Interpak Dental Water Jet WJ64 – My Impressions
That being the situation, I made a decision to begin at the low end of the pricing scale and see if the cheaper machine with decent ratings would work for me personally. Therefore I purchased the Conair Interplak Dental Water Jet WJ64.No tags for this post.
