The Ultimate Dyson V15s Detect Submarine Review: Is It Worth the Hype?
DYSON is one of the biggest names in vacuuming so it only seems natural that the company would turn its attention to mopping next. That’s where the Dyson V15s Detect Submarine comes in. And best of all, it’s not a separate mopping machine – this is a 2-in-1, so you can suck up dirt from carpets as you would with one head, and focus on hard floors with a wet wash using a secondary head. The household gadget essential serves as an upgrade from Dyson’s V15 Detect Absolute – it looks virtually the same and carpet suction certainly feels just as good. So how does the Dyson V15s Detect Submarine fair in our test? And is it worth the hefty price tag? Read on to find out.
Dyson V15s Detect Submarine: How does it work?
The first thing to note about the Detect Submarine is that, like all of Dyson’s modern cleaning devices, it’s cable-free and light. It comes packed with a number of heads for various dirt-extracting situations – all of which were available with the previous V15 models, except the new Submarine bit of course. The Submarine attachment is meant to deal with liquids, debris, and stains on hard floors – so don’t try using it on a carpet. It features a small water tank on the bottom, meaning no water has to travel up near the vacuum compartment. It’s also important to note that the tank is only 300ml, so it can’t take on some huge spillage like a traditional mop. Additionally, there’s no suction while the mopping feature is on, the Submarine basically powers the roller brush to function so it feels effortless as you glide over surfaces.
Dyson V15s Detect Submarine: How does it keep clean and dirty water separate?
One of the downsides to using a mop is once you’ve done one go you’re essentially dipping the head into dirty water each time, which isn’t ideal. Dyson aims to get around this problem by separating the clean and dirty water. So the clean water comes out of eight tiny jets along one side of the soft roller. Then the dirty water is brushed off as it rolls on the other end into a separate zone.
Dyson V15s Detect Submarine: Performance
We won’t go too much into the suction element as that’s pretty much similar to previous models. For those who aren’t aware already, there are three modes, auto, eco, and boost which vary the suction strength and battery consumption. You activate by holding the main red button down with your index finger and away you go. Dyson says it can get up to 60 minutes of run time in eco mode on a hard floor. I managed to get well over an hour using both the dry vacuum and wet roller with a thorough clean of a two-bed house. Now, the wet roller does a stellar job of bringing some sparkle to hard floors. We tried putting some sauces on a wooden floor and a simple glide forward and back left zero trace. Overall it leaves a lovely shine and just feels extremely effortless compared to an everyday mop. I did find it worked better on smooth hard floors compared to textured tiles in the kitchen, which required a few more runs over to get a good clean.
Dyson V15s Detect Submarine: Maintenance
You’ll need to give the wet head a good rinse after use. I found disassembling the Submarine roller a bit fiddly at first. The dirty water is also not kept in a sealed compartment like the clean water, which was a bit messy when trying to empty into the sink.
Dyson V15s Detect Submarine: Verdict
As you would expect with Dyson, the cost – at £799.99 / $949.99 – is a big ask. It’s a shame the Submarine head wasn’t made as a separate extension for previous Detect vacuum cleaners at a cheaper price. That said, the Dyson V15s Detect Submarine just takes the effort out of cleaning different surfaces around the home. It’s a great idea packing two solutions in one like this, especially when the results are so beautifully pleasing.