Dyson Submarine: A Wet Floor Head With A Catch
Soon, Dyson will launch the V15s Detect vacuum cleaners. These vacuums are capable of cleaning wet and dry substances. The release date for these vacuums is later this year.
Dyson showed off the Submarine at their Future of Clean event in Singapore. It's a wet roller head that's all by itself. But, it won't work with older Dyson vacuums. Even the new Gen5 Detect can't use it until 2024 models come out. To use it, you have to buy a new vacuum.
The Dyson V15s Detect Submarine is coming out soon. It's a wet and dry version of the V15 Detect.
The Submarine goes on the end of Dyson's tube. Older models can't use it because they don't have the right software. Water stays in the head and doesn't go up into the cleaner. The motor won't run when the Submarine is in use.
The Submarine is made to work efficiently. Its water tank is small, only 300ml, but can clean 110m2. The water is pressurized as it goes onto the roller. A bigger 360ml tank ensures dirty water is kept separate.
Dyson believes that wet cleaners nowadays have problems with moving around, cleaning, and picking up.
Charlie Park, Dyson's head of floorcare, discussed the Submarine's tank size. Larger tanks mean a larger, heavier head. They considered how long someone needs to clean for and found that the Submarine can run for hours without running out of power. The balance they needed to strike was determining how big the clean and dirty tanks should be.
We talked to Park regarding the Submarine's unavailability for backwards compatibility. Can it be prevented? It's hard to say since they didn't anticipate making the Submarine at first.
We know it's not ideal that it's not backwards compatible. But all new versions of V12 and V15 will be able to handle it. This will apply to products available in markets from next year.
At Dyson, we learn from everything we do. We use what we learn to develop better products. We don't want to make the same mistakes twice. We always try to improve and do better next time.
