If having sparkling clean floors is important to you, I don’t think there’s an easier way to achieve that than with a Tineco wet/dry vacuum. The Tineco Floor One S5 cordless wet/dry upright vacuum introduces intelligent detection technology and app enhancement to a reliable product line, and it’s a joy to use.
What’s in the box?
In the box of the Tineco Floor One S5, you’ll find the vacuum body with its handle boxed separately. It clicks into place easily and securely, much like the other parts of this Tineco vacuum. The vacuum body comes with a 0.7 litre removable dirty water tank and a 0.8 litre clean water tank, both of which remove with a wide, soft-touch release bar.
This vacuum comes with two brush rolls and two filters so that you can rinse and dry them fully after every use, plus a holder for each that slides into place on either side of the S5’s charging base (which also protects your floors from any water residue after you use this vacuum). It also comes with a charging cord, a cleaning tool, and one bottle of Tineco’s fast-drying, sud-free multi-surface cleaning solution.
What can the Tineco Floor One S5 do?
I’ve reviewed a Tineco wet/dry vacuum before, and I loved it. This updated model looks and feels very similar—but comes with a few notable changes.
The Tineco Floor One S5 Cordless Wet/Dry Upright Vacuum’s coolest feature is the brand’s new iLoop Smart Sensor Technology. iLoop uses debris detection and a full-colour LED display to detect wet and dry dirt and other materials. It adjusts roller speed, suction power, and water flow to best suit the material underneath your vacuum at any given time, and shows you on its LED display when you’ve hit a particularly dirty spot (the ring around the display will run red) vs. when you’ve cleaned it thoroughly (the ring around the display will turn blue).
To really simplify its description, the Tineco Floor One S5 will simply clean both wet and dry debris off of your floors. Its cordless operation and smooth joints make this vacuum easy to navigate around your home, and its battery lasts for up to 35 minutes. The S5 has enhanced edge cleaning, and Tineco wet/dry vacuums deliver shiny, dry, streak-free floors very reliably thanks to the brand’s excellent cleaning solution.
Unlike the last Tineco vacuum I tried, this is a smart home-friendly model with app support and iLoop smart sensor technology. It operates at a rather serene 78dB, and has manual buttons for power, mode switching (AUTO or MAX), self-cleaning, and Wi-Fi connection/volume muting.
What’s on the Tineco Floor One S5 screen?
The Floor One S5’s screen’s primary feature is to showcase its iLoop technology so that you can get the best clean possible. However, it also displays other information.
When you’re connecting your Floor One to your Wi-Fi for the first time (to use the brand’s Tineco Life app support), this screen is where you’ll see the vacuum’s Wi-Fi status. It’s also where you can view your vacuuming intensity, battery percentage, and self-cleaning status. You can look to this display while vacuuming to check on the status of your dirty water tank, clean water tank, and brush roller.
The app features of the Tineco Floor One S5
Despite the fact that the Tineco Floor One S5 is an excellent wet/dry vacuum, the thing that I loved most about it wasn’t its efficacy. Instead, I loved its principles.
I’m far from a luddite, but I believe in good design. And, for things like appliances and home cleaning tools, I think that good design sometimes means less app reliance. If, for instance, I want to vacuum my floors but I can’t find my smartphone, that shouldn’t slow me down—and it definitely shouldn’t prevent me from vacuuming them altogether.
In my opinion, Tineco executes the perfect blend of in-app and on-body control with the Floor One S5. You can use the full functions of this vacuum without ever needing to install the brand’s Tineco Life app on your smartphone. However, if you do choose (and choose is a really important word here—I think that app support should definitely be a choice) to do so, you’ll get even more out of the vacuum through the app.
The Tineco app gives you feedback on the status of your water tanks and brush roll, with helpful videos on cleaning, changing, and troubleshooting so that you can get the most out of your device for as long as possible. It also lets you change the volume level of your vacuum, toggle silent mode on and off, change the language of the voice assistant, and name your vacuum. I went with Elliott for the S5; I’m on a kick right now where I’ve been naming all of my smart vacuums after English boys, and I’m really enjoying it.
Like a quirky new name, the app support on this vacuum just enhances the experience with it. It isn’t obligatory, and I’m extremely impressed by and grateful for that.
My experience with this Tineco Cordless Wet/Dry Upright Vacuum
I loved using this Tineco Cordless Wet/Dry Upright Vacuum. From its excellent design to its handy screen and app accompaniment, I think that it was excellently put together and beautifully manufactured.
My favourite two things about Tineco vacuum bodies are their efficacy and their ease of use. Like the other Tineco vacuum I’ve reviewed on this blog, the S5 gets my floors sparkling clean in just one pass—three if something is really caked on down there. (It’s usually cat food.) This upright vacuum cleaned and mopped my floors more effectively than any manual or robotic vacuum or mop I’ve ever used, and the finish that it leaves you with is just perfect.
With the Tineco Floor One S5, my floors dry quickly to shiny, streak-free, luxurious perfection. They feel great under my feet almost immediately afterwards, with no stickiness and no “floor cleaner” smell. (Tineco’s sudsless cleaning solution does have a deodorizing fragrance, but unlike other floor cleaning solutions I’ve tried, it doesn’t fill my home. Once it does its business, you’d never know it was there.)
On top of all that, these vacuums are incredibly easy to use. This vacuum’s motorized brush roll makes it feel lightweight even with a full water canister, and it’s easy to navigate with a tilt of its ergonomic handle. The S5’s cordless design and 35 minute battery life are awesome, and everything about it just feels really seamless. It’s easy to position correctly in its charging base; it’s easy to fill and clean (no wrestling with any releases); and it gets right up into corners and edges.
What can you clean with a wet/dry vacuum?
To finish off, I thought I’d talk about a few things that are easy to clean up with a wet/dry vacuum (and a few that aren’t). While this vacuum won’t deep-clean your carpets or get pet hair out of your drapes, there are plenty of things for which it’s absolutely perfect.
I live with what I like to joke is the world’s messiest cat. Fern’s litter mannerisms include flinging clay bits as far as possible from the bin (the farthest I’ve seen her fling litter is a little over two and a half metres, using her litter liner bag as a slingshot). Her eating habits involve picking up her piece of raw food out of her bowl or plate, then turning slightly to drop it on the floor before eating it. (I think this is a holdover from her time as a tiny kitten in a hoarding house, before she was picked up by a shelter. It’s inconvenient… But also heartbreaking!)
Both of these messes are difficult to clean up with just a vacuum or just a mop. The litter can leave a film behind that a vacuum can’t pick up, and her food bits are sometimes too large to be scrubbed up by a mop but too wet to be picked up by a vacuum. But this Tineco vacuum cleans both up like a charm. It scrubs each surface clean, usually in just a single pass, and helps enormously with both the general level of mess on my floors and with my allergies.
It’s perfect for deep-cleaning litter messes, potty training messes, and the areas around pet food bowls. If your family spills cereal and milk, or your kid is learning how to bake, this is absolutely the vacuum for you.
Check out the Tineco Floor One S5 and the rest of the Tineco line of vacuums and wet/dry vacuums online at Best Buy today.
I love the dual tank system, ensuring that you are always cleaning with fresh water, instead of spreading dirty water like a traditional mop
It’s so great that this cleans up both dry and wet messes, and is conveniently cordless!
I love the self-cleaning function, as well as the status indicator.
I like the iLoop Smart Sensor Technology that cleans up both wet and dry dirt.
The self-cleaning function excites me as I do not have to dig things into the brushes to clean them!
The Tineco app is the most exciting feature for me as it gives you feedback on the status of your water tanks and brush roll.
The iLoop Smart Sensor Technology is the most exciting for me as it can detect wet and dry dirt and other materials.
I love the iLoop Smart Sensor Technology, tells you what type of debris you’re hitting, and when its clean takes all the guess work out of vacuuming
I’m very excited about the concept of two tasks being married into one. I was excited to read how efficient it was tackling pet food areas, and overall cleanup around the house with kids – things like this make me excited to clean and excited to take on tough messes. This would definitely cut my cleanup time in half!!!
Light and easy to use … its all about the ease these days….
I’ll quote this line from the review: “This upright vacuum cleaned and mopped my floors more effectively than any manual or robotic vacuum or mop I’ve ever used, and the finish that it leaves you with is just perfect.”
Consider me sold on this vacuum!
wet/dry and smart sensor technology
My favourite features are tied for number one. I like that it is cordless so you can move from one room to another, to another without having to unplug and plug in the cord. I also really like that it is both a wet and dry vacuum!
I like the cordless design and long battery life
I love that this is cordless. There is nothing worse than picking up and whipping a cord around just to clean every spot. Nothing to trip over now.
ILoop smart sensor…sometimes a multicoloured tile can look clean or dirty due to the pattern.
I love that I can use the full functions of this vacuum without ever needing to install the brand’s Tineco Life app on my smartphone
The Smart Sensor Technology is most exciting to me
I love the ability to connect to wifi to share important information like battery life. Very innovative, exciting to see how household chores are progressing especially for someone like me, a stay at home mom that loves cleaning and organizing.
The S5’s cordless design so I can get room to room without plugging and unplugging
I Love the wet dry cleaning so I can do both at the same time
I love that its cordless so I won’t be tripping over a cord all the time
I like this vacuum’s efficiency at cleaning and 35 minute battery life.
Love the idea of a lightweight compact wet-dry and 3-in-1. This one looks wonderful, and I would love to see if it really does get into the corners and edges.
I would love the Tineco Floor One S5 vacuum. I have never seen a vacuum quite like this one.
The motorized brush roll sounds good for easier cleaning
I am most excited by the cordless design and 35 minute battery life of the Tineco Floor One S5 vacuum. No more getting tangled up in a cord!
I like the wet/dry cleaning
I love the S5’s cordless design and 35 minute battery life.
I like the iLoop Smart Sensor Technology. It makes it very easy to know if the spot you are cleaning is particularly dirty or has been completely cleaned.
Definitely the iLoop Smart Sensor Technology.
I love that its cordless, i’s awesome.
Loving the wet/dry vacuum so versatile and less time required when multiple
Jobs in one
With 3 kids I absolutely love the wet/dry vacume, less time cleaning or time doing the things I love with my kids! And won’t damage my vacume! That’s exciting!
I love the iLoop technology; the machine auto determines what settings to use for the material underneath is amazing!
I like the iLoop Smart Sensor Technology. It makes it very easy to know if the spot you are cleaning is particularly dirty or has been completely cleaned.
I love that it can clean up wet spills; it would make life so much easier using one tool to clean up!
Love the wet dry cleaning so I can do both as needed and not worry about damaging my vacuum if there is a spill.
love that its cordless
I like iLoop Smart Sensor Technology. This would enable the vacuum to detect wet and dry dirt and other materials. It adjusts roller speed, suction power.
I like the iLoop Smart Sensor Technology that will detect wet and dry dirt and then let you know when the area is thoroughly cleaned.
I love that it is a 2 in 1 cordless vacuum, wet and dry so that I don’t have to drag out a pail and mop after dry vacuuming, I can save a lot of time using the same machine for both duties vacuuming and mopping the floor, especially with clean water – no more dirty pail water. It is light so that I can move it around the house. I could throw my different sizes of mops and buckets to the curb and save a lot of space in doing so. I love that it is cordless, what a bonus. I especially love that it will tell me using the red and blue ring on the display when the floor is dirty/clean.
The iLoop Smart Sensor Technology is my favourite feature
I like that its cordless and has a 35 minute battery life
I like thay you can use the full functions of this vacuum without ever needing to install the brand’s Tineco Life app on your smartphone. Not everyone has a smart phone (I do) or wants to bother using that feature. Simple works !
I like and am impressed by its iLoop Smart Sensor Technology.
My favourite feature of this wet/dry vacuum is that is gets floors clean in one pass (something my current wet vacuum doesn’t do).
I love that this vacuum is cordless and the indicator that would let me know when floors are clean.
Love the wet/dry cleaning
I like a cordless or robot!
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