Dreame H15 Pro CarpetFlex ZDNET's key takeaways The Dreame H15 Pro CarpetFlex is available now for $699.
As a wet and dry vacuum, the H15 Pro CarpetFlex has 23,000Pa of suction power, a brush that can cut through hair, and RGB detection to identify messes.
Changing the brush rollers can take some getting used to, as I had some initial user errors with it. View now at Amazon View now at Dreametech more buying choices
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While robot vacuums automate everyday cleaning tasks, there are other solutions for the jobs robots can't handle. You can't deploy your robot vacuum to clean up your toddler's spilled cereal and milk, but you can grab a wet/dry mop instead of reaching for the paper towel roll.
Wet/dry mops are engineered to vacuum most types of messes in front of them, whether it's crackers, juice, pet hair, or food. They vacuum up the mess and a roller then mop to leave clean floors behind. Until the Dreame H15 Pro CarpetFlex, wet/dry vacuums only worked on hard floors.
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The new H15 Pro is a wet/dry vacuum with two interchangeable brushes that switch from vacuum and mop to vacuum only. In addition to functioning just like a wet/dry vacuum to pick up spills and then mop floors, the Dreame H15 Pro is also an upright vacuum for carpets and rugs.
'Upright' is used loosely since the Dreame H15 Pro can lie completely flat to fit under furniture. It even has a small wheel on the back of the body to maneuver the vacuum easily when lying flat.
I experienced some user error when initially setting up and using the robot, especially when swapping brushes. The instructions explain how to do it well enough, but clipping on the latch to switch on a brush can take a few tries.
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