Expert’s Rating
Pros
- Excellent cleaning performance
- Doesn’t leave streaks
- Easy to maneuver
- Auto dirt detection
- Self-cleaning
Cons
- Doesn’t completely dry its brush roller
- Can’t be used on carpets
- Requires detailed maintenance
- Expensive
Our Verdict
If you want a simpler, more effective way to maintain your hard floors, the Tineco Floor One S7 Pro is the tool to use. It will give you a deeper clean with less effort.
Price When Reviewed
$799
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$699
Tineco’s cordless vacuums and mops have ranked among my favorite cleaning appliances. No surprise, then, that I was wowed by its latest, the Floor One S7 Pro.
A cordless mopping vacuum designed to clean hard floors (no carpets), the Floor One S7 Pro worked so effectively it almost made me look forward to this chore.
The Tineco Floor One S7 Pro is one of the most expensive mopping vacuums around, but it’s also one of the best.
Design
The Floor One S7 Pro resembles a slim upright vacuum. It doesn’t have a dust bin, though; instead, all solid debris is sucked into a 0.72-liter tank on the front along with the wastewater. A second 0.85-liter water tank on the back is where you load clean water along with Tineco’s included cleaning solution.
A vibrant 3.6-inch LED display on top of the S7 Pro’s body provides visual feedback while you’re cleaning and as it conducts self-cleaning maintenance. This includes real-time updates on battery life, suction power, and maintenance needs, making it easy to monitor the vacuum’s status during use. A voice assistant chimes in occasionally to let you know when the clean water tank is low or when it’s time to recharge the battery.
The charging dock holds accessories and performs self-cleaning cycles.
The charging dock holds accessories and performs self-cleaning cycles.
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The charging dock holds accessories and performs self-cleaning cycles.
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Michael Ansaldo/IDG
The vacuum comes with a charging dock and power supply, an extra brush roller and filter, a cleaning tool, and a bottle of deodorizing cleaning solution.
The S7 Pro comes almost fully assembled. You only need to insert the handle into the body and add an accessory holder to the charging dock.
Features and operation
Operating the S7 Pro is a breeze. It begins cleaning when you power it on and recline the handle. The vacuum is self-propelled, so pushing and pulling it around isn’t cumbersome, and it pivots easily around corners and furniture legs.
Cleaning defaults to Auto mode, which uses iLoop Smart Sensor technology to detect both wet and dry messes and adjust the suction power and water flow accordingly. The dirt-detection indicator encircles the LED screen, glowing red when the S7 Pro recognizes a dirty patch of floor and gradually turning blue as it’s cleaned. In theory, the floor is dirt-free when the circle is completely blue, but that wasn’t always the case in practice.
The LED provides real-time info about cleaning modes, battery level, and maintenance needs.
The LED provides real-time info about cleaning modes, battery level, and maintenance needs.
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The LED provides real-time info about cleaning modes, battery level, and maintenance needs.
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Michael Ansaldo/IDG
You can switch to other cleaning modes by pressing the mode button on the handle. Max mode applies maximum suction and sprays water on the floor to better clean embedded stains. Suction mode absorbs water from wet surfaces. A Custom mode can be enabled by pairing the S7 Pro with the Tineco Life app, which allows you to set your own suction power and water-spray parameters to tailor cleaning to specific needs.
Performance
I primarily used Auto mode in my testing which was fantastic for general cleaning. It easily cleaned small and large debris such as dust, dirt, coffee grounds, food crumbs, and even pet hair in a single pass. Liquid spills, stains, and caked-in grime took multiple passes and sometimes bumping up to Max mode to remove.
I was particularly impressed by the coverage the S7 Pro provides. Its floor head hugs the baseboards allowing the brush to get to the fine debris that typically collects there, and it’s slim enough to slip into cabinet toe spaces and do the same. These areas, which are left untouched by many robot vacuums, were completely clean after each use.
I also liked that the S7 Pro didn’t leave pools of water in its wake, which can damage hard floors, and it never pushed dirt from one spot to another because fresh water is continually flushed through the roller to keep it clean.
To run a self-cleaning cycle, which you should do after every use, you place the S7 Pro in its dock and press the self-cleaning button on top of its handle.
There are two options: “Quick” self-cleaning takes two minutes and “Super” self-cleaning option takes 6 minutes. In either case, the roller brush is soaked and air-dried and the main pipe is flushed out.
The dirty-water tank should be cleaned and emptied after every cleaning job.
The dirty-water tank should be cleaned and emptied after every cleaning job.
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The dirty-water tank should be cleaned and emptied after every cleaning job.
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Michael Ansaldo/IDG
The drying process is one of the few things I didn’t like about the S7 Pro. It only lasts about 1-4 minutes, depending on if you’re running Quick or Super self-cleaning, which isn’t nearly long enough to completely dry the brush. Because of that, I swapped in the extra brush after my first cleaning and left the wet one in the sun to dry, continuing that rotation throughout my testing.
Be advised, though, that self-cleaning is not the extent of the S7 Pro’s maintenance requirements. You’ll also need to empty and clean the dirty water tank after each cleaning job to prevent the buildup of some pretty disgusting odors. This was easily my least favorite part of using the S7 Pro (or any wet and dry vacuum) as it involves handling a gross brew of dirty water and assorted solid waste. The provided wire-bristle cleaning brush helps immensely with the solid stuff, but then you need to clean and dry the brush itself, as well as the tank.
It’s also a good idea to remove the roller brush after each cleaning job–whether you plan to swap in the spare or no–so that you can remove any debris the self-cleaning missed and clean and dry the brush chamber. You’ll also want to wipe down and dry the brush cover. This sounds like a lot of physical maintenance for a self-cleaning vacuum, but it’s imperative to keep everything clean and dry to prevent mildew and odors.
Specifications
- Weight: 21.5 pounds
- Maximum run time: 40 minutes
- Charge time: 4 hours
- Clean water tank capacity: 0.85l
- Dirty water tank capacity: 0.72l
- Display: 3.6-inch LED
Should you buy the Tineco Floor One S7 Pro?
Even with its maintenance requirements, using the S7 Pro is far more convenient and way less icky than handling a stick mop and bucket. It also provided a more even and thorough cleaning than any manual mopping I’ve ever used and beat the performance of all the other wet-and-dry vacuums I’ve tested.
At $799 (Tineco was offering a $250 discount at the time of publication), the Tineco Floor One S7 Pro is one of the most expensive mopping vacuums around, but it’s also one of the best. If your budget can accommodate it, put it at the top of your shopping list.
