How to Clean a Waterpik™ Water Flosser 

A good guide on cleaning the waterpik water flosser to make it last for years! Awesome! 😁👍🏻

Thank you so much, my waterpik was looking very grimy and I didn’t know the water reserve part came off. It’s now clean again after a good clean

I agree with MrMnnn911, the video was very helpful. Note if you have hard water and your's is too far gone to clean this way, you can also replace the handle/water tube combination and the reservoir valve. Way cheaper than replacing the entire unit.

Thanks for this useful video! Just the right length to answer our questions. Great use of RU-vid.

*_This video is so helpful. Thank you!_* I've had my WP-900 for 2 years now. My dentist recommended I get some type of water pick after having dental implants for my 4 front lower teeth. I chose the WP-900. In the past month the button on the handle began sticking and wouldn't come out without repeatedly pressing the button and sometimes tapping the handle on my hand. Today I used this entire cleaning method and everything seems fine now! I didn't know about this thorough cleaning method. I change my toothbrush every 3 months, at the change of the season, i.e., the beginning of spring, summer, fall and winter. And now I'll be cleaning my WP-900 on the same dates. Gotta say that when I took the handle out of the water/vinegar solution there was tiny blob of gunk in the glass. The button was still sticking but after I ran the vinegar/water solution though the unit it seems to have loosened up. I'm so glad I found this tutorial. I had already looked up my purchase records because I had purchased a 4 year warranty from Amazon when I purchased it. I think today's cleaning solved my problems. *_I love my WP-900! Thanks again Waterpik!_*

Black mold forms inside the handle due to bad design.

I had excellent results, as above, after using "How to Clean your Water Pik - Water Flosser" at the top of the RU-vid list. It looks like there many others, some focused on more specific questions..

Another suggestion may be try not to use water straight from the tab. I noticed the hard water stains in the reservoir and didn't think about how it could effect the rest of the machine until now. I stated using filter water hopefully this will help with minimizing the gunk build up.

The waterpik I bought back in November last year broke yesterday as in the motor does nothing. I went ahead and ordered the radiance which I had only avoided originally because $120 for something that might not be what I think it is, eh $40 at target was preferable at the time basically. I still haven’t tried running vinegre through my current unit so I’ll see if that does anything but if it’s outright broken whatever the radiance is a million times better. My model has an on off switch on the actual unit and also the handheld part. People make mistakes and to now have a unit with just one and on the handheld part plus the magnetic stuff cool name and pristine new unit, yeah.

best tip: put everything in flosser container add water and vinegar, soak for 7min, remove attach and cycle replace water cycle wash with warm water you welcome

How do you clean one without a removable valve? Will soap damage the valve or get stuck under it? WP-660 model.

Great video, and easy to understand.

Thank you

I just received the Cordless Express water flosser for Christmas. Model: WF-02W010/02W012. Are the tips still the same when cleaning it?

Thank you for sharing

Fantastic info.

Hello @Waterpik ! Great video, nevertheless: How many % of vinegar is to be used? The White vinegar I can buy in Norway is either 5, 7 or 35% . Which one to use??

any suggestions on having the button stick. If i push it in it won't come right back out. I finally got it to pop out. Now I don't touch it, just use it that way. maybe a cleaning will help. Thanks for the video I didn'y know all of that.

What if I click the blue button on the stick how to undo that

I used straight vinegar, no water, is that ok?

How do you clean the Aquarius model handle since it can be ejected?

This is what I need for last 4 years

I have the waterpik 660 Aquarius. Is it ok to soak the handle of this model in vinegar and water? I doesn’t say in the manual.

Thank you for the cleaning guide. I got a problem for my flosswe tip when I use the highest speed on my waterpik it suddenly came out I had no choice but to use my fingers to hold it down

my water pik broke so i had to get a new one cuz i never knew it needs to be cleaned but now i’m gon clean it every month then

I have the 560 Model (actually we have 2 of them). I've been doing as advised in manuals: "Never immerse unit in water. Before cleaning, unplug from the electrical outlet. Clean the product when necessary by using a soft cloth and mild non-abrasive cleanser to wipe exterior. The water reservoir is removable for easy cleaning and is top rack dishwasher safe. It is recommended that the reservoir is removed and cleaned weekly" But when I remove the reservoir to clean, I see the yellow build up on the surface inside the unit. How to clean it if "never immerse unit in water"?

This does nothing to clean out the black mold that has built up somewhere inside the handle or hose.

Question - I have the 660 model and I can't get the valve to pop out. The manual says it's top rack safe but this video is telling me to remove it. I'm afraid I'll ruin the valve if I try washing it in the top rack. Anyone have any tips?

My dentist recommended rinsing my model wpa460 with 2 tankfuls of 50/50 bleach/water solution and then several tanks of water. Is this ok?

Why do they recommend a water/vinegar solution for cleaning the outside of the unit? Is regular soap & water harmful?

I found soaking the handle wasn't enough. Additional suggestion is to take a toothbrush with soap or toothpaste and scrub the handle crevasses and the hole where the spouts go in.

I can not remove the black valve on my unit. Can I hand wash with valve in place?

My water pik stopped sending water to the handle! It’s not even a year old! Never had this happen to other water piks in the past. Ideas?

how often should you clean it?

How do I dry the reservoir after washing? I never can get the water out completely.

Is it okay to submerge the flosser tip in boiling water to clean?

How often should we do this procedure?

How about the unit itself and the underside?

How about a video, or even written instructions, for the Model 360? This says amount of white vinegar depends on my model. The manual says NOTHING about a white vinegar mixture.

It is impossible to drain the water from the hose, which results in mold. I shake the tube and water continues to come out for several minutes!

Didn’t mention putting gasket back in resevoir☹️

I have a portable Waterpik. I can clean it all very easily - except for the "pyramid" inside the water chamber, at the bottom. It looks disgusting - very dirty etc. Any ways to clean inside this area? Otherwise I will have to try & buy a new chamber, it's so bad. Thanks.

Please add an Arabic subtitle please.

So if you don’t have a washer and you own a cordless water flosser you’re screwed when comes to cleaning the inside of the reservoir.

What if my waterpik no longer shoots out water?

Can I use apple cider vinegar instead of white vinegar?

and how often should we do this?

Why do you need to change the tip? Can you just wash it?

I do not recommend putting it in the dishwasher! I tried this today, and my reservoir is now misshapen.

How often should you clean your waterpik flosser?

I took the valve out now I can’t put it back in 😡

Even after following all of the directions in your video and the comments below, the spiral hose does not drain completely, defeating all my efforts to clean the product. I am sorry I purchased it.

replace attachment tips every 3months? go fish!

That's a lot of effort

This is such a lie! The container (reservoir) doesn’t come off