I've tested a few Dreame products at this point – including three of their vacuum-mop combos – and I've recommended them plenty for people who want to cut their floorcare time in half.
The Dreame H15 Pro CarpetFlex is their latest to date, and the first to introduce dry vacuuming alongside the usual wet floor cleaning, promising to be the full package in cleaning every surface across your home.
So, I put it through its paces in our dedicated test center to see whether it's worth its $799.99 price tag as one of the best vacuum-mop combos.
My One-Minute Verdict
The Dreame H15 Pro CarpetFlex demonstrated some of the strongest hard floor cleaning I've seen in a vacuum-mop combo so far. Whether it was sucking up all traces of a large egg and shell pieces, milk and cereal, or humble ketchup and mustard stains, the mess was vacuumed in one or two passes.
But the dry carpet vacuuming – the major USP of this wet floor cleaner – was a bit of a let-down. It had no issues vacuuming large food pieces, but a lot of fine debris was left between the carpet fibers, showing that dust and dead skin would likely remain if you were to use this as your main carpet vacuum.
The self-cleaning and self-drying are easy, and you can choose between a quick clean or a long, 30-minute one. The vacuum-mop also automatically detects how dirty your floors are and adjusts power accordingly, and it can lie completely flat to reach under furniture.
But the carpet cleaning functionality makes this model more expensive, and as that element of performance was not the most effective during my extensive tests, I would recommend going for the cheaper Dreame H14 Pro and simply pairing it with your best vacuum for carpet. It cleans hard floors just as well (if not better), and costs $100s less.
If, however, you would like a two-in-one for a second home or to have on hand for an upper floor of your home, this is a great purchase.
Dreame H15 Pro CarpetFlex: Specifications
Type |
Cordless vacuum-mop combo / wet and dry vacuum |
Runtime |
Up to 60 minutes |
Charge time |
3 hours |
Cleaning modes |
Smart (auto) / Turbo / Quiet |
Clean water tank |
26.4 fluid ounce |
Dirty water tank |
23.7 (standing) / 15.2 (lie-flat) fluid ounce |
Self-cleaning? |
Yes, 212°F |
Self-drying? |
Yes, 194°F |
Dirt detection? |
Yes |
Weight |
12.8 pounds |
Dreame H15 Pro CarpetFlex: Setup
The only setup involved was to slot the handle into the vacuum, then fully charge it. My unit started on 33% and took just under two hours to reach 100% battery.
The Dreame H15 Pro CarpetFlex includes two rollers (one for carpets and one for hard floors), a charging dock, cleaning solution, a spare filter, and a cleaning brush. Everything was heavily plastic wrapped – not the most sustainable design choice – but it meant that every part's finish was unscratched.
Dreame designs their products with care for a premium feel, so it makes sense that they'd want to protect them from damage during transit.
Dreame H15 Pro CarpetFlex: Design and Features
What makes the H15 Pro CarpetFlex a rare type of vacuum-mop combo is that it can wet vacuum hard floors and dry vacuum carpets. I've seen this before in the Bissell CrossWave OmniForce Edge, but that's only designed for area rugs, and on test, it didn't prove to be too useful as there was only one roller, so you could only tackle rugs when they're dry.
Instead, the Dreame H15 Pro CarpetFlex has two rollers, one for dry vacuuming carpets and one for wet vacuuming hard floors. It makes sense this way and means you're not having to clean in a specific order.
There are three cleaning modes: Smart, turbo, and quiet. Smart mode adjusts the suction (and moisture, if using) to however dirty the floors are, while turbo and quiet are maximum and minimum power, respectively.
Everything goes into the same dirty tank, so while this vacuum doesn't have a HEPA filter, dust becomes wet debris once it mixes with the dirty liquid. That stops it from circulating into the air and being re-released into your home (then needing the best air purifiers to capture it).
One feature I'd never seen before is the large debris toggle. It's a nice touch to make sure that larger pieces can get sucked up – say, if there's a cereal spillage – but when there are no big pieces, the roller can spin closer to the ground and wash more thoroughly.
The Dreame H15 Pro Heat (that I tested alongside the CarpetFlex) has a deodorizer cartridge that captures some of the smells from the dirty tank, but there wasn't one in the CarpetFlex.
What Is the Dreame H15 Pro CarpetFlex Like to Use?
The Dreame H15 Pro CarpetFlex is a straightforward appliance to use. It glides along floors in a satisfying motion, has a handy LED screen that shows cleaning modes and dirt levels, and is painless to fill up and empty.
Being able to swap out the rollers is a welcome feature, and means I could pass onto different surfaces as and when I need to. Swapping out is a quick motion, as seen above, although the vacuum has to be tilted backwards, which risks dirty liquid coming out of the sides.
I haven't yet experienced this while swapping rollers, but sometimes there's a spillage when moving the vacuum after cleaning. This isn't uncommon for vacuum-mops – pretty much every model I've tested from Dreame, Tineco, and Bissell has had some leakage – but I worry about having to tilt it every time the rollers swap, especially as it'll occasionally be over carpet.
But in fairness, with these cleaners, you should always be dry vacuuming first. Even the vacuum's wheels can become a bit wet after cleaning, and rolling liquid onto carpets can lead to smells, mold growth, and carpet damage.
The LED screen is super useful, clear, and quick to understand. It tells you if there are blockages, if a roller needs cleaning, and if a tank needs emptying or refilling, and it does so using voice prompts, too, but you can turn these off. I find them a bit annoying personally, but they can be useful.
Filling the water tank involves pouring in water and half a bottle cap of cleaning solution. Emptying it is painless, with liquid that pours down the drain, and a debris catcher that you can shake out into the trash, then rinse.
And when it comes to cleaning the roller, the charging base does all the work. It washes the roller at 212°F then dries it at 194°F, preventing odors and bacteria from building up, and making sure it stays in a healthy condition for longer.
It's easy – just place the vacuum onto the base, press the self-cleaning button at the top of the vacuum, and choose between 'normal' and 'deep'. Deep uses hot water and takes longer (about 30 minutes), while normal is ideal if you want a quick 5-10 minute clean to refresh it.
Dreame H15 Pro CarpetFlex: Cleaning Tests
To test the vacuum-mop combo's ability to clean messes and stains of different consistencies, with our pantry tests. These include:
- 1 tablespoon ketchup
- 1 tablespoon mustard
- 2 tablespoons lumpy tomato and veg pasta sauce
- 1 egg, dropped from 5 feet
- 1 cup of cereal and milk
Overall, this is a great cleaner, getting rid of every mess swiftly. It seems as though it uses more water than others I've tested – on turbo mode, it took around 10 minutes for the floors to dry, compared to around 3-6 minutes for the Tineco Floor One Stretch S6 and Dreame H14 Pro.
The ketchup and mustard stains were vacuumed in two passes. No smearing, no instant staining of the roller. The vegetable pasta sauce (in the video above) was cleaned almost in one, but a tiny veg chunk took a few goes to vacuum up.
As it leaves the floors free of residue, and can vacuum up the oily and stain-inducing substances in ketchup and mustard, this is a great choice for cleaning your kitchen in a pinch. Especially if the family is constantly spilling things.
It vacuumed the broken egg with no issues at all. The mix of gel-like egg and large shell pieces makes this one of the toughest tests for our best vacuums, so it was great to see everything but one large piece of shell cleaned without fuss. Other vacuum-mops like the Dyson WashG1 couldn't handle this test, and instead ended up leaking all over the floor.
And finally, the flawless performance on the cereal test, captured in the video above, demonstrated how well-equipped the H15 Pro CarpetFlex is for major spillages – like whole bowls of food falling onto the floor. It's a very impressive performance.
Dreame H15 Pro CarpetFlex: Carpet Tests
As this is somewhat of a carpet vacuum, I tested it using a half cup of flour and sugar, then a half cup of cereal. I also used it to vacuum crumbs and the daily mess that was already on the carpet to see how it fared.
It vacuumed up the cereal with no issues at all, showing that it's great on larger pieces like food crumbs or pet kibble. But the flour test demonstrated that its suction isn't very powerful.
The vacuuming performance is similar to what you'd find in a budget cordless stick, like the Ultenic U16 Flex, which shouldn't really be used on carpets. Flour is a fantastic proxy test for dust and dead skin, so if you think about how many household allergens are inside our carpets, leaving that much behind would be detrimental to your health and carpets.
So, if your home has a lot of carpets, I don't recommend completely replacing your main vacuum with this.
It is, however, ample if you have some thin area rugs and carpets, and would like to be able to clean them with the same device between getting your main vacuum out. But to actually deep clean carpets, you need much higher suction than this, like one of the best vacuums for carpets from our tests.
How Does the Dreame H15 Pro CarpetFlex Compare?
The Dreame H15 Pro CarpetFlex costs $799.99 at Dreame at full price, and is often discounted to $499.99-$649.99. That makes it one of the most expensive vacuum-mop combos we've tested, alongside the Dreame H15 Pro Heat that costs $100 more.
The 15 Pro Heat is a similar model, but it doesn't offer carpet cleaning. Instead, it can hot water mop, and I found this to be effective at removing the more stubborn stains. But when it came to general cleaning, the H15 Pro CarpetFlex performed notably better and was able to vacuum different-sized debris without leaving as much behind.
But our favorite model on test is the Dreame H14 Pro. It's the predecessor to these two H15 Pro vacuums, making it around $200 cheaper, but it's actually a better cleaner. It didn't leave a mess behind and left the floors drier faster, but it doesn't have the special carpet or hot water cleaning modes.
Alternatively, the Bissell CrossWave OmniForce Edge is the most like-for-like compared to the H15 Pro CarpetFlex, as it can clean area rugs. Its suction on carpet was better, but its one roller meant that you're limited in when you can clean. It also only costs $299-$399, making it a great alternative if you're on a budget.
How I Tested the Dreame H15 Pro CarpetFlex
I tested the Dreame H15 Pro CarpetFlex in our dedicated test center on linoleum and wooden floors. I ran five standardized tests across wet substances (outlined above) to assess their ability to vacuum different messes and clear stains with different properties.
I also tested its ability to vacuum carpet using flour, sugar, and lentils – from our robust vacuum testing process – to see how well it can remove dust and dirt from within carpet fibers.
Cleaning aside, I evaluated how easy it is to move and use, how safe it is on delicate surfaces, how painless it is to refill and empty, and whether the smart features are actually useful.
Next, see why I rate the best robot vacuums and the best vacuums for pet hair so highly after our testing sessions.
