On Sept. 1, Dyson revealed what it called “an entirely new way to clean your teeth.” This is the CameraJet toothbrush, which the company also dubbed the only toothbrush that includes both a camera and a jet. The cost? $500.

The following week, I received a CameraJet electric toothbrush for testing. I turned on the brush to ensure it worked. It did. But right after, I ran into a problem that was a sign of things to come.

You’re meant to use low-foaming toothpaste and mouthrinse with the CameraJet, but unsure whether my mouthwash is low-foaming, I decided to use water. I filled the docking station with water and pressed the button to send it into the toothbrush’s anti-gravity tank. Then … water leaked everywhere from the tank’s refill nozzles.

I tried several times to make it work without luck, so I decided to fill the tank manually instead. Still, during the leaks, water pooled around the dock and the brush’s charging pins. I tried my best to dry them ASAP, but things weren’t looking good.

After letting the toothbrush charge for a bit, I put what I hoped would be a low-foaming toothpaste on the bristles, went to brush and the toothbrush stopped working within 30 seconds. I tried to reset it, but it wouldn’t turn on again. A red light appeared on the lowest brush intensity, but the manual didn’t explain what that meant.

I put the brush back on the docking station and called it quits, but in the middle of the night, the CameraJet turned on of its own accord and started vibrating.

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