I have two labs and three cats and that means muddy floors on a regular basis… and hair. But this is par for the course with any type of floor cleaner. If you want to know what a clean hard floor looks like, pop over to this writer’s pad and admire the hard graft I’ve put into getting my floors to look like a polished school hall. In fact, its 36 volt lithium ion battery offers up to 30 minutes of cordless cleaning . This makes it very easy to hit areas that would otherwise be challenging with the restrictions of a cord.
The Bissell CrossWave has helped me achieve this balance, and it could do the same for you. Self-cleaning cycle flushes out dirt and debris after every use, reducing the amount of clean-up after use and helping to maintain your CrossWave Cordless Max. It even has Wi-Fi connected capabilities, which when combined with the BISSELL Connect app, provide helpful alerts, maintenance tracking and usage tips.
The CrossWave Max weighs a very respectable 5.22kg and comes with an extra large 828ml clean water tank and a larger-than-average 550ml dirty water tank with filter attached. This means you can clean for much longer than others without having to refill the clean water tank or empty the dirty one. I’ve even given some hard floor steam cleaners a whirl which you can read about in T3’s guide to the Best Steam Cleaners. It also features a two-tank design system that keeps clean and dirty water separate. This makes the filling and disposing of water super easy and you never have to worry about spreading dirty water across your floor. It works great and we use it to clean all hard floors and area rugs.
The BISSELL® PowerClean® Wet and Dry Vacuum is a fantastic all-purpose cleaner. With a high-power 11 Amp motor, it has great cleaning ability and the combination floor tool allows for excellent cleaning on hard floors, area rugs, and low pile carpeting. The vacuum comes with a standard filter that’s placed on the topside of the dirty water tank.
Since we don’t really have a big enough “cleaning closet” to contain all of them, they’re shoved here and there throughout the upstairs, downstairs, and even in the garage. Every one of them has an extension cord attached to the plug so we can’t reach throughout the house from one of the very few unused outlets. In case you didn’t figure it out, that last part is sheer sarcasm. To clean hard floors, turn machine ON by pressing the Power Button. Press the Mode Button to switch between the Hard Floor and Area Rug Modes. For improved portability, the vacuum comes with an ergonomic carry handle.
The Max cleaning path width is approximately 10.5-inch versus 12-inch on the Crosswave cordless. The Max doesn’t just help with the pets inside your home, but also those who are still searching for their own forever home. Self-cleaning cycle cleans the brush roll and the inside of the Crosswave. To dry floors faster, release the trigger and make a second pass without dispensing solution. Before each use, hold the Solution Spray Trigger for 10 seconds to prime the system with cleaning solution. While the CrossWave is a great cleaning machine that delivers excellent results, there are areas that would need improvement.
A motorized carpet/floor nozzle provides outstanding dirt and hair pick-up from carpets and scatter-free cleaning on hard floors. A 36V battery runs the appliance, one of the most powerful to be used on a Bissell cordless cleaning device. With this kind of electric power, you can expect the Bissell CrossWave to clean every type of surface. It vacuums and washes a wide range of floors which include carpets, sealed hardwood, linoleum, laminate, and more. A powerful overall cleaner, the Bissell CrossWave Cordless Max can mop as well as vacuum at the same time. It’s outstanding on hard floorings, managing firm stains promptly, and also does a perfect work with lighter discolorations on carpets and rugs, as well.
We are very happy with the cross wave cordless floor cleaner. Despite having recently cleaned our wooden floor, a clean with the Cross Wave showed how much dirt had been missed. The handle release sounds like you break it with the loud click. There is a tendency irobot vacuum cleaner for the rollers to leave streaks but we are experimenting with reduced amounts of cleaning liquid. BISSELL proudly supports BISSELL Pet Foundation® and its mission to help save homeless pets. When you buy a BISSELL product, you help save pets, too.