However, its bulky body gets in the way when cleaning under tables and chairs, and it’s more of a hassle to maneuver in cluttered areas compared to conventional cordless stick vacuums like the Dyson V12 Detect Slim. It can be hard to push around on low and high-pile rugs, as its brushroll can get bogged down on carpet fibers pretty easily. Still, the lack of a power cord makes it noticeably easier to maneuver compared to the BISSELL CrossWave Pet Pro. The BISSELL CrossWave Cordless Max and Samsung Jet 90 Complete are different types of vacuums, though both offer some mopping functionality. The Samsung is a more conventional cordless stick vacuum that you can bundle with a somewhat unique ‘Spinning Sweeper’ floorhead, which uses rotating mop pads to scrub away stains. However, this floorhead only scrubs away at stains, and the vacuum isn’t capable of dealing with liquid spills, unlike the BISSELL model.
It’s safe and effective for use on tile, sealed wood floors, laminate, linoleum, rubber floor mats, pressed wood floors, and more, giving you versatility all in one vacuum. As a floor cleaner, the BISSELL CrossWave uses water and cleaning solution to get deep down into carpets to refresh and clean with maximum efficiency. Two-Tank Technology keeps clean water and formula separate from dirty water and dry debris.
Bissell also offers a few other configurations; I also tested the Bissell CrossWave Pet Pro and the CrossWave Cordless Max. The Pet Pro model comes with tangle-free brushes designed to keep pet hair from jamming up the works, a pet hair catcher in the dirty water tank, and comes with the Pet Multi-Surface cleaning solution, which is made with Febreze. Of the five different cleaning solutions Bissell offers, this one is my favorite, just based on smell—they all seemed to work similarly well on my floors.
Another selling point of the Crosswave is that unlike the other devices, which are marketed as “hard floor cleaners,” the Crosswave’s mop vac function is indicated for area rugs, too. But it’s not a true carpet cleaner and I wasn’t impressed with the rug-cleaning power of any of the Crosswaves I tried. In fact, I tested all 12 mop vacs on my rugs and they were all underwhelming. It’s heavier, didn’t pick up as much on the first pass, left more water on the floor, and didn’t alert me when the clean water tank was empty. The fresh water comes from the machine’s fresh water tank and works with a rotating soft brush roller to mop the floor. In the same pass, the mop vac sucks the used water back into a separate dirty water tank where it filters out any solid debris.
It was lightweight compared to the X7 and I appreciated that the clean water tank had indicators for small areas (up to 350 square feet) or or large areas (up to 700 square feet). But this is a corded device that simply doesn’t compare to the similarly-priced (and cordless) Tineco iFloor 3. After zipping around the main floor of my house for 20 minutes, my floors were cleaner than they’d ever been—and they stayed that way. And until there’s a robot vacuum mop that works as well as the upright mop vacs, I’m quite happy to push mine around the house for a few minutes a few times a week. The BISSELL CrossWave Cordless Max does a good job dealing with stains when used with the Multi-Surface cleaning formula.
Cleaning with my CrossWave is such a breeze that I regret not investing in one sooner. It swivels and glides with ease—maneuvering around furniture and corners takes almost no effort. I also love that you can switch from cleaning hard floors to rugs with a push of a button. Because the vacuum sucks up most of the liquid used to clean, the floor dries within a few minutes. Back in the old manual-mop days, most of the floors in my apartment took at least 15 minutes to air-dry, and the tile floor by the stove always stayed wet for at least half an hour. Its floorhead pivots, allowing you to maneuver around obstacles pretty easily.
The Hoover is a more conventional cordless upright that you can easily use on carpeted surfaces. It’s also lighter, charges faster, and has a dustbin that’s roughly twice as large. The BISSELL CrossWave Cordless Max isn’t suitable for cleaning high-pile carpet. It doesn’t have enough power to keep its brushroll spinning on dense high-pile carpeting, and its relatively weak suction motor can’t draw debris from carpet fibers. If you’re faced with multitasking at work every day, why should you have to struggle to juggle a million tasks at home? With the BISSELL CrossWave Cordless Max, you can now vacuum AND wash your floors at the same time.
The manufacturer recommends using the ‘Hard Floor’ setting to clear stains on bare surfaces but using the ‘Area Rug’ setting for stubborn messes since it releases more detergent onto the brushroll. It’s worth noting that this vacuum can leave behind a small amount of residue after completing a pass, though thankfully, it’s pretty easy to clear away. You’ll probably need to make several passes to fully clean most stains, and a hand mop will likely be more efficient in cleaning stubborn stains since you can manually provide a greater degree of surface agitation. The bissell crosswave cordless Max and Hoover ONEPWR Evolve Pet share an upright configuration, but they’re for different uses. The BISSELL is a hybrid vacuum/mop and can deal with stains and liquid spills with minimal difficulty. It performs better on bare floors than the Hoover, and its fluffy brushroll is better suited to drawing debris up from cracks and crevices.
The CrossWave Cordless Max also comes with a stellar set of bonus features for making your cleaning easier. Have pets with a knack for getting fur and hair along every single nook and cranny? Use the CrossWave’s improved edge cleaning to make your baseboards sparkle again. With a self-cleaning cycle that lets you just press a button and leave, and a 3-in-1 docking station for storage, cleaning, and charging, this vacuum has been designed for your optimum convenience.