BISSELL Crosswave Pet Pro All in One Wet Dry Vacuum Cleaner and Mop for Hard Floors and Area Rugs, Purple, 2306A

UPDATE 5/26/20: Well.. it broke. And so did my heart. Looking into how to get a replacement now, because I love this thing so much. And for it to die a month later makes me so sad. Very disappointing. Y'all... This just arrived Tuesday and I feel like my life is forever changed. Truly. I had been waiting since before Christmas to buy this. I kept looking over reviews on this and other things. I'm not the type to spend a chunk of money on things like this. WHY DID I WAIT?! I am SO glad I finally got this thing. Just let the nice people take your money and hand this bad boy over. Trust me. Why was this so life changing? Well... So, for perspective of what I'm working with here... We have 8 dogs. Yeah. 8. Sometimes more. Insanity, I hear you say? Well.. yes. It's fine, though. Everything is fine. On top of 8 dogs we have 3 small kids and 3 adults living in this house. And we have a small farm... And it's Texas and it rains a lot. So we have mud. Lots of mud. And dogs. And children. And mud. Did I mention mud?? So. Much. MUD. Our floors are stamped and stained/painted concrete and it's lovely most of the time, but also a pain to clean because it's WHITE. White floors + 8 dogs + 3 children + mud = Do you see where I'm going with this?? It's terrible. Like... The worst. My daily floor care routine consisted of sweeping and then mopping with my O Cedar spin mop. Which I love. It's been the best little mop. But it also kills my back. Because with mud, you have to scrub. Especially if life interrupts and the mud DRIES. Anyway. So I did this horrid routine at least once a day, twice if it was raining, and spot mopping every time the dogs came inside as well. Can you say time consuming? And yet still I never felt like my floors were REALLY clean. It's maddening. So, I bit the bullet and decided to invest in my sanity and time a bit and cough up the money for this thing, in hopes that it would cut my time cleaning a bit, and perhaps save my back from hurting so much. I honestly had low expectations. I figured it probably wouldn't have great suction, and that the mop portion may not help a ton, but would at least be good for fresh mud, and so worth it for the constant spot cleaning, at the very least. Amazon got this to me by Tuesday. So I haven't had it very long, but I have put this thing through the wringer and it has come through the other side a valiant champion! I asked my husband if it could sleep in the bed with us... He wasn't amused. I just feel like it's earned it's place. Ok, so to start off my test run of it, I took on the hallway that I had let build up dirt over the week to see how it would do on that. Now. It did take time and slowly working it over the area, but it managed to get up all of that grossness that was on my floor. I was impressed! ... And slightly disgusted as the dirty tank revealed everything. Ick.. but also glory be! In celebration, and on a euphoric high, I decided to hit the living room, which I had previously mopped earlier that morning before the glorious arrival of this amazing machine. I cleaned out the dirty tank and refilled the clean tank and went to work. Wow! And again, gross... I can't believe how much yuck that was still on my floor after I had already "cleaned" it. Gag. I went on to do my whole house, and was simply in constant amazement. "Babe!! Look at it NOW!!" I'm fairly certain my husband was over looking at the Crosswave doing it's thing, but he humored me anyway and congratulated me each time. I love that man. Now, I mentioned earlier that I have 8 dogs, right? Well I forgot to mention 2 of those 8 dogs are German Shepherds, aka German "SHEDDERS." SO. MUCH. HAIR. All the hair. There's never not a hair tumbleweed in my house. Don't like hair? Don't get a German Shepherd. Great dogs. Lots of hair. The hair should be more terrifying than their bark. I have tried many vacuums in the past and because of my GSDs (ok and probably my long hair as well), I don't buy vacuums with roller brushes. It just never goes well. Hair gets caught in the roller, becomes useless, cutting it off it's often a pain or even impossible. No more roller brushes. That was a HUGE reason for my hold up on the Crosswave. Even though it promised to combat this, I was skeptical. Y'all... They followed through on their promise. So far-- and I've vacuumed up A LOT of hair-- hair has not been getting caught up in the roller. It DOES get a little bit just on the edges of the roller, where it fits into the maxhine, but it's so super easy to get off, I don't even count that. So huge win right there. It's been great at sucking up all that hair too! It isn't the strongest suction out there, but it is pretty great and definitely gets the job done! When I walk around barefoot I don't feel any dirt, hair, or grains of yuck! I loooove it. The tank is small, so it doesn't fit a ton of hair in there. So if doing some major cleaning it does require frequent emptying. I was essentially already doing that with sweeping and mopping anyway, so no big deal. The tank is super simple to clean out and I LOVE that they made a strainer for hair and solid items. I pull that thing out and dump the hair straight into the trash. And then dump the dirty tank out and rinse that. There is also a filter in there that needs to be checked, especially if you've done some dry vacuuming. A screen is over that catches hair and makes it easier to clean out. Overall I LOVE how easy the machine is to clean. The station really is good at cleaning off the brush like it's supposed to. Oh! Another great thing that exceeded my expectations. It doesn't leave a ton of water behind on the floor! I even used it on my hardwood floors and it did magnificent! It leaves very little water behind so it dries very quickly! It did great on our tile floor as well. :) So. Even with having to drag it across the floor slowly, taking my time, cleaning out the dirty tank frequently, and cleaning the machine after each use, it really is saving me a ton of time! I have been able to get so much more done in a single day thanks to this little beast! It combines sweeping and mopping, and there's just no argument there. It's fairly lightweight and easy to move around. Nothing like my old lug of a Kirby, but it is heavier than some things, like maybe a stick vacuum. I mean, it has a tank of water soooo.. I love that the head swivels! With little effort too! I was able to get to spaces quite easily and loved that! One thing on the head to note, it does not clean flush up to the wall! It does vacuum all the way there, but not mop. The brush can only get so far. So there's about an inch gap there. I plan to just clean those spaces when I'm doing baseboards or go over it with a mop. Not a biggie for me, but definitely worth noting for others! My other favorite thing is that my back is no longer aching! I'm 5'4" and I don't have to bend over oddly, or put any pressure into it to get the job done! I can stand up straight and use this perfectly fine. Hooray! This alone is giving me so much more energy and motivation to get more done through the day! Not to mention that I'm far less crabby when I'm not in pain. Eek. Overall I think this machine is a fantastic addition to my home and has definitely simplified my life already, giving me more time, less aching, and a far cleaner floor. I HIGHLY recommend the Bissell Crosswave Pet Pro Plus to anyone struggling with the floors and looking for a little peace in their lives.

Ok, so disclaimer I bought one of these second hand back in the day and absolutely HATED IT. I thought it smelled terrible and sounded like a jet engine so I gave it away and never thought of it again until now which will become relevant as you read on. Our family has a small cabin in the woods with mixed floors, some carpet, some rugs, some linoleum and hardwood. This will eventually change but until then it is enough to drive even the most mentally stable person insane having to switch multiple types of cleaning supplies to do the floors (vacuum, carpet shampooer, microfiber mop, broom, different cleaners, etc). Being that we have a toddler, 2 German Shepherds and were just a couple weeks ago allocated a kitten by the “Cat Distribution System” you can imagine our floors are sufficiently wrecked by dirt, toddler crumbs, juice, paw prints, pet hair, my own tears as I try desperately to keep these floors clean. Well I decided to give the Crosswave a try again. I will admit the fact that there are now a million different models made it had for me to choose but I picked the Crosswave Pet Pro because I don’t like cordless and again we have a small zoo. This time I did a ton of research, watched reviews and how to videos to understand where I might have gone wrong the first and boy did I kick myself for giving the first one away… for one, it was loud because it wasn’t properly cleaned when I got it. This could have been solved by purchasing a new filter. Two, the smell… again solved by a new filter, deep cleaning the machine and then properly maintaining it. Being that it didn’t come with instructions I was aware of how to properly maintain the machine. So anyways fast forward to my Crosswave arriving and me using it on my multiple types of floors. OMG THE SHEER FLITH this got off my floors. Despite the fact I have been vacuuming, sweeping, mopping multiple times a day it became obvious now I was just moving dirt around… the tank literally looked like chocolate milk and I wanted to throw up knowing this was the condition of my floors. I took my time and dedicated my morning coffee to just going ham on my floors until the waste water tank was clear. This is key, while this does vacuum you need to go slow like a shampooer and making a few passes if things are really dirty or stuck on. I ran the Crosswave for about 45 minutes because I wanted my floors CLEAN. Mission accomplished. My floor is so clean now, it feels new. No grit, no sticky, just smooth and clean. Sadly the floors are old and nothing will really make them look new but they look monumentally better. They say money can’t buy happiness but this mama is pretty freaking happy having clean floors right now. No more black footed socks. Yay. Things that we cleaned up: Crumbs, dirt, pet hair, juice dribbles everywhere, play doh crumbs, washable crayon marks. I went over the hard floors, carpet and large area rugs. I just throw all the small one in the wash. The functionality and quality are amazing. It feels solid but without being unreasonably heavy, it’s comparable to a stick vac or steam mop. It moves beautifully though given the design it doesn’t get all the way to the baseboards if running parallel. For me this isn’t a big deal as I just went over them with a cloth spray cleaner as I like to dust/wipe the baseboards anyway, so hey… forced accountability lol. If the baseboards edge thing is an issue for you they do sell an “Edge” that can get to the edges but I felt more comfortable getting this one as it is labeled “pet pro.” Don’t judge me for being a sucker on marketing lol. So what have I learned this time around? Now that I have one with instructions, proper maintenance is key. It is not enough to only run the self clean cycle after use. You need to run the self clean AND properly clean all the parts (which is incredibly simple). If you don’t, it will smell and sound terrible because the filter is clogged. I ran the self clean 3 times (40 secs per cycle) to make sure the water in the waste tank was clear, took everything apart, cleaned with hot water and mild detergent, set everything on a drying mat next to the machine so it is clean and fresh for my next use. If this practice seems like a lot to you ask yourself this, if you wash your dishes in a dirty sink with dirty water do you actually clean them? Same logic here? You can’t clean your floors with a dirty machine so keep the machine clean and you will not have issues. Anyways I know this was a long review but I hoping it helps you if you’re on the fence. Take the bad reviews with a grain of salt and ask yourself if they were using the machine correctly and maintaining it properly.

** 6 month update: I had to throw the entire mop away. It’s great at first but overtime it becomes impossible to use. No matter how much I wash or replace the brush roll, it leaves a film over my floors. Even when cleaned after every single use, it puts out a smell so foul that stinks up my house. It’s just not worth it anymore and I’ve gone back to my traditional mop. This is a wonderful vac mop. It cuts my cleaning time in half. I have two super shedder dogs at home and I use this on my hardwood floors across my entire home. I’ve been using it every other day religiously. I’m impressed with how much hair it picks up, and that it can go on rugs and hardwood. You DO need to clean it thoroughly after each use. I appreciate that it was designed to be easily cleaned. I just tossed my Dyson Animal because it could not be cleaned in certain areas, which ultimately ruined it. Cleaning this one is super easy although I do think the hair filter is pretty useless. The hair gets everywhere in the dirty water tank regardless, but it’s easy to get out with a quick rinse. Then I run the mop self-cleaning mode once or twice to freshen the brush roll. And that’s it! Now, it does leave some streaks on the floor and doesn’t add any shine etc, so if you’re wanting your floors to be sparkling you’ll need something else. But I absolutely love it for an everyday clean.

Not as easy to clean as advertised.

Tengo 7 perros. Este aparato me facilitó la limpieza diaria a profundidad en mis pisos de mármol y laminados sin maltratarlos. Es aspiradora con trapeador integrado ñ. Sirve también para limpiar tapetes y alfrombras chucos- medianos. No substituye una aspiradora doméstica estándar. Esa es para trabajo pesado y para aspirar muebles, cortinas, etc por sus aditamentos y potencia. Tampoco substituye al trapeador. Esos los dejo para areas como Baños y escaleras y áreas pequeñas donde no cabe la cabeza. Además de que los trapeadores son para recoger líquidos derramados o cualquier accidente de secreciones donde no voy a usar la máquina por obvia razón y cuestión de técnica de aseo de utilizar trapeadores o jergas distintas par cada tipo de superficie y de suciedad. Otra ventaja es que es muy liviana aún con los tanques de agua limpia y agua sucia medió llenos. Asi que subirla y bajarla es fácil. También fue muy útil el líquido de pisos que incluye. No hizo espuma y quitó el olor de perro y cualquier otro de la casa. No tiene fragancia específica. Solo queda oliendo a limpio de una forma muy discreta. Huele neutro es la descripción correcta. El segundo uso fue solo con agua y tanque lleno para ver la diferencia entre con y sin solución de pisos. La diferencia fue que sin solución no los desengrasa/desodoriza y las manchas tardan un poco más en quitarse además de que no limpia/desengrasa/desodoriza el tanque de agua sucia, el rodillo y la cabeza. Para la planta baja que son aproximadamente 120 mts cuadrados uso 3/4 de tanque y lave rodillo y cabeza tres veces. El tanque de agua sucia aunque no estaba lleno a tope lo vacié y limpié en cada ocasión. Con agua los pisos quedan igual de brilllosos como si estuvieran encerados pero rechinan de limpio. No es exageración. Lo mejor fue mínimo gasto de agua y casi diría que cero esfuerzo por que empujar la máquina y limpiarla no te cansa para nada. Ya aprendi que solo disparas solución para humedecer el rodillo. No es un spayer. Al apretar el gatillo se humedece el rodillo. De manera que el secreto está en saber humedecer lo lo suficiente para que talle el piso por lo que el disparo de solución es intermitente. Por eso dura tanto el tanque. Es muy eficiente y rendidor si lo sabes utilizar. ¿Y substituye a una escoba? No. La escoba y su compañero el recogedor son el comité de revision antes de usar esta máquina. Quitan todos los detritus grandes que no son aptos para que esta. máquina los aspire. En conclusión: esta máquina es súper eficiente para limpieza diaria rápida y efectiva de pisos duros. La desventaja es que no se le puede usar con liquidos lava pisos que hagan espuma o sean corrosivos (cloro). Queda pendiente valorar la durabilidad general y especialmente de los rodillos.

Excelente producto, fácil de limpiar solo es vaciar el contenedor ya que realiza auto limpieza de rodillo, sirve para piso de cerámica y alfombra, tiene cable largo, es útil para quien tiene mucho pelo de mascotas, es fácil de usar, tiene llantas para su movilización pero si deseas cargarla si es un poco pesada si eres adulto mayor. En general es muy buena, fácil de usar , potente, regulas la humedad con un gatillo hacia adelante y el jalador al eeslizarlo hacia atrás recoge el agua , el tanque es de 2 litros y me alcanza para la cocina , sala y comedor si esta muy sucio. Cuando esta mas limpio alcanza para dos habitaciones más.

Tengo un par de meses con ella, me parece muy práctica sin embargo no creo que valga la pena el precio, es muy pesada y los componentes sin difíciles de limpiar. Definitivamente ahorra tiempo, lo cual es bueno, pero no funciona para limpiezas tan profundas, yo aun trapeo posterior a usarla.

This is, without a doubt, the worst vacuum cleaner I have ever owned. 1. It's not easy to assemble: 2. It's even more difficult to clean and reassemble. 3.It does a very bad job on rugs as it leaves streaks, stirs up the dust, and blows it out all over the place. 4. It doesn't do the job on hard floors either and leaves streaks. Requires a mop to leave the dirt it doesn't pick up. 5. Doesn't pick up pet hair as well as advertised. 6. Clogs up easily with pet hair 7.I can't reca;ll being as disappointed and dissatisfied with a purchase'