Searching for a multi-surface cleaner for your home? If you’ve come across the BISSELL CrossWave Cordless Max, then we are here to give you an honest opinion. This cleaner is created to work as a high-performance vacuum, a mop and it dries your floors simultaneously, but just how well does it perform? We put it to the test in our home – you can read the verdict below. Vacuum and wash your floors at the same time with the cordless freedom of the BISSELL CrossWave Cordless Max Floor and Carpet Cleaner.
The Bissell Crosswave Cordless is an all-in-one multi-surface cleaner that vacuums, washes and dries floors at the same time. With the touch of a button, you can seamlessly switch from cleaning hard floors to vacuuming to washing carpets and rugs. Which is just as well, as one thing that’s always crossed my mind is how do you get the dirt out from deep inside a carpet? We’re often so obsessed with cleaning our work surfaces with a good glug of bleach that carpets don’t seem to get the same level of attention when it comes to deep cleaning. An easy to use multi-surface cleaner that vacuums and mops your floors simultaneously.
The bottom one collects dirty water, and the top holds the cleaning solution. The latter has line markings to guide you with how much water to add, followed by the cleaning solution. There are separate markings for “large” and “small” areas. For an in-depth review of this upgraded wet dry vacuum from Bissell, read on. I will delve into everything there’s to know about the features it comes with.
The manufacturer advises that you clean the filter periodically as clogging would reduce airflow strength and affect the unit’s ability to pull up dirt from surfaces. Get a Demo TodayBissell says its CrossWave Cordless Max lets you vacuum and wash floors at the same time. The vacuum releases clean water while the microfibers mop and bristles scrub, allowing it to clean wet and dry messes.
This is much easier to maneuver and is much more quiet. However the battery life keeps me from cleaning more than a room at a time. Also, I think it’s a little less powerful than the corded version but that was not a surprise. You can only do one wet and dry pass and with a little less power than the corded it really makes it harder to achieve efficient cleaning. The BISSELL CrossWave Cordless Max, now available at Best Buy, isn’t just a vacuum or a floor cleaner, it’s both…and a whole lot more!
Of course, this left the inside of the roller covered with hummus, but after two self-cleaning wash cycles, the hummus was pretty much gone from my floor and the vacuum. The peanut butter was sucked up even more easily, though some of it did get stuck inside the machine. A quick wipe and some self-cleaning and irobot vacuum cleaner it was good as new. Still, just wiping up the peanut butter or hummus would have been simpler. The vacuum stands directly on the base station where it charges, and a battery level indicator on the front of the vac indicates the charge. Up to 30 minutes of cordless cleaning power with a 36V lithium ion battery.
Just run over the dirty spot without pulling the water trigger; that will suck up any remaining water. Inside the box there’s everything you need to get started, including two small cleaning solutions . But before you get to cleaning, you’re going to want to charge the thing for at least four hours so you can get the most out of your vacuum. As for that vacuum, it’s sleek, with a copper-colored handle and lights that turn blue and white. If a vacuum can be cool, this is definitely one of them, and I say that as a Dyson owner. I took over and found the was far harder to move on one of our thick pile rugs.
In my 1,000-square-foot apartment, the battery always lasts. As the vacuum glides over hard surfaces, spills and loose grime pick up with ease. Stuck-on grime, such as a drop of tomato sauce from cooking the day before, requires a few passes.
At times, only one section of the roller could be soaked with formula. The 2554A is a lot like a lawnmower in this regard, at least by how it’s started. It must be primed before activating by pressing the switch at the vacuum’s top. This is to siphon the cleaning formula to the roller, which is what’s used to mop the floor. The battery lasts upwards of 30 minutes, it weighs just 10 pounds, and it’s pretty easy to clean.
Running the cleaner through on vacuum mode, it picked up most of it when running the head along the skirting. Bissell says that the edge performance is 60% better here than on the CrossWave Cordless – and it would appear so; there was just a small trace of dirt left to be collected. Though it has the self cleaning function, it cleans the brush and suction path, you still have to clean the dirty water tank, stainer, filter, screen, tray. According to Bissell, the Max has improved edge cleaning to pick up dust, pet hair, debris that gathers along baseboards and in corners.