Patrons of shopmyexchange.com who shop via the Veteran’s Online Shopping Benefit can return shopmyexchange by mail. We test every product and want you to love what you buy. Prices and the availability of FlexPay shown on the previously recorded video may not represent the current price options. The bissell crosswave cordless Max is pretty portable. It weighs almost exactly as much as the corded BISSELL CrossWave Pet Pro, but its redesigned handle places less weight in your hand as you maneuver it around. We’ve changed the full product name to ‘BISSELL CrossWave Cordless Max’ in order for the review to encompass all model variants.
To add the solution to the tank, all you have to do is first add warm water to the waterline, and then add your solution to the solution line. The Cordless Max has a self-cleaning cycle to make that process so easy with just the push of a button. To make sure this vacuum functions the right way every time, cleaning it out is essential every time you use it. I would have to that the battery life is decently a con. The battery level only lasts 30 minutes or so before needing to be back on the charging dock.
The floorhead release hinge unlocks with very little effort, making it hard to roll the vacuum around when it’s positioned completely upright. You’ll likely find it easier to move the vacuum from place to place by using the grab handle, which has a rubberized surface to give you a more secure grip. Most of its controls are within easy reach, with its surface mode switch on top of the handle and a detergent trigger just underneath it. It’s perfect for large areas with many types of flooring, including tile floors, wooden floors, and can even clean area rugs and carpets. It leaves your carpets slightly damp, but they dry quickly. I will say, this does not replace a carpet shampooer.
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. The water tank was pretty dirty after cleaning my area rugs so I know it did its job. My real highlight with the Crosswave vacuum is the mop for hard surfaces. The BISSELL CrossWave Cordless Max has a fairly spacious dirt compartment. It’s important to note that this vacuum also has a 28 oz water tank for its mopping feature. The clean tank dispenses water and solution mixture with a pull of a trigger, while dirty water is removed from floors and stored in a separate dirty water tank.
The dock also has a drying rack for its brushroll and filter. The Bissell crosswave pro max has many more high end features with its cordless design. The pet pro is not cordless but it does have a larger roller at 12in covering a bit more of a large area at a time. It also works well to pick up pet hair and bulky dry debris without losing any suction.
A self-cleaning cycle helps maintain the machine’s cleaning performance. The dyson robot vacuum Max and Dyson Omni-glide are differently-designed vacuums with differing intended use cases, though they’re both meant for cleaning bare floors. The Dyson is a uniquely-designed stick vacuum with a rotating twin-brushroll head. It’s much lighter than the BISSELL, easier to maneuver, and makes less noise. You can also configure it as a handheld vacuum to better-clean hard-to-reach areas. Conversely, the BISSELL is a cordless upright vacuum/mop with a detergent-dispersal function to help scrub away dried-on stains.