BISSELL® CrossWave® HydroSteam™  Wet Dry Vac, Multi-Purpose Vacuum, Wash, and Steam, Sanitize Formula Included, 35151

What i like it did arrive but late a few days and there was only on multi brush the picture shows one in the machine and extra one with the extra filter thts how my other bristol came.

We had just cleaned our floors and the HydroSteam water was brown after each pass. My girlfriend said it was so fun she cleaned the whole house. We much prefer the HydroSteam to mopping.

I really wanted to like this. When it worked for the first few seconds of it working, it worked great. I purchased the first one and had an issue with the vacuum disengaging where it would no longer suck up the water from the floor. So I returned it and tried a second one. The exact same thing happened to the second one. I will not be ordering another one and would not recommend this product.

I bought the Bissell CrossWave HydroSteam as a hoped-for upgrade to the Bissell CrossWave Pet Pro (model #2306A) that I already own. My house is all hard floor, and I dont use either on rugs or carpet. The bottom line is that the HydroSteam machine cleans about the same as the Pet Pro, but has some very small design improvements that make me recommend it over the Pet Pro if youre going to get a CrossWave (and I dont necessarily recommend them). The HydroSteam has the same cleaning width as the Pet Pro, but a slightly smaller foot, though HydroSteam is maybe a half inch taller with a larger diameter brush roll. The headlight is brighter on this machine and stays lit when just suctioning and gets brighter when dispensing cleaner; its off or very dim with the Pet Pro when not dispensing. The underside of the lid and filter of the cup (where the worst of what you picked up will collect) is curved on the HydroSteam, and its much easier to clean than the corners of the Pet Pro. Theres an extra squeegee on the underside on the HydroSteam, where the Pet Pro collects grime thats hard to clean off. The downside is the HydroSteam is 12.5lb to the Pet Pros 11.5lb, and the weight is distributed in a way that makes it feel slightly harder to maneuver. Neither machine gets the floor cleaner than I get with vacuuming and a rag mop. The benefit is doing both in one step, and being able to pick up wet/sticky/greasy things in the kitchen without ruining my nice canister vac. Neither machine is a good substitute for a regular vac because they lack edge brushes and gaskets to keep debris from flinging around on hard floor. Neither does edge-to-edge cleaning, and leaves at least a half inch margin around the baseboards. To not have streaking, you generally have to use a lot of solution or at least plain water, and I have never been close to the area estimates Bissell claims you can cover. Neither machine actually heats the cleaning water, and the HydroSteam doesnt clean or sanitize with steam. It has two tiny steam vents that inject steam into the top of the brush roll (not on the floor!), where it puts on a big show of venting out through the window. It helps to warm the liquid in the brush roll a little, but it wont take it from room temp to hot, so it doesnt improve cleaning significantly if at all. In order to sanitize, you have to use their proprietary sanitizing solution which has to remain wet on the surface for at least 5 minutes (this will take multiple passes). For comparison, plain Lysol sanitizes a clean, hard surface in 3 minutes. The liquid capacities are small; both machines hold 28oz total of water + proprietary cleaning solution when filled to the max fill line. The dirty water capacities are debatable; Bissell says the HydroSteam holds 17.5oz and the Pet Pro holds 14.5oz, but set on a level surface and filled to the max fill line, HydroSteam holds 12oz and Pet Pro holds almost 20oz. Both machines have a float that cuts off suction when they hit max fill, and it depends on the angle of the machine when the float will engage--Im not about to pour that water into a measuring cup to find out the real capacity. In either case, a full bottle of solution means emptying the dirty cup at least twice. The solution and water mix in the same bottle, which you measure using fill lines, and there are only two sets. Bissell claims the higher (28oz total) will do up to 750sqft, which is technically correct as ~300sqft is smaller than 750, but thats about the most Ive ever done on one bottle. Since the machines dont heat the cleaning solution, you probably want to use up all of what you mixed (you will never mix the correct amount) or pour solution down the drain at (best case) $0.25/oz. (A full bottle uses 2oz of solution, I think the small area is about half that). Both machines have the same plastic strainer in the dirt cup, which catches almost nothing. Its poorly sized to the cup so debris falls into the cup all around the edges, and since its perforated plastic instead of mesh, the most hair itll ever catch is whatever sticks to the handle youre supposed to use to fish it out. Given that you have to handle this thing at least 3 times for each full bottle of cleaner, I recommend you toss it out and dedicate an old metal strainer to whatever drain you use to empty the cup, unless you love paying plumbers to snake your drains. If you have the cleaning tray for the Pet Pro, youve already experienced self-cleaning on the HydroSteam. The only difference is that you dont have to hold the button down for ~30 seconds. Bissells idea of self cleaning is to run some solution through the machine, and then you take it apart and rinse it all, wipe out the tray, clear the hair from the openings, and wipe out the part that holds the roller and the squeegees. The best I can say is that they made the parts snap on and set in, instead of requiring a screwdriver.

If your floor is dirty because the idea of breaking out the mop is a back breaking job then your not alone. I know myself I personally slack cleaning floors just because it can be a back breaker. I knew I needed a powered wet mop for a long time, and so enters the BISSELL. Out of the box it was a snap to get it going, of course I saw a few YouTube’s and read the instruction from cover to cover cause I’m a instructions nerd. I was ready to test this flag ship. It claims to clean, add steam for that hard to clean spots that you have to mop over like 1000 times until it is clean. So I assembled, read (as noted), and had the whole house at my disposal. I tested on hardwood, ceramic, porcelain, and laminate. I filled the water canister with required water and chemicals (included), and off I went. To be fair the pictures I included was one of 2 times I emptied the waste water. On all the wood I used the floor mode, using 50% trigger squeeze (drops water/chemicals to roller), and it cleanup up nice. I did not need to keep the trigger down all the time as that would release too much water. I did see a few tough spots, so I changed the mode to STEAM, and did a few passes on that mode and it did come clean. On the porcelain, and laminate, I kept the steamer mode on just to see the results. All in all it picked up all the dirt, cleaned the surface, and dried fast and did not leave film. So far all went well, I used the self clean mode, took apart the pieces, cleaned them out and left out to dry. So what is the bad? The water/chemical did go fairly quick and me only using 50% trigger pulls. Dont get me wrong, it went fine, I could see how I will need to buy the cleaning chemicals more often, and that is fine. When its time to clean, just do it right. Next issue is grout. No you do not need to worry about your grout because it will not touch it. Meaning it is a SURFACE cleaner, not a deep cleaner. My grout had dirt pieces in there after I was done because the roller does not get to it. So my suggestion is, vacuum before you wet mop to clean out the grout, and add to your calendar another day to get on your knees to clean that out. Would I recommend, oh yes, having this I will clean the floors more often, as it did a good job.

I have had three of these types of wet/dry vacs through years, this one is the best by far. The suction, steam and cleaning power is great. I generally stick with Bissell has I have had nothing but good experiences so far with their products. My husband actually uses it daily, as we have all tile in our home and he loves how quickly it dries and good it cleans.

We have a new puppy and works amazing on all those little accidents.

Having used many other vacuums, I can say this vacuum is one of the best. The multi-purpose function is so nice and the entire thing itself is very compact making it easy to use and maneuver. The amount of dirt and grime that comes out of the water tank after a session makes me realize how l much we needed this vacuum. While we don’t have pets yet, it does a number on all the hair I leave behind as well which is a huge bonus AND it doesn’t get stuck on the brush roll like other vacuums. Very easy cleanup as well!

Disappointed I did not get two roller brushes, like the picture showed.

Unlike similar floor cleaners, this cleaner has a steam feature. It shoots out a great amount of steam, scrubs the floor, and sucks up the water thoroughly. Of course it vacuums as well. But, I’m a bit old fashioned and pre-vacuum my floor first. The other advantage of the steam feature is there are no streaks. FYI, I put a small amount of Murphy’s oil soap in the clean water reservoir (this might void my warranty).