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

I got the liquids mentioned in the ad but no extra brush and received one extra filter where the photo has 2. Cant wait to try it. Will post new review after experience.

I rarely write reviews, but we are a family with two cats and a toddler, all of whom always make messes. Our place is filled with hair and litter and uinfortunately it doesnt get into all the crevices. I know it says its not meant for pets, but it was better than expected. It cant bend 180 degrees and get completely under the couch and it was heavier than expected. That being said, it does basically do all of the things I want to do in one machine, vacuum, wet mop and steam. Self cleaning was good, but the after care maintenance can be a chore at some times (it seems as though this is common for this type of machine). Didnt have to change out the water when I did my apartment even though I did wet mop and steam, so that was also surprising. This came in handy when dealing with food spills or happy little accidents made by my baby or cat when I had to wet mop and sanitize. Overall, this is a nice upgrade from my current vacuum in terms of functionality.

I will admit that a do-it all type of appliance had me skeptical at first, but all of that skepticism quickly went away after the first time I used the CrossWave. Not only did it tackle every surface in my house with ease, it also drastically cut down cleaning time since I wasnt switching between a mop to a vacuum to a steam mop for hard to clean spills. Not to mention that the build quality is superb in a way that Im confident this will last a long time. If youre like me, take this as a sign to stop reading countless reviews of similar models/brands - just buy the CrossWave and be done with fumbling with multiple cleaning appliances.

I have two young boys, and they seem to leave more food on the floor around the kitchen table than they actually make into their mouths! Sweeping up gets all the big pieces, but I am always left having to get out the mop to clean the dried ketchup, chocolate milk, juice, yogurt, and other messes they leave. I hate mopping, so this means messes usually end up accumulating over time because who has time to sweep and mop every day after dinner? I did one round with this bad boy, and I was slightly disturbed by what came out when I emptied the dirty water tank. The floors actually looked relatively clean beforehand, but there was a ton of unseen dust and grime that got picked up. It is super easy to put together and use, took me less than 5 minutes from opening the box to starting my first clean, and it was surprisingly quiet. Worth every penny to finally be able to throw the mop out!

We already had the Bissell pet pro crosswave, which is a solid machine. We run it a few times a week on our LVP flooring, and it leaves the floor noticeably cleaner. I did notice that on some sticky spots, I’d have to let the brush sit on it and work at it for 20-30 seconds to get it up. So, I figured I’d upgrade to this and use the steam function, and it definitely works. Just a simple pass or two over something sticky and the floor is good as new. I also really like the self cleaning setting way more than the manual water dumping in the pet pro version. All in, I’d say this is worth the spend if you have pets and kids.

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.

If you have a big house, are you trying to do a big space you’ll need more than one brush. The brush will get so soapy then I’ll start to leave. Streaks and sudden marks I really like the steam feature.

This is a great wet/ dry mop. Great suction. I actually love that its not chargeable. Wish the waste container held more ao that it didnt have to get emptied as frequently. But I really do like it. I have tried 3 wet/dry mops and love this one.

The Crosswave Hydrosteam works great on our LVP flooring and cleans up all of the stuck on messes that our Roomba mop does not. It was easy to set up and to clean the parts after use.

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.