CrossWave Cordless Max Multi-Surface Wet Dry Vac 2554A

I have. rechargeable Bissel Crosswave that handles 80% of the vacuuming needed for daily stuff, and mops floors too. Once a week on average I will do a deep clean with my dyson canister vac.

Just get him a self cleaning brushroll Bissell or Shark. At this point in your lives he doesn't need a forever vacuum. A shop vac will be more frustrating the first time it's tried on a rug and end up never used.

I use like 6 vacuums... I wish I was joking. Ecovacs X1 Omni - I swear by this thing. It runs twice a day automatically. Electrolux Ultimate 800 - It has great reach with the attachments. Gets into the corners 12 feet in the air. DeWalt Shop Vac - This is for the vehicle and most other places too dirty for a good vacuum. Dyson handheld - old Dyson with 30 seconds of battery life, I keep it around to clean out weird things like floor registers and sliding door tracks. Dyson corded - I honestly don't know why I haven't thrown this out. It still technically works. Barely. KitchenAid Handheld - I won this in a contest. It's a terrible vacuum, good for keyboards and Cheerios. Bissell Crosswave - My second favorite vacuum! Even though it's a mop it's great for quickly cleaning big messes or large areas.

Miele C3 for a weekly vacuuming, Bissell Crosswave to followup on hardfloor and area rugs/carpets (removes hair and sand/dirt extremely well) and a Dyson v15 for daily maintenance.

Between my Crosswave and my Ryobi Cordless, we get the job done daily. 💪

This is sad to hear. Just recently bought a v15 detect on sale and have been using it about a week. As an owner of 2 double coated dog breeds it's been a great experience so far mainly using the angled brush head. Hopefully it doesn't break on me but only one year warranty and living nowhere near service areas is not comforting. Had a Bissell crosswave about 4 years before it broke down on me. One day just refused to turn on. It was incredibly annoying to empty/clean and the rollers and filters needed constant replacement. Def recommend against that one.

There are vac/mops that vacuum while you mop like the Bissell Crosswave and Tineco iFloor combos. These mostly only mop and cannot dry vacuum floors, carpets, or do anything above the floor. Among the cordless vac/mops I only recommend machines with removable and replaceable batteries because the battery is such a common failure and wear item. The Hoover Onepwr Streamline and Ryobi Swift Clean are the only vac/mops that are decent and have removable batteries. The Dyson V9 with the Submarine mop attachment is a dry cordless stick vacuum good for all around vacuuming with a mop attachment. The mop attachment mops but doesn’t vacuum at the same time so you need to dry vacuum first and then mop. Vac/mops require a lot of cleanup after each use. Dyson’s submarine also is quite messy and requires a lot of cleanup after each use. Personally I would choose a decent cordless stick vacuum like a Dyson V8 or a LG CordZero and get a good manual mop like a O’Cedar Spin Mop or a good reusable spray mop. Both mop better than the Submarine and are less cleanup than a vacuum/mop. There are lots of choices. Hope that helps.

I've been using the Bissell CrossWave for like 2 years now and it hits most of your boxes. Not cordless though which kinda sucks but the cord is pretty long. The self-cleaning cycle is decent and it's way cheaper than Dyson. Only downside is it's a bit heavy when the tank is full but still manageable