BISSELL - CrossWave HydroSteam Plus

Bissel has good steam vaccuems, if your budget is around 20k, go for hydrosteam, it does an amazing job and also lasts long. But you can't use it on window corners. On sofas, mats it does amazing job.

I have a corded Bissell SpinWave and it is a dependable spin mop. Although the cordless SpinWave has a fixed battery there is no vacuum motor so I believe the battery will last longer than on a cordlessvac/mops. The cordless SpinWave only needs to rotate the mop pads. I think the corded Bissell CrossWave Hydrosteam and CrossWave HF2 will be reliable for a vac/mop if you are ok with all of the cleanup required after each use. Otherwise the O'Cedar Spin Mop is easy and versatile. What do you think?

Vac/Mops do not clean as well as having a separate vacuum and mop. They will clean better if you dry vacuum first and then use the vac/mop just to mop. I recommend avoiding any vac/mop that has a fixed battery. The battery is the most common issue and also degrades over time so any machine with a fixed battery is living on borrowed time before it's completely dead. Almost all vac/mops do not dry vacuum at all, they don't dry vacuum hard floors and they do not vacuum rugs. Only a few of the original corded Bissell Crosswaves can dry vacuum and refresh rugs, both functions are not very good and not a compelling reason to buy an original Crosswave. Steam is marginally useful. It's helpful for breaking down greasy stains but it's not strong enough to sanitize and you do not want to use steam on biological stains because it can bake/set them. Steam requires a lot of electricity so the cordless vac/mops with steam are very expensive. I think you vacuum much more often than you mop so getting a good corded or cordless vacuum is a must. The classic O'Cedar Spin Mop is really hard to beat in terms of easy to use and effective. Cleanup is emptying the bucket and machine washing the mop pads. I also just learned you can mop your walls and cabinets, how's that for versatile? If you want a vac/mop I recommend going with a corded model or a model with removable and replaceable batteries. The Bissell CrossWave Hydrosteam $269 is reasonably priced, it can use cleaning solution or steam. The Hoover Streamline Corded $138 and RYOBI ONE+ HP 18V Cordless SWIFTClean Wet/Dry Stick Mop and Vacuum $379 are also good options without steam. You will get better results if you dry vacuum first. Alos lookup the cleanup required after each use because if you don't wash and dry everything it will mold and smell bad.

Most of the vac/mop combos only clean hard floors in a wet mode. Only the original Bissell Crosswaves have a dry vacuuming mode for hard floors and a wet refresh mode for rugs and it isn't very good. None of the popular vac/mops will vacuum or wet clean rugs. You need a good corded or cordless vacuum to dry vacuum rugs. Batteries are the most common failure and wear point on cordless vacuums and vac/mops so I only recommend models with removable and replaceable batteries. Owners are reporting battery failures across all models in as little as 6-12 months. Good batteries should last 2-5 years. So I don't recommend any cordless Tinecos because they all have fixed batteries. Currently, I recommend the corded Bissell Crosswave Edge/EdgeFind, corded Bissell Crosswave Hydrosteam, corded Hoover Streamline, and cordless Ryobi ONE+ HP 18V Cordless SWIFTClean Wet/Dry Stick Mop and Vacuum. Since you have wood floors I'd avoid the Crosswave Hydrosteam and any steam mops as excessive heat can damage wood. Please be warned vac/mops must be washed and dried after every use or they'll grow mold and odors very quickly. I hope that helps.

I have a Hoover Streamline corded and I have used the Bissell Crosswave corded. I hate vacuum-mop combos. If you use it as intended to vacuum and mop at the same time it doesn't clean your floors as thoroughly as if you dry vacuum first and then mop. Vac-mops have so much cleanup after every use, run cleaning cycle, wipe down the machine, wash and dry the parts, or you risk getting mold and odors. The brushrolls are all very soft so they can mop but they won't clean grout like your Oreck Orbiter. Compared to a spray mop or a regular mop, a vac-mop is a lot of maintenance. However your current routine of vacuum, orbiter, then mop, sounds like a fair bit of maintenance cleanup too. If you want to get a vac-mop as a mop replacement, it will mop effectively but not deep scrub. I would avoid any cordless vac-mops with fixed batteries. You can see lots of Tineco users on the sub having problems within 0-2 years and then they are not repairable and Tineco's warranty tries to send owners used/refurbished machines as replacements. I have used steam mops, spray mops, and vac-mops. My favorite is the Bissell SpinWave corded spray mop. It's kind of like a mini orbiter with a spray bottle. I dry vacuum first and then use the SpinWave, it mops very well even doing the edges well. It's quiet and cleanup is a breeze. I machine wash the mop pads with my towels and empty any unused cleaning solution. If you need more mopping capacity just slap on some fresh pads for more mopping. You can use scrubbing pads if you need more oomph. It won't deep scrub like the orbiter but for routine mopping I really like it. I have a reusable microfiber spray mop for spot cleaning or for mopping a single room. Hope that helps.

All of the combination vacuum-mops really fall short of the promise of vacuuming and mopping at the same time. If you use a vac-mop without vacuuming first you can get mud smeared on the edges of the floor and in the crevices, you also get hair and debris stuck in several places in the vac-mop. They are really not designed to pickup lots of hair or debris or dirt. If you dry vacuum your floors first, then a vac-mop works ok as a mop. I think they require a lot of maintenance after each use. Washing and drying all the parts. The Mova will dry the brushroll but you will still need to wipe down debris that gets stuck behind the brushroll. I don't recommend any cordless vacuum or vac-mop that has a fixed battery. Batteries wear out and fail. Some of the cheaper brands have battery failure in 1 year. If you cannot replace the battery the whole machine is junk. Sebo makes great vacuums but they do not make any mops. If you are happy with dry vacuuming your hard floors with your Dyson you could get a vacuum-mop for the mopping portion. Currently the only corded vac-mops I recommend are the corded Bissell CrossWave and corded Hoover Streamline. Hoover makes a cordless version with removable/replaceable batteries called the Hoover Onepwr Streamline. I also really like the corded Bissell SpinWave, this is just a mop, no vacuum. Some people criticize the SpinWave for not being able to absorb lots of liquid, but if you are cleaning several rooms and you need more absorbency, you can put on another set of mop pads to extend the floor cleaning capacity. The maintenance for this mop is emptying the solution bottle and machine washing the mop pads. Hope that helps.

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.

How long did yours last? Our hydrosteam had to be returned and the replacement failed after 5 mins

How's the tineco 5 breeze compared to your crosswave? I have a corded crosswave and I don't love it but every spec and review I've looked at has not convinced me to switch to another product. Most of the other stuff is cordless, breaky (from reviews, crosswave is over 5 years old with no issues) and has the same small (or even smaller) water and takeup tanks. I just looked again at the breeze 5 and and the main differences I see are batteries that will eventually die, weaker suction (than the corded crosswave), better edge cleaning (but only on one edge), and a scraper that pulls off the dirty water and prevents you from washing the floor with dirty water (according to tineco). Is there anything I'm missing that makes the Tineco a love and the crosswave a hate? Thanks!

\> I carry a plastic putty knife to help stubborn spots  I do this too with my corded crosswave but I'm old and hate bending over. One trick I've learned: For stuborn spots step lightly on the brush head. It forces a better contact with the stubborn stuff and saves a lot of bending over. The technique also works with my swiffer and bona mop, I've abused my crosswave this way for years and it's been fine. YMMV with your Tineco!

Thanks for the thoughtful post. I'm using the corded crosswave and agree with most of your points but I have not found anything better. And I'd love to as I don't love the crosswave but it gets the job done. Regarding the the Spinwave: I'm not thrilled with the thought of thowing the crap from my floor into my washing machine and to me an hour + wash / dry cycle isn't any better than just emptying and rinsing the crosswave parts and leaving them out to dry (I have not run the cleaning cycle in 5+ years, just a quick rinse and letting dry has been fine.).

No issues with my wired crosswave for the past 5+ years. Non-foaming or Bissel brand cleaning solution is important.. Hate having to empty and rinse the parts but at the end of the day it's not that big of a deal. Takes about a minute of work then let sit to dry.

lots of messy kids. My Bissel corded crosswave has stood up to our abuse for 6+ years. Corded has more power and no battery hassle. Not in love with it but I've researched a lot and not found anything that convinces me it's better. When/if it breaks I might be tempted to try the hyrdrosteam version. But it does not review as well on amazon so I might go with the latest crosswave. Robots look interesting. We've tried an old vacuum only style and it did not work out in our house (kids clutter, got stuck under stuff) but maybe they've gotten better.

The cleaner the OP currently uses that just broke is "a machine like that"; a cordless crosswave knock off. My corded crosswave does a pretty good job of drying the floor after mopping and if it did not my bona mop can quickly get any water left behind.

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.

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