BISSELL - CrossWave Pet Pro Multi-Surface Wet Dry Vac 2306A

I love my Bissell CrossWave Pet Pro multi-surface wet dry vacuum. The cleaning formula is kind of pricey but I have a small apartment so a bottle can last me about 3- 4 months.

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.

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.

Bissell, for our family, we have a dog and a cat. I recently bought their cross wave that mops and vacuums at the same time as we bought a home with hardwood floors.

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.

We typically use Bissell pet branded vacuums! Nothing super "official" type, very consumer grade, but our maintenance dept tends to get most of those kinds of supplies for us from our local Lowe's anyhow! I love those big ole types of vacuums though, my grandfather has one and fixed a belt on it, turned it into a self driving BEAST 🤣

I just replaced my bissell pet vacuum (2-1/2 years old and busted) with a Miele C1 after researching here and in r/buyitforlife there’s some good information in both but you’ll have to do some digging based on what works best for the types of floors you have.

We always choose Bissell vacuums geared toward Pets! They seem to hold up better than our Shark brands and honestly, better than our pricey Dyson

Everybody recommends sharks. In my experience they only last a year or two and then they die. I have had the best luck with the Bissell pet vacuum. The thing is a beast it picks up literally anything. It has little bristles along the sides that get right up next to the edge of the floor so you don't need to go around with the hose in the edges. And best of all they're like $120

God, Bissells are hot garbage. Our last one (The "For Pets" model) ate a belt about every 6 months. The beater was at the correct height and I was meticulous about cleaning it. Just a bad, bad vacuum cleaner.