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

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.

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.