It can tackle messes on hard floors like tile, linoleum, wood, or laminate, as well as carpets, rubber floor mats, and area rugs. Its 36V lithium-ion battery gives you about shark cordless 30 minutes of cordless cleaning power and convenience. This multi-surface cleaner is smooth to use, with great suction whether going over pet hair or cleaning spillages.
An easy to use multi-surface cleaner that vacuums and mops your floors simultaneously. For use on hard floors, carpets and even rugs, it’s great for picking up pet hair and large debris. It’s also easy to use, and it cleans itself afterwards.
However the battery life keeps me from cleaning more than a room at a time. Also, I think it’s a little less powerful than the corded version but that was not a surprise. You can only do one wet and dry pass and with a little less power than the corded it really makes it harder to achieve efficient cleaning. The vacuum can be linked to the Bissell app so you can track battery life, and when to replace the filter, formula, and brush. It also has a hub for instructions, so you don’t have to hold on to the paper manual. Plus, the machine has a self-cleaning feature while in its charging dock to help keep the vacuum’s brush head in good condition.
The BISSELL CrossWave Cordless Max’s real-world suction performance is poor. It uses a less powerful suction motor than the corded BISSELL CrossWave Pet Pro and is likely to have more trouble drawing out debris wedged deep within cracks and crevices. Like the corded model, swapping between the ‘Hard Floor’ and ‘Area Rug’ modes doesn’t impact suction performance, as these settings don’t alter brushroll height or motor output.
Its motor is not as powerful as dedicated dry vacuums or mops, however, but makes up for it with cordless, daily-use convenience for quick cleanings. It does not clean narrow grouts well, but because the dirty water is scooped up right away, grout is left looking better than with a regular mop. The BISSELL CrossWave Cordless Max 2554 and Hoover ONEPWR Evolve Pet share an upright configuration, but they’re for different uses. The BISSELL is a hybrid vacuum/mop and can deal with stains and liquid spills with minimal difficulty.
It feels lightweight in your hand, while its cordless design ensures you won’t trip over a power cord. It performs remarkably well on bare surfaces, though it can have a hard time on low-pile carpeting. The BISSELL CrossWave Cordless Max isn’t suitable for cleaning high-pile carpet. It doesn’t have enough power to keep its brushroll spinning on dense high-pile carpeting, and its relatively weak suction motor can’t draw debris from carpet fibers. So, as we have mentioned, this machine comes with a 3-in-1 docking station for storing. You will need to put this docking station next to a plug socket.
I still have to schedule out time to make sure that my carpet gets a thorough deep cleaning. However, the Crosswave Max is a close second if you don’t have the chance to go through the work of shampooing. The Max does a great job of sucking up water.
Now we still have to vacuum and then use this as a very overpriced mop. I took a picture of the floor after several passes and I know it’s a little hard to see but this is just one tile and if you zoom in you’ll see all the black dog hair. It doesn’t do well against floor boards or kitchen islands. Presumably the CrossWave Max gets its name from the wavy shape of its side profile.
The only issue you might have is that there are now detail tools, so you may still have to clean some areas by hand if you can’t physically get the CrossWave Cordless Max’s head into a spot. I just installed vinyl planks and the Crosswave is greatest product for my new floors. Ironically, cleaning the Bissell after use has more steps than using the vacuum to wipe up your floors. After the self-cleaning cycle, our editor had to disassemble the parts, wash by hand, and leave out to dry before assembling again. Vacuum and wash your floors at the same time with the cordless freedom of this shark cordless MAX Floor and Carpet Cleaner with Wet-Dry Vacuum.