I have been researching for days, and you literally answered ALL my questions in 3 minutes without even speaking. I’ve feel like I’ve waisted logouts on videos that still left me wondering.Thank you for getting right to the point and making the choice clear for me!
I have owned that Bissell machine for several years now, but barely use it. This has inspired me to pull it out and use it more. It is a great machine. Durable, easy to clean and easy to get replacement parts and rollers for.
1st: Great job on letting the products speak for themselves!! I ignore videos that have too much dialogue, not enough demonstration!! 2nd: This video allows the viewer to make a decision based on results. AWESOME JOB! Thank you.
The Floormate is a hard surface scrubber. It is not designed to vacuum up food pieces. It is designed to scrub the floor and suck up the cleaning solution after scrubbing. If you have pieces of debris on the floor you must vacuum the floor first. Our Floormate is more than 10 years old and still working fine. The Crosswave has many many reported failures after only a few months use. Further, people attempting to contact Bissell report lousy customer support experiences.
My floormate was around 4 years old at the time. While I liked the floormate, it got the job done but like you said. ....You have to do 2 jobs vacuum then mop. With the crosswave you just do one thing. Saves on time. I've had my crosswave and been happy with it. I should do a year update. Feel free to make a video and post one
YUP. I went through THREE of them. Right on que of 1 year, something would fault on it. First was it wouldn't turn on,, got a new one, then the sprayer stopped working, got a new one (warranty) and then the 3rd one wouldn't turn on after a year. It's ridiculous lol I want the new one but I'm not spending $500 for a years or less use.
Whoever this person is that's conducting this comparison of bare floor cleaners needs their own televised infomercial! I'm convinced that the Bissell Crosswave is incredibly AWESOME and is superior to the Hoover Floormate!
yeah i have been using swiffer wetjet for a few months...when i got the crosswave max it picked it up so much dirt which meant that the swiffer slimjet was not cleaning at all. Now my floors are so clean and I am freshening up the carpet areas too.
Great video! I use this product multiple times a day. (I have 4 to 6 dogs living in my house on a regular basis!) I couldn't live without it. Thanks for reaching out to me on Facebook and sharing your video. I can't find your post to respond so responding here. I shared your video with the team at BISSELL. They all say thanks and are happy you are now a BISSELL girl!!
Cathy Bissell Thank you for the reply, Im glad you saw my video. I love my crosswave. Its amazing, between 2 dogs and 1 year old. I need something that is easy and quick to use. My mom ended up buying one as well. 😁 I tell everyone about how awesome this crosswave is. I will be in Target or walmart walking past vacuum isle and randomly stop and talk with a shopper, about how I love my Crosswave.... 😉😁 I am planning on doing a full review just have not had the time. Im in Houston Texas 77059. We got hit hard with Hurricane, now Tropical storm Harvey. Its been bad. Very bad. Once everything clears up. Im hoping to get the Multireach cordless to do a comparison and review. Thank you again for reaching out, Happy to be a Bissell Girl now 😉😁
deborah renee that great, I've been planning on doing a review for sometime. Maybe this weekend I will get to it. 😀 I saw Bissell came out with a pet version. I want to try but dont want to spend the cash lol
To be fair, I don't believe the video accurately depicts the Hoover. There are actually THREE setting notches on the Hoover. 1 notch is to FIRST vacuum larger debris the floor. 2 notch is to spray the water jets, scrub the floor and suck up dirty water. 3 notch is "Dry" function used to go back over the area again with and suck up additional water (without the rollers engaging) in attempt to further remove excess moisture from the floor. Did you see the operator switch modes? Which mode is she in, because the Hoover doesn't push hair around like that. How do I know? I have long hair, and had a long-haired Aussie with a thick undercoat (sadly, she passed away) and I never experienced pushing of hair as demonstrated in this video. It appears her notch is set in the "Dry" mode. I have a 2000 sq. ft. condo across two levels and I own TWO of this Floormate model to prevent having someone lug the Hoover up and down stairs while cleaning house (I'm disabled and the machine is too cumbersome for me to carry). I've since replaced all of my flooring to a lv plank and my only concern is that Hoover's spinning brushes will be too harsh for my new flooring. I was hoping to see the newer Li battery-powered Hoover pit against the newer Crosswave, so my mistake for clicking on this particular demo video. I just thought I'd point out the inaccurate depiction of the Hoover, because my experience with the floor cleaner is that the corded Hoover Floormate is a powerful machine ... when used correctly.
I was in mode 2. You can see the brushes spinning. I guess the point is, why do the 3 modes when you can get it done all at once. 🤷♀️ Feel free to buy all 3 and make your own video. 😀
@@MsLovely1112 That's quite alright... I already own two out of the three. I wasn't ragging on you, if you took it that way. I was merely pointing out that the first machine has those three modes that typically do a phenomenal job. Maybe you just got a dud.
We walk in our small kitchen with linoleum floors and the dirt that we track in gets mixed with grease from cooking and really makes a difficult mess. I scrub with cleanser powder and a wet rag on my hands and knees. Will the Bissell provide enough scrubbing power for my needs?
Great review. Not many people have all 3 to compare. I've had Floormates for years and thought they were the best until now. Unfortunately, Floormates are short lived and replacement parts are hard to get after just a few years. I'm replacing my downstairs floormate with the Crosswave due to a $3 seal that Hoover no longer has available. I hope it will truly save time vacuuming and cleaning versus a 1 shot clean with the crosswave. We always had to vacuum 1st before running the floormates.
Thank you for doing side by side comparison. Awesome!. I own one of the first hoover floormates and the button that releases cleaning fluid stopped working and it started leaking from it's cup so I just started throwing some water mixed with my own solution or water and bleach and let it suck it up after I had swept. Very loud, pretty heavy and didn't hug the walls but it left the floor nice and me exhausted. The one that is stopping me from buying this is some reviewers claim that the solution button konks out after a couple of months. One guy that fixes appliances for a living took out the bearings and they were getting rotten because of retaining moisture. Aside from that, I would loooove one of these. Did yours breakdown after a short time?
I am a diehard fan of Hoover products. I've been using Hoover sweepers for 30 years. I never thought that I would live to see the day when another brand would 'unmistakably' out-perform Hoover; especially a product from Bissell! But this test doesn't lie. The Bissell Crosswave DESTROYED the Hoover Floormate hands down!
Gary Watson Jr. well there is a brand out there that out performs Hoover vacuums day in and day out: Kirby. Although, I have a video on my channel where shockingly a 5 year old Kirby lost a shredded paper test to a 30+ year old Hoover Custom Convertible.
The Hoover Company made all the Hoover products in the states until 2007 when they went out of business and eventually got sold to a Chinese company named TTI. Hoover has only existed in name for the past decade.
Mark Ague they came back to the states just recently though, some products are US made. And there are still a select few good Hoover vacuums out there that clean well and are durable. The guardsman is one of them.
john erikson i will take a bissell over kirby any day. Kirby is heavy to lift. a p.i.t.a. to switch from power head to hose. the bags that i had to constantly buy werent cheap. Who wants to come home after working a 12 hour shift and struggle to carry the kirby up the steps? threw the whole mess in the garbage and bought a bissell.
do all they clean only smooth floor? i have textured tiles with quite deep connection spaces inbetween ( just an awfull job, but not my house) . would any of these go deeper than just top layer?
Thank you! I almost bought a Floormate before seeing this, but I'm now sold on the crosswave. I've got 4 kids and a dog, so you probably saved my life. Lol
I own the crosswave and what a machine it is!!!! Cleans my floors and never disappoints. Shocked at what it actually gets up! I love it. Some ppl on reviews complained it streaks. It will if your brush is dirty! It comes with a pan and instructions to clean brush in 10 seconds.
Something to consider - one of those machines will need their brush to be cleaned after using it, and one wont. Also - pet owners - keep in mind that if you don’t vacuum up pet hair with a regular vacuum before using the hard floor cleaner - all that hair will be sucked up into either the collection tank with dirty water, or get stuck in a filter depending if the machines use one. Any dirty water thats filled with hair will now need to dumped down your choice of household drains. Probably not ideal. I always vacuum before using my Hoover floor mate. The manual (on my model) even says to do so. If you have a shedding dog in the house, or even cats - I wouldn’t suggest these being thought of as a vacuum replacement. The Hoover should have a height adjustment on it, to raise the squeegee off the floor so you CAN pick up debris instead of pushing it, if you needed to do so.
I’ve used Bissel cleaners . I have the cordless one and maybe it just doesn’t have enough oomph to pick up the remaining water. It’s OK. I just go over the floor with an almost dry microfiber mop and that helps a lot.
I'd like to see the Bissell Crosswave Cordless Max go head to head with the Dr. Ho's Neck Pain Pro in an infomercial showdown pay-per-view spectacular.
Wish I'd seen this prior to my Hoover Floormate purchase. I've always done Bissell Vacs Hoover steamers. Looks like I'm going full Bissell now. I can sweep, scrub and mop faster than I can get this Floormate to do it's job and I'm not used to that experience from Hoover since their steam cleaners work so well. Props to Bissell for quality in both carpet and hard flooring.
Crosswave is green and white. I have corded and had 3 years love it. I should do a 3 year review 🤦♀️😂😂 I want to buy a cordless, but this one still works great.
I like how she sneaks the Crosswave in there to get what the others missed. I’ve had a Floormate over 10 years and only used It 3 times because it’s such a pain and doesn’t work very well. I need a Crosswave
Thank you for the great video! It seems as though it gets the floor very clean. So the cross wave actually gets the grout as well? I am strongly considering it. I’ve actually bought a $500 floor cleaner that is very disappointing. It was wonderful at first. But it is a pain to use. And it’s a pain to clean. The one that I bought is called Hizero . Have you tried Hizero ? If so , how does it compare to the Crosswave?
The shark sonic duo was never meant for fresh spills and debris on the floor because it isn't in any way a vacuum it's for scrubbing your hard floor on normal days as if you were using a swifter but it forces harder to get out stains in between grout to be cleaned easier
*There should be an app called "things that work like their supposed to"🌼 **allabout.wiki/FloorMate** I had a Bissell bolt and it's internal battery failed. I did not know that it could not be replaced when I bought it. The Hoover out performs the Bissell in every way possible. Twice the suction, even picks up pine needles which the Bissell would just push around. The control switch from floor to carpet is controlled by your thumb and allows for immediate transition. This machine works!*
I've had it for 3 years and still love it. If you use bissell cleaners it doesn't leave steaks. Mine if out if warrenty I've tried other cleaners and if I use to much cleaner to water it leaves steaks.
@@MsLovely1112 it was a joke..😅.. its very clear and even more so now(w/ the new right hand information lol) the bissel is superior.. again thx for the vid.
Different tools for different jobs. The crosswave is much better at light messes and getting a lot of material up, while the floormate can literally just scrub like nothing else to clean the greasy nasty floors of a house that has only been mopped for the last 3 years.
It was a big purchase$249+tax. I loved my other product's but it was a hassle to have to use my shark rocket to vacuum, then use my sonic duo to mop (on hardwood floors.) If anything was wet, usually used a towel to pick up. On my tile my floormate worked good, (didnt dry instantly). I saw Crosswave thought I can get rid of 3 products and have 1 that does everything. Honestly it is amazing, does everything the infomercial shows. It drys quick, can go from tile to hardwood. I dont sweep. Just crosswave. I did they other day use my floormate, and i never notice how heavy it was compared to my crosswave to push. Im so use to my crosswave. Also one tank can do 1500sq ft.
VacMaster1991: Thank you for the calculation. It encouraged me for I thought I overspent on the Crosswave because it cost 330 Euros = 382 US$! in France. I really hesitated but what a heck! If you add all you need for cleaning the floor, you're right, it cost more than 330 Euros! plus time consuming.
We have had our Floormate for more than 10 years and it is still going strong. But, as this video shows it does not and was never meant to vacuum up pices of food. It is a scrubber. And, it is designed to vacuum the wet scrubbed surface. You must vacuum the floor before using it.
Ummm... if you had a mind you would know that the shark is for cleaning stains and not for everyday use... litteraly how do you expect a cloth to eat up all that sauce. Just doesn't work.
Renzile i actually used sonic duo on my hardwood floors after vacuuming with my shark rocket to mop. It did a good job to shine floors. Again it was a two step process. Having the crosswave i can go from my tile to hardwood floors, cuts cleaning time in half. Please feel free to buy all 3 and do your own video!
Amy's Mom Life well I mean I didn't mention the bissel 😂 I mean the price for the bissel is right round 160 ATM. I love the cross wave, I own it and does a fantastic job. I don't disagree, the bissel does a amazing job. Does cut the time in half. Just the sonic duo doesn't qualify for messes like these
It would be like doing a tow/haul test with a Dodge 3500 diesel a Chevy 3500 diesel and a smart car then knocking the smart car for not towing enough even though that's not what it's designed to do. You're texting two cabins and a scrubber. That's what he means
Shelby Eason that's all good and well. But it's not clean. Your putting the mop in the bucket with dirty water then putting that dirty water over the floor. Doesn't matter how hard you ring it out you will still be using dirty water. The bissell and the crosswave use a constant stream of clean water so there is only clean water going on the floor and the dirty water is sucked into a recovery tank so the dirty and clean don't mix. Even using a steam cleaner is not that good as the pad on the end gets dirty then you end up just moving the dirt around the floor from the pad
never again will i touch a mop & bucket thx 2 hoover floormate h3000 i bought new in 2002. i also use my lux ambassador 4 vacing then wash floor with floormate
The floormate dial should have been turned to vacuum first to pick up the larger debris then turned to wash. The crosswave smudged the stain and wiped it back on the floor a few times the floormate does a better job. Cleans better dries better and actually when you calculate the time on each item the floormate was quicker. I’d pick the floormate any day over the bissell.
Oh great, I'm reading the reviews .... After having bought the Hoover at a pawnshop because it was cheap .. I feel like I scored the last cheep ticket on the Titanic ... Heeeeeelp
Any of the Hoover Floormate models are trash no matter which one you buy. I highly advise buying a Bissell Crosswave as it works 10x better than the Hoover. I'm sure they are both made in China but Bissell is still American owned and their quality control is much much more rigorous than the chinese-owned Hoover.
shannon grundke I had the floormate and I returned it. Took way longer and more work to clean the machine when done too. The crosswave is far superior but also cost more.
Anna Banana mop with a bucket? I wont use an old fashion mop, pushing around dirty water, into rags isn't for me. Ive had Hoover Floormates over last few years. Bought crosswave, love it.
I think this is a better alternative as it's clean water on a dirty floor vs semi or dirty water with a dirty mop. Also this is great for the spill or mess. With as fast as it dries it can become a routine habit after all meals.
Anna Banana I feel like that's a bold faced lie! I have hardwoods and hate cleaning them... u have to sweep, then dust mop, THEN mop... which actually requires u 2 fill the bucket at least twice due to filthy water... I could've cleaned 2 small rooms in the time it takes to fill the bucket alone 😂😂
DO NOT buy bissell crosswave. Or if you really need to, buy used with valid guarantee. I own 4 now and only one works for now. They are definitely designed to fail, accessories are overpriced. I have lots of dogs inside and they do leave the trace of hair, dirt, occasional piss puddles and saliva, so i'm sort of dependent on these machines that when they work, they do well. But they just brake all the time, despite changing filters and brushes often and using their overprices formula. So i ended up buying four over time to have at least one running which is ridiculous. Power cutting out if it feels any kind resistance in an air flow through filter, not powering on if it senses any humidity, brush wheel gets stuck and makes motor overheat. Avoid them.
Crosswave does have a 2 year warranty to orginal owner with proof of purchase. ( i think pet pro has 3 years) I've had my crosswave for over 3 years and still love it. I have two dogs that shed like crazy. I have very long hair and the crosswave always does a great job cleaning it. I will say my hair does get tangled in the brush roll and the have to cut it off. (Only complaint) If my dogs did have an accident, I would clean the crosswave after mopping and making sure the filter, and brush roll wouldn't stink later. I would call bissell and let them know your issue. If you have an excessive amount of hair you may have to swifer or sweep prior. (I never do sweep prior and my dogs shed a lot and my hair.) I'm not sponsored i bought it with my own money.
@@MsLovely1112 glad your experience is positive with them. I would hold myself against speaking out negatively since i do appreciate their functionality (when they work) if it wasn't a fourth unit and multiple visits to service centers. I'm not expecting them to deal with layers of dog hair which i usually vacuum first, but perhaps it's just a consumer level equipment that was not designed for such abuse. Can you recommend anything more robust for hard floor cleaning that work in a similar fashion as bissell crosswave?
@@beveik i actually got a different item recently and maybe doing a comparison soon. Granted I meant to do a review on this crosswave at 1 year but never did 🤣 Sorry your experience hasn't been the same.
I have both and the cross wave is an unreliable piece of junk. Motor burned out in 6 months. Always left streaks on my floor, and didn’t scrub as good as my floor mate. The only pro to the cross wave is that it can pick up large debris. Other than that it pales in comparison to a 6 year old floor mate that is still going strong and less than half the price. DO NOT BUY A CROSSWAVE!!!
I've had mine for 5 months, it still working good, did you use cleaner that came with? I did notice when i tried an off brand cleaner it didnt clean as well, leaving streaks. I do think the floormate is good at tile. I only have 10% tile, rest hardwood floors. The crosswave has a 2 year warranty, I would call Bissell, get it repaired. I wouldn't leave it be 250 is a good chunk of change!
You do realize with the Hoover it’s not ducking up the hair and other items because it has a nozzle to turn for a reason. You see the button that says wash, dry and vacuum? Well common sense should tell you that it’s not going to do all 3 of them without turning the nozzle to the specific thing you want it to do. Don’t do a review and comparison without knowing how to use them all!
I have been researching for days, and you literally answered ALL my questions in 3 minutes without even speaking. I’ve feel like I’ve waisted logouts on videos that still left me wondering.Thank you for getting right to the point and making the choice clear for me!
This is a 3 year old video and I still love my crosswave. I need to do a update lol.
@@MsLovely1112 please updateee ❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏
@@MsLovely1112PLEASE DO I would love to see the cleanup with the compartments after this aftermath lol!
lol the bissell crosswave was like “let me take care of this!!”
This is EXACTLY what I needed to see! Trying to decide.
Thank you ❤️
I have owned that Bissell machine for several years now, but barely use it. This has inspired me to pull it out and use it more. It is a great machine. Durable, easy to clean and easy to get replacement parts and rollers for.
Thank you for taking the tine to prove how much more efficient the Bissel is! I'm sold.
1st: Great job on letting the products speak for themselves!! I ignore videos that have too much dialogue, not enough demonstration!! 2nd: This video allows the viewer to make a decision based on results. AWESOME JOB! Thank you.
I got my Bissell crosswave a few days ago from Lowe's and I love it I am so happy I bought it is definitely worth it nice review!👍👍
Is it 560 watts ??? The power suction is enough ???
The Floormate is a hard surface scrubber. It is not designed to vacuum up food pieces. It is designed to scrub the floor and suck up the cleaning solution after scrubbing. If you have pieces of debris on the floor you must vacuum the floor first. Our Floormate is more than 10 years old and still working fine. The Crosswave has many many reported failures after only a few months use. Further, people attempting to contact Bissell report lousy customer support experiences.
My floormate was around 4 years old at the time. While I liked the floormate, it got the job done but like you said. ....You have to do 2 jobs vacuum then mop. With the crosswave you just do one thing. Saves on time. I've had my crosswave and been happy with it. I should do a year update. Feel free to make a video and post one
YUP. I went through THREE of them. Right on que of 1 year, something would fault on it. First was it wouldn't turn on,, got a new one, then the sprayer stopped working, got a new one (warranty) and then the 3rd one wouldn't turn on after a year. It's ridiculous lol I want the new one but I'm not spending $500 for a years or less use.
Whoever this person is that's conducting this comparison of bare floor cleaners needs their own televised infomercial! I'm convinced that the Bissell Crosswave is incredibly AWESOME and is superior to the Hoover Floormate!
@Victor Ahmad
Mos-Def 👍😉
I have both. The cross wave gets the floor dry as it rotates. The hoover floor scrubber SCRUBS! BOTH have their advantages.
TY for this! I AM SOLD! Buying one! The Swifter wet jet and kids and animals just does not cut it!
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yeah i have been using swiffer wetjet for a few months...when i got the crosswave max it picked it up so much dirt which meant that the swiffer slimjet was not cleaning at all. Now my floors are so clean and I am freshening up the carpet areas too.
Thanks for the review, plain and simple. Appreciate that.
Great video! I use this product multiple times a day. (I have 4 to 6 dogs living in my house on a regular basis!) I couldn't live without it.
Thanks for reaching out to me on Facebook and sharing your video. I can't find your post to respond so responding here. I shared your video with the team at BISSELL. They all say thanks and are happy you are now a BISSELL girl!!
Cathy Bissell
Thank you for the reply, Im glad you saw my video. I love my crosswave. Its amazing, between 2 dogs and 1 year old. I need something that is easy and quick to use. My mom ended up buying one as well. 😁 I tell everyone about how awesome this crosswave is. I will be in Target or walmart walking past vacuum isle and randomly stop and talk with a shopper, about how I love my Crosswave.... 😉😁
I am planning on doing a full review just have not had the time. Im in Houston Texas 77059. We got hit hard with Hurricane, now Tropical storm Harvey. Its been bad. Very bad. Once everything clears up. Im hoping to get the Multireach cordless to do a comparison and review. Thank you again for reaching out, Happy to be a Bissell Girl now 😉😁
I am thinking of you and all the people and their families and pets in Houston. It is heartbreaking. Sending love and prayers to all in Houston.
Thank you for this video!! Helped me make up my mind.
Welcome:)
THANK YOU!!!! This is EXACTLY the compare I wanted to see!!! 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 the Crosswave is getting it done!!
2 year later review coming soon. Lol ... still love my crosswave
Well I'm sold. Great comparison. I'm waiting for my Bissell Crosswave to arrive.
deborah renee that great, I've been planning on doing a review for sometime. Maybe this weekend I will get to it. 😀 I saw Bissell came out with a pet version. I want to try but dont want to spend the cash lol
To be fair, I don't believe the video accurately depicts the Hoover. There are actually THREE setting notches on the Hoover. 1 notch is to FIRST vacuum larger debris the floor. 2 notch is to spray the water jets, scrub the floor and suck up dirty water. 3 notch is "Dry" function used to go back over the area again with and suck up additional water (without the rollers engaging) in attempt to further remove excess moisture from the floor. Did you see the operator switch modes? Which mode is she in, because the Hoover doesn't push hair around like that. How do I know? I have long hair, and had a long-haired Aussie with a thick undercoat (sadly, she passed away) and I never experienced pushing of hair as demonstrated in this video. It appears her notch is set in the "Dry" mode.
I have a 2000 sq. ft. condo across two levels and I own TWO of this Floormate model to prevent having someone lug the Hoover up and down stairs while cleaning house (I'm disabled and the machine is too cumbersome for me to carry).
I've since replaced all of my flooring to a lv plank and my only concern is that Hoover's spinning brushes will be too harsh for my new flooring. I was hoping to see the newer Li battery-powered Hoover pit against the newer Crosswave, so my mistake for clicking on this particular demo video. I just thought I'd point out the inaccurate depiction of the Hoover, because my experience with the floor cleaner is that the corded Hoover Floormate is a powerful machine ... when used correctly.
I was in mode 2. You can see the brushes spinning.
I guess the point is, why do the 3 modes when you can get it done all at once. 🤷♀️
Feel free to buy all 3 and make your own video. 😀
@@MsLovely1112 That's quite alright... I already own two out of the three. I wasn't ragging on you, if you took it that way. I was merely pointing out that the first machine has those three modes that typically do a phenomenal job. Maybe you just got a dud.
Awesome video! Wife wanted the crosswave and we were trying to decide between it and the hoover for our farmhouse. Looks like the Bissell wins.
We walk in our small kitchen with linoleum floors and the dirt that we track in gets mixed with grease from cooking and really makes a difficult mess. I scrub with cleanser powder and a wet rag on my hands and knees. Will the Bissell provide enough scrubbing power for my needs?
Great review. Not many people have all 3 to compare. I've had Floormates for years and thought they were the best until now. Unfortunately, Floormates are short lived and replacement parts are hard to get after just a few years. I'm replacing my downstairs floormate with the Crosswave due to a $3 seal that Hoover no longer has available. I hope it will truly save time vacuuming and cleaning versus a 1 shot clean with the crosswave. We always had to vacuum 1st before running the floormates.
Oh wow! Thanks! Definitely the Bissell Crosswave!!
Thank you for doing side by side comparison. Awesome!. I own one of the first hoover floormates and the button that releases cleaning fluid stopped working and it started leaking from it's cup so I just started throwing some water mixed with my own solution or water and bleach and let it suck it up after I had swept. Very loud, pretty heavy and didn't hug the walls but it left the floor nice and me exhausted. The one that is stopping me from buying this is some reviewers claim that the solution button konks out after a couple of months. One guy that fixes appliances for a living took out the bearings and they were getting rotten because of retaining moisture. Aside from that, I would loooove one of these. Did yours breakdown after a short time?
I am a diehard fan of Hoover products. I've been using Hoover sweepers for 30 years. I never thought that I would live to see the day when another brand would 'unmistakably' out-perform Hoover; especially a product from Bissell! But this test doesn't lie. The Bissell Crosswave DESTROYED the Hoover Floormate hands down!
Gary Watson Jr. well there is a brand out there that out performs Hoover vacuums day in and day out: Kirby. Although, I have a video on my channel where shockingly a 5 year old Kirby lost a shredded paper test to a 30+ year old Hoover Custom Convertible.
The Hoover Company made all the Hoover products in the states until 2007 when they went out of business and eventually got sold to a Chinese company named TTI. Hoover has only existed in name for the past decade.
Mark Ague they came back to the states just recently though, some products are US made. And there are still a select few good Hoover vacuums out there that clean well and are durable. The guardsman is one of them.
john erikson i will take a bissell over kirby any day. Kirby is heavy to lift. a p.i.t.a. to switch from power head to hose. the bags that i had to constantly buy werent cheap. Who wants to come home after working a 12 hour shift and struggle to carry the kirby up the steps? threw the whole mess in the garbage and bought a bissell.
do all they clean only smooth floor? i have textured tiles with quite deep connection spaces inbetween ( just an awfull job, but not my house) . would any of these go deeper than just top layer?
Tatjana Pukite the floormate will! Love mine I have had it for 7yrs
Happy to see this. Just bought the Crosswave...
Thank you! I almost bought a Floormate before seeing this, but I'm now sold on the crosswave. I've got 4 kids and a dog, so you probably saved my life. Lol
I own the crosswave and what a machine it is!!!! Cleans my floors and never disappoints. Shocked at what it actually gets up! I love it.
Some ppl on reviews complained it streaks. It will if your brush is dirty! It comes with a pan and instructions to clean brush in 10 seconds.
I use the tray but like to hand wash my brush good first.
@@davidarmstrong1421 I also handwash it :)
Something to consider - one of those machines will need their brush to be cleaned after using it, and one wont. Also - pet owners - keep in mind that if you don’t vacuum up pet hair with a regular vacuum before using the hard floor cleaner - all that hair will be sucked up into either the collection tank with dirty water, or get stuck in a filter depending if the machines use one. Any dirty water thats filled with hair will now need to dumped down your choice of household drains. Probably not ideal. I always vacuum before using my Hoover floor mate. The manual (on my model) even says to do so. If you have a shedding dog in the house, or even cats - I wouldn’t suggest these being thought of as a vacuum replacement. The Hoover should have a height adjustment on it, to raise the squeegee off the floor so you CAN pick up debris instead of pushing it, if you needed to do so.
The point when Bissell takes care the job for the other vacuum too is where you know its commercial ad
Great video !!!!
GLAD I BOUGHT A CROSSWAVE BISSEL TODAY. THIS WAS A REALLY GREAT VIDEO. TO PROVE THE ACTION
And how is it now after two years?
I’ve used Bissel cleaners . I have the cordless one and maybe it just doesn’t have enough oomph to pick up the remaining water. It’s OK. I just go over the floor with an almost dry microfiber mop and that helps a lot.
Where does the dirt go inside the vacuum?
Which model is the bissel???
I'd like to see the Bissell Crosswave Cordless Max go head to head with the Dr. Ho's Neck Pain Pro in an infomercial showdown pay-per-view spectacular.
Wish I'd seen this prior to my Hoover Floormate purchase. I've always done Bissell Vacs Hoover steamers. Looks like I'm going full Bissell now. I can sweep, scrub and mop faster than I can get this Floormate to do it's job and I'm not used to that experience from Hoover since their steam cleaners work so well. Props to Bissell for quality in both carpet and hard flooring.
Kimbra Conger o
Thank you!
Thanks!
Which cross wave is this? There are several! Should I go corded? Cordless?
Crosswave is green and white. I have corded and had 3 years love it. I should do a 3 year review 🤦♀️😂😂
I want to buy a cordless, but this one still works great.
I like how she sneaks the Crosswave in there to get what the others missed. I’ve had a Floormate over 10 years and only used It 3 times because it’s such a pain and doesn’t work very well. I need a Crosswave
Bill Lynch same. But it hurts to have shelled out for the floormate.
Same
Idk what y’all doing but i love mine 😳
Bissell it is. I guess I better start saving up!!!
Thank you for the great video! It seems as though it gets the floor very clean. So the cross wave actually gets the grout as well? I am strongly considering it. I’ve actually bought a $500 floor cleaner that is very disappointing. It was wonderful at first. But it is a pain to use. And it’s a pain to clean. The one that I bought is called Hizero . Have you tried Hizero ? If so , how does it compare to the Crosswave?
Haven't tried that. Still using my crosswave 4 years later and love it
The shark sonic duo was never meant for fresh spills and debris on the floor because it isn't in any way a vacuum it's for scrubbing your hard floor on normal days as if you were using a swifter but it forces harder to get out stains in between grout to be cleaned easier
*There should be an app called "things that work like their supposed to"🌼 **allabout.wiki/FloorMate** I had a Bissell bolt and it's internal battery failed. I did not know that it could not be replaced when I bought it. The Hoover out performs the Bissell in every way possible. Twice the suction, even picks up pine needles which the Bissell would just push around. The control switch from floor to carpet is controlled by your thumb and allows for immediate transition. This machine works!*
With these types of cleaners you are supposed to pass the head over the floor slowly. Not rapidly as you would use a vacuum
Does it actually clean your floor or it just suck up all the stuffs but your floor still sticky from the ketchup and stuffs?
It cleans :)
Thank you
The crosswave wiped the floor with the other two 😋 pun intended.
castortroy365 😂😂
If you would of switched the floormate to vacumn mode, it would of picked up all the hair and fruit.
I have both. The Hoover is good for SCRUBBING. The Crosswave is great at getting the floor dry when I am done.
@@sunnygirl87 is the crosswave good at cleaning hard floors?
I wonder if your cross wave left streaks. I can’t see with this video. It leaves streaks on my tile floors when the floor dries. Wet it looks great
I've had it for 3 years and still love it.
If you use bissell cleaners it doesn't leave steaks. Mine if out if warrenty I've tried other cleaners and if I use to much cleaner to water it leaves steaks.
Like lenolem or hard wood or a tile with less grooves
When using the Shark against the Bissell, you had more products on the Shark side.
Pet pro did all the work
Crosswave - Floormate 6:4
Crosswave - Sonicduo 3:2
Crosswave - Aquatrio ???
Im not convinced. I think you left arm just works better... lol ...thx for the vid.
I'm right handed. Crosswave does work better in my opinion
@@MsLovely1112 it was a joke..😅.. its very clear and even more so now(w/ the new right hand information lol) the bissel is superior.. again thx for the vid.
Truly awesome. Now only one mystery remains: which one is bissell and which is hoover. I think the one on the left is bissell. But I could be wrong.
It is the green one
Different tools for different jobs. The crosswave is much better at light messes and getting a lot of material up, while the floormate can literally just scrub like nothing else to clean the greasy nasty floors of a house that has only been mopped for the last 3 years.
It’s on tile try it on a regular floor
Hi
After this video I was all but sold on the Bissell Crosswave until I saw the price!
It was a big purchase$249+tax. I loved my other product's but it was a hassle to have to use my shark rocket to vacuum, then use my sonic duo to mop (on hardwood floors.) If anything was wet, usually used a towel to pick up.
On my tile my floormate worked good, (didnt dry instantly). I saw Crosswave thought I can get rid of 3 products and have 1 that does everything. Honestly it is amazing, does everything the infomercial shows. It drys quick, can go from tile to hardwood. I dont sweep. Just crosswave. I did they other day use my floormate, and i never notice how heavy it was compared to my crosswave to push. Im so use to my crosswave. Also one tank can do 1500sq ft.
Also cuts my cleaning time less than half.
The sonic duo is also 250 bucks. Also I had 2 floormate's that broke within 2 months. The Crosswave is much better than both of them.
I agree with Amy, this Crosswave is a killer, I really love it, despite of its very expensive price : th-cam.com/video/mTkBHC6nyXU/w-d-xo.htmlm38s
VacMaster1991: Thank you for the calculation. It encouraged me for I thought I overspent on the Crosswave because it cost 330 Euros = 382 US$! in France. I really hesitated but what a heck! If you add all you need for cleaning the floor, you're right, it cost more than 330 Euros! plus time consuming.
The Hoover model doesn't suction dirt and hair well.
Big issue with these 2 in 1 is Human Hair!!
I would still have bought the Hoover
Every demo I've seen looks like the Bissell is the way to go ......when it goes cordless I'll grab one for sure
I agree waiting for it to go cordless.
I am confused which machine is which?
Blue is Hoover floormate, Bissell crosswave Green
*Many floormate owners have reported their unit dies within 2 years*
We have had our Floormate for more than 10 years and it is still going strong. But, as this video shows it does not and was never meant to vacuum up pices of food. It is a scrubber. And, it is designed to vacuum the wet scrubbed surface. You must vacuum the floor before using it.
Mine died last week:(
best
not the chick-fil-a sauce :(
dysonobsessed 😂😂😂
I wanted something equal so people wouldn't say "one had more" 😁
Ummm... if you had a mind you would know that the shark is for cleaning stains and not for everyday use... litteraly how do you expect a cloth to eat up all that sauce. Just doesn't work.
Renzile i actually used sonic duo on my hardwood floors after vacuuming with my shark rocket to mop. It did a good job to shine floors. Again it was a two step process. Having the crosswave i can go from my tile to hardwood floors, cuts cleaning time in half. Please feel free to buy all 3 and do your own video!
Amy's Mom Life well I mean I didn't mention the bissel 😂 I mean the price for the bissel is right round 160 ATM. I love the cross wave, I own it and does a fantastic job. I don't disagree, the bissel does a amazing job. Does cut the time in half. Just the sonic duo doesn't qualify for messes like these
It would be like doing a tow/haul test with a Dodge 3500 diesel a Chevy 3500 diesel and a smart car then knocking the smart car for not towing enough even though that's not what it's designed to do. You're texting two cabins and a scrubber. That's what he means
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That is a very old Hoover Floormate.
Now it is, it was about a year old when I did the video. Used weekly only on tile. Feel free to do your own video
you gave me answer without speaking
The worst one would probably be the shark
Crosswave me!
Just give me a mop and a bucket. I can do my whole house in no time
Shelby Eason that's all good and well. But it's not clean. Your putting the mop in the bucket with dirty water then putting that dirty water over the floor. Doesn't matter how hard you ring it out you will still be using dirty water. The bissell and the crosswave use a constant stream of clean water so there is only clean water going on the floor and the dirty water is sucked into a recovery tank so the dirty and clean don't mix. Even using a steam cleaner is not that good as the pad on the end gets dirty then you end up just moving the dirt around the floor from the pad
Dave Debang-bang great explanation. !!
never again will i touch a mop & bucket thx 2 hoover floormate h3000 i bought new in 2002. i also use my lux ambassador 4 vacing then wash floor with floormate
So then why the hell are you watching? Go look at a mop and bucket video.
Shelby Eason no more mop & bucket 4 me! i'll stick 2 my foormate spinscrub
s/he is a left-hand person!
#TeamBissell
Bissell ftw
I have both my Hoover floormate cleans better I believe
The floormate dial should have been turned to vacuum first to pick up the larger debris then turned to wash. The crosswave smudged the stain and wiped it back on the floor a few times the floormate does a better job. Cleans better dries better and actually when you calculate the time on each item the floormate was quicker. I’d pick the floormate any day over the bissell.
all home t00ls kill me l0l get a micro scrubber
The duo is not a vacuum. You also have much thicker bigger spots on the wood floor. A very inaccurate test.
Feel free to do your own test :)
Oh great, I'm reading the reviews .... After having bought the Hoover at a pawnshop because it was cheap .. I feel like I scored the last cheep ticket on the Titanic ... Heeeeeelp
Any of the Hoover Floormate models are trash no matter which one you buy. I highly advise buying a Bissell Crosswave as it works 10x better than the Hoover. I'm sure they are both made in China but Bissell is still American owned and their quality control is much much more rigorous than the chinese-owned Hoover.
Hi so u think the bissell better the Hoover cause idk witch one to buy
shannon grundke I had the floormate and I returned it. Took way longer and more work to clean the machine when done too. The crosswave is far superior but also cost more.
I feel like sweeping and mopping would take way less time than any of these.
Anna Banana mop with a bucket? I wont use an old fashion mop, pushing around dirty water, into rags isn't for me. Ive had Hoover Floormates over last few years. Bought crosswave, love it.
I think this is a better alternative as it's clean water on a dirty floor vs semi or dirty water with a dirty mop. Also this is great for the spill or mess. With as fast as it dries it can become a routine habit after all meals.
Anna Banana I feel like that's a bold faced lie! I have hardwoods and hate cleaning them... u have to sweep, then dust mop, THEN mop... which actually requires u 2 fill the bucket at least twice due to filthy water... I could've cleaned 2 small rooms in the time it takes to fill the bucket alone 😂😂
BeeKayPopn1 :😃👍That is true BEE..Some people like to work hard even if the result can be messy not all efficient..
Anna Banana mopping leaves a mess and just pushes dirty water around...
DO NOT buy bissell crosswave. Or if you really need to, buy used with valid guarantee. I own 4 now and only one works for now. They are definitely designed to fail, accessories are overpriced. I have lots of dogs inside and they do leave the trace of hair, dirt, occasional piss puddles and saliva, so i'm sort of dependent on these machines that when they work, they do well. But they just brake all the time, despite changing filters and brushes often and using their overprices formula. So i ended up buying four over time to have at least one running which is ridiculous. Power cutting out if it feels any kind resistance in an air flow through filter, not powering on if it senses any humidity, brush wheel gets stuck and makes motor overheat. Avoid them.
Crosswave does have a 2 year warranty to orginal owner with proof of purchase. ( i think pet pro has 3 years)
I've had my crosswave for over 3 years and still love it. I have two dogs that shed like crazy. I have very long hair and the crosswave always does a great job cleaning it.
I will say my hair does get tangled in the brush roll and the have to cut it off. (Only complaint)
If my dogs did have an accident, I would clean the crosswave after mopping and making sure the filter, and brush roll wouldn't stink later.
I would call bissell and let them know your issue. If you have an excessive amount of hair you may have to swifer or sweep prior. (I never do sweep prior and my dogs shed a lot and my hair.)
I'm not sponsored i bought it with my own money.
@@MsLovely1112 glad your experience is positive with them. I would hold myself against speaking out negatively since i do appreciate their functionality (when they work) if it wasn't a fourth unit and multiple visits to service centers. I'm not expecting them to deal with layers of dog hair which i usually vacuum first, but perhaps it's just a consumer level equipment that was not designed for such abuse. Can you recommend anything more robust for hard floor cleaning that work in a similar fashion as bissell crosswave?
@@beveik i actually got a different item recently and maybe doing a comparison soon.
Granted I meant to do a review on this crosswave at 1 year but never did 🤣
Sorry your experience hasn't been the same.
Invest
I have both and the cross wave is an unreliable piece of junk. Motor burned out in 6 months. Always left streaks on my floor, and didn’t scrub as good as my floor mate. The only pro to the cross wave is that it can pick up large debris. Other than that it pales in comparison to a 6 year old floor mate that is still going strong and less than half the price. DO NOT BUY A CROSSWAVE!!!
I've had mine for 5 months, it still working good, did you use cleaner that came with? I did notice when i tried an off brand cleaner it didnt clean as well, leaving streaks. I do think the floormate is good at tile. I only have 10% tile, rest hardwood floors. The crosswave has a 2 year warranty, I would call Bissell, get it repaired. I wouldn't leave it be 250 is a good chunk of change!
I have very bad experience with this product
You do realize with the Hoover it’s not ducking up the hair and other items because it has a nozzle to turn for a reason. You see the button that says wash, dry and vacuum? Well common sense should tell you that it’s not going to do all 3 of them without turning the nozzle to the specific thing you want it to do. Don’t do a review and comparison without knowing how to use them all!
The whole point is to show one is doing it all in one step 🤦♀️🤣
This video is 3 years old. Feel free to buy all 3 and redo it yourself.
both suck. get a commercial product that looks ugly for half the cost and lasts a life time and has a more powerful motor.
Sukhwinder Singh which commercial product do you recommend?