Bissell Crosswave Pet Pro

Shark Hydrovac XL vs. Bissell Crosswave: The Clash of the Corded Cleaning Titans

What We Loved

• Brush-roll agitation strength
  soft brushes which are amazing for dust and fine debris
• Cleaning performance on hard floors
  both ... incredibly good hard floor vacuums
• Suction power (air watts)
  had quite a bit more raw power than the shark
• Water tank capacity
  Bissell does have a larger water tank
• Wet overload handling
  Bissell seemed to do better than the shark
• Wet-dry 2-in-1 design
  vacuum and mop your floors at the same time
• Wet-spill pickup capacity (for wet-dry vacs)
  they were both Flawless

Just Okay

• Cleaning path width
  almost identical cord links and cleaning path widths
• Generic Performance
  maybe the Bissell required one extra pass than the shark to fully clean the stains
• LED headlights brightness / usefulness
  they both have LED lights on the floor head
• Maneuverability & swivel steering
  they both have quality swivels ... makes them very maneuverable
• Weight
  weigh about the same

Needs Improvement

• Energy consumption (kWh / yr)
  consumes almost double the power
• Filter washability
  filter on the Bissell is much more difficult to clean
• Noise level
  was significantly louder than the shark
• Price
  shark is about 20 percent cheaper
• Self-cleaning mop function
  need to physically be there to hold the handle the whole time
• Threshold crossing ability
  larger piles ... more likely to get the floor head dirty