Hoover FloorMate Deluxe Hard Floor Cleaner Machine

Hoover Floormate Hard Floor Cleaner Review and Crosswave Comparison

What We Loved

• Debris pickup performance
  The water in the waste tank is gross so it's obviously picking up dirt
• Dust-bin capacity
  it has a bigger waste tankI can probably do the whole kitchen with this because it's nowhere near full
• Jet Dual Brush design
  These things obviously spin.Every other one is counter-rotating to the other one
• Motor power (watts/amps)
  it has more power than Crosswave
• Noise level
  It's quieter than the Crosswave
• On-demand solution trigger
  It's putting out more solutionit's putting out way more solution
• Price
  it's half the price for the formula too
• Solution tank capacity
  Solution tank is definitely bigger
• Suction power (air watts)
  This feels like it's sucking stronger than the Bissell
• Value-for-money
  the cheap underdog really gave the more expensive champion a serious run for its money
• Water tank capacity
  Definitely bigger
• Wet-spill pickup capacity (for wet-dry vacs)
  The Hoover side is a bit drier than the Bissell side

Just Okay

• Brush-roll agitation strength
  it was definitely scrubbingI wasn't getting any sort of satisfaction from it
• Generic Performance
  I don't think it's doing any better cleaning than the Bissell

Needs Improvement

• Button/switch placement
  On/off switch is way down hereIt's awkwardYou got to reach down
• Cord management
  The cord coming out the bottom there is a huge pain in the ass
• Ease of use
  it's definitely not as user-friendly as the Bissell
• Edge-cleaning effectiveness
  I don't think it's getting into the grout
• Grout cleaning
  they're not going to get into the grout
• Maintenance requirement
  The Bissell is definitely the easier one to clean when you're done doing your floors
• Maneuverability & swivel steering
  It doesn't have the swivel action that the Crosswave does
• Odor control / carbon-filter effectiveness
  It smells like cheap commercial carpet cleanerdoesn't smell as good as the Febreze one with the Bissell
• Storage footprint & upright-stand stability
  it's a little smallerit's easier to store
• Under-furniture clearance
  it's really wide and so when you're up against the cabinets the tanks stick outyou can't get all the way under
• Weight
  definitely heavier than the Bissell