BISSELL® CrossWave® Pet Pro is safe and effective on tile, sealed wood floors, laminate, linoleum, vinyl, rubber floor mats, pressed wood floors, area rugs, and more. With Two-Tank Technology, cleaning solution is kept separate from the dirty water, so only fresh formula and water touches your floors.

The BISSELL CrossWave Pet Pro is a passable option for dealing with messes on stairs. It's a little heavy, but it does have a built-in carrying handle that makes it easier to pick up and carry. It also delivers great performance on bare surfaces and clears an adequate amount of debris on low and high-pile carpets.

First, without water, the Crosswave will not be as effective at cleaning your floors. Second, you'll need to use a different cleaning solution in the Crosswave without water. We recommend using a hardwood floor cleaner or an all-purpose cleaner.

So the answer from Bissell is a yes and a no it. Should not be used as a wet vacuum or a carpet cleaner for carpet. But as a dry vacuum they say it can be used for up to low pile carpet.

USER BENEFITS

• Multi-functional 3-in-1 machine: vacuums, mops and helps dry hard floors.
• Extra large brush roll for more coverage in one pass• Separate, easy-to-remove clean and dirty water tanks for easy filling and emptying.
• Automatic self-cleaning to keep the brushroll clean for the next use.

And wash your floor's at the same time delivering a deeper everyday clean in less time cross wave washes your floors using a revolutionary cleaning. Solution leaving your floors smelling fresh.

Best overall: Bissell 2-in-1 Proheat 2X Lift-Off Pet We chose the Bissell 2-in-1 ProHeat 2X Lift-Off Pet Carpet Cleaner as our top choice because it's two carpet cleaners in one.

No need to vacuum and then mop. CrossWave® multi-surface cleaner vacuums and washes floors at the same time, picking up wet and dry debris.

A: Hi Val - the CrossWave isn't intended to be used as a dry vacuum. It will vacuum and wash your hard floors and area rug at the same time. So for best results, it should always be used with water and BISSELL CrossWave Formula. A: The CrossWave is not designed for dry vacuuming.

This is not a deep carpet cleaner so it will leave your carpets wetter. I've used it to clean up a few small messes on carpet and noted that the carpet took about 15 minutes to dry. Note: these were very small areas and the spot was not set in.

Many people may not know that the Bissell Crosswave is not just a vacuum, but can also be used as a mop. This is a versatile product that can save you time and money.

If you're wondering whether you can use the Bissell Crosswave without water, the answer is yes! However, there are a few things to keep in mind. First, without water, the Crosswave will not be as effective at cleaning your floors.