In terms of noise, I measured the cleaner at 76.9dB, which is similar to a regular cordless vacuum cleaner: you’ll hear it, but it isn’t unpleasant to use. Bissell CrossWave Cordless Max Conclusion This multi-surface cleaner automatically cleans itself Credit: Bissell What's new with the Bissell CrossWave Cordless Max?

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There are two separate compartments for bagless cleaning: one is designed for cleaning solution and water, the other collects the dirty water and debris. More regular mess proved a cinch, with only a few sweeps required to leave a muddy floor super-clean.Handy LED lights at the front of the Cordless Max illuminate the area you’re cleaning, so you’re unlikely to miss any dirt. The CrossWave Cordless Max Bundle comes with 2 bottles of full sized formula (1x Multi-Surface, 1x Wood Floor Formula), plus an Area Rug Brushroll & Wood Floor Brushroll , and extra filter for those tough to remove stains. This bundle is great for setting you up with everything that you'll need for multiple clean ups across multiple floortypes. For us, that was just about enough time to really thoroughly clean three or four rooms - just note, your wrist is likely to get tired before then, as the one downside with this multi-surface cleaner is that it's heavy. Start cleaning straight away with the sample bottle of cleaning formula included with your CrossWave. Our biggest gripe with it? It's heavy. After 10 minutes, you'll notice your wrist start to ache a bit.

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Better yet, it's more advanced than its predecessor - the Bissell Cordless CrossWave 3-in-1 Multi Surface cleaner - thanks to nifty new features like self-clean technology. It's a handy piece of kit that's a 3-in-1 multi-surface cleaner: it mops, vacuums and dries at the same time. The best update on this vacuum compared to the CrossWave we'd previously tested is a new automatic cleaning function.

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For cleaning, there’s a 0.83-litre tank that takes a mixture of detergent and water. There are handy fill lines for large and small areas, which means you won’t be wasting detergent. It can even clean dirt along walls and skirting boards, and is designed to spot clean as well as give your space an overall spruce-up. We were really impressed by how clean our floors looked, how easy it was to set up and use and the automatic cleaning function eliminates a lot of hassle (and is a big improvement on the original model). When it comes to hard floor performance evaluation, I’d like to think I have a good test bed for a device of this nature. Yes, kids make a mess and even some grown ups do, too. But nothing – nothing I tell you – messes up a house more than a bunch of animals. I have two labs and three cats and that means muddy floors on a regular basis… and hair. So. Much. Hair.

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This model offers 30 minutes of run-time from the powerful 36V battery: that’s five more minutes than the standard CrossWave Cordless. Not only that, but since cleaning ability has been improved, you’ll be able to cover a wider area on a single charge. I managed to clean my entire downstairs, plus the loft-conversion bedroom and bathroom on a single charge, and I still had a bit of juice remaining. In addition to general cleaning it can handle real messes: food spills (dry or wet), liquids, mud and dirt stains. We had them all, and it swiftly helped them to disappear, leaving a nice sheen on our floors.

The Bissell CrossWave Cordless Max can be used on hardwood floors, tiles or carpets - and there are no wires to trip you up. The CrossWave Max weighs a very respectable 5.22kg and comes with an extra large 828ml clean water tank and a larger-than-average 550ml dirty water tank with filter attached. This means you can clean for much longer than others without having to refill the clean water tank or empty the dirty one. Top marks there. Next, I tested its cleaning performance. My kitchen floor often gets quite dirty because I have three cats that regularly walk in and out, bringing in mud from outside. The CrossWave Cordless Max made short work of even toughs stains that some floor cleaners struggle with, leaving a clean and relatively dry floor.