Does anybody ACTUALLY like their Bissell crosswave?
For the Bissell Crosswave, is it true that if you use another brand's cleaning formula, it will damage the machine or is it just BS?
Other cleaners won’t necessarily damage the machine, but it’s a possibility. The detergents these machines use are designed to not produce foam, because foam inside the collection tank can make it past the water separator and into the motor and cause damage. Also, caustic cleaners containing bleach, ammonia, or acids could damage various components, certain essential oils can weaken and crack plastics. The genuine cleaner is also designed to not leave streaks on the floor when used in the machine, other cleaners may not be as streak free.
Their brand name formula is very affordable on Amazon, I would just use the genuine formula.
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In a PMS rage, I finally convinced my husband to list our STUPID crosswave on marketplace. It was his idea. He wanted one so bad.
I've hated it the very second I used it.
You have to go over spots a million times.
It leaves the floors sticky.
And last, and the most absolutely INFURIATING thing ever... It leaves a sewage smell. Seriously. I've tried keeping cleaner in, taking it out. We clean brushes every time we use it. We empty the discard. No matter what, the second I press the button for the liquid, it smells like a toilet bowl.
Did we get a defective one?
I don't even care. Every time I try to use it my mood INSTANTLY shifts. My husband just tells me every time "you have to empty the bad water."
I FUCKING DO YOU DUMB SACK. EVERY TIME. He keeps telling me to give it another chance.
I DO. AND NOW YOU WANT TO COMPLAIN ABOUT MY MOOD BEVAUSE I DID WHAT YOU SAID!?
Sorry...I just needed to get this out. 😂
Sincerely, I'll just use my Amazon brand Swiffer dupe.
I'm just curious if I can use other cleaning formulas like Method or Pine Sol etc for using with my Bissell Crosswave Max or if I HAVE to use Bissell's own cleaning formula.
The manual says you should only use their brand or it can damage the machine. Is this true or are they just trying to scare people into buying their own detergent?
I'm talking about this
https://www.target.com/p/bissell-multisurface-floor-cleaning-formula-for-crosswave-38-spinwave/-/A-51199179?ref=tgt_adv_XS000000&AFID=google&fndsrc=tmnv&DFA=71700000074568415&CPNG=PLA_DVM%2B0060H00000uIB6rQAG+-+Bissell_Google_Consumables_Q4_2020-Q1_2021_Flight&adgroup=PLA_Bissell&LID=700000001393753pgs&network=g&device=c&location=9030959&gclid=Cj0KCQiAifz-BRDjARIsAEElyGKq07FueLU0s9ZqUtYQSFAp0QZrqR2r7Mhx1bHkZb8U52TciTEwIfUaAvUpEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
Other cleaners won’t necessarily damage the machine, but it’s a possibility. The detergents these machines use are designed to not produce foam, because foam inside the collection tank can make it past the water separator and into the motor and cause damage. Also, caustic cleaners containing bleach, ammonia, or acids could damage various components, certain essential oils can weaken and crack plastics. The genuine cleaner is also designed to not leave streaks on the floor when used in the machine, other cleaners may not be as streak free.
Their brand name formula is very affordable on Amazon, I would just use the genuine formula.
You just don't want to use anything that's not a solvent, or oil/distilate based. Bissell makes a lot of money on their cleaners (which IMHO aren't bad, but waaaaay overpriced). You want to use something sold as "no rinse" though, as it'll not foam up.
I don't have one of these, but in my Hoover I use Lysol Lemon Disinfectant cleaner (Or the Members Mark version of it for $5/gallon), and/or I've used "neutral floor cleaner" and have zero issues over many, many years (although it can turn the tank a tad yellow).
I just picked up a Karcher FC5 unit (shh, it's under the tree), which I'll probably do the same.