Vacuum and mop in one pass · review
Corded, so it never runs out — and self-propelled, so the cable is the only thing you drag.
The bottom line The sensible corded option: no runtime anxiety, and the price is the same wherever in Europe you buy it.
The CrossWave HF2 is the corded machine in a category that has gone cordless: a two-tank system, a self-propelled head and a one-button self-cleaning cycle.
A cordless floor washer stops when the battery does, usually two-thirds of the way through a ground floor, and its battery is the component that ages fastest. A corded machine runs as long as the tank lasts and will still run identically in five years. What you accept in exchange is a cable across the floor and a socket to find — which, on the floor you are cleaning, is a smaller nuisance than it sounds.
Clean water and solution on one side, everything that comes off the floor on the other. That separation is the reason these machines beat a mop: you are never rinsing a room with the previous room’s water. It is worth confirming on any machine in this category — the ones without it are mops with motors.
The cycle rinses the brush roll and the internals at the press of a button. What the listing does not state is a temperature or a drying stage, and both are what stop a damp roller from smelling. If the machine lives in a warm kitchen, plan on removing the roller occasionally regardless.
One reference across Germany, the UK, France, Italy and Spain, with unusually consistent pricing across four of them. Not sold on Amazon’s US store.
| Power | Corded |
|---|---|
| Tanks | Two — clean water and solution separated from dirty water |
| Handling | Self-propelled |
| Self-cleaning | One-button cycle for the brush roll and the internals |
| Part number | 3845N |
| Amazon reference | B0CLDM18CY |
| EAN | 0011120274028 |
Corded machines never stop mid-floor and have no battery to lose capacity in a few years; cordless machines are quicker to pick up for five minutes and have nothing to trip over. For a large hard floor cleaned in one session, corded is the more rational choice — and it is the one the market is quietly abandoning.
It is the whole argument against a mop. One tank holds clean water and solution, the other collects what comes off the floor, and they never mix. A mop and bucket does the opposite: after the first room you are spreading dilute dirt. Any machine in this category without two tanks is not doing the job.
7.5/ 10
The sensible corded option: no runtime anxiety, and the price is the same wherever in Europe you buy it.
Large hard-floor areas cleaned in one go, and anyone who dislikes managing batteries
cleaning machines from the same category, at nearby prices. Only what all of them publish is shown: a column with holes compares nothing.
| Model | Price | Amazon reference |
|---|---|---|
| Bissell CrossWave HF2 3845N | 180 £ | B0CLDM18CY |
| Vexilar X7 | 170 £ | B0GR4SL1ZZ |
| Dreame H12 Pro FlexReach | 200 £ | B0DV5RRL9F |
| Tineco Floor One Stretch S6 | 200 £ | B0CW1QDRVV |
At 180 £, it sits -16 % against the 215 £ median of the 11 models in this category published here.
A reference exists on these Amazon stores: France, Germany, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom. Listed is not the same as in stock — availability changes daily.
Details checked on August 15, 2026.
Specifications: the manufacturer sheet for cleaning machines and the matching Amazon product page. Prices and availability: Keepa. Every figure on this page names its source.
0.82 l clean / 0.62 l dirty · hard floors and carpet · antibacterial roller
The one here that also handles carpet — and publishes both tank volumes instead of neither.
Best for: Homes with a mix of hard floor and rugs, where one machine has to cover both
≈ 215 €
18 000 Pa · 90 °C wash · 5 min drying · 180° flat
Ninety-degree roller washing and five-minute drying — the two specifications that decide whether the machine smells.
Best for: Hard floors in a family home — spills, paw prints and daily crumbs, cleaned in one pass
≈ 200 €
180° lie-flat · 60 °C roller care · 5 min drying · app control
Automatic detergent dosing and app control, on the same flat head — convenience rather than capability.
Best for: Households that want the machine to manage its own detergent, on hard floors cleaned several times a week
≈ 260 €
Prices quoted in these summaries are dated readings. The live price is shown next to each product.
