Read my full review of the Dyson V15s Detect Submarine.
- Weight: Dependent on configuration
- Run time: Up to 60 minutes
- Proprietary solution: No
- Self-cleaning mode: No
- Included accessories: Digital Motorbar cleaner head, Fluffyoptic cleaner head, Submarine Wet Roller Head, Hair screw tool, combination tool, crevice tool, docking/charging station (wall-mount), drip tray for Submarine head
- Warranty: 2-year warranty
How we selected and tested cordless vacmops
I have tested 16 popular and highly-rated vacmops in my own home, which happens to be a perfect testing ground since I have two kids and a 90-pound rescue dog who, in spite of twice-monthly grooming, sheds quite a bit. As much as I want to be, I’m also not a stickler about shoes in the house, so plenty of dirt gets tracked in too.
Before testing each one on my dirty floors, I assembled it according to the manual or quick-start guide, then fully charged the device so I could note run times.
I used each one to clean different floor types: the hardwood floors throughout my home, the tile floors in the bathroom, and a textured black kitchen floor. I also took each one across some of my area rugs, even though only a few were indicated for use on rugs or carpets. As I noted earlier though, even the ones that claimed rug cleaning capabilities didn’t do anywhere near as good a job as a vacuum cleaner because they lack the suction power.
A note on corded and robot vacmops
It is possible to get robot vacuum mops that have similar wet mopping functionality.. However, for the purposes of this review, I only tested upright vacuum mops. And while I have previously tested both cordless and corded vacmops, as of 2025, I’m no longer testing corded models because cordless models are much easier to maneuver and they’re efficient enough to cover lots of ground on a single pass.
What makes a good cordless vacmop
A vacmop should have enough suction power to clean a messy or dirty kitchen floor on the first pass and ideally not leave much water behind. Though cordless vacmops can’t compare to, say, a Dyson vacuum, they should still be able to pick up dirt, debris, and pet hair from hard floors.
As of 2025, it’s pretty standard for cordless vacmops to have a brush roller that extends to at least one edge of the motorhead making it possible to clean along baseboards and under cabinets. Without an edge cleaning motorhead, the vacmop will leave a little uncleaned strip of floor along the walls, cabinets, and appliances.
Battery life ranges from 20 minutes to about 40, and I wanted a device that could clean all of the exposed hard flooring on the main level of my 1,200-ish-square-foot home. All of my top picks cleaned all of the exposed flooring (not covered with rugs) on a single charge and before the battery ran out. I also wanted to make sure the clean water tank could hold enough water to last an entire floor-cleaning session.
If a vacmop is complicated to use I’m less likely to actually use it, so I looked for models that were easy to fill with clean water (and cleaning solution if the machine called it). I also preferred the vacmops with intuitive operation right out of the box. A good vacmop should also offer clear alerts for clogs, malfunctions, and when attention is due to the clean water tank or the dirty water tank.
The motorhead of a vacmop shouldn’t be so bulky that it won’t fit under lower kitchen cabinets. It should also be easy to maneuver around furniture and other obstacles, and able to get into corners and tight spaces with relative ease. The handle ideally reclines enough to clean under furniture too.
Vacmops aren’t exactly fun to clean and unlike the best robot vacuums, there isn’t yet a fancy model that has an auto-empty feature. Still, most have a self-cleaning cycle that you can start at the push of a button once you return the device to its docking station. Even (well, especially) after the self-cleaning cycle, these things can be kind of gross to clean, so I looked for models that made it easy enough to clean the dirty water tank and filters.
Because a vacmop’s rollers remain wet after cleaning, a charging or storage dock of some kind feels necessary. And if the vacmop’s manual calls for a cleaning solution it should be easy to order or pick up at a big box store and affordable to buy. Bonus points for vacmops that came with cleaning tools like brushes, extra filters, and spare brush rollers.
Other cordless vacmops we tested and liked
It’s my job to recommend the very best cordless vacmops, but not everything can take a top spot and there are some very good floor cleaners that didn’t quite make the cut. If you’ve never used a vacmop, any of these machines will still revolutionize your floor-cleaning routine.
The Dyson Wash G1—Dyson’s first standalone vacmop—came very close to being my top pick this year. It’s a sleek, simple floor cleaner that’s easy to use and easy to clean and it offers edge cleaning on both sides of the motorhead, making it possible to clean along baseboards and under cabinets from any direction. The dry dirt trap is in a little sliding tray between the two brush rollers and it does a good job of collecting anything solid before the dirty water makes its way to the dirty water tank. It has a 35-minute runtime (the Tineco Floor One S7 Pro runs for up to 40). It cleans with only water (though you can add cleaning solutions from other brands) and comes with a very compact charging/self-cleaning dock. It comes with no accessories, however, if you order directly from Dyson you’ll get two spare microfiber rollers.
Tineco Floor One S5 Combo
A former top pick in earlier tests, the Tineco Floor One S5 Smart Wet Dry Cordless Vacuum Cleaner is a cordless wet-dry vacuum cleaner that converts to a handheld vacuum (note: the hand vac configuration cannot pick up wet messes) and has edge cleaning on one side of the motorhead. Though it only has a 20-minute run time, it quietly and effectively cleaned my modestly-sized kitchen, living room, dining room, bathroom, and hallway in a single pass without leaving any water behind. That efficiency is a result of Tineco’s iLoop technology (the thing that makes it a “smart” device), but newer Tineco models are equally efficient, have longer run times, and more features.
Tineco iFloor3 Wet Dry Cordless Vacuum Cleaner
The Tineco iFloor 3, was booted from the top picks by the TIneco GO H20 Floor Washer only because the GO H20 offers edge cleaning. But this is still a good vacmop at a good price. It cleans powerfully and efficiently, even without smart technology. It has a backlit LED display that provides visual indicators for battery life, power, and tangles in the brush roll. It will also indicate when the clean water tank is empty or the dirty water tank is full. It has a 25-minute runtime and powerful suction that easily and efficiently cleaned my hard floors on the first pass in its default mode, but there’s a more powerful “max” mode should you need it. I was also surprised that it used very little water and solution when cleaning my very messy kitchen floor. This model has a HEPA filter and a self-cleaning function.
In my years of testing floor cleaners, I’ve been very impressed with Shark vacuum cleaners (their stick vacuums are an especially great value), and I liked the cordless Shark Hydrovac Pro XL when I tested it in 2023. It’s lightweight and easy to use; I was able to get it up and running without opening the manual. The motorhead has little LED headlights which make it easy to see dirty spots on dark floors and dust on light floors, and I appreciate that the foam filters are washable. The brush roller is apparently treated with an “antimicrobial substance to preserve the roller and resist bacterial odors,” and while I didn’t notice an impact on the floor cleaning, it’s a nice touch that could help keep the whole device smelling fresh even after long-term use. It did leave more water on my floors than other vac mops, and it’s noisier than comparable models, but it’s still a very good cordless vacmop.
I tested Hydrovac Messmaster (WD260 Series) in 2025 hoping it would be an upgraded version of the Shark vacmop above. Other than the fact that it left my floor drier than the Hydrovac Pro, it’s comparable. It’s lightweight and has little LED lights on the motorhead, which are nice features. But it’s also louder than other mopvacs and it offers no edge cleaning—which is something you really want in the kitchen. The 3-in-1 label is also misleading since the three things it does are vacuum, mop, and self-clean—three things all cordless vacmops do.
Bissell Crosswave X7 Cordless Pet Pro Multi-Surface Wet Dry Vac
There’s nothing necessarily wrong with the Bissell Crosswave X7 Cordless Pet Pro Multi-Surface Wet Dry Vac, but it’s more expensive than better-performing vacmops and, in my testing, it didn’t quite live up to its “Pet Pro” moniker. Still, if you’re in the market for a basic upright vacuum cleaner that sucks up wet and dry messes and can also function as a mop—or if you prefer to vacuum your hard floors before you mop them, this model might work for you. It’s not as powerful as other models I tested and in dry vac mode, didn’t suck all of the dog hair out of my rugs. It also left a little more water on my wood floors and there’s no alert when the clean water tank runs dry. Every model of Bissell Crosswave I’ve tried is a little annoying to use, because unlike most vacmops on the market, the default mode is dry vacuuming, and to engage the wet mopping function, you have to keep your finger on a trigger. Crosswaves are also some of the only vacmops indicated for area rugs in wet cleaning mode, but it’s not a true carpet cleaner and definitely wouldn’t clean up pet messes on a rug (for that you want something like Bissell’s Little Green).
Vacmops we tested and don’t recommend
Hizero Bionic Hard Floor Cleaner
The Hizero Bionic Hard Floor Cleaner has a great self-cleaning feature, so when I first tested vacmops in 2022, this was the easiest model to clean. It was also one of the quietest even in the max cleaning mode, because unlike most cordless vacmops, it doesn’t actually use suction to pick up dirt and debris. According to the manufacturer, the polymer roller is actually supposed to mimic the physics of a dog licking stuff up off the floor. It had a rough time with my textured kitchen flooring as well as the wonky 100-year-old wood floors throughout the rest of my house. The exact model I tested appears to be discontinued, but a very similar model is still available for purchase.
Bissell Crosswave Hydrosteam Corded Wet Dry Vac
I’ve tested multiple Bissell Crosswave models and their biggest selling point is versatility. They work as dry vacuum cleaners or as vacmops. The Bissell Crosswave Hydrosteam Corded Wet Dry Vac is a triple threat because it can also be used as a steam mop. Steam is great if you want something that sanitizes, and the steam function on this model cleaned a gunky, greasy mess off of my textured kitchen floor better than the Tineco S7 Pro in max mode. Still, I don’t recommend this particular model. In addition to the cord (typical of a device with a steam feature because they need more juice), I didn’t find it to be a very powerful dry vacuum or wet mop vac, the brush roller doesn’t go all the way to either edge of the motorhead, and it malfunctioned when I tried to transition from a tile floor to a flat-weave rug.
Bissell Crosswave Pet Pro Multi-Surface Bagless Wet Dry Vac
Overall, the Bissell Crosswave Pet Pro Multi-Surface Bagless Wet Dry Vac did a good job cleaning my floors, and the clean water tank had indicators to let me know how much water to put in it for small areas (up to 350 square feet) and large areas (up to 700 square feet). But it’s corded and it didn’t clean as well as similarly-priced cordless models.
Eureka All in One Wet Dry Vacuum Cleaner
The Eureka All in One Wet Dry Vacuum Cleaner was fine—and similar to the corded Crosswave Pet Pro above. It was also louder and harder to maneuver than the Crosswave, but it looked nice, was comparatively affordable, and came with some handy cleaning tools.
Discontinued vacmops we tested
You may still find these in stock at various online retailers, but the models have been discontinued, and even if they had not been, they didn’t top my testing.
Roborock Dyad Cordless Wet Dry Vacuum
When I first tested vacmops in 2022, the Roborock Dyad Cordless Wet Dry Vacuum was the only model that had true edge-to-edge cleaning on both sides of the motorhead and according to the product description, cleaning solution was only needed for deep cleans. Unfortunately, it took me the better part of an hour to get it working for the first time and I had to use salt to make happen (yes, it was a whole thing). It did eventually do a good job cleaning my floors, but the edge cleaning also turned out to be kind of pointless in my kitchen because the bulky motorhead wouldn’t fit into the area where my lower cabinets pop out. This model has been discontinued for a while, but subsequent models, including the also discontinued Dyad Pro had similarly bulky motorheads. Roborock has since released more compact models, which I may consider testing in the future.
Hoover FloorMate Deluxe Hard Floor Cleaner
The Hoover FloorMate Deluxe Hard Floor Cleaner was a corded floor cleaner that felt more like a street sweeper than a vacmop. It was big and bulky and had flat, spinning brushes instead of a soft microfiber brush roller. It was pretty useless for cleaning up everyday messes from my hard floors and couldn’t get into corners at all. This seemed more like something I’d use to do a cursory clean on a laminate gym floor after a dance (well, except for that pesky cord).
INSE Cordless Wet Dry Vacuum Cleaner
The INSE Cordless Wet Dry Vacuum Cleaner reminded me a lot of the Tineco iFloor 3, the clean water tank was built into the motorhead. And instead of a liquid cleaning solution, it takes dissolvable solution strips. The motor felt a little aggressive but it seemed to do a very good job cleaning my food because I emptied some disgustingly-dark water from the dirty water tank multiple times in a row.
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