A family owned company that has been a leader in the homecare business for over five generations. The real test for the CrossWave, though, was that Forbidden Zone of the tiled area by the stove. I moved the brightly colored little mop vac back and forth, doubled back, tripled back, and then moved on to clean another room while it dried. When I came back, I admit that I was ready for the CrossWave to let me down—I’d been defeated so many times before. So believe me when I say that I audibly yelled and fist-pumped to nobody in particular once I felt that sweet, clean floor under my bare feet. Shows how well a vacuum picked up sand without dispersing it on bare floors. Battery powered vacuums are often chosen for properties that have large areas that need to be cleaned where a cord vacuum might not work. Not to be overly dramatic, but my life actually changed the day my CrossWave arrived. Putting it together was simple—I slid the handle into the main body, filled the clean water tank with warm water and cleaning solution, and then I was ready to go.