Are you looking for a powerful and versatile tool for cleaning your hardwood floors? Then, the new BISSELL PowerEdge 81L2T might just be the right option. This cleaner is compact and lightweight, so it does not need much storage space and it does not require much effort to use. Yet, it is incredibly hardy. Carry it throughout the house, with little effort and no worry of damage. It can reach distant or tight areas, to ensure a truly complete clean-up. The removable handles allow you to switch from a handheld vacuum to a hard floor cleaner. You can plug it in, using the incredibly long cord, or you can use it cordless, with the fade-free Li-Ion exchangeable battery (meaning that it lasts for a really long time). This adds some extra versatility. And, you may take this argument into consideration or not, but it really looks good. The motor provides enough power for a successful and fast clean-up of hard floors. Not even the smallest and fastidious debris can withstand such an attack.

The V-shape swivel head design further improves your access to difficult areas, like room corners, and the wide cleaning path makes vacuuming easier and faster. This head is removable, and so is the brush. One of the most astonishing features is the device’s efficiency when it comes to removing pet hairs. Actually, this is one of the main purposes of this vacuum cleaner. rainbow vacuum cleaner cleaningSo, if you own dogs or cats, you can be sure that your home will stay clean and your family will be protected from possible allergies.best upright vacuum cleaners pet hair The dirt cup is easy to remove and easy to wash.vacuum cleaner lux If you were under the impression that pets and hardwood floors do not make a good much, this device might make you change your mind, because it leaves hardwood floors spotless, even in homes with one or several pets.

Ravi Dalchand really, really believes in his product. The senior brand manager at Bissell Canada demonstrates the effectiveness of the new Bissell Symphony All-in-One hard floor cleaner (it vacuums and steams at the same time!) by using it to scrub the floor of a subway station in Toronto. But then the stunt, devised by KBS+, gets even wilder. Check it out here:factor is awfully high (in a way, it's reminiscent of Extended Stay Motels' notorious licking ad from 2008), although the subway stop doesn't look quite as dirty as some—and for good reason. It turns out the video was filmed at Bay Lower Station, which has long been closed off to the public and is used primarily for training and filming movies, TV episodes and commercials. So, while Dalchand does eat off a genuine subway platform, which can't be hygienic under any circumstances, it's not quite the same as doing so in an in-service station. Plus, as the Huffington Post points out, the onlookers were almost certainly actors who may well have been in on the gag.

Still, the core of the stunt is real, and certainly memorable—even if you have to take it with a grain of salt (and in this case, a dash of oregano and pepper as well). Chief Creative Officers: Matt Hassell, Gary Watson Creative Director: Raul Garcia Art Directors: Jessica Toye, Raul Garcia Account Director: Hanh Vo Account Executive: Megan Chown Agency Producer: Margaret Callaghan General Manager: Craig Emmerson Senior Brand Manager: Ravi Delchand Executive Producer: Karen Tameanko Line Producers: Elizabeth Findlay, Amanda Field Postproduction Company: Married to Giants Executive Producer: Denise Shearer Assistant Editor: Alain Elliott Online Artist: Trevor Corrigan Online Assistant: Preeti Torul Color, Visual Effects: Alter Ego Vacuums as well as steams Hard to see controls The Bissell Vac & Steam is an unusual steam mop that has a built-in vacuum cleaner. That means it's heavier than either a standalone steam mop or a stick vacuum.

But it makes quick work of cleaning floors because you can do both tasks at once.It doesn't have a hand-held steam cleaner or scrubby brushes, so it's no use for curtains or upholstery, or even really ingrained stains. But it heats up quickly and gives you clean, mopped floors in record time. It's available direct from Bissell.Related: Best Kitchen Gadgets Round-upAt 4.4kg the Bissell isn't light. That's because it packs in a cyclonic vacuum cleaner as well as a steam mop. It comes with two machine-washable cleaning pads (one soft and one "scrubby"), a measuring cup, two fragrance discs (that tuck into a mesh pocket on the cleaning pad) and an anti-calc water filter that should prevent the cleaner getting clogged with limescale.Look on the underside of the cleaner and you'll see a small strip across the front dedicated to the vacuum, with stiff little brushes to pick up fluff. The rest of the underside is taken up with the mop's cleaning pad, which is elasticated to fit around the mop head.

Related: Our pick of the Best Vacuum CleanersThe pad feels well-made and fits well. There's a small mesh pocket for adding a fragrance disc – which is very smelly itself, but leaves rooms with a "clean" smell.There's no clip-on carpet glider. Instead, if you want to steam clean carpets and rugs you pop the cleaning pad off. And it's designed to vacuum and mop at the same time – although the vacuum cleaner won't tolerate very wet conditions.Related: 5 Best Slow Cookers You Can BuyThe fragrance discs give you that 'clean smell' in addition to the actual cleaningFor vacuuming, you simply press a button and go. For steam you first fill the reservoir by pulling down a flap and then pouring in water – you must pour slowly otherwise the water spills – then switch on.It took just 24 seconds for the steam to heat up ready for use, although it was hard to tell as the indicator light is on the front of the handle, so you have to lean forward to see it. There are two steam settings: high and low.

While these didn't produce huge clouds of steam, the cleaning results were impressive.Related: The Best Leaf Blowers and Garden VacsThe Bissell really comes into its own when you vac and steam at the same time. As long as your floor doesn't have any really ingrained stains that require a brush or scourer, it gets them clean (and clean-smelling) very quickly. Muddy footprints on a wooden floor lifted no problem.The controls are easy to reach but hard to see as they're on the front of the handle (see below). There's also no "vac and steam" button, so you have to switch each on independently – this can lead to you turning the vacuum off but forgetting that the steam is still going. It's also heavier than most steam mops and the entire mop head pops off too easily, with the slightest knock.Related: Our pick of the Best Espresso MachinesBut most of these downsides are fairly trivial considering how well it cleans. We also like the comfy and adjustable handle, which makes it easier to store is handy if you're taller or shorter than average.