VAX W85-PP-T Dual Power Pro Carpet Washer, 1200 W and Ultra+ Carpet Solution Bundle

The media could not be loaded.  Purchased on 05/10/15 - dispatched from and sold by Amazon with a price point of £179.00.I decided to buy the VAX after spending similar money every 6 months for an external cleaning company to come into my house to clean my carpets.Very simple to put together and out the box took about 5 minutes to get up and running.I chose a hallway rug measuring 3 metres x 2 metres as a test. We are a shoes off when you come into the house kind of family, yet the results were fantastic in terms of the dirt removal and horrifying that my rug was this dirty ...... looked clean enough to my eye ..... and here I am sharing my shame with the world!The product comes supplied with 2 x 250ml bottles of Vax Ultra+ cleaning solution - if you have carpets throughout your house you will definitely need additional solution, might be an idea to buy this at the same time as the VAX cleaner if you want to get the job done in one sitting.I purchased 2 additional bottles of 1.5l Vax Ultra+ cleaning solution, however be careful when doing this, for some odd reason at the time of my purchase, you could add one 1.5l bottle to your basket individually at half the price - compared to ticking 2 bottles and then adding them to your basket.The VAX also effectively semi dried the rug and within 3 or so hours felt fine to walk upon. (I cleaned my feet first of course)The product does come with a 6 year guarantee once you register on line - a simple and quick process.I do not normally write product reviews, but on this occasion I was so pleased with the product I decided to.Regards;ONE HAPPY CARPET CLEANER :-)

I used the old pet van which is still going, but bought this on the basis it would be easier to use, I was right it is very easy too use and it does a really good job. However there are one or two irritating design faults. Firstly; the pedals to switch it on/off and angle the van body are smooth and your foot can slip, especially using them it with damp soles to your shoes. Secondly; the catch on bottom dirty water tank can be stiff making it awkward to remove and put back, I fear it might not last too long. Thirdly; do make sure you vacuum your carpets thoroughly first, which I did as it tells you to do, but fluff builds up inside the front suction housing and (expectedly) on the brushes and these again are awkward to remove as there seems to be no quick release mechanism to free the brushes or the housing! I had to resort to a phillips screw driver! On the plus side it is made of good quality plastic and will last, (still worried about that bottom catch), it is easy and quick to use and it has done and excellent job; giving a much deeper clean than the old style pet vax. Would I recommend it even with some irritating faults.... yes!

With a young child and a dog I'd noticed my carpets were looking a little grubby. I had planned to get a professional in but decided to give this Vax a go. I thought that it would be handy to have around and placed my order. The washer arrived the next day and was quickly assembled without any trouble. The washer came with two small bottles of cleaner and the instructions were easy to understand. After adding the solution and warm water it was ready to go. What a difference! My carpets weren't exactly filthy but the amount of dirt lifted was shocking. You're supposed to hoover the carpet before using the Vax but even after doing this, the amount of fluff that the washer got out of the carpet was a shock.The machine uses the solution pretty quickly so it is worth ordering a separate bottle, especially as it takes a few runs to get the balance right. You actually don't need to use that much of it. Although the solution is mixed automatically, you control when it's released and I think go a bit mad the first time.My carpets were completely transformed with the end result looking as good as when the professionals have been in. I also used the machine on some wooden floors, again fantastic result but it seemed to work better without the squeegee attachment on the front. The squeegee actually left very fine scratched on the floor, probably because of the fine bits of grit that had been missed after hoovering. There seems to be a bit of confusion about how the machine dries. It is powerful enough that suction alone leaves the carpets almost completely dry. In addition, the way the vents for the motor are positioned means that the warm air is directed down into the carpet and the machine actually uses this warm expelled warm air to help dry the carpets. You could walk on them immediately with them feeling completely dry after about 2-3 hours.