VaxDual Power Carpet Cleaner and Washer, Stain Remover With Dual Rotating Brushbars, Twin Tank Technology, W86-DP-B, 2.7L, 800W, Orange [Energy Class A]

Before you even switch this machine on to use it, you will notice that the carrying handle is just about the most sensibly positioned you've ever encountered, which means that the height of the machine was considered. Engineers have always considered that simplicity is synonymous with ingenuity, and its true. This little VAX doesn't have pumps, venturis and turbo this or that, it works on gravity for goodness sake. What could be simpler or more reliable than gravity? 10/10 for that.If you push this machine forward, it cleans your carpet twice, if you pull it back over the same spot, it will have scrubbed your carpet clean four times. If you release the cleaning agent as you push it forward, it leaves the liquid in the carpet to soak. If you pull it back, it scrubs and removes the liquid as it goes.Unlike some other machines, it doesn't skimp on the cleaning agent, but it holds about 3-litres and will cover approximately 500 square feet, just over 152 square metres per filling. The instruction manual gives the user quite a few good tips too.I have a very old professional vacuum cleaner, designed for hotels and the like. It sucks the carpet off the floor and then flays the life out of it. I have a Labrador dog that moults like there's no tomorrow, especially in the heat of summer, brush it, bath it, do what you will ... it still moults. You can vacuum your carpet all day long, but this little VAX will still fill its 'chops' with animal fur. From this respect, whilst you may consider your home truly clean, the VAX may prove otherwise.Animal smells disappear from the floor and you only need to wash the cushion covers and furniture covers to complete the job to a truly immaculate standard.This VAX does such a good job, it. will make you feel really proud of your home and even husbands like using this machine, because it makes them feel useful, they having made a difference.In this instance, I think VAX have got just about everything right, the price, the quality, the reliability, its being simple to use, clean and care for, notwithstanding the ergonomics. Don't spend a fortune, this little machine will serve you well, believe me.The kids love it, as they can play with the water, the bubbles and pull a lever ... and they stay clean too. Under supervision, they won't come to any harm. Highly recommended for family use, especially where tiny tots are crawling around on the floor most of their waking hours. Stay clean, stay healthy is what I say.Yes ... a sensible product designed by sensible people. I don't work for this company, I'm retired and have been for many years. I'm simply gob-smacked by this little machine i.e. one which I can actually afford. My carpets get an extraordinary amount of wear, what with kids traipsing mud in from the garden, the dog going bananas, not to mention the numerous accidents with cup spillage. Since owning this machine, you would never believe I had any visitors. You won't be disappointed with this product. VAX have done me proud, and I'm truly grateful.

I'm so happy with the results from this carpet cleaner! As other people have said, it works efficiently and deep cleans the carpets so they look like new. It's lightweight and does the job fairly quickly. It's a good idea to go slowly on the reverse to suck out as much water as possible and get the dirt up. It's quite noisy, but that's not a problem, it's doing the job after all. The tank holds 2 litres so needs refilling quite often but the Vax solution is economical, only 40ml per litre of water.I vacuum the carpets regularly and they looked quite clean at the start, no major stains anywhere, but I was amazed how dirty the tank water was, the ordinary vacuuming isn't enough. The carpets were only damp after cleaning and dried completely overnight and smell fresh.I'd recommend this carpet cleaner, it's great value. I've cleaned all the carpets in the house for a fraction of what it would cost to do professionally.

This Vax is a piece of cake to put together, assembly involves 3 screw, if you can't cope with that, I'm sure sure you should be adulting without supervision :) Be careful unclipping the lower tank I absentmindedly unclipped all the clips and spilt it all over the floor, fear not clearing it up took seconds.So whats good?1._Its not very noisy, it's carpet cleaner they all tend to be louder than the average vacuum cleaner.2._Its easy to assemble.3._The cleaner it comes with is great and really forgiving, it says 40ml per litre but don't worry I messed up and must have put 140ml maybe 150ml into a 2 litre solution...it didn't bleach my carpets or cause any harm, the 40ml is just the most efficient mix for value for money overdoing it costs you a few pennies because you'll buy more cleaner a bit quicker...it's no big deal really.5._It's easy to fill and refill and to empty, to make life easy when you buy this buy a cheap measuring jug that has at least 1 litre capacity and a 10-100ml measure.6._It's POWERFUL! You'll see from the attached photos that it picks up, or rather draws out a lot of fluff from the carpets, this is all dirty fluff as you'll see so while its powerful it's also gentle and hasn't damaged my carpets.So what's not so good?1._It has a small capacity the top tank holds 2 litres and the bottom roughly the same however because of the run through and carpet absorption etc, for my carpets i could do 2 top loads ever time i emptied the bottom load. You will empty this frequently i'm afraid but doing so is quick and easy and look at the pictures, see what I was emptying out...it's clearly doing a good job.2._It leaves fluff behind, quite a lot of it, my advice, have a vacuum cleaner on stand by to quickly suck up this fluff, yes the Vax isn't sucking it all up but at least it's doing what my vac can't which is pick up this fluff, which my vac seemed to such hide amongst the carpet fibres, with this Vax there is nowhere to hide :)Advice1._Pre clean carpets with a vacuum cleaner and have it standby to pick up that stray fluff.2._Empty the lower tank down the toilet not the sink...fluff will clog your plug hole.3._Make long slow fluid strokes, hold the trigger when you push it forwards, let the handle go and pull back in a continuous motion.4._When you remove the tank note that you are tilting it to extract it, putting it back in is the reverse, bottom in first then the top and make sure you hear it click into place and that it is smoothly aligned.5._The cap at 3/4 full (for the bottle that comes with the Vax is roughly 40ml).6._If you struggle to find a measuring jug but have a 1Kg baking tin and a funnel to hand remember a 1Kg of water is the same as 1 litre :)