VAX Rapide XL

Introduction ---------------- Well it looks like a bike orange upright vacuum cleaner but that's one thing its not. The first thing to realise about the Rapide XL is that it will not vacuum up your carpets. The manual also specifically warns against using it to "suck" up pools of spilt liquids. About the machine ----------------------- This machine is a carpet and upholstery washer. There is a clean water tank in the upright section (where your dust bag would be). You take this out and fill it straight from the tap - using water as hot as you like. Underneath this is a soap reservoir thing ... more

Having a 3 year old, plus 2 cats who love to leave us presents in the living room my carpet really needed a good clean. I decided to borrow my brothers Vax cleaner as it is an upright and my old vax was in the shed and I didn`t want to have to dig it out. He gave me the basic instructions on how to use it but had lost the manual so I had to figure most of it out myself! How did I clean my carpet? Basically I filled up the clean water tank with hot water,this is quite a big tank and sits in the upright part of the vax. I then added the vax solution to the solution tank which fits in underneath ... more

The main reason i bought this vax rapide was because i have a young child and carpets and upholstery in lighter colours,i know they don't mix well but i wouldn't swap either. After months of wiping my sofa and my rugs with spot cleaners to remove mushed in banana , jam , sandwiches etc i decided something needed to be done..And rather than cover everything in plastic i decided to buy this rather nifty cleaner.. It is fantastic thats all i can say i purchased mine thinking it wouldn't be a good investment but i'm happy to admit i was wrong. It is bagless and can be used wet or dry, has the ... more

I bought this machine as it seemed super powerful and I'm a student with cream carpets in my flat and alot of friends who "forget" to take off their shoes and clean up spills. I haven't been disappointed with regards to the carpet cleaning function. O.K. so you need to set aside an afternoon for doing this, and my gosh is it a full workout when both compartments for water are nearly full but it really does bring the carpets up like new. One or two really deep rooted stains have faded rather than gone entirely, although I'm sure if i ketp at it they'd go eventually. My only major disappointment ... more

To start with I am a Car Valeter so am used to the Numatic George for wet vacuuming. I needed a carpet cleaner as I have two dogs who run mud around the place like no tomorrow. I eventually bought this one after careful consideration. It is extremely easy to use, simply screw it together, fill it up and hit 'go'. The carpet cleaning is great, on some tough stains it is worth putting some weight on the brushes (I stand on it) and it penetrates deeper in to the carpet giving thorough cleaning. The hand tool needs to be adjusted otherwise it just squirts to the sides too much, it is great for the ... more