VAX V 033 Rapide Compact

Advantages: Cleans well, cheap, easy to use
Disadvantages: Doesn't clean stairs

...The VAX V 025 Rapide Carpet Washer VAX is a well known manufacturer of various carpet cleaners. They offer a wide range of carpet care products and the VAX V 025 Rapide is the budget version of of their upright range of carpet cleaners. It looks like a small orange Disson and works by shooting cleaning solution into the carpet, using a brush to agitate the carpet and then hoover the water up into a dirty water tank. This is clever design and makes it very easy to use. Features The VAX V 025 Rapide has the following features: - Powerful motor to hoover up water to help dry the carpet quickly - Rotating brush bar. This spins near the front of the machine and brushes the carpet to lift dirt out. - 3.5 litre tank - 2 litre dirty water tank As the VAX is a budget cleaner it does lack some of the more advance features... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful

Advantages: light weight, easy to use great for little spills and on the moment spots
Disadvantages: not for deep cleaning or older marks.

...On my "other" carpet cleaner breaking down we were in dire need to get new one as we had just had some building work done and are the proud owners of 5 children. We bought the vax and was really dismayed at the preformance. it is definately not for you if you need something to do a deep cleaning job. the spots did not budge I had to get down on my hands and knees with a scrubbing brush. the little brush basically spreads the dirt from one side to the next. On the plus side it is a light weight very easy to use machine if you have a low maintence clean up. great for sucking up spills but does not work on those tougher stains and marks.... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful

Advantages: Easy to use, efficient
Disadvantages: None

...I bought this cleaner last week - I decided to have it delivered from Argos and was pleasantly surprised to find they were including them in their half price sale - £59 instead of £120! I have had some work done indoors and my carpets were absolutely filthy with all the workman walking backwards and forwards so my options were new carpet (too expensive), hand scrubbing (too exhausting) or to buy a carpet cleaner. The latter won!! I had the large 2 in 1 VAX some time ago and, although it did the job well, it was too pernickity to put together and I couldn't be bothered with it in the end. Well, I tried the VAX V 027 Rapide XL last Saturday and was I impressed! It was easy to use (no complicated instructions) and did the job perfectly. It even took stains out that I could never remove before. All you need to do is fill the water... Read review

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