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Advantages: quick and easy great cleaning results
Disadvantages: upholstry and stairs left too wet, not right up to edge

I had a smell in my one room I could not pin down. A major clean was required. I looked into hiring a machine for a weekend, but it was going to cost me the best part of £100. I shopped around and purchased this from Costco for £100 + vat I could have got it cheaper, but the return policy from Costco is brilliant and I did not want to wait weeks for delivery. The machine comes in a box and needs some screw driver constuction, but this is basic and ...
...opening the box to geting it working took about 15 minutes. The machine is like a slightly noisy vacuum cleaner, but it did not wake the children, but holding a detailed conversation is not possible. It takes no time to cover a large area even going over twice, although it disappointingly does not go right up to the front edge with the detergent dispensing which is just behind the suck up bar. ( I think I am going to get a garden spray bottle to ... Read review

Advantages: Easy to store, simple to use
Disadvantages: Have to empty out dirty water tank a lot otherwise it won't work

...I have been using my vax once a month. It is amazing to see what the vax picks up even though the carpets don't look that dirty. I also noticed that the smell of the dog disappeared. The only problem I have with it is the fact that I have to fill it up about 5 times to do my living room and dining room. The noise doesn't bother me, I sort of expected that, but on the plus side, because it is the same size as my vacuum cleaner I can still put it in ... Read review

Advantages: Consistently cleans heavy duty dirt
Disadvantages: Heavy to use

I have found this carpet and uphostery cleaner very useful and able to manage the general day-to-day dirt and stains from having two dogs and two young children. It is easy to use, and very quick to set up prior to starting. However it can be heavy (but not heavier than other similar cleaners. It has been used over two years on a two weekly basis without any problem. The controls are easy to use but at times cleaning out the dirty water tank has ... Read review

Advantages: simply easy to use
Disadvantages: LIMITED purpose

This is a light and compact unit. Not very good at large areas, as the fresh water and solution dispenser contains only a very small amount of liquid. Obviously this unit is designed for spills. Not for any major clean ups. Waste collection water capacity much greater than the clean dispenser, so able to pick up anything that has been left after a spill, such as wine, etc. The unit has a simple to use knob on the side to change the operation from ...
...to suction for picking up dirty water. The brushes can be easily slowed if pressure is applied to the unit, for brush/scrubbed use, no more than the weight of the unit itself is suitable, trying to add pressure to get the scrubber action to scrub better just makes the unit struggle, and sound labouring in motor noise. Easy and simple to fill and empty both clean and dirty water containers, but I did find that the clean water container was too easy ... Read review

Advantages: Very powerful and good value for money.
Disadvantages: Some minor assembly and a bit loud.

...just how much dirt the VAX pulled out of my carpets. The suction on this machine is very powerful whether you're using the hose and attachments on the stairs or pushing it along on the carpet. One small drawback is that it is very loud but you soon get used to it. It's a bit heavy so I wouldn't suggest dragging this up more than one staircase in a cleaning session. The dustbin container clips off and back onto the main unit very easily for when you're ...
...can get a bit messy (but what bagless isn't!?) and it's always best to give the filter a good hard banging to get all the dirt off it which again is a bit messy. To use the attachments you have to unhook the hose from the main beater brush part of the machine and slot it into the provided attachments so the dirt goes into the dustbin, which sounds a bit weird at first but is very simple once you figure it out. All in all this is an excellent machine ... Read review