Kitchen & Housewares : Vax V-028 Rapide Power Jet Pro Carpet Washer

Rating: - Waste of money
As advertised the cleaner sends strong jets of water into the carpet and there is a strong suction but the nozzle is too far off the carpet to suck the water up and there is no adjustment on it so I had to get out my wet and dry vacuum to clear things up.
The static brush bar is just that, no way it oscillates for the carpet is left with a load of clean and not so clean stripes which indicates to me that the brush bar is not working the shampoo into the carpet.
I am not happy.Vax V-028 Rapide Power Jet Pro Carpet Washer

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Rating: - Love it!
My sons bedroom carpet was in a bit of a state, and having only ever hired big hulking carpet washers, I did have my fingers crossed the first time I used it- it was brilliant!
There were a couple of small areas that needed doing twice, but I couldn't believe how well the carpet came up.
A few reviews have said that this machine is noisy, but I've heard louder! I'm glad that those comments didn't put me off purchasing!
If and when the time comes that I need to replace this carpet washer, I will definately be buying another Vax.Vax V-028 Rapide Power Jet Pro Carpet Washer

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Rating: - Does agood job
I've had this a few months now without any problems. The super saver delivery took over 6 weeks to arrive and there was no way of tracking it so may be worth paying the extra for tracked delivery.
The unit is easy to assemble, it feels a little flimsy, the foot catch to lower the handle is particularly so but in fairness it hasn't broken.
Using the machine is very easy and it does a good job, it's easy to put in the detergent and the dirty water is easy to empty and the filters are easy to clean. The dirty water tank has a float which turns off the suction when it is full, this isn't immediately apparent but there is a slight change in sound and it doesn't suck up anymore!
The attachment hose for spot cleaning is a little fiddly to fit but works well.
Works well and puts the bounce back into the carpet.

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Rating: - Exceeded expectations
After reading all the reviews on this website and others I took the plunge and bought the V-028. We live in a rented house with new beige synthetic carpets and two toddlers. It has only been hoovered for the last 18 months so was pretty grotty. After a once over with the upright unit I then attacked the marked (mud and water-based paint) parts of the carpet and the stairs with the upholstery attachment with great success.
At one point I did have trouble with the suction of the upright unit but once I emptied the dirty tank (it wasn't full) and re-attached it it was back to normal. Excellent machine, upholstery attachment essential for edges, stairs and stubborn bits.

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Rating: - My Experience
Read some reviews before i purchased this item, the majority seemed very good.Price and delivery was excellent, had the vax a few months before we used it. The tanks are small but i guess they need to be because they are very easy to change or refill.It lifted some stains that i had tried everything to clean, sucktion power was very good and carpet dried in two days, in warmer weather would dry a lot quicker.Second time we used it the sucktion was gone and a stain we tried to lift has been spread about the living room, 5 days and carpet still stained and soaking. Checked out some other sites and it would seem that a percentage of these machines have an inherant problem they loose power after the first usage. This has no reflection on Amazon who have been brilliant about it, will carry on buying from them.