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Vax ECR2V1P Dual Power Pet Advance Carpet Cleaner, Plastic, 800 W, 4.2 liters


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Best price: £168.99

Product Summary

  • Dual rotating brushbars lift tough, deep down dirt from your carpets
  • Twin Tank technology separates clean water from dirty, meaning the Vax Dual Power is easy to fill and empty
  • Wash tool and 2.4 m stretch hose for stairs and upholstery cleaning
  • The pre-treatment wand and solution help tackle stubborn stains and is elegant for high traffic areas
  • 1 year guarantee for complete peace of mind

Product Attributes

  • Weight: 14.1 Pounds,
  • Size: 1 Count (Pack of 1)

Brand

Vax


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Product Review Analysis*

Positives

Neutrals

Negatives

54.9% 12.0% 33.1%

Senti score  [66.9%]

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empty brilliant excellent utterly awful suck faulty happy leaked really disappointing difficult recommend leave pleased worst thing wrong better great cleaner absolutely brilliant good amazing really powerful really pleased replace flat flimsy

Pros & Cons

absolutely brilliant

"used it today and despite the reviews it is absolutely brilliant"
100.0%

really pleased

"this vax carpet washer is great is done a fab job of my carpets really pleased"
100.0%

really powerful

"it is a little light even when full to get a really powerful suction on the back strokes so we balanced some weights on the front"
100.0%

excellent product

"excellent product"
100.0%

very pleased

"love this product it’s brill my carpets look fab fast drying and even did my mattresses with it gets get tough stains very pleased"
100.0%

very powerful

"very powerful suction making your carpets clean with little effort and in a small amount of time this carpet cleaner left a very dirty carpet of mine which i thought would have to be replaced like brand new you get to see the amount of dirt being sucked out of your carpet comes with a long cable which is perfect for large rooms leaves your carpet feeling almost completely dry after use cons it is quite noisy but with such great results is nothing to complain about"
100.0%

truly delighted

"utterly truly delighted"
99.9%

absolutely fantastic

"absolutely fantastic 👌🏼 made my carpets look like new and practically dry when finished "
99.9%

virtually non existent

"very disappointing great for the first two or three uses but i have tried again today this being my fifth use and the suction is now virtually non existent"
99.9%

does clean

"this machine is really easy to use and does clean well the attachments for sofa i found left items very wet though"
99.3%

really good

"arrived next day really good carpets looked great after using this brilliant"
99.3%

excellent at cleaning

"this was easy to assemble very easy to use and excellent at cleaning"
99.1%

absolutely amazing

"what an absolutely amazing winner with this purchase"
99.0%

very clean

"this carpet cleaner is really easy to use and leaves the carpet and upholstery smelling really nice and looking very clean"
98.7%

amazing product

"amazing product!"
98.5%

worked a treat

"as i look after dogs for friends i have need of a carpet cleaner to make sure that my house does not smell 'doggy' and this has worked a treat"
97.8%

great results

"great results check photo on a wool carpet !"
97.6%

brilliant carpet

"this is a brilliant carpet cleaner so simple to use easy to fill and empty the tanks light to push around long lead so no need to unplug and move about"
96.6%

love love love

"love love love"
93.1%

done an amazing

"we have had a puppy for the last 7 months who during his time learning to be housetrained has understandably had a fair few accidents inside and this had done an amazing job at cleaning any wee sick marks or stains up perfectly"
91.1%

clean out the brushes

"i just have to work out how to get to clean out the brushes!"
90.6%

patch clean

"all the water marks where i'd tried to patch clean in the past have gone and it's brought the pile up as well"
90.3%

does a good

"if you're looking for a carpet cleaner that does a good job and won't break the bank this one is a great choice"
89.3%

good suckson

"good suckson"
88.8%

really happy

"bought for son in law as he kept borrowing mine and he is really happy with it"
88.4%

were amazing

"vax machine brilliant minor problem pos me or the machine vax support were amazing thank you"
75.0%

works well

"overall tank capacity is smaller than i thought it might be having said this it works well"
75.0%

great machine

"these people know how to treat customers very rare : and great machine"
75.0%

smells devine

"the detergent smells devine too"
75.0%

great deal

"anyway we had purchased this on and it cleaned the carpet so much better than the previous version which was a great deal more expensive"
75.0%

good price

"good came on time good price"
75.0%

reasonably easily

"fitted together reasonably easily as we haven’t been able to use it i can’t really comment on much else"
75.0%

looks good

"looks good"
75.0%

amazed well

"easy to use and does a good job usedit it initially on a well used rug and was amazed well worth the money"
74.9%

great value

"great value for money certainly cheaper than buying new rug which was something we thought about"
74.9%

really well

"works really well does a good job would recommend"
74.9%

good investment

"much much better than those ones you can rent so a good investment"
74.9%

household name

"really pleased and vax is a household name now in our home"
74.8%

very quickly

"arrived very quickly easy to assemble with extremely results when used on arrival"
74.8%

fairly well

"cleaned the carpet fairly well but left it very wet"
74.8%

clear instructions

"easy to put together clear instructions"
74.7%

very quick

"very good carpet shampooing machine very quick delivery"
74.7%

prompt return

"full marks to amazon though for a prompt return and refund"
74.7%

very friendly

"the delivery driver was was super good very friendly and i thank him for his service"
74.7%

good machine

"easy to use did the job good machine"
74.6%

fitted together

"fitted together reasonably easily as we haven’t been able to use it i can’t really comment on much else"
74.6%

work great

"the twin scrubbing brushes work great and have revived our carpets and owning two dogs is a major achievement"
74.6%

blown away

"absolutely blown away by this device"
74.6%

carpet feeling

"very powerful suction making your carpets clean with little effort and in a small amount of time this carpet cleaner left a very dirty carpet of mine which i thought would have to be replaced like brand new you get to see the amount of dirt being sucked out of your carpet comes with a long cable which is perfect for large rooms leaves your carpet feeling almost completely dry after use cons it is quite noisy but with such great results is nothing to complain about"
74.5%

fantastic hoover

"brilliant want a fantastic hoover cleaner"
74.5%

lovely as well

"the solution smells lovely as well"
74.5%

recommend very

"it’s really quick and easy to use and i would highly recommend very satisfying to use and see results"
74.5%

very efficient

"pet owner carpets very efficient but hard to clean hair out from brushes even if used just after vacuuming"
74.5%

looked great

"arrived next day really good carpets looked great after using this brilliant"
74.5%

good enough

"not good enough they should fix this persistent ongoing fault that everybody mentions!"
74.5%

attachment tool

"doing stairs can be a little labour intensive with the attachment tool but great for upholstery and car seats"
74.5%

that great

"i’m so impressed by this i brought it being a bit sceptical and expecting it not to be that great but it pleasantly surprised me"
74.4%

only hand cleaned

"many spills were only hand cleaned and not perfectly waiting for me to have a free day when i could be bothered"
74.4%

pretty good

"cleaning of sofa is pretty good but carpet is either not as dirty as the sofa despite being down the same length of time or that the cleaner doesn't like low pile carpets"
74.4%

pretty well

"collects water pretty well "
74.4%

lightweight easy

"good lightweight easy to use"
74.3%

pleasantly surprised

"all i will say is give it ago you will be pleasantly surprised"
74.3%

good value

"good value for money"
74.3%

light and easy

"light and easy to push around i am ashamed in the way everyone is about the amount of black water that is already in the tank just from the landing"
74.2%

have listened

"should have listened"
74.2%

nice and easy

"nice and easy to assemble out of the box and i wash washing carpets in 15 mins"
74.2%

quality product

"excellent quality product highly recommended"
74.2%

really nice

"this carpet cleaner is really easy to use and leaves the carpet and upholstery smelling really nice and looking very clean"
74.2%

great prices

"i think you are either asking for too much given the great prices charged or the item is defective "
74.2%

amazing upgrade

"so the company after keeping me in the loop gave me an amazing upgrade to a pet specific one"
74.2%

water and dirt

"the water and dirt out of the carpets was an eye opener"
74.1%

quick and easy

"so easy to put together and quick and easy to use"
74.0%

very reasonable

"best of all it’s a very reasonable price"
74.0%

very happy

"so easy to use made my carpets look like new very happy with my vax"
74.0%

bendy brushes

"in the end i used a set of small bendy brushes"
73.9%

came up great

"the wool rug i did came up great but as expected some of the fibres came out of the carpet and got stuck around the brushes not too difficult to remove without dismantling the whole thing but it did gather in it quite quickly"
73.9%

very efficiently

"however overall it shampoos very efficiently and is light and easy to use"
73.9%

amazing machine

"amazing machine does an excellent job on all types of carpet money well spent"
73.9%

worked great

"very easy to assemble and worked great out of the box"
73.8%

good product

"good product"
73.7%

look fantastic

"amazing cleaner my carpets and rugs look fantastic"
73.6%

machine vax support

"vax machine brilliant minor problem pos me or the machine vax support were amazing thank you"
73.5%

wool carpet

"great results check photo on a wool carpet !"
73.5%

down cleansing

"having a dog that is intact and has seasons try as she might she does leave some residue so having a carpet cleaner with deep down cleansing was very important"
73.5%

relatively quickly

"this is a great carpet cleaner for the money very easy to assemble and use fairly light weight my carpet dried relatively quickly my machine does not leak like some of the more expensive brands i have used it also has good suction and no streaking when used properly"
73.4%

great size

"great size could do with more suction"
73.4%

carpet cleaner

"this carpet cleaner has dealt with it quickly and efficiently"
73.3%

very impressed

"very easy to assemble very easy to use and was very impressed after the first use"
73.2%

deep clean

"this is great for refreshing carpets but does not deep clean"
73.2%

good selection

"pros: easy to assemble slot together + 3 screws cleans carpet well removes most of the moisture back out of the carpet good selection of accessories lightweight and moves easily hooks to wrap power cable around for storage bag for accessories retail bottles of solution should lasts 19 1"
73.2%

perfect results

"i think it possibly takes some practice and your own tips & tricks to get perfect results"
73.1%

cleans wonderfully

"easy to use and cleans wonderfully i love it"
73.1%

well spent

"amazing machine does an excellent job on all types of carpet money well spent"
72.7%

highly recommended

"highly recommended"
72.6%

have new carpet

"but with a magic wand it’s like i have new carpet again!"
72.4%

would recommend

"works really well does a good job would recommend"
72.4%

fantastic piece

"fantastic piece of kit although horrified by the amount of dog hair and dirt it picked up"
72.1%

fantastic machine

"fantastic machine"
72.0%

much better

"double bruses work great the one i used before only had one brush this cleaned much better"
71.9%

quite well

"yes it will clean the carpet quite well but i am returning mine as it leaked everywhere all over the electrics and soaked the carpet"
71.8%

much cleaner

"did the job well my carpets look so much cleaner now"
71.3%

great carpet

"this is a great carpet cleaner for the money very easy to assemble and use fairly light weight my carpet dried relatively quickly my machine does not leak like some of the more expensive brands i have used it also has good suction and no streaking when used properly"
71.2%

recommend this

"would certainly recommend this to anyone looking for a good value carpet cleaner"
70.9%

best machine

"so easy to set up and use and really pulls the dirt from carpets light weight and easy to do stairs would highly recommend ready to use in five minutes best machine ever!"
70.8%

good service

"such good service and attentive as"
70.6%

return replace

"so just return replace"
70.4%

cleaner was returned

"cleaner was returned"
70.2%

investment one worth

"does what it's supposed to do clean carpets and its left the carpets cleaned and deodorised little noisy but it's an an investment one worth buying"
70.1%

recommend buying

"very good cleaner lightweight and would recommend buying"
70.1%

worked well

"i had a vax and it worked well and only replaced as it was old"
69.9%

more effectively

"in order to suck the water up more effectively i ended up pressing on the front of the machine to create more suction"
69.9%

works great

"at first the machine works great"
69.5%

great purchase

"all around a great purchase!"
69.5%

hire option

"great results from a machine much lighter than the hire option and the carpet dried in half the time"
69.5%

moving home

"i fancied a new easier to use machine to clean our carpets for moving home it made sense to buy vax again"
69.4%

best return suction

"it takes effort to get best return suction but does clean well"
69.3%

cleaned the carpet

"anyway we had purchased this on and it cleaned the carpet so much better than the previous version which was a great deal more expensive"
69.3%

lifts dirt

"it really lifts dirt up and removes it entirely"
69.2%

whole thing

"the wool rug i did came up great but as expected some of the fibres came out of the carpet and got stuck around the brushes not too difficult to remove without dismantling the whole thing but it did gather in it quite quickly"
69.1%

three screws

"it has a handle and three screws then a ton of attachments"
68.9%

stronger solution

"i used a stronger solution than stated as on 1st try it didnt clean so well i used 1 3 of solution to water"
68.9%

deep carpet cleaning

"good for deep carpet cleaning"
68.9%

dries quickly

"it's great keeps my carpets fresh and dries quickly"
68.8%

treat customers

"these people know how to treat customers very rare : and great machine"
68.8%

easy assembly

"easy assembly"
68.5%

worth the money

"better than my last washer worth the money"
68.4%

bedroom carpet

"this vax washer is brilliant not used on stairs yet but bedroom carpet gas come up a treat"
68.2%

massive difference

"it really made a massive difference on all of the carpets i've used it on"
68.2%

great suction capability

"easy to use and great suction capability"
68.0%

major achievement

"the twin scrubbing brushes work great and have revived our carpets and owning two dogs is a major achievement"
67.3%

best carpet

"excellent carpet cleaner especially if you have dogs xx the best carpet cleaner i have ever used"
67.3%

room carpet

"i have done the the living room carpet rug and sofas"
67.2%

looks professionally

"very suprised to see how effective carpet cleaner is almost looks professionally cleaned"
67.0%

brushes and fan belt

"the only maintenance help i can find is how to change the brushes and fan belt by unscrewing everything"
66.7%

cheaper carpet

"i was using a cheaper carpet cleaner by a different brand i got on sale but the difference since getting this vax one is night and day"
66.5%

open fires

"i have open fires and didn't think carpets would ever come up as so much soot had blown in but they're as good as new!"
66.4%

happy household

"day one is a definite happy household 😃"
66.3%

seems very good

"using at the moment seems very good"
66.3%

slightly clean

"a lot of hair gets stuck around there and the only way to slightly clean it is to pick it out yourself"
66.2%

still listed

"what is really worrying is this item is still listed"
66.2%

pleased with my

"very pleased with my vax i've owned one for many years different models but always a vax"
66.2%

great little

"great little bit of kit"
66.0%

cleaner lightweight

"very good cleaner lightweight and would recommend buying"
65.9%

cleaned the carpets

"very pleased with how this has cleaned the carpets"
65.8%

pleased with

"for a budget carpet cleaner this does the job easy to use very pleased with it"
65.8%

light weight

"it's light weight so no hassle if you have had a spill"
65.8%

pleased with my purchase

"very pleased with my purchase"
65.8%

smells like dog shampoo

"honestly both seem exactly the same except the pet one smells like dog shampoo"
65.7%

easy to use and efficient

"easy to use and efficient"
65.7%

cleans well

"easy to use and cleans well"
65.5%

clean and reattach

"being a pet carpet cleaner you would expect to be able to clean and reattach parts easier!"
65.5%

twin brushes

"the twin brushes seemed to really lift the pile"
65.4%

easy to remove

"the clean water and dirty water tanks are also very easy to remove and reattach"
64.9%

price history

"worth doing some research to check the price history of the item as it fluctuates a lot"
64.9%

great on carpets water

"works great on carpets water came out nice and black doesn't work at all on a deep pile shaggy rug"
64.7%

clean hair

"pet owner carpets very efficient but hard to clean hair out from brushes even if used just after vacuuming"
64.7%

first time and carpet

"used this product for the first time and carpet has come up as good as new really impressed very easy to put together too"
64.5%

washing fluid

"it does need to be filled and emptied fairly frequently as it only holds about 3l of washing fluid and the waste water tank even less but it's quick and easy to do and does mean that you keep cleaning with hot water"
64.4%

fantastic hope

"brilliant easy to set up runs fantastic hope it keeps that way"
64.3%

very nice and easy

"very nice and easy to use"
64.2%

the job very well

"brilliant machine a lot of emptying and refilling but did the job very well"
64.2%

helps get better results

"pratice helps get better results"
64.0%

powerful looks

"esay assembly powerful looks reliable and solid"
64.0%

easy to assemble

"really easy to assemble takes one screwdriver and about 2 minutes and it really straightforward to use"
63.8%

very pleased so

"very pleased so far"
63.7%

suction is non existent

"the suction is non existent"
63.6%

really easy to

"a doddle to put together light and really easy to use"
63.6%

very easy to

"very easy to assemble very easy to use and was very impressed after the first use"
63.4%

honestly a miracle

"honestly a miracle"
62.9%

around the brushes

"cleaning the brushes and around the brushes is fiddly"
62.7%

great choice

"if you're looking for a carpet cleaner that does a good job and won't break the bank this one is a great choice"
62.7%

brought the carpet

"definitely brought the carpet up nice"
62.6%

works very well

"the vax works very well is easy to clean and assemble"
62.3%

happy so i am happy

"my wife is happy so i am happy !"
62.3%

good sized room

"the tanks are maybe a little on the small side but one tank will do a good sized room up to twice over"
62.2%

with it easy to

"but very pleased with it easy to use"
62.2%

more portable

"it has picked up just as much grot as it's grandad vax but in a small more portable version"
61.9%

multitude of screws

"in order to remove the brushes and wipe clean the moving parts and workings you have to remove a multitude of screws some deeply recessed and the cross heads get damaged in the process"
61.9%

whole house

"done my whole house in 1 day"
61.6%

cleaned carpets

"very easy to use cleaned carpets fantastically"
61.5%

good job cleaning

"although this cleaner does a good job cleaning it deposits bits due to low suction function"
61.4%

very easy ready to

"it comes very easy ready to go and it’s clear and easy to see what you need to do and easy to follow instructions"
61.2%

recommend ready to

"so easy to set up and use and really pulls the dirt from carpets light weight and easy to do stairs would highly recommend ready to use in five minutes best machine ever!"
61.2%

easy to do stairs

"so easy to set up and use and really pulls the dirt from carpets light weight and easy to do stairs would highly recommend ready to use in five minutes best machine ever!"
61.2%

cleans well and good

"does what is says cleans well and good for pet hairs"
61.1%

brilliant machine

"brilliant machine brought all dirt from carpet carpet looks as good as new would recommend this to anyone"
61.1%

quick and easy to

"excellent shampooer quick and easy to use"
61.1%

light and easy to

"however overall it shampoos very efficiently and is light and easy to use"
61.1%

pulls out so much dirt

"pulls out so much dirt"
61.1%

from brushes

"pet owner carpets very efficient but hard to clean hair out from brushes even if used just after vacuuming"
61.1%

cleaner very good

"i have found this cleaner very good"
61.0%

scrubbing brushes

"the twin scrubbing brushes work great and have revived our carpets and owning two dogs is a major achievement"
60.9%

reliable and solid

"esay assembly powerful looks reliable and solid"
60.8%

clean and renewed

"they dried within half a day were lovely to walk on afterwards with the carpets looking clean and renewed"
60.7%

feel fine again

"took me 1hr 45 mins to do stairs & landing and i was aching later on but i am very unfit & have a bad back but feel fine again today 6"
60.6%

& brings your carpets

"great design easy to use & brings your carpets up like new again"
60.5%

which are great

"it is easy to put together no different in sound to any other vax vacuum cleaner which are great btw "
60.5%

where are the screws

"easy to assemble suction acceptable very easy to use and light i started to like this product but in minutes of using it for the first time i noticed it started leaking from the back where are the screws"
59.9%

will come out again

"no doubt more dirt will come out again "
59.9%

refreshing carpets

"this is great for refreshing carpets but does not deep clean"
59.7%

just cleaned

"just cleaned bedroom carpet came up lovely think it’s good value not yet tried tools"
59.7%

it's perfect

"not so easy to clean but it’s perfect to clean the carpets and the size it’s perfect"
59.6%

really does the

"easy to use and really does the job"
59.3%

were helpful

"amazon support team were helpful and will refund 100% the money once i sent it back"
59.3%

when finished

"absolutely fantastic 👌🏼 made my carpets look like new and practically dry when finished "
59.3%

very good thanks

"it very good thanks john"
59.2%

easy to use and assemble

"easy to use and assemble"
59.1%

carpet and upholstery

"this carpet cleaner is really easy to use and leaves the carpet and upholstery smelling really nice and looking very clean"
59.0%

cleans deep down

"really works well cleans deep down"
58.9%

worth the money spent

"well worth the money spent"
58.9%

to basket and enjoy

"hit add to basket and enjoy!"
58.8%

overall good unit

"overall good unit would recommend"
58.7%

stairs 1 photo

"pay particular attention to edge of stairs 1 photo shows left hand side clean & right hand side still dark"
58.7%

quite impressive

"bought one and its really quite impressive until you finish cleaning your carpet and and try to clean the machine"
58.7%

recommend this product

"i would recommend this product"
58.5%

easy to empty and clean

"easy to empty and clean"
58.5%

easy to clean

"not so easy to clean but it’s perfect to clean the carpets and the size it’s perfect"
58.4%

lightweight and easy to

"lightweight and easy to use"
58.4%

jack russell deffo

"well worth the money works well as we have 2 jack russell deffo recommended this vac"
58.4%

very user friendly

"very user friendly"
58.4%

smelt so so good

"after using practicality all of the small solution they smelt so so good"
58.4%

love this vax

"i love this vax!"
58.4%

fair few accidents

"we have had a puppy for the last 7 months who during his time learning to be housetrained has understandably had a fair few accidents inside and this had done an amazing job at cleaning any wee sick marks or stains up perfectly"
58.3%

great service

"great value great service+++="
58.3%

that everybody mentions

"not good enough they should fix this persistent ongoing fault that everybody mentions!"
58.1%

very clear and easy

"instructions for use are very clear and easy to follow"
57.9%

very easy to put together

"used this product for the first time and carpet has come up as good as new really impressed very easy to put together too"
57.7%

clean & right

"pay particular attention to edge of stairs 1 photo shows left hand side clean & right hand side still dark"
57.7%

tried again

"very disappointing great for the first two or three uses but i have tried again today this being my fifth use and the suction is now virtually non existent"
57.3%

fresh and clean

"sofa took about 3 hrs to dry properly but fresh and clean when it did"
57.3%

gunking up the brushes

"i had no issues with shaggier area rugs other than rug fibers gunking up the brushes"
57.2%

multiple uses

"pros easy to assemble powerful suction has multiple uses as it comes along with a sprayer for tough stains such as wine marks"
57.2%

carpet dried quick

"and carpet dried quick"
57.2%
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worst thing

"dribbled out water brushes don’t clean and the worst thing it leaks from the back and blew my power dangerous"
99.5%

really disappointing

"really disappointing recieved the product on time which was pleasing however it turned off all the electricity in the house everyone we use it and now it doesn't even turn on"
99.5%

utterly awful

"utterly awful product!"
99.3%

dirty tank

"i've used 7 tanks of clean solution and haven't even filled one dirty tank of water yes that means the fest is still in the carpet"
98.7%

most awful

"when we arrived at mum's we were met with the most awful state i have ever seen imagine big old victorian house big rooms lots of carpet three days of doggy diarrhoea!"
98.4%

awful machine

"awful machine got it out the box put altogether went use it and straight away it leaked from two very small holes "
97.7%

quite poorly

"we have a black lab and this has been brilliant as he was recently quite poorly thought it was going to be a insurance job as carpet was brand new brought all the stains of it in 1 go x"
96.6%

absolutely useless

"absolutely useless"
88.9%

fails however

"it fails however to effectively remove it again"
88.6%

huge stain

"i now have tramlines across the carpet where i've 'cleaned' it and a huge stain where the machine's been standing"
88.0%

very difficult

"i especially love the little spray head that comes with it you can spray very difficult stains and leave them to soak for a while before using the main cleaner"
74.9%

entirely dangerous

"cheaply made and entirely dangerous"
74.9%

motor shame

"we have always used vax carpet cleaners but unfortunately our last one has gone to vax heaven with a broken motor shame you can't get replacements"
74.9%

scrubbing nicely

"it scrubbing nicely"
74.9%

very dangerous

"very dangerous"
74.9%

stubborn stains

"stubborn stains did require pre treatment which is only to be expected and i was careful not to over wet the carpet by following instructions"
74.9%

more expensive

"i went through so many and like many things was going down the route of thinking that the more expensive carpet cleaners would do a better job i read reviews and that wasn't necessarily the case!"
74.8%

tank refills

"it took 4 tank refills 2 for stairs & 2 for landing and i ended up using both of the solutions plus some extra i had overall i am extremely happy with the results even with the stripes lol "
74.8%

leaking water

"i went against other reviews about it leaking water from the back and thought i would try it for myself and guess what it poured water from the back tried a couple more times and still the same thing sent back just waiting for my refund"
74.7%

were disgusting

"for the purpose i got it any cleaner would do but i moved flat recently and the carpets were disgusting"
74.7%

remove it again

"it fails however to effectively remove it again"
74.7%

very plasticky

"very plasticky but seems to work well on small areas would take an age to vax a larger room though"
74.6%

dark patches

"they had dark patches all over like something had leaked onto them and just got left"
74.6%

scant instructions

"cleaning the machine is described most cursorily in the scant instructions and i cannot see an easy way to get dog fur out of the clear plastic cover to the blades apart from picking it out with forceps"
74.5%

definitely reccomended

"definitely reccomended"
74.5%

year old carpet

"more dirt and dog hairs it brought up off my 3 year old carpet i was embarrassed to see the colour of the water all the pile came up beautifully i even did my long cream pile woollen rug wow it fluffed up and looked as good as the day i brought it home lovely smell too i would 100 percent recommend"
74.5%

spent ages

"i spent ages looking through many different carpet cleaners machines after a call from my mum my mum lives 200 miles away and has dementia saying that her dog had diarrhoea all over the carpets in three rooms!"
74.5%

item leaks

"item leaks terribly as whoever's disassembled it broke the clips which secure it in place"
74.5%

heavy and clunky

"i had to get out the old unit a vax all terrain that is heavy and clunky but undoubtedly effective to pick up where this left off"
74.5%

faulty product

"stop selling a faulty product!"
74.4%

very expensive

"i had a very expensive bissell carpet cleaner for years which was heavy and complicated to use this cleaner is 100% better"
74.3%

cleaning solution

"with up to 2 litres of water cleaning solution in the clean tank i end up with about an inch of dirty water in the collection tank"
74.2%

close neighbours

"this wet vac is good at the price but it is far too noisy if you have close neighbours "
74.0%

cheaply made

"cheaply made and entirely dangerous"
73.9%

flat recently

"for the purpose i got it any cleaner would do but i moved flat recently and the carpets were disgusting"
73.8%

ragged steaks

"i found that i needed to keep the machine fairly upright when dispensing the solution in order for it to come out in more than a few ragged steaks"
73.7%

beyond repair

"witching 1 meter we had smoke pouring out of it and it’s burnt our carpet beyond repair!"
73.7%

tank sprays

"in use the water in the dirty tank sprays out over the motor and power inlet so i only did half a room"
73.7%

design fault

"terrible design fault as the machine does not stand straight in the first place as you can see in the photo"
73.2%

hoover leaks

"the wet and dry hoover leaks through the screwdrivers and the wire connected to the hoover very dangerous i throw in the box away thinking that i wouldn’t need it and this would be alright and it doesn’t suck up the cleaner to clean the floor properly i’m really just devastated as i’ve bought this for"
72.5%

marks & stairs

"photo showing hall with very thin stripe marks & stairs show stripes from the handheld i could see the stripes when doing the stairs but just thought it was from overlapping"
72.3%

looking too dirty

"our carpet wasn't really stained or looking too dirty but i could smell that it needed a clean"
72.2%

stopped suctioning

"however i have had mine for just over the year and it has stopped suctioning and has started short circuting which caused the house circuit breaker to trip"
71.9%

locked upright

"the handle can be locked upright so if it doesn't work you're doing something wrong"
71.8%

user fault

"bought this as my hall carpet was getting messy due to a broken bin bag it worked well the first time but when the carpet dried if left a water mark round a particularly grubby area possible user fault decided to try the stain solution that can me with it the following day and it started to leave black grains on the carpet turned it off and it wouldn't start again motor was buzzing so i suspect a broken belt have returned it to amazon"
71.6%

design flaw

"i suspect it's a design flaw the two 'holes' for any inlet outlet are offered up to each other with a flat seal like putting your hands together in a prayer like manner which means there is the possibility of movement if they had made one side insert itself into the other this couldn't happen"
71.6%

returning date

"can't return it pass the returning date"
71.4%

empty fill

"but they're very easy to take out and empty fill so it's not a big deal"
71.3%

carpet had dried

"was not very impressed with this carpet cleaner only used once was returned as it was not sucking the water up do had to wait in until the carpet had dried out"
71.1%

broke down

"this item was used once broke down the second time of attempting to use fused all the electrics in the house and cost me call out fees to an electrician really really rubbish item will never purchase this again"
71.1%

smell and dirt

"with 3 cats 2 dogs and this being our main walk way to all rooms live in a flat i was so fed up with the smell and dirt of it i was going to rip it up but this machine has brought it back to new"
70.8%

same model

"a few years back i had ordered a replacement vacuum cleaner same model and it got lost on delivery"
70.7%

leaked water

"it leaked water out of the back from the 3 small holes this ran down into where the electric power cable went into machine"
70.5%

spray dirt

"we are using hose pipe to spray dirt out"
70.3%

major concern

"my major concern is the apparent lack of dirty water the machine picks up"
70.0%

power cable

"it leaked water out of the back from the 3 small holes this ran down into where the electric power cable went into machine"
69.6%

rear holes

"product doing a good job at first until tripped my electrics looked over product water streams out of rear holes down to electric motor do not buy this product dangerous leaks like a siv see picture"
69.5%

finally died

"for many years but it finally died"
69.0%

falls off in a clump

"it seems it sticks to the roof of the roller area until it gets too heavy then falls off in a clump every time you push it until you remove it all manually"
69.0%

given low rating

"given low rating because it leaks water at the rear directly over the electrical section!"
68.5%

product leaks

"this product leaks and goes into the electric compartment"
68.5%

faulty item

"i’ve received a faulty item so i’ve returned it"
68.4%

belt broken

"after three uses the belt broken and had to buy another one not covered by warrant also it is very difficult to clean"
68.3%

broken belt

"bought this as my hall carpet was getting messy due to a broken bin bag it worked well the first time but when the carpet dried if left a water mark round a particularly grubby area possible user fault decided to try the stain solution that can me with it the following day and it started to leave black grains on the carpet turned it off and it wouldn't start again motor was buzzing so i suspect a broken belt have returned it to amazon"
68.3%

first complaint

"putting it together is my first complaint"
68.2%

serious issue

"i contacted vax as felt this was a serious issue"
68.1%

were missing

"now having to wait for items that were missing and had to pay again with no offer of reimbursement from vax"
67.8%

problem missing screws

"having worked for a logistics company i know that screws can sometimes be in strange places as this seemed to be a problem missing screws"
67.6%

waste water

"product arrived with no handle and no screws for the waste water and clean water tanks "
67.1%

clogs up quickly

"make sure you vacuum the area before you use this hair clogs up quickly even when you do vacuum"
67.0%

thick black smoke

"the second on practically combusted started pouring out thick black smoke and died"
66.7%

waste of money

"waste of money and now have mess about with royal mail for a return"
66.7%

heavy impossible

"cumbersome heavy impossible to clean once used especially above the brushes and cleaning head water channels brushes don’t actually touch the carpet poor suction 2 tanks of clean water into the carpet and less than half a tank out!"
66.3%

mention it hardly

"like other reviews mention it hardly picks any water up probably because it is too busy spraying it up your walls"
66.2%

sending it back

"i sent it back the replacement cleaner leaked the same and sprayed water out of cover just above electric cable where it enters machine sending it back for a refund"
66.0%

return it for a refund

"had to return it for a refund"
65.6%

bedroom carpet

"wasn’t sure at first thought it wasn’t working but used on bedroom carpet came up great"
65.4%

n't very good

"it's an excellent carpet cleaner brings everything up looking lovely but delivery wasn't very good got told there was in stock then there wasn't and then there was"
65.4%

dirty to say the least

"have had to use it several times on the lounge and hallway to see a marked improvement but those areas were rather dirty to say the least"
65.3%

filthy with mark's

"our carpets were filthy with mark's"
65.2%

small holes

"it leaked water out of the back from the 3 small holes this ran down into where the electric power cable went into machine"
65.1%

poor suction 2 tanks

"cumbersome heavy impossible to clean once used especially above the brushes and cleaning head water channels brushes don’t actually touch the carpet poor suction 2 tanks of clean water into the carpet and less than half a tank out!"
65.0%

back holes

"within a minute of using it the water that was being sucked up was foaming out of the back holes and down into the electric pack"
64.8%

return it for this reason

"very easy to assemble and use but unfortunately it’s very difficult to clean the head of the machine and i’m going to have to return it for this reason"
64.7%

dirty water

"my cream hall carpet now looks as close to new as it could after the years it's been down so much dirty water came out of it it was scary!"
64.5%

passed its warranty

"there response is that as it is over a year old it is passed its warranty so there is nothing they will do about it"
64.4%

waste so often

"my only criticism is having to change water and waste so often"
64.3%

slow going but

"it was slow going but i think it did a pretty good job"
64.3%

full tanks

"cons: no measuring tool for solution not easy to get the pet hair that inevitably go up the suction slot out even after vacuuming can use a flat blunt object to hook them out sample bottle of solution only lasts about 4 full tanks"
64.3%

regular carpet

"i only had to do that on the very low pile carpet it's almost like a woven floor covering more than regular carpet so i think the flooring itself was an issue more so than the machine"
64.1%

rather little

"this was bought to replace a much bigger and more expensive vax machine which totally disintegrated inside after what i felt to be rather little use"
64.1%

cheap plastic

"the build quality compared to my previous vax carpet cleaner the old orange mode which i had for 7 years with no problem is inferior with cheap plastic used throughout"
63.3%

hallway carpet

"cleaned one small rug but it spilled dirty water all over our hallway carpet"
63.1%

broken plug

"arrived with a broken plug but unfortunately we didn’t notice until after the date we are able to return as we didn’t use it straight away"
62.8%

hair and dirt

"i did the living room over the weekend and it is crazy how much hair and dirt the vax picked up"
62.3%

drying the leaks

"i dried the tank every time i replaced it made sure there was no water round the upper tank seal and still it appeared so i have to keep stopping and drying the leaks or risk getting fried"
62.1%

particular model

"what i do not like about this particular model is the hand attachment is not very comfortable to use i did find it hurting my hands and needing a break when cleaning the stairs and upholstery my husband also made a comment about the same thing"
62.1%

could be dangerous

"this thing could be dangerous"
61.8%

small lounge

"the only thing that's a pain is the water tank isn't the biggest so i had to refill the clean and empty the dirty tanks 5 times just to do our small lounge"
61.7%

does n't even

"really disappointing recieved the product on time which was pleasing however it turned off all the electricity in the house everyone we use it and now it doesn't even turn on"
61.5%

dirty water tank

"yes it will leak but only if you don’t pay attention to the dirty water tank"
61.4%

pretty short

"only down side is the pipe for cleaning the stairs is pretty short i coulf only do 4 steps as there is no seperate attacment for the cleaner"
61.3%

return date

"unfortunately i am only weeks away from being out of my return date for this product so am stuck with it"
60.7%

very frustrated

"not able to forward that so very frustrated "
60.6%

electrics not good

"kept leaking around the electrics not good and didn't suck up much water so left the carpets very wet"
60.6%

causing short circuit

"water is slightly leaking for lower water tank and it was going into its electrical motor causing short circuit"
60.5%

heart problems

"i have heart problems struggle with my ordinary vacuum cleaner but not this one"
60.5%

were really rude

"all items should have been in the box i contacted vax and they were really rude and told me i had to purchase the missing items baring in mind i have just paid a lot of money for this carpet cleaner"
60.3%

visible leaks

"edit: second one is worse than the first soaked the floor and visible leaks from the back"
60.2%

sucked so much cr*p

"😉 sucked so much cr*p out my carpet "
59.9%

sucking the water up

"was not very impressed with this carpet cleaner only used once was returned as it was not sucking the water up do had to wait in until the carpet had dried out"
59.8%

little excessive

"you don't expect to collect all the liquid but to lose 4lt of water 2 3rds seems a little excessive and very damp underfoot"
59.8%

short circuting

"however i have had mine for just over the year and it has stopped suctioning and has started short circuting which caused the house circuit breaker to trip"
59.7%

difficult the machine

"read the reviews about how difficult the machine is to clean and didn’t believe them"
59.4%

problems old people

"carer at night time looking after people with problems old people in a care home and nobody will pick it up from amazon to help me can’t get it to the post office as i work nights daytimes are really difficult as i have a child with special needs they don’t seem to understand the situation of coronavirus"
58.9%

with lockdown

"i was going to hire a machine but with lockdown and all that i thought for the price i'd buy one and take my time over the whole house"
58.8%

n't often leave reviews

"i don’t often leave reviews"
58.6%

does n't get results

"but this doesn't get results"
58.3%

assembly was difficult

"assembly was difficult"
58.3%

empty the canister

"you do have to empty the canister quite often i found it sort of changes tone and stops sucking up water so you know to do it first time i thought i'd broken it but no just its noise when it's time to empty"
57.9%

leaked and leaked

"however every single one i've had have leaked and leaked in the same place they leak from the back of the machine into the motor"
57.7%

proceeded to leak

"the replacement proceeded to leak from the same place at this point you would expect a bit more from amazon however rather than saying oh maybe there is a problem with this model no i was offered the same model again"
57.3%

until you remove

"it seems it sticks to the roof of the roller area until it gets too heavy then falls off in a clump every time you push it until you remove it all manually"
57.2%

will be returning

"will be returning"
56.7%

impractical machine

"no company would design such an impractical machine surely"
56.2%

advised me to ring

"rang amazon support who advised me to ring vax "
55.8%

does interfere

"which does interfere but can't be helped"
55.7%

broken handle

"i gave away a 15 year old vax that apart from a broken handle worked much better"
55.5%

keeps falling backwards

"it is also top heavy so keeps falling backwards"
55.4%

made no difference

"i implemented their advice on the web to deal with this problem but it made no difference"
55.2%

other 1 star

"read the other 1 star reviews too"
55.2%

does not detach

"also cleaning the plastic cover is impossible and it does not detach"
55.2%

it will leak

"take your chance with this product as it will leak"
55.1%

time to empty

"you do have to empty the canister quite often i found it sort of changes tone and stops sucking up water so you know to do it first time i thought i'd broken it but no just its noise when it's time to empty"
55.0%

suck it back

"i used it according to the instructions squeeze the trigger on the forward motion to release cleaning fluid and release the trigger on the back motion to suck it back up"
55.0%

definitively not five

"so four stars and definitively not five"
55.0%

awful to use with pets

"why oh why have you listed this item as a pet friendly device when it's clearly god awful to use with pets?"
54.8%

not buy this product

"do not buy this product !"
54.7%

lost on delivery

"a few years back i had ordered a replacement vacuum cleaner same model and it got lost on delivery"
54.7%

leak like this

"had a few cleaners before and never had one leak like this"
54.6%

piece of junk

"i would return this piece of junk but sadly had already disposed of the box"
54.6%

of leak at back

"bit of leak at back"
54.6%

feels flimsy but

"this was easy to assemble and use its very light and feels flimsy but i had a go at the carpet and i used 2 full containers of clean water solution and it sucked only about a cup full of water back up"
54.6%

dry within the hour

"that said carpet is dry within the hour"
54.6%

been sloppy

"i'd seen mention of this fault on other reviews and thought people had been sloppy "
54.6%

flat with carpets

"due to that and living in a flat with carpets all over i had to focus on making it pee proof so i got this along with some floor protectors for his room"
54.5%

quite flimsy

"seems to do the job but a few parts are quite flimsy and one part broke before i had even started cleaning"
54.5%

live in a flat

"with 3 cats 2 dogs and this being our main walk way to all rooms live in a flat i was so fed up with the smell and dirt of it i was going to rip it up but this machine has brought it back to new"
54.4%

no instruction manual

"it came with no instruction manual"
54.4%

very low pile carpet

"i only had to do that on the very low pile carpet it's almost like a woven floor covering more than regular carpet so i think the flooring itself was an issue more so than the machine"
54.4%

movement i cant

"my partner alreay truw out the box and with the current restrictions on movement i cant take it to a postoffice to return it"
54.1%

dirty carpet

"did not realise how dirty carpet was"
54.1%

getting fried

"i dried the tank every time i replaced it made sure there was no water round the upper tank seal and still it appeared so i have to keep stopping and drying the leaks or risk getting fried"
54.1%

left it a bit streaky

"think because our carpet was so dirty due to the dog will need more than one attempt as the first go left it a bit streaky"
54.1%

it straight away

"arrived with a broken plug but unfortunately we didn’t notice until after the date we are able to return as we didn’t use it straight away"
54.0%

very disappointed to date

"very disappointed to date"
54.0%

minor issues

"all minor issues"
53.8%

exactly as advertised

"it's fantastic works exactly as advertised"
53.7%

could be better

"i did find that it took a few hours for carpets to dry afterwards so suction power to remove excess water could be better"
53.6%

mush onto the carpet

"i'll hoover up first then use this vac after and within a minute huge chunks of pet hair literally fall out of the machine and mush onto the carpet you are cleaning"
53.6%

after using

"the only downside i would say is that it isn’t that easy to clean after using"
53.5%

being sucked

"within a minute of using it the water that was being sucked up was foaming out of the back holes and down into the electric pack"
53.5%

they did not rotate

"2 litre water tank emptied onto the carpet in less than 90 seconds and the belt was not attached properly to the two brushes so they did not rotate and therefore i ended up with one very sodden rug"
53.5%

leaked over the carpet

"when stood up it leaked over the carpet"
53.4%

leaves it very

"leaves it very wet"
53.4%

really angry at this

"really angry at this"
53.2%

small vax refill

"at £17 for a small vax refill of the pet shampoo i bought a different brand that works fine"
53.1%

leaks from the back

"this leaks from the back all the time!"
52.8%

collecting no water

"i tried it on my rug first and was going to return it as it was collecting no water but as soon as i tried it on a normal carpet it worked really well"
52.8%

have n't used before

"vax is a company i haven't used before and this experience has made my think twice about using them again"
52.7%

difficult to clean

"after three uses the belt broken and had to buy another one not covered by warrant also it is very difficult to clean"
52.7%

easier once in operation

"find it a bit cumbersome to move around but it's easier once in operation"
52.7%

could n't find them

"i almost sent this back or demanded they send me the screws to actually assemble it as i couldn't find them"
52.6%

contact vax not easy

"have tried to contact vax not easy 😨"
52.5%

okay and not more

"i tried it on the stairs first and it was a little hard to handle as it is a big machine and the attachment won't reach up all the stairs but it was okay and not more hassle than with a hoover"
52.3%

covered by warrant

"after three uses the belt broken and had to buy another one not covered by warrant also it is very difficult to clean"
52.3%

too short hose

"not only that but if you are using the far too short hose the whole thing will keep tipping backwards spilling dirty water all over the place "
52.1%

removed in an instant

"accidents on a beige carpet are removed in an instant"
52.1%

something wrong

"the handle can be locked upright so if it doesn't work you're doing something wrong"
52.0%

n't last long

"definitely buy a bottle of detergent the one they give you won't last long"
51.9%

gets too heavy

"it seems it sticks to the roof of the roller area until it gets too heavy then falls off in a clump every time you push it until you remove it all manually"
51.8%

that's not housetrained

"bought one of these because i have a new puppy that's not housetrained yet"
51.6%

perhaps sucks up 20

"perhaps sucks up 20%"
51.6%

smoke pouring out of

"witching 1 meter we had smoke pouring out of it and it’s burnt our carpet beyond repair!"
51.4%

difficult 3 screws

"putting it together was not difficult 3 screws to attach the handle"
51.2%

some urine

"i’ve had some urine soaked carpets to clean and despite going over them 4 times now it has not got rid of the smell although stains are much better"
51.2%

motor and power inlet

"in use the water in the dirty tank sprays out over the motor and power inlet so i only did half a room"
50.9%

would not recommend

"would not recommend"
50.8%

could n't happen

"i suspect it's a design flaw the two 'holes' for any inlet outlet are offered up to each other with a flat seal like putting your hands together in a prayer like manner which means there is the possibility of movement if they had made one side insert itself into the other this couldn't happen"
50.8%

no measuring tool

"cons: no measuring tool for solution not easy to get the pet hair that inevitably go up the suction slot out even after vacuuming can use a flat blunt object to hook them out sample bottle of solution only lasts about 4 full tanks"
50.7%

very small

"awful machine got it out the box put altogether went use it and straight away it leaked from two very small holes "
50.7%

pretty disgusting

"it was pretty disgusting as evident by the water"
50.6%

left on the wood

"carpet goes onto a wooden floor and the puddle it left on the wood was excessive"
50.5%

there was n't and then

"it's an excellent carpet cleaner brings everything up looking lovely but delivery wasn't very good got told there was in stock then there wasn't and then there was"
50.4%

soaked carpet

"edit: returned the unit after it completely soaked carpet at the bottom of the stairs"
50.3%

floor protectors

"due to that and living in a flat with carpets all over i had to focus on making it pee proof so i got this along with some floor protectors for his room"
50.0%
...

Top positive statements

Statement Strength**
"Thoroughly satisfied." 99.9%
"Amazing machine does an excellent job on all types of carpet money well spent." 93.1%
"Works really well does a good job would recommend" 93.1%
"Great product that makes cleaning carpets so easy." 93.1%
"It's great keeps my carpets fresh and dries quickly" 93.1%
"This carpet cleaner is really easy to use and leaves the carpet and upholstery smelling really nice and looking very clean." 93.1%
"This Vax carpet washer is great is done a fab job of my carpets really pleased" 93.1%
"Easy to use and does a good job usedit it initially on a well used rug and was amazed well worth the money" 93.1%

Top negative statements

Statement Strength
"Awful machine got it out the box put altogether went use it and straight away it leaked from two very small holes ." 90.1%
"Utterly awful product!" 89.4%
"definitely reccomended" 74.5%

Positive mentions

Mentioned Object Mentioned in Strength
Great Machine
"this is Great Machine didn't realise my carpets and furniture where so dirty!"
75.0%
Jack Russell Deffo
"well worth the money works well as we have 2 Jack Russell Deffo recommended this vac"
58.4%
Granddaddy of Vax Machines
"i have had the Granddaddy of Vax Machines "
49.3%

Negative mentions

Mentioned Object Mentioned in Strength
Mark
"our carpets were filthy with Mark's"
65.2%
Royal Mail
"waste of money and now have mess about with Royal Mail for a return"
54.0%
Happy Bunny
"not a Happy Bunny"
45.1%

Emotion analysis

Positive tone

Neutral tone

Negative tone

40.1% 27.0% 32.9%
  neutral 26.2%
  worry 23.0%
  happiness 17.5%
  relief 16.7%
  sadness 6.0%
  love 2.8%
  anger 2.4%
  hate 1.6%
  enthusiasm 1.2%
  fun 1.2%
  surprise 0.8%
  empty 0.8%

* analysis performed using Artificial Intelligence (AI) methods, data for the analysis has been gathered from multiple publicly accessible sources.
** strength is the level of sentiment expressed in a sentence, phrase or keyword. It ranges from 0 to 100%
prices and sales statistics are updated daily

last analysis update 2024-11-14