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Vax V-026 Rapide Deluxe Carpet Washer | 
 enlarge | Brand: Vax Ara
Category: Kitchen
List Price: £149.99
Buy New: £99.95
You Save: £50.04 (33%)
New (10) Used (5) Refurbished (1) from £69.99
Rating:  23 reviews
Sales Rank: 4175
Media: Kitchen & Home
Shipping Weight (lbs): 20.3
Dimensions (in): 21.7 x 14.7 x 14.7
MPN: 1-1-125140-00
Model: V-026
EAN: 5012512118017
ASIN: B000AJLR7Q
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Slim, compact design | | • | Lightweight | | • | Handle lays flat, allowing easy cleaning under and | | • | Easily washes in forward and backward motion | | • | Two motor system |
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Product Description
Thanks to V026 from Vax, your interior will once again gain its youth! Simple to use and not at all cumbersome, the V026 carpet washer takes care of and washes your carpet and upholstery in a few minutes. It cleans them with an aqueous solution and then dries them. It has a power of 600 W. The V026 is a practical and efficient washing solution.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 18 more reviews...
 Don't regret buying this... August 3, 2008
M. Potter (Surrey United Kingdom)
Despite some of the negative comments about this product I took the plunge (although not bought at Amazon, I needed something this weekend). Assembly was very straightforward, and yes you have to screw some things together but it's hardly what I'd call complicated (4 screws in total). In all it took me about 5-10 mins to put it all together ready for use.
The dirty water tank is in the lower part (in the base) with the clean water/detergent in the white tank attached to the main handle. Both go on and off very easily, and it was quick and straightforward to empty the dirty water and refill the clean tank.
Yes the capacity is not huge (as some others have complained about in their reviews), but at the end of the day the design is just a series of trade-offs. Vax could have put bigger water tanks on the product, and no doubt the very same reviewers would be complaining that the product is too big or too heavy to move around.
In my opinion they got it just about right - it's small and portable and the tank capacity gives a reasonable amount of cleaning time before you need to refill or empty the waste water. I don't find this a problem - after all, it's not like you wash your carpets every weekend is it!
When you switch it on the machine is noisy as others have said. Again, I think this comes down to trade-offs. They could have included a better quality (quieter) motor but at a higher price and probably more weight. I put ear-plugs in whilst using it and it wasn't a problem. For a machine that I'll only use once in a while I'd rather pay less and put up with earplugs.
Performance wise I was very pleased with the results. We have old carpets (10+ years) and in that time we have always had dogs, so the carpets are well used and get quite soiled. No only that, but we've just taken in a new puppy, whose toilet training is not what I'd call perfect just yet. I wasn't expecting miracles, but could certainly see a difference after just one cleaning session. The detergent also freshens up the carpets.
In use I found the machine easy, quick and simple. As another reviewer suggested, I took the dirty water tank to the toilet and was shocked at how dirty the waste water was. Not only that, but in use the washer pulled up much more dog-hair than our normal vacuum cleaner manages - unfortunately some of this got deposited as little "fur-balls" on the carpet rather than being sucked up, but it was easy to pick these clumps up by hand.
So all in all I'm very pleased with my purchase. I wanted something that was quick and simple to use, and I think the Rapide Deluxe delivers on this.
Love it June 5, 2008
V. Bawden (UK)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this on ebay and got 24 delivery it arrived about 1.5 hours ago I have just finished cleaning my diningroom carpet with it.
Puttin it together - i managed it ok just 4 screws and a bit of fiddling
ease of use - so far simple, they seem to have kept the design so that there is not alot to go wrong.
Does it work - I have just done a patterned carpet that ranges from beige to deep red and I can now see all the colours. I had lost most of them to the mud bought in by my 2 dogs and my mothers wheelchair etc (not sure who is worse her or the dogs!!!) Bearing in mind I have only just finished the carpet is easily dry enough to walk on, looking forward to going the other carpets and this is so easy to use I am hoping to keep the dirt down rather than letting it build up.
I read reviews last night whilst waiting for it to come and thought OH god what have I done but now I have had a go i am so chuffed I went with it. It works for me that what its all about easy to use and store full marks
Hope this helps
CLEANED MY CARPET BEAUTIFULLY June 2, 2008
Rachael A. J. Dancey (DERBYSHIRE)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I, LIKE MANY OTHER PEOPLE, WAS CONCERNED ABOUT PARTING WITH MY CASH FOR THIS ITEM WHEN IT HAD MIXED REVIEWS BUT I TOOK THE PLUNGE AND I'M SO GLAD I DID! WE LIVE IN A RENTED HOUSE AND THE CARPETS WERE STARTING TO GET DIRTY AND I THOUGHT THAT BY THE TIME I HAD HIRED A CARPET CLEANER AND BOUGHT THE SHAMPOO ETC IT WAS CERTAINLY WORTH A TRY TO OWN MY OWN - WITH 3 CHILDREN UNDER 7 I KNEW I WOULD USE IT!! i TOOK ONLY A FEW MINUTES TO ASSEMBLE AND OFF I WENT. CARPET CAME UP REALLY WELL AND I'M ABOUT OT EMBARK ON AN EPIC MISSION TO DO THE REST OF THE ROOMS!! ONLY DOWNSIDE IS THE NOISE BUT ITS NOT THAT BAD AND YOU SOON GET USED TO IT. BUY ONE - THEY ARE A BARGAIN PRICE AND YOU WON'T REGRET IT
Replace your orange horror! May 2, 2008
W. J. Herbert
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Reading the reviews gave me severe doubts about buying this machine until I came to that by Sarah Keeling. I too wanted to replace one of the horrid Vax orange drums that had gone out of use as a carpet washer because of the complexities of setting it up. She had found it a great advance and had had no problems. I then re-read the bad reviews and thought that, in many cases expectations had been too great and mechanical ability sparse! So I ordered one. Putting it together was easy but one does need a clear table to work on and a chair to sit on when fitting the tool caddy - and a good light or daylight. Seeing where black goes on black is always difficult! Mindful of the warnings I did a dry run (well, wet run) with plain water to ensure the detergent tank didn't leak and I knew how to fit it. Similarly the dirty water tank, I didn't want dirty water all over the place - but it would be almost impossible for that to happen.
Then I went live and found it wonderful. It does the job, is easy to store, is easy to move, it dries the carpet very well but, it is noisy! Two things I learnt; to modulate the rate at which you move the machine back when distributing the cleaning fluid - too slow and the carpet gets much more than is needed and the tank empties quickly. Second, the dirty water tank needs a really good clean at each emptying with water being run into the front slot to clean out packed fibers. Cleaning carpets is not a quick job - as I knew already. Buy one!
Does what it is designed for...very satisfied April 12, 2008
Steve (England)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Reading the reviews I was somewhat reluctant to believe this machine would give me the results I had hoped for. But was I surprised! I was more than satisfied with the end result and had no problems with anything. It is easy to use and manoeuvre.The carpets came up clean though not like a new carpet but then I would not expect that. I would recommend this to anyone.
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