Too many tubes to change to wash mode (Vax 6140)

Member Name: TJ9000

Product:	Vax 6140
Date:	19/06/09 (6 review reads)
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Advantages: Turbo tool effective

Disadvantages: Hard work!!

I got brought this for a Christmas present!! Very glamourous!

I was lost with all the hoses and attachments to be honest! It looked far too complicated and although I needed a carpet washer I opted to use this as just a vacumn and invest in a proper carpet washer. On the hoovering function, 2 cats and a puppy were making it work very hard and although it was good it was hard work and the same area had to be gone over a few times. It has a nifty turbo tool to attach that is specifically designed for removing pet hair. This was superb but was tiny and made you sound like you were about to take off!! Nowhere hot or sunny unfortunately! While this worked it was good but it covered such a small area and took forever to cover any sizable area. When the boys had been fighting I could have a reasonable size area to attack with this turbo tool. I would say its a good work out though, by the time you had gone over the same area with the normal head several times or taken a while to cover an area with the silly likkle turbo attachment you were definately readyy for a lie down somewhere cool!

I invested in a Dyson and now would not go back to a cyclinder hoover, purely for the fact its easier to use and does not require so much welly behind it. I did invest in a VAX upright Dual action carpet washer which is al ready to go without having to attach tubes and nozzles and more tubes and I'm extremely happy with that so Vax as a make is good but didn't rate this product. Glad it was free even if I felt a little ungrateful! Haven't told the person concerned that I purchased another and said a huge thanks at the time so hopefully they thought they were helping!

Summary: Went for an upright as too many carpets and too many pet hairs!

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