Vax Appliances Rapide XL V-027

Having a 3 year old, plus 2 cats who love to leave us presents in the living room my carpet really needed a good clean. I decided to borrow my brothers Vax cleaner as it is an upright and my old vax was in the shed and I didn`t want to have to dig it out. He gave me the basic instructions on how to use it but had lost the manual so I had to figure most of it out myself! ==How did I clean my carpet?== Basically I filled up the clean water tank with hot water,this is quite a big tank and sits in the upright part of the vax. I then added the vax solution to the solution tank which fits in underneath the clean water tank. On the ...  Read the complete review

I have recently bought the Vax rapide carpet cleaner. I got it from Amazon for 150.00. I believe it is available for less than this, however I had some amazon vouchers, so got it from there. I have cleaned every carpet in the house, and didn't realise how dirty they were! In the box it comes in several parts, however assembly is easy and pretty self explanatory, however the instructions which come with it are extremely good. Once assembled, it is easy to use. It has a separate tank for the soap solution and the water, and the soap can stay in the machine if not all used. I filled my soap bottle when I got it, and am about half way down it, despite having ...  Read the complete review

The Vax Rapide XL V-027 wet and dry vacuum cleaner has a 750 watt motor and holds 0.98 of a gallon of water in it wet mode. It comes with just under thirty feet of cord which makes it ample for most homes. You can use it downstairs without having to unplug it and change to another socket, and then do the same upstairs. It features a rotating brush which is very effective in dry cleaning mode. This machine actually has two motors.One operates the cleaning bar and lifts out dirt and the powerful vacuum allows carpets to dry quickly. This machine does what it says it does, but I was not impressed with it as a carpet cleaner in the wet ...  Read the complete review

I have recently used this carpet cleaner as we have a house full of cream carpets and with a toddler and a new puppy they were all starting to look very tired even though the carpets were only laid in the last year. I went for the Vax based on other recommendations and also ashamedly on the name as both myself and family members have had Vax items in the past and have never been let down. Once again this was a brilliant item from Vax. The cleaner is so easy to use and unlike other cleaners it also dries the carpets afterwards which means you don't have to wait hours before you can tread on it and also means it won't stretch your ...  Read the complete review

The main reason i bought this vax rapide was because i have a young child and carpets and upholstery in lighter colours,i know they don't mix well but i wouldn't swap either. After months of wiping my sofa and my rugs with spot cleaners to remove mushed in banana , jam , sandwiches etc i decided something needed to be done..And rather than cover everything in plastic i decided to buy this rather nifty cleaner.. It is fantastic thats all i can say i purchased mine thinking it wouldn't be a good investment but i'm happy to admit i was wrong. It is bagless and can be used wet or dry, has the abiity to hold 4L Clean water in the tank and 3.7L dirty water in ...  Read the complete review