VAX Appliances V-091

I too was prejudiced about vax vacuums. Large orange cumbersome machines or so i thought! I was also seduced by the half price offer i paid £69 at argos. I figured if it was designed to pick up pet hair it would probably have excellent suction i wasn't disappointed the carpet nearly disappeared the first time i turned it on. we don't have pets but i find that most vacuums lose suction even a short while after emptying not the case with this one though as it somehow pulls all the debris to the top of the dust collecter and away from the central filter Emptying is so easy just hold over your dustbin or in our case compost bin ...

For me Vax conjures up an image of a big orange wet and dry cleaner, that I found awkward to use and never really found the end result of wet cleaning of a carpet really satisfactory. Hence I never looked at Vax products, although they brought out better machines, I never looked at them purely because of my own prejudiced view on anything called Vax. You can probably imagine my surprise when my better half walked in brandishing a large box with the dreaded word Vax upon it. The only saving grace came when she told me it was on sale (½ price to be exact), the economical side of me often outweighed my prejudiced side. P is for Pets The Vax ...

Not very impressed at all, after 2 months of domestic use the handle broke. Mine may have just been faulty but would leave you to make up your own mind! Very easy to use, but still quite heavy. The extendable hose travels all the way to the top of the stairs with ease but the suction could be improved apon.