Vax 006nTurbopower upright vacuum cleaner - Use and Reliability (Vax V006)

Member Name: Wyatt

Product:	Vax V006
Date:	07/08/06 (422 review reads)
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Advantages: Powerfull and bagless

Disadvantages: Heavy and unreliable

We purchased our Vax V006 about 2 years ago as a replacement for the Dyson. We were attracted to the it's power and the bagless feature we had become used to on the Dyson.

It is quite easy to use but doesn't pick up as well as the Dyson despite more power.

The turbo tool attachment is a neat idea for hovering under beds, chest of drawers etc.\ but clogs easily and needs taking apart regularly.


However we have a 5 storey house and my wife finds it very heavy.

The main problem we have experienced is that the brush height adjuster seems to default down to the lowest setting and when we have visitors they don't notice this when hoovering carpets until the machine starts smoking.

The problem is that the brush rotor is plastic and the belt 'welds' to the brush... so you need a new brush as well as a new belt.

The only solution that I can see is to drill and put a screw in to physically stop the machine from going onto the lowest setting.

There was a rumour that this version was subject to a recall, but I can find no record of this.

Summary: Overall dissapointed with reliability, looking to change it early and won't buy another VAX - 4/10

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