My third Vax multifunction machine. Last one lasted 10 years b...efore it died. Use it every day to vacuum pet hairs (turbo brush a must) and wash the carpet regularly. Sucks up water well. Carpet dries quickly. New machine has longer cord and hose which helps with only down side which is it's quite heavy to lug around.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: New
I bought this to replace a Vax Powa 4000 that had served well for 1...5 years but had fallen down the stairs a few times shattering the top casing. This new 6131 Multivac is just as efficient, but I was very disappointed to find that the motor only runs at one fast (and very noisy) speed. My previous Vax had a variable speed motor which was invaluable when vacuuming delicate items. I have only ever used this and my previous Vax for dry vacuuming and never used the carpet washing and vacuuming feature so cannot comment on that feature.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Refurbished
Well it does what it says o...n the tin. This is the second one we have had, the last one served us well for 20 years and was quite well used, I ended up using it for work (Builder) so it had a hard life got dropped and cracked the casing otherwise it'd probably still be going. As a vacuum cleaner they're great, as good as any Henry, good hose length for stairs etc and the newer style heads are great for carpets, dusting skirtings and gettin into tight spaces, between cushions etc, this model has slots for these tools around the base unlike our old one. Change over a couple of bits and you have what we call wet mode, a carpet/upholstery cleaner, it does a better than average job of this and now having a built in pump delivers cleaner more effectively than the older vacuum driven delivery, it is excellent at cleaning up spills and again the newer type cleaning tools are an improvement on the older ones which werent bad. We typically have it to mop up and clean after pets and kids!! so is usually used in wet mode in the house and as a vacuum cleaner for the cars. It is a good all rounder, somewhat better than a jack of all trades of course for serious carpet cleaning we'd probably hire a Rug Doctor and for general cleaning around the house we use an upright. We tried another make but it was nowhere near as good as the VAX, we wouldn't be without it.
This Vax 3...in1 is an excellent product. I purchased it to clean my carpets. It was easy to use and did an excellent job. It is however important to ensure a good quality extraction fluid is used. My only complaint is that the tube to connect the cleaner to the tool was too short when used with the large cleaning head and the rigid extension tubes - it was exactly the right length for the small tool when used without the rigid extensions on upholstery or in the car. It was a pity as a Fluid tube approximately 5 feet longer would have made the cleaner much easier to use. I intent to purchase a longer tube to use with the product which will make it much easier to use.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Refurbished
Great to have my own machine at last ...and not have to rent the heavy one out from Morrisons! my lounge now smells fresh and have had good go at stains upstairs, this is light and easy to use though a set of instructions would have been useful hence the 4 stars. The attachment for stairs and upholstery doesn't seem to make things very wet to clean but probably doing something wrong/need to try it slower as small attachment and bound to take more time...overall really pleased to be able to clean my carpets and at a great price!
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Refurbished