You can read my written review here: thecarpentersdaughter.co.uk/reviews/vax-platinum-powermax-carpet-cleaner-review-with-results-tips/

I admire your "I can do this" attitude so much! I have to smile when I see u working on a project outdoors, I too have no workshop and also end up working in the garden, kitchen, living room, on the coffee table or wherever I can find a space. Here in South Africa we have many more sunny and warm days than u do, so I really feel for u when I see u working outside in the rain and cold 😢 Your videos are marvellously informative and well made, I watch them as much for the enjoyment as for the information gained! I think people in England are much more into DIY home improvement than we are here and it shows in the greater array of tools and products that are available to u there.... just an observation. Cheers!

Thanks for this review, it's nice to see an honest balanced review of a product. I liked the fact you pinned the concerned post so viewers could see it easily. This really helped inform my decision in buying a cleaner. Subscribed.

I have a vax platinum. Fabulous machine. I had issues with it and vax exchanged it with no qualms. Really pleased with my machine and the customer service. Also, that spin scrub tool brings the stairs carpet up a treat! Really rejuvenated the pile.

Thank you!!! I don’t look forward to cleaning my carpets, ever. Mainly because I do it so seldom I can’t ever remember what goes where and it’s painful. But after your help, it’s really simple - thank you! My machine is new, used it once maybe twice before. Mislaid the manual. It’s it’s lovely weather this weekend, thought I’d give it a go. It is a good machine and going over the carpet slowly is definitely the way to use it. It is noisy but does make you feel great once the carpets are clean again 🎉the pre treatment solution is very good. Thank you

Finally a great review 🙌 I've been toying between this and a Bissell, ever review I watch they have long pile fluffy carpets but mine aren't so I needed to see what the suction is like on short pile carpet like your hallway and I'm impressed with the results so I'm gonna get one of these now 😁

I’ve just brought this same model from Argos and I pick it up tomorrow morning, after seeing this video , the best thing I love about seeing this is that you can split the dirty water tank to clean it properly 👍👍👍👍👍

Very good review. Great editing and helpful voice over. Thank you very much :)

recently purchased the Vax Smart washer and very pleased with the results

Thank you Vikkie it has been a toss up between this and the Bissell so now I have seen this in action i'm going for this ..thank you for your time ..new sub to your channel..x

Great review, my 5 year old Vax cleaner broke down today, so I was keen to replace it. Having watched your review I decided to give the VAX platinum a try. The Vax platinum is fantastic and works very well, I used it on the deep clean setting and 2 hours later the carpet is almost dry! Top 3 benefits for me: 1. It really does clean quite well 2. It has a rinse function 3. I can use it on anything! I tried it on a foot stool, Stairs, Armcahir and kitchen, it performed great in all areas. Okay top 3 areas where it didn't do so well; 1. It is heavy, it is like doing a workout 2. My old Vax used to leave little bits of fluff and dirt as I cleaned, this machine spits out so much of it 3. The machine comes with some attachements for doing stairs and funiture, getting the end attachment on and off the hose is a bit difficult. 4. I know, I said three things, the liquid is too expensive, I am tempted to use just water to wash the carpet.

@alexa3669

2 жыл бұрын

Get the 3001 for £2 out of b&m doesn’t smell as nice as the VAX one but works better and way cheaper

I just got one of these and it's great. I did have Vax rapid XL and it just wasn't doing the job, it picked up the dirt but the carpets still looked dirty. This new one lifts the carpet fibres and removes all the dirt. It's like walking on a new carpet again thumbs up to Vax.

@TheCarpentersDaughterUK

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your insight as this is my first VAX carpet cleaner. Yes, I totally agree about sucking excess fibres too! Particularly dog hairs on the dressing table stool!

Unfortunately, I didn't see your brilliant video before I bought mine, and I can say it is the best Vax shampooer that I have ever bought. It really does bring the carpet up like new.

Great Review❤, I was so shocked by how much residue you had at the bottom of the output compartment after doing you entire home. wow.

@tomjones3013

2 жыл бұрын

there should not have been any, just dirty water. I think she didn't vacuum all the carpet first as you're supposed to.

Love the review. We had a Bissell also. We lent it out and when it came back it didn't work anymore. (Very sad). We have looked at many and this one seems really good compared to the ones we have looked at. One thing that we do is to clean the carpets every 6 months. We kept our carpet for 15 years before replacing just by keeping it clean. Also in high traffic areas we put down clear plastic runners and would replace them when they became dingy. When our kids were young and just learning to eat we put down a big sheet of plastic under their chair and side of the table, that way we could wipe up spills really easy and not destroy the carpet. We also always take our shoes off when we come in and we have a place at the door for everyone's shoes.

@TheCarpentersDaughterUK

6 жыл бұрын

Gutting :( Carpet cleaners are great to have. In fact, when we bought our first camper, I got a 1k quote (no joke) to clean the carpets and upholstery in it, but it was in a terrible state... so I got my Bissell out for the day instead and it made such a difference. I'm so relieved to have one again - Just got to make sure I don't misplace the bag of tools lol

Love the review, I’d just ordered one before seeing this video, but reaffirms that I’ve made a good decision.

For anyone watching years later, cos these are still on sale, you don't just use this with the trigger pulled the whole time... that's why the carpet ends up drenched. Basically you pull the trigger to release the solution and/or water, then when you let go of the trigger it just sucks it back up. So you're meant to move forwards with the trigger pulled, then pull backwards over the same area with the trigger released.

Nice, saw the advert on TV this morning. I want one. I have a Springer Spaniel that makes the place dirtier than when my kids were toddlers. I have the big old round Orange VAX already, but the new one take up less space and no dragging it around. The old one may get relegated to the shed and used for clearing block sinks and stuff and pumping out my small pond gradually, it will definitely get re-purposed for other things, not thrown away as it is only 2 years old.

@TheCarpentersDaughterUK

5 жыл бұрын

Oooh, not seen the advert??

We have the same machine Vickie, it’s our third VAX and by far the best. Mixing the cleaning solution for you and the rotating brushes also so easy to clean afterwards

@TheCarpentersDaughterUK

6 жыл бұрын

Love that spinny brush 😀 it doesn't look very powerful as it's a slowish spin until you actually use it. Very impressed!

Great review - it really helped me with a problem I had with my new vax. Thank you!

Just a quick note that for carpets to be dry within 1 hour is under the quick clean setting, but I'm a whole hog girl and went for deep clean in this video because I had a LOT of mud to shift ;)

I just bought this and I wanted to see someone who has used it, so thank you for your review. I think I have bought a good carpet washer, I had a previous Vax model, the orange one lol....like so many of use that have this hoover, but the washing parts have now failed me, and the Vax is no longer good at cleaning my carpets. Hopefully the Vax Platinum will be my wonder hoover...wish me luck lol.

Ive got the exact same Bissell machine you just chucked out. I’ve had it twenty years and it still works quite well.

Really good video, well done. You are a great communicator!

@TheCarpentersDaughterUK

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you kindly!

Great review Vikkie. Loved the little dance in the middle lol

@TheCarpentersDaughterUK

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks John :) I really need to work on my dance moves lol

Ok! 2nd try, 2nd area....much better..confidence is the answer. If you are cleaning top quality wool carpet 80/20 keep the hoover handy because you will experience lots of old pile and fluff. Uses a lot of water on Deep Clean, 15m2 of hall carpet used 12 litres of water but it seems to be drying quite quickly. After the wash I used the suction quite a lot, not just one up and one down more like one up with wash and 3 down with suction. Cleaning up the machine after wasn't so bad this time, I used the hosepipe all over the business end and it looks like new. So like the man said when asked "How do I get to Carnegie Hall?" the answer is "Practise man, practise!" Cleaning solution VAX AAA+ is available at Argos, 2 units for £12.99 is a good buy.

I have the same slippers and green cushion as you do great job I’ve still got the bissell carpet cleaner too

@TheCarpentersDaughterUK

6 жыл бұрын

😄😄 and they are the cosiest slippers ever 😍😀

LOVE the honest review! X

@TheCarpentersDaughterUK

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you :)

really good video well done CD !

Good review and a great job describing everything about the rug shampoo machine. Love your videos, thanks for sharing!

thank you . we have always had a vax machine for about 40 years now . with a house full of kids . grand kids and dogs its a must . we need a new machine and this looks like the one we will be picking . thank you for the review . very helpful . i feeling its always better to be realistic about cleaning and what is achievable .

@TheCarpentersDaughterUK

6 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it :) It's a great machine but definitely agree that all reviews should be real and not misleading, so people know what to expect! Hopefully I'll have better luck with the squeegee feature as my last one never had that!

Thank's Vikkie for the share, we have just ordered one hope it will be OK, got a free steam cleaner with it too, Time Will Tell, have a nice day & Stay Safe All .

Got my Vax cleaning vacuum Friday love it my carpet looks brand-new

@TheCarpentersDaughterUK

3 жыл бұрын

Great news! :) I oddly LOVE making carpets look brand new!!

@djwalkerfemaledj

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheCarpentersDaughterUK (: I love my new Vax carpet cleaner

I have the spot wash and you have to spray the treatment and really scrub the area and leave it again before extracting doing it a couple of times. I have a one power blade from vax which is a great hoover but the battery doesn’t last well. I have the spot wash which is absoultely amazing so I have been looking at this for larger areas

Your old bissell proheat well I have the exact same one and it still works great 16 years old and now I am selling it and now I am getting the bissell proheat 2x revolution pet pro

Great review, very detailed 👍

@TheCarpentersDaughterUK

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks 😀 Hopefully it will help people decide which one they'd like if they want to buy a carpet cleaner 😉

Bissell carpet cleaners are great for as long as they work. They require maintenance if used regularly, but thankfully I only have carpet upstairs, and as such I only need to wash it once a year. Not wearing footwear upstairs also helps immensely.

Cheers for that. Gonna brave an older Vax soon. Needed some tips. Cool Mule slippers :)

@TheCarpentersDaughterUK

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks and LOVE my slippers 😄

Brilliant thank you just bought one.

Awesome video!

Bought this machine to replace my old vax carpet cleaner which I loved. I always hoover thoroughly before using the cleaner but same as Bill Hales, get tons of fluff spitting out from the brushes and have many times had to take it apart to clean the fluff out because it stops sucking up the water so easily. Had to unblock it after only the second use of it which is so frustrating as cleaning it requires unscrewing about 10 screws!! It does an ok job when it is working but not nearly as good as my old model and very expensive!

Thank you for this review! I think I am going to buy one of these as my old one isn't very good! One way to prevent your carpets from getting dirty is a marvel mat from dunelm they are made from pure cotten. Keep up the videos

@TheCarpentersDaughterUK

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip! Is that the same as a magic mat?

@jakealey2808

6 жыл бұрын

The Carpenter's Daughter No its mutch better it's made from cotten and absorbs more dirt! It's £10 and machine washable!

Thanks for review was brilliant.

Hi. The solution bottle says that you use You use 40ml of solution for each fill. As there is no measurement guide on the cap or the machine, I used a measuring jug to check first.. and it's (based on filling the 250ml bottle cap) One And A Half Capfuls.

Thank you for this great video. Did you or anyone tried this vax machine on hard floors? I just ordered my vax platinum and it's on the way!. My place is all ceramic floor and I have some carpets. Is it really effective on hard floors?

I don’t know if it’s the exact same one but it’s a vax carpet cleaner none the less and looks the exact same just different colour that I have and it works great! Used for the first time about a week ago and loved it

I have just bought one I have used 300ml in one average size bedroom do you mix it in with the water

We have 5 dogs 😄🙈 Before washing the carpet we REALLY REALLY (REALLY) make sure all the fur is vacuumed up, otherwise it causes the Vax motor to burn out / spin brush bar to stop working. We have a Shark for pets it’s absolutely amazing for getting pet hair up!! Great video, thank you - love your slippers 😊 and the dancing bit 😂😂👍🏽 xx

@TheCarpentersDaughterUK

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the vacuum tip! Will look out for Shark... not keen on Dyson's and our Henry one isn't amazing either.

@evandclause

2 жыл бұрын

Sadly my Platinum power max motor burnt out and left black marks on the carpet. I don't have pets and used it only about six times. Initialy I was very happy with it but the burning smell with small kids around was a very scary experience. Having black marks on the carpet was opposite to what I was trying to achieve. contacting customer service is impossible.

@deborahwest3808

Жыл бұрын

We just got one , used it for first 10 mins or so smelt burning then started smoking!!! I pulled that plug lol anyway got a replacement do far so good 👍

I have a 2 story house with tile and wood on the 1st floor and carpet on the 2nd. There's a company here in New England CT. called Stanley Steamer Carpet Cleaners and for 99.00 US, they will do the 600 square ft on my 2nd floor. They have a 3 cylinder diesel engine vacuum in their yellow van that will suck your elbow apart ! They have always done a really good job. You make these tasks look fun as you always do but I know it's work, hard work. Thanks for the cool video as always and Love the Pups sweater ! Thanks.

@TheCarpentersDaughterUK

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks :) I do like something I can physically own to use again, but it's bliss sometimes to pay someone to take the jobs away 🤣

@TheCarpentersDaughterUK

6 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure he likes the jumper, but I think he does as it's the only thing he's never tried ripping off lol

@augustreil

6 жыл бұрын

He's sure cute, but I'm a dog guy Big Time !! Or a cat guy if the girl loves them, then I will also. Give and take, Happy Girl, Happy World !

@HassanAhmed-sz1ys

6 жыл бұрын

august

A great review. Thank you

@TheCarpentersDaughterUK

6 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it 😀

2 Qs: How much solution should I expect to use for a 4mx8m room with cream carpets I have filled two cleaning tanks for half the room which seems a bit much as I have used up a whole bottle of cleaning solution (250ml)? Also can someone recommend other non Vax solutions that may be suitable for this machine. I have used the 'no-nonsense' solution from screw-fix before and that seemed to work a treat but I don't want to affect the machine?

Hi can I ask have you cleaned the area left once the roller brushes have been removed so you can rinse the brushes, I’ve just used mine for the first time and everything is clean now but I can’t leave the area left after the roller brushes have been removed, also how do you get the solution area clean as you can’t get to it to clean it out just flushing it isn’t helping

Is this available. To use in usa what i mean is the plug in is it 110 volt or 220 volt.need this carpet cleaner but dont know about plug website says nothing about plug type thanks

How is your Vax holding up Vikkie? have you used it quite a bit since and hasnt needed new parts? im thinking of going for a Vax but i hear parts cant be replaced so people have gone for a bissell. so im thinking a bissell would be the best option.

I have used the vax max to clean my carpet in the living room,very happy with the out come ,carpet looks like new,the only problem is it’s now on the 5th day and my carpet is still damp absolutely sticks of dampness, I’ve had to hire a dehumidifier to speed up the drying process, so wouldn’t recommend spending £250 😞

So how did it perform compared to the old Bissell? What would you say are the pros and cons?

My tip for carpet cleaning is remarkably straightforward When you wash clothes, you give them a rinse, several times, and a lot of dirt comes out of rinsing. same with carpets. Fill them chamber without solution and pass a few rinses on the carpet. You'd be surprised how much more dirt is sucked up.

Thanks for your video. Ive never used a carpet washer before and I’ve just bought one of these and tried it for the first time today. It was straightforward to put together but I didn’t find the manual very useful as far as cleaning instructions are concerned. What is the rinse setting for. Are we supposed to rinse the carpet with only clean water after we have cleaned it because I thought you just shampooed then left it to dry which is what I’ve done so is this settings to do something else? I didn’t get a lot of water or soap suds either and the carpet didn’t feel very wet but I did use it on the quick clean setting as the carpet was not very dirty so maybe that’s why. I think it looks cleaner but it was hard to tell. I used about 60ml of cleaner in 1.5 litres of water. (I agree it would be helpful to have a proper measuring guide) I’m just not sure if I did it correctly. I didn’t get much dirty water in the bin either but it did pull up loads of fluff from the carpet even though I’d thoroughly vacuumed it before washing so I’m not sure if that might of stopped it from working properly by blocking the suction. It’s quite a new carpet. Also how often are you supposed to undo all those screws on the bottom to clean out that part or is it ok to just pick out all the fluff and bits with your fingers and not open it. It seems a lot of faffing about when the rest of the parts rinse out easily.

@TheCarpentersDaughterUK

6 жыл бұрын

I must admit, I never entertained the rinse setting initially. But ever since watching Ibaisaic's KZread channel reviewing an older version, he said the rinse setting sucks up a lot more dirt, so will try it in the future. I personally would try the rinse using the carpet shampoo solution as I have lots of older Bissell stuff still too, but it may very well work with the pretreatment solution where you can leave it for 5 to 10 minutes. Also, I never used quick clean, but VAX have told me that's the setting that leaves your carpet dry within an hour. Maybe try once more using rinse then deep clean? Oooh.. not sure how often you're meant to cut the fluff away (I'm quite lazy at times lol) but I can imagine it's best to do after each use. And completely agree about it bringing up fluff etc! But if you clean your carpets say twice a year, I suppose it's probably not too much of a hardship... I really should clean the bottom properly now you've said that lol

White vinegar and bicarbonate of soda for the blackcurrant mark. Mix them so it forms a thick paste. Apply to area and leave for 30 mins then rinse it out. Might work for you

@TheCarpentersDaughterUK

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😀

We just bought one of these after seeing your video. Just trying it out at the moment on the rugs but wondered if you could say how long the clean water container should last for? We have it on deep clean and the water container only lasted for one small rug. Is that usual? That said the rug's nice and clean and the waste water container was black!!

Love it! Really missed a trick not dressing full Freddy for this though!

@TheCarpentersDaughterUK

6 жыл бұрын

Lol, If I were a man, then maybe. I think a short mini skirt would've brought in the wrong crowd but thank you for the idea 🤣

@TheWoodgineer

6 жыл бұрын

You're probably right though I think you could have rocked a moustache! ;)

Hi, I got the vax cleaner, done my carpets, and the dirty water wasn't that dirty, but when it came to cleaning it, that's where I've come stuck I'm not able to do the hose or the front of the cleaner, do you have any helpful tips you could share with me please thank you, hope to here from you soon Kerry 😊 X

I got the platinum for my Mum's house. Not sure if I really like it as at times it didn't appear to be cleaning the carpet at all am a bit frustrated as I don't know what I am doing wrong

Your adorable! Love this video!!

@TheCarpentersDaughterUK

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you ☺️

Sugar soap is brilliant for cleaning everything but brilliant for stubborn stains on carpets, to cleaning grease.

What about pet hair? Would it pick up my cats hair, without making the carpet cleaner stuffy?

Loved the Queen dance :)

@TheCarpentersDaughterUK

6 жыл бұрын

Haha, thanks 😄

How long does it take to dry on a deep clean???

I’d decide on oak floors downstairs, with the exception of the sitting room stairs and upstairs. That way it’s easy to wipe clean, as for the carpeted areas “No Outside Shoes Allowed”.

Switched on machine attached stair hose pushed to click on front but brushes not turning on hose?

Does anyone know if this machine is better or worse than the Karcher carpet cleaners? Thanks

How does it manage to pick up so much water as mine leaves the carpet really wet despite putting it on the deep clean setting

The bottles of detergent state that it has to be diluted. Is this correct? Because if so then we shouldn't fill the detergent chamber with just pure solution.

I've just bought mine today from Curry's £301 but well worth it its amazing

So can this be used to clean the car as well as in the house.

Hi, what is the rinse function for?

Looking good CD, an the carpets not bad either xx

@TheCarpentersDaughterUK

6 жыл бұрын

😄

Does anyone else have a problem with the hose attachment? Seems a bit loose on mine where it won't let the water jet out at the head, unless I hold it in at the same time has trying to clean with it.

I'm torn between this and the Rug Doctor Upright Deep Carpet Cleaner. Has anyone had experience of both?

Use a shampoo with scotchguard as it cleans it recoats the fibres with scotchguard to prevent further stains and it won't take so long to clean the carpets in future

Just got one on the back of this. Let’s hope it’s good!

@TheCarpentersDaughterUK

6 жыл бұрын

Hope you're not disappointed! The dirty water it collects always wins me over 😁

I have same carpet washer Vax brand its amazing carpet washer

Hi does anyone know if you are supposed to dilute the solution first as this machine has a separate solution tank and an automix. I have only used it once but used half a litre of solution and only one tank of water which seems an excess amount of carpet cleaning solution

@yvonneanderson7032

5 жыл бұрын

Susan _h no don't need to dilute it as the water dilutes it

At 1:32 you dance the famous VAX dance ;-)

@TheCarpentersDaughterUK

6 жыл бұрын

Lol, thanks 😂 I must admit, it was the KZreadr The Woodgineer who gave me the idea 😄

U could do what we do in Iceland to keep our floors clean in our homes....we leave the out door shoes at the door (inside of course) :D

@TheCarpentersDaughterUK

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks 😀

@keithboocock2273

6 жыл бұрын

meuntitled I'm surprised nobody in the UK has thought of that

I keep stacks of elasticated plastic overshoes in the porch so I can walk about the house with muddy gardening shoes on. They cost £6 for 50 pairs from Amazon

@augustreil

6 жыл бұрын

Never thought of that, always good advise here.

@TheCarpentersDaughterUK

6 жыл бұрын

Great idea! I have storage outside where I could keep them 😀

Why did you not vacuum the carpets before washing?

when you shot this view video and you stated that this vac cleaner wasn't out yet then how did you manage to order one and use it 🤔

@TheCarpentersDaughterUK

2 жыл бұрын

Gifted for an honest review!

I've just bought the same one....yet to use it on my cream carpet. I never let anyone walk on the carpet with shoes under any circumstances and that does seem to work but being cream it shows up every mark....hence the vax purchase

What about long pile carpets ???

Used this for the first time today. Immense carpet fluff came up where we can't walk. Then realized no fluid coming out on Quick Clean. Book says try the clean water valve but that is ok. Tried it on vinyl floor and could only produce a third of the machine width fluid on quick clean so changed to deep clean and it came flooding out. Tried to get through to Vax help but the "support" page is currently unavailable ! Each slow traverse of the carpet produced tons of pile fluff which needed to be vacuumed before the next small section. I spent more time cleaning the fluff from the brushes and head than using the machine. Exhausted after cleaning only two thirds of a dining room where there is still a damp wool smell. The machine is extremely well constructed but wish I had practiced on some old carpet in the garage before tackling the top quality wool stuff indoors. Hope it gets better or it goes on Ebay.

@TheCarpentersDaughterUK

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your honesty. I'd contact them to tell them your experience! I'm going to pin this to help others.

@saba2926

5 жыл бұрын

Bill Hales of say ur water pipe was blo led or the holes where the water comes out from and the fluff is nor.all it means ur carpets were dirty that's all!! also if its started to smell then maybe u have over wet it may be u should clean it again and not take so long! if not take it back and return it as faulty it should not cause u big problems

@georgeswampy6224

5 жыл бұрын

Watch out for there very dodgy gear boxes, that cease up, my machine ceased up just after using it three times, After contacting the Vax company about the problem, the answer they gave me was “ buy another cleaner” so much for their after sales service. Not pleased with that as an answer, I gave the machine an honest review on the Vax site, my review disappeared, leaving only extremely good reviews that Vax had put up for reviews. The Vax carpet cleaner is not very good in its design, the gear box, needs redesigning, having said that they may have already done that, but I doubt it, Their dodgy gear box, needs a lot of work on it. Much like their VERY DODGY AFTER SALES SERVICE. If the gear box on these machines has not been improved, don’t go near a Vax Carpet cleaner. Try another make of carpet cleaner. I wrote this on its Vax site before, guess what, it disappeared, like my review, disappeared. I can’t stand dishonesty, in any form.

@georgeswampy6224

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, I thought the same. You will find, that you will only use your carpet cleaner, every six or seven months. After only three times using my cleaner, on just a 20 square metre living room carpet, the gear box, driving the five circular brushes ceased. I have been in heavy engineering for a number of years, and this gear box, was not up to the job. Although I do have a very good, all wool carpet. This cleaner is made to look good, and may work a little longer, if you have cheap nylon carpets. You may get at to clean your carpet a couple of times more, than I was able to use my machine. I really would advise you to try a more robust cleaner, instead of one that just looks good.

@georgeswampy6224

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, I thought the same. You will find, that you will only use your carpet cleaner, every six or seven months. After only three times using my cleaner, on just a 20 square metre living room carpet, the gear box, driving the five circular brushes ceased. I have been in heavy engineering for a number of years, and this gear box, was not up to the job. Although I do have a very good, all wool carpet. This cleaner is made to look good, and may work a little longer, if you have cheap nylon carpets. You may get at to clean your carpet a couple of times more, than I was able to use my machine. I really would advise you to try a more robust cleaner, instead of one that just looks good.

can i use fairy liquid in the vax platinum carpet cleaner ? need to clean the carpets but vax’s carpet shampoo is so expensive and they only sent me two bottles 😂

@TheCarpentersDaughterUK

3 жыл бұрын

Good question, but I wouldn't like to advise because of warranty reasons.

You should always “hoover” or vacuum it before shampooing

@TheCarpentersDaughterUK

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Yes, we did 😉

Just bought mine tonight and used it and I’m massively disappointed! Wishing I put the money towards new carpet. Ours is quite bad from a puppy and a toddler.. it’s just not removed the stains at all 🤬

I just bought it and is lovely 😍

@TheCarpentersDaughterUK

5 жыл бұрын

Glad you like it :)

Just used mine for the first time. I did vacuum clean to start with, then I used the per-spray. Difficult stains were not removed. I'll use my Karcher steamer to do that. Easy to fill and empty the tanks. Lots and lots of fluff ....although the area of carpet I test cleaned was only 10-12 square feet. My lounge is 24'x14' so I'm. tad worried about that! Still, my overall impression is not too bad.

It also helps to take off your shoes at the door :D keeps the carpets clean and no bad smells either

@omadjourney

3 жыл бұрын

OMG yesss, when I had a baby and him crawling on the floor, dropping food and toys and putting them straight to his mouth made me as a parent have a no shoes policy in the house ....I mean what mother who loves their their baby wouldn't 🙄. . My son is 14 today and we still have a no shoes in the house rule and I just upgraded to this machine which I'll use for the first time today, so with all that,I still wash my carpets...but each to their own 🤷🏾‍♀️.

@touchmidas

3 жыл бұрын

@@omadjourney Absolutely, you do what is best for you and your loved ones. I too still clean the carpet after a 'no shoe in the house' policy. It most certainly helps :)

For red wine stain removal, mix about 3 parts hydrogen peroxide and 1 part dishwashing liquid

@TheCarpentersDaughterUK

6 жыл бұрын

You're a star!!!!

hello Anyone had problems putting the pre treatment wand in. Ours doesnt stay in they sent another one and it still doesnt work. It just doesnt stay in the slot My husband is a mechanical engineer and even he cant do it. Anyone had troubles like this

Hi I have just bought the vax platinum carpet cleaner and I’m wanting to get some more solution for it. Will any vax solution be ok for it or does it need to be the platinum one? Thanks

@TheCarpentersDaughterUK

6 жыл бұрын

I probably shouldn't say this as don't want to void your warranty - so make sure you ask them first. But, I personally will be using my Bissell solution I have leftover. I can't really see any carpet solution being an issue. As long as you don't use something that goes all frothy.

@mightycain4725

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah voiding the is something I wouldn’t want to do as it’s new.

@erniegy

5 жыл бұрын

they have a 2 bottle deal at Argos which got very good reviews, 12.99 for 2 bottles