Vax V-028M Rapide PowerJet Carpet Washer

The Vax Rapide PowerJet Pro V-028M has to be the worst thing I have ever purchased. It works occasionally, but most of the time it just dumps water on the carpet and leaves it there. Our local engineer has looked at it 3 times and still it doesn't work properly. Stay away from this piece of junk. In fact, from what I have been told keep away from Vax full stop. I had to give it a star rating but really it should get no stars.

I purchased the Vax V-028M as I recently moved house and the carpets really needed a clean. I have to say I was disappointed that the product did not come with the accessories i.e the hose. I think it should be written that accessories are available separately. It also uses an awful lot of the cleaning fluid, it states you should use 3 capfuls per litre and the water tank easily holds 5 litres. The bottle that comes with it only did one room. I think if I'd realised about the accessories being sold separately that I probably would've gone for the better model that came with everything as I think it would've been better value.

We needed our carpts cleaning and intended to hire a carpet cleaner until we were quoted £45 for 48 hours + £10 for cleaning fluid + a hefty deposit.For the cost of purchasing a Vax and using it three times,it was more sensible to purchase one,which is what we did.The Vax requires some minor assembly when you first remove it from the box,clipping the parts together and fitting some screws,it all takes less than 5 minutes.You use one capful of the cleaning solution to a tankful of water.This water tank sits on the upright handle of the cleaner.As you push the cleaner you pull a lever on the handle which releases the cleaning fluid down to the cleaning head.The dirty water is then sucked up and deposited in the tank situauted above the wheels of the cleaner.As a rule of thumb,it uses one tank of water for every average sized room carpet you clean so it's economical.Both water tanks clip in and are a doddle to remove and refit.We cleaned three carpets within an hour of opening the box and were pleased with the results.Recommended to all who need a carpet cleaner at a reasonable price.