Vax Rapid Power Plus Carpet Cleaner |Includes Additional Tools | Deep Clean and Leaves Carpets Dry in less than 1hr | XL Tank Capacity - CWGRV021, 2.5 Litre, Graphite, 240W

I ordered this machine after looking at a few different brands, reading the reviews and researching online for tried user tests aswell. I already own a Bissel Little Green which has been a life saver. I now have a dog as well as a cat, and over the years my 90% wool blend landing carpet has taken a beating. I had the carpets professionally steam cleaned in 2022 at a cost, only €30 less than this machine. The before picture shows how my carpets looked just 2 months after this 'professional steam clean'. Needless to say, I wasn't impressed. Lots of detergent residue left in the carpets, which attracted dirt (I have a gorgeous spaniel diva to thank for that!), and left the circular marks showing where the residue is.So today I finally got my self motivated to clean the carpets.I started with a rinse cycle as I had strayed the areas with a stain remover and urine neutraliser. I then put the machine to deep clean, with the Vax shampoo solution. I rinse this until the water was no longer soapy.The carpets are quite wet, but I don't mind that. All the windows are open this time of the year anyway.I'll post an update as the carpets dry.Very easy machine to use. It is a bit heavy when full of clean water, but it's manageable. Definite move the machine slowly over the carpets, slower than vacuuming, as the brushes have longer to agitate the stain/mark and deep cleaned.My machine picked up hair, grit, dirt....so much hair. It's a bit disgusting when you realise how much dirt is in the carpets.But very satisfied with the ease of use, effectiveness, quality, and price point.I would definitely recommend this machine. Especially to pet owners. Don't hesitate; just buy it!

Purchased this as from Amazon warehouse, it's a carpet cleaner and I really don't mind if it has a scuff or a box that has been bashed a bit. As it turned out the box had a hole in it and the machine inside was perfect.Setup was simple, added warm water, added cleaning solution (will be switching brands of cleaner) and quickly figured out how to attach the hose.This unit is heavy with water in it, but that should not be a surprise, what is important is that it holds a lot of clean water so you can easily do a whole room without any hassle. It's not meant to be used like a hoover other than you drag it across the carpet.Clear the area to be cleaned and then do nice slow stripes over the carpet - push forwards and squirt, then drag slowly back over the same line. Move over to a fresh bit of carpet and repeat.Immediately noticed the quantity of water being sucked up out of the carpet - very impressive given the semi industrial machines I have used in the past. Also noticed that this machine warms the carpet as you drag it back.Now for the quirk, if you notice that it's not sucking up much water then switch the machine off and on again. It means that the dirty water blue plunger has activated. Once activated it wont suck any more water. This can happen in a few ways, too much dirty water in the tank - in which case empty it. If the front of the machine loses contact with the floor and finally if the filter sock around the blue plunger is not fitted properly. Take time and ensure that the filter sock is seated as well as possible - it will make all the difference.With the cleaning solution supplied I was able to do all carpters in the house including the stair carpet. However, I have gone an bought a different solution as the Vax cleaning solution is just too expensive: Dirtbusters pet carpet cleaner 5 litre professional carpet, its a fraction of the price when you consider that you water it down 50/50 before even adding it to the machine - and it smells great.Last tip, buy this model if you have stair carpets - the oscillation brush head is worth the extra money.Finally, as with all machines, keep the brush heads clean. The cleaner you keep the machine the better the results.

If you are expecting a miracle product that will rejuvenate that 30+ year old carpet, this is not that. What it is though is a very efficient, easy to use and surprisingly effective carpet cleaner.Now, I have seen reviews from people complaining this is heavy. Sure, it's going to be heavy, it's a carpet cleaner not a vacuum cleaner! Common sense tip: If you need to take this up stairs, take the water tanks off first... You can even use the drying function without the clean water tank attached if you want to save your back a bit of extra work.I started out by using it on our lounge carpet, now, this carpet is at least ten years old, it's thin and stained and generally not attractive but it's what was here when I moved into the property and as the lounge is the last room for me to refurbish it'll be here for a couple more years.Filling the machine is as simple as turning the tap on and waiting for the water to reach the "Max" mark, then, following the instructions ON THE BOTTLE not in the instruction manual, I put 40ml of the sample cleaning fluid in with some more water and promptly attached said container to the cleaner and away I went using the "Deep Clean" function.First impressions are great, the first pass I made of this old carpet saw the weird and wonderful stains removed with easy, more stubborn stains required a second pass and afterwards the carpet was damp but not soaked. The key to using this machine is speed, more the lack of speed. Go slowly and methodically both on the forward motion (cleaning) and the backward motion (drying) and you'll have much better results than going at it quickly.I then decided to use the rinse function on the "Quick Wash" setting, this didn't draw a vast amount additional of soap out of the carpet (as I hadn't gone made with the cleaning solution) but it sure did remove additional dirt and took even more moisture out of the carpet.Once finished I could see a notable difference, the carpet looked lighter and cleaner, the miscellaneous stains were gone and some of the carpet pile had even returned from it's flat origins.The negatives? The attachments are only so-so with only one being of real use, the attachments that are just plastic nozzles that don't clean and only remove water didn't seem useful for me in any way however, there is an attachment which has a rotating brush, this is great for using on spot stain removal or smaller areas such as carpets and even on sofas (just be careful not to over saturate the fabric). The attachment process is straight forward though and I've certainly found use for the mini-rotating brush.Overall, I'm very pleased with the investment and plan to use it throughout the house on a regular basis to ensure the newer carpets within the home stay looking new for longer.