Vax CWCPV011 Compact Power Carpet Cleaner, White
Tackle Everyday Stains
The AQUASPIN brushbar easily tackles pet messes and tough stains, leaving your carpets clean, dry and smelling fresh.
Aquaspin Brushbar
Performance brushbar that has antimicrobial bristles
which reduce and protect from growth of bacteria and
fungi.
Lightweight
Vax’s lightest carpet washer weighing only 5.5kg, this carpet washer is easy to carry and manoeuvre around the house.
Perfect for Small Spaces
Narrow floor head allows you to get into tight spaces around the home.
Heat Blast Technology
Vax’s range of Carpet Washers have Heat Blast technology, whereby heated air is directed onto your carpet to assist drying.
Antimicrobial Brushbar
Vax’s Antimicrobial treatment protects your machines brushes from bacteria and fungi, reducing growth by up to 99%
Store Easily
Compact design for easy storage.
Platinum Solution
Includes Vax Platinum solution to deep clean your carpets and remove tough stubborn stains.
Shop the Vax Carpet Cleaner range
 Compact Power |  Dual Power |  Dual Power Pet Advance |  Rapid Power Revive |  Rapid Power Plus | |
| Brush System | AQUASPIN Brushbar | Dual Brushbar | Dual Brushbar | 5x SpinScrub Brushes | 5x SpinScrub Brushes |
| Above Floor Cleaning | — | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Edge-to-edge Cleaning | — | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| Quick Dry | — | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| Cleaning Reach | 6.7m | 8m | 10.5m | 10.5m | 10.5m |
| Clean Tank Capacity | 1.8ltrs | 2.7ltrs | 2.7ltrs | 4.7ltrs | 4.7ltrs |
| Dirty Tank Capacity | 1.5ltrs | 1.5ltrs | 1.5ltrs | 4.7ltrs | 4.7ltrs |
| Wash Tool | — | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Crevice Tool | — | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| SpinScrub Tool | — | — | — | — | Yes |
| Solution Included | 250ml Platinum Solution | 250ml Platinum Solution | 250ml Platinum Solution | 250ml Platinum Solution | 250ml Platinum Solution |
| Pre/Post Treatment Solution | — | — | 250ml Pre-treatment | — | 250 ml Pre and Post Treatment |
| Weight: | 5.7 kg |
| Dimensions: | 111.8 x 43.6 x 35.2 cm; 5.7 Kilograms |
| Brand: | Vax |
| Model: | CWCPV011 |
| Colour: | White |
| Colour: | White |
This was highly recommended on Amazon so took a chance and put son to work. Well Ben is out of work. What a little star of a machine! Only ate it would buy a rug with white on, I did. It’s tackled it beautifully and the bright colours are back. Absolutely brilliant investment. Light, easy to use, simple to clean even the brushes and very effective.
Bought this to clean sons flat (it had a fair bit of spillage over 4vyears). The thought of trying to hire someone during covid seemed like a hassle. Anyway it certainly works. You do need to go over ingrained stains several times and be careful not to let it run when not in motion.
The designs let down is why it doesn’t get 5 stars. Even after extensive pre-hoovering the brushes still pick up fluff and they push it into the front plastic area where the cleaning fluid comes out, blocking the fluid from an even distribution. There is no easy way to get the fluff out. The instructions for removing the brush bar are useless and I can’t find a youtube video explaining how to do it. Even if I can get the bar out I am not sure it will assist in removing the fluff.
This has got to be the best product I have bought in years, easy to use and great cleaning power.I have 2 dogs and this has been with its weight in gold. Nobody likes a house that smells of dog so I freshen the carpets once a month. I love this vax cleane
We have very light grey thick pile carpet upstairs which was desperate for an overall clean after 2 years, decided on this model for ease of getting it upstairs. Easy to set up and although the water tank needs frequent filling it’s not a drama. Super pleased with performance, the water was filthy and the carpet pile looked like new again. Comes with small sample bottle. Do it early in the day as it takes a long time to dry but totally worth it.
I forgot what my carpet looked like. Took me about an hour because I had to go over a few spots. Used 4 containers of water and about a third of the little solution. Glad I bought more because I want to do my landing once this is dry
Really light and easy to use. Uses the water up quickly so if you don’t mind refilling often it’s a good cleaner. Seems to work really well one of the best I’ve had, shame it’s not got a hose for stairs but it’s small enough to do each step. I would highly recommend this cleaner.
The machine cleans well but I wish the water tank is a bit bigger..refilling every 2 minutes is annoying
Not for stairs. Not for large areas. I have a small 3 bed house and it is perfect for what I needed it for, (I have 2 messy boys)
It picked up pet hair from the precious house owner too (I’ve been living here a year already and have a dyson hoover)
You have to refill the solution up after a short space. But it is a compact version so I am ok with this.
It’s good for the money but not great.
One major flaw is that it spits out wet balls of fluff/hair randomly every 20-30 seconds. Some get sucked up but mostly they get thrown back out onto the carpet. Very annoying and on my bedroom carpet I ended up with a handful of black sock fluff, hairs and carpet fluff at the end which I had to picked up during the clean.
Dries surprisingly quick (about an hour) and you can see the dirty water how good it is. I recommend hoovering up the next day once the wet balls of fluff you missed are dry.
Not suitable for stairs or upholstery as no extra tools included.
Cant praise this neat compact cleaner enough, came with a bottle of ‘ premium’ shampoo, I took before and after , very impressed … don’t have stairs so it’s ideal as it doesn’t have attachments, suction was great , instructions are very easy, cleaning brush involves taking the front of but not too much hassle…
Great little carpet cleaner.Its a must that you hoover first and i have found it best to do a small area at a time and make sure you suck the water up as the shampoo goes down fast so spend time going over the area to get it as dry as possible,it gets carpets really clean.
Works well it is very noisy but quite light. I knew before it came that it did not have a stair attachment and on reflection this was a mistake and i wish i had purchased one with an attachment. The tank does not last long and you do have to top up regularly but i do not have big areas to do so ok for me. It dries surprising quickly if you follow instructions and don’t rush it.
I found this hoover great, it might just be me but i wish it was a bit deeper with the cleaning into the carpe
This is a neat, easy to use carpet cleaner. Not too heavy and does the job. I use it regularly as I have dogs!
Love this product especially with having a dog, my carpets look new again, bit tricky on the stairs as no attachments are added, but apart from that fabulous produc
Very easy to use had it up and running within 5 minutes and it made a massive difference to my carpet. The heavy traffic area looks clean for the first time in years, wish I had bought this sooner as I would have saved a tone of money on foam cleaners. Comes with a 250ml bottle of cleaning fluid which was enough to do a room 14’x18′
This is brilliant and cleans effectively. Easy to fill and empty. My only complaint is how difficult it is to remove the perspect shield that covers the brushes to clean the fluff from the brushes and under the shield itself. Very hard but hope it will get easier in time
This is so lightweight and so quick and easy to use. Perfect for when you have animals, children and need to clean spills or Marks away quickly. You can clean your carpets so regularly with no fuss. I’ve had others in the past and not used them as they were to much hassle. This is as easy as using a normal vacuum. The only downside is no attachment for stairs, but hen I didn’t want it for that.
Bought it for use in the house for my small carpet rug and it’s working perfectly. It’s an excellent machine
Price of this Vax is superb compared to other main brands. Cleaning power was better than expected as we have 2 rather mucky pups who have the rather frequent mistakes on the carpet. Even after first use, the carpets came up as good as new. The colour of the water was like black coffee. You don’t need much detergent, and the collection bin for dirty holds about 2 full clean reservoirs, so you are not emptying too often. I would have expected this to cost 2-3 times as much when you see the performance. As good if not better than the ones that you hire. The only improvement would be a separate wand for doing small areas or for car use for me. Thoroughly recommend.
Well what can i say but WOW, I have had cream carpets for 10 years and with a toddler you can imagine the mess they got into. I have used countless carpet products, and none of the stains would budge, even with countless hours of scrubbing. After one go with this the stains were either completely gone or you needed a magnifying glass to see them to see where they were,
I never usual.y write reviews but this is certainly worth the price and would certainly recommend it.
Delighted with the prompt delivery . Instruction booklet clear with diagrams . Set to work on stained carpet (following an illness , enough said) in bedroom and hall and despite the fact I had hoovered the day before was amazed at the amount of lint and rubble drawn out. Carpet looks great. Soft and better than new with all stains removed. Looking forward to working my way through the rest of the house .
I haven’t stared the stairs yet but plan to try. It’s a long 14 step straight stairway so may ask a friend to be present when I do.
Had a much larger and heavier carpet cleaner before. This one is an ideal size and weight for us to use more regularly. Cleaned carpets well and not too wet so dried quickly. You do need to refill halfway through cleaning but not a problem as so easy to refill.
Only gripe is cleaning brushes of carpet fluff ( no point unscrewing and taking brushes out as didn’t help! ). However a small wire brush, paint brush and winding kitchen roll around the brushes sorted it. This was always a problem with our original cleaner so used to it!
I’m very pleased with my Vax. Carpets cleaned up like new. Only gave 4 stars because there is no way to use on stairs. Would have paid extra for stair attatchment.
This compact carpet cleaner is great for my carpets and rugs. Lovely and light to manoeuvre, suction was good and cleaned very well. Good size, not too big like so many carpet cleaners. The foot tread on my stairs is quite shallow, so this Vax, doesn’t work for me on stairs. Vax, if you could design the Compact with stair attachments, it would be perfect!
This is a great product. It was incredibly easy to assemble and work everything out – in fact I was using it 10 minutes after delivery. I tested it out in our upstairs guest bedroom, which had quite a few stains and the end result was perfect. The extraction tank was filthy but was very easy to take out (twice) and clean. In the past, we had a second hand large VAX cleaner which was very good but it was far too heavy and big to lug around the house and store but, one thing I did like about it was the hand held accessory attachment, which this product (sadly) doesn’t have but will look out for a separate hand held carpet cleaner for the stairs and tight corners. I would definitely recommend this product to anyone living in a flat or small house and it’s not a major mission to get it rolling so the carpets can be cleaned on a more regular basis. Finally, the price was really good too and it’s got a quality feel about it – thanks VAX for your Little Miracle.
I love this machine. After having a rather sick cat for sometime we had patches on our carpets around the house that had been cleaned but now stained.
It’s compact so fits in the understairs cupboard.
Real easy to use and the stains are gone and it’s lifted up the pile of the carpet so they feel nice under foot.
The carpets had dried by the time we had gone to bed too.
We moved into a rented house and the carpets were awful. Not sure what the previous tenants where doing but they definitely didn’t clean up after themselves or, I suspect, their dogs. Awful stains everywhere. After looking at hiring a carpet cleaner I realised it’s just as cheap to buy one so purchased this. Had a go straight away and so far it’s brought the stains straight out – see before and after photos. Will take some doing to clean the 2 main carpets that need doing, but so far it’s made a real difference
I’m so pleased with this carpet cleaning machine, it’s light to manoeuvre and easy to use. I’m delighted at the result of the first carpet I cleaned, I recommend it. The only negative thing I have to say is removing the brush head for cleaning after use was a bit of a pain. There are several screws to remove before you can effectively clean the brush.
We have had a few carpet cleaners before which performed reasonably well but were a pain to operate and clean as well as having a tendency to lose bits ., get cracked and have bits knocked off.
Thia one is super easy to use and very effective. . You do need to vacuum dog bairs first but thats because we have a fur shedding dog..
The cleaner comes with easy to follow instructions and is straight forward to assemble and use. I’ve been delightedly horrified with how much grime this cleaner has extracted from my carpets.
I recommend using lots of dry strokes to avoid leaving your carpets soaking wet. A thorough hoovering beforehand is vital. There are no attachments so it makes it tricky but not impossible to clean the carpet on the stairs.
I also recommend buying some extra solution as it only comes with a small bottle.
My only problem is the pandemic and the fact that everyone in my household is in ALL THE TIME. Looking forward to the day when I can spend an entire day alone with my carpet cleaner.
Easy to use and a great carpet cleaner, my carpet is medium gray in colour, it was very dirty due to are shoes and the dog, I tried all other ways to clean the carpet with out no success, then I got this and one go, bloody hell, carpet is fantastic, I do strongly recommend i
I bought this on the strength of previous reviews – and I’m glad I did.
This cleaner has been a lifesaver for my rugs and carpets. I have3 large dogs, and a back garden like a mud bath!
Even if you vaccum before hand, the amount of dirt and dog hair it pulls up are amazing! It also blows a bit of hot air back onto the carpet, which helps with the drying time. Carpets are left only slightly damp, so not long to dry either.
I am disabled, and other machines have been too heavy for me to use, but this is light, just like a hoover, and glides easily.
The only thing that lets it down is cleaning the machine afterwards. The hair gets trapped behind the brushes, and whilst it will spit it out as you go, trying to get to it is ridiculous. It tells you to undo about 6 screws underneath, and take it all apart – but I would really struggle to do this. I ended up using my fingers to get behind the brushes! Really VAX, you could have made the top a ‘snap on’, as this really lets it down.
I am unable to use it on the stairs.
This is great for infrequent use, as it’s compact and easy to store. Works well to clean carpets and rugs (a bit difficult for the stairs though). It’s amazing how much dirt comes out of carpets!
My only warning would be that it’s very loud – I would seriously recommend some kind of ear protection, especially if used for extended periods of time in an enclosed space without much sound damping.
It’s compact, like the name suggests. Has cleaned the carpet very well even after just the first use. I expect I will have to make multiple runs to fully clean the carpet.
Due to its compact size, the water compartments are rather small.
The only downside is having to refill more often for larger areas. The plus side is that the unit is easier to store due to its small size.
I’ve received best results by going VERY slowly in straight lines across the carpet, allowing the solution to soak into the threads and then giving the rotating roller a chance to agitate the dirt before sucking up the dirt whilst “reversing” back over the same line.
I expect I will need to cover entire the carpet area with 2 applications to give it a really deep clean.
The first pass removed a surprisingly large amount of dirty water, conveniently collected in the waste container.
Unless you live in a medical clean room, if you have pets I think you will be equally surprised and disgusted at how much dirt is in your carpet.
I expect I will be using this every few months going forward.
Don’t have any stairs in my house. Used it on my cream bedroom carpet and it came up really well. Good suction, very manoeuvreable. Pleased with the item.
Grate product, very easy to use, only problem was there was no carpet solution innthe box. Takes up a lot of the water and cleans well. I had a lot of ground in dirt on my carpet and after washing the carpet twice there was a major difference. Would highly recommend this item.
Brilliant carpet cleaner, light weight and easy to use. Really easy to take apart to clean out. Brought my carpets up really well and I have two boys constantly running through the house so keeping a carpet clean is a constant battle but with this cleaner it’s not a problem. Its not a massive cleaner and if you have a large area to clean you will need to top the water tank up but it’s do quick to do its not a problem. Also because of the size it’s easy to store when not in use. Would totally recommend this.
This cleaner is ideal for my small 3 bedrooms house. It certainly cleans well could not believe how dirty the water was that was thrown out after use. Only downside pulls a little too much fluff from the carpets despite me hoovering them well beforehand. Overall pleased with produc
Firstly I know it looks awful. But this vax carpet cleaner is the best thing ever it’s absolutely amazing. When I say it gets deep into the carpets is a understatement. I previously purchased a different carpet washer and it broke same day and did not wash nor clean the carpet at all. This powerful vax this one here is all you will ever need. My carpets are just over year an half old. But there is a lot of traffic in and out my house with kids and cats. An I thought they don’t look that bad until I used this beauty then I was shocked how bad they was.
Found it very useful and effective. My house is only carpeted on stairs and landing, otherwise just rugs on wooden floors. Found this useful for these, a little difficult to manage on stairs. Not too heavy and cleaned my rug well (which was very dirty) but got through a whole fill of cleaner and water.
I bought this after having to return a cheaper brand for being defective. Wish I had bought this first. So easy to set up and use. Only cleaned my lounge carpet so far, as I was pushed for time. The muck it got out of my carpet was both horrifying and extraordinary at the same time. I have a toddler and a dog, so my carpet takes a bashing. Carpet dried quickly which is great. Comes with solution which should last a while as you only use a small amount. The only thing which was a bit annoying is cleaning the brush bar but I find this the case with most devices that use brushes to agitate. I always find mine and my daughter’s long hairs wrapped around anything with a brush on it. That said it does an excellent job of getting into the deeper fibres so a small price to pay for superior cleaning.
I purchased this because of reading all the good reviews and I was not disappointed, its very easy to assemble, very lightweight.
Fill the little tank up with warm water up to the level then the cleaning solution up to the next level and it’s ready.
Squeeze the wash lever when pushing the cleaner forward then release on the return which sucks all the water and dirt back up, easy as that.
It does a fabulous job on cleaning the carpets far easier than my old Vax cylinder cleaner, you have to refill and empty the tanks a few times as they are quite small but it’s so easy it only takes a minute, not a problem.
Easy to wash out when finished, job done, clean carpets!
Definitely recommend, great value for the price.
This device is excellent, easy to use and it pulls up a lot of dirt. It’s also compact so easy to store. If you have a lot of carpet consider buying the larger version as the tank empties quickly on this one – I used 2 tanks full for a small bedroom. The larger model also comes with attachments that let you clean smaller or hard to reach areas and carpet edges which this one doesn’t.
This is my 3rd vacuum cleaner in 4 years since I was not 100% happy with my 1st one and my 2nd one broke.
This little thing is the best one out of the 3 I’ve had, it is bery powerful and cleans my carpets instantly. I don’t mind I need to fill up the little tank like 15 times when I do my upstairs because it goes to every corner with no issue and its dirt suction is beyond me. I love this vaccum cleane
Kids and dog so it’s had a lot of use already. Sadly the firsts belt went quite quickly but Amazon were very quick to replace. So easy to use.
Only issue; wool carpets tend to shed a lot but I rinse the beater after with the shower head/hose and easily pull it out. I don’t imaging the problem occurs with acrylic carpet.
It’s slightly damp after but we have a dehumidifier.
Bought this because it was light. It weighs less than my cat. So I can lift it and manoeuvre it well. Wasn’t sure if it would work with it being compact and light but worked as well as my big old clunky heavy thing. We have a cat and although I hoovered well beforehand , it did ball up loads of cat hair. Bit fiddly to clean out I guess that’s the downside. Also small ish tank but that doesn’t bother me , I just refilled it ! It did two big rooms and hallway before it asked for more water ! Very happy
I bought carpet cleaner for a first time. I always paid around 100 for someone to come and clean my house so i found this on amazon on sale for around 100 and i gave it a try. I can say that this is the best thing i bought. I tried to clean carpet where my kids spilled chocolate milkshake and this machine perfectly cleaned it. Also i bought a shampoo from amazon which smells very nice. This will save me lots of money. I recommend this to everyone who cant decide if to buy it or not. You wont be disappointed.
My carpets came up really clean and dried quickly, I have had this make before and was very satisfied, this cleaner was a replacement as my previous one broke after many years service
I used to have one of the standard size VAX cleaners and, although it was great at cleaning it weighed a ton to move around…it was quite frankly, massive. Imagine a standard vacuum in XL size.
This on the other hand is about half the size and weight – normal hoover size – and it picks up gunk/washes carpets just as well as its big brother. It looks solid and built to last. For the current price this is a bargain really. Only giving 3 stars for stairs as (not tried on stairs yet) it looks like it could still be a bit tricky to navigate up and down and along slim stairs.
It is every bit as good as the big model that we used to borrow for many years. It is much lighter to carry up and down the stairs and much easier to take apart and clean. It is easy to use and very effective and certainly not too small for our biggish detached house. Well done Vax for producing this well-priced compact model.
Amazing value for money, really easy to use and clean afterwards and did a really good job. Used the Biselle Pro total solution with it (76ml level 1 on cap). Worked a treat after gave up scrubbing with bio washing powder after a in-house trained rescue dog was starting to make carpet patchy. All patches went and all one colour again and came up 3 or 4 tones to it’s rich vibrant colour again. Took a few finger swipes inside brush bar to remove lots of carpet fibres gathered, and just rinsed out the rest of the unit very easily with a jug outside. It only really does small areas for us was about a 2m square patch per 1.9litre load in machine. Fine for what we needed. 3 fills and we had done the small living room space pictured. Amazed at sturdy build quality for price too it really is great value for money thoroughly recommend for small areas unless you’re a happy to refil a LOT.
This is an excellent carpet cleaner. You can put it together in seconds without even reading the instructions. It’s very lightweight but very powerful. This particular one can’t be used on stairs and I chose it because I don’t have stairs!
You can pay a little more and get one with an attachment to do stairs if you want to.
I have dogs and was absolutely horrified at how much dirt and sand and dog hair came out of the carpet even though I’m always hoovering.
It picks up the water really well. I cleaned my carpet in the evening and it was dry by the next morning. I would definitely recommend it.
It also arrived very promptly. I can’t think of anything that I dislike about it.
Kept changing my mind about buying this. I wish I’d just got it when I first saw it! For the price, it is a wonderful carpet cleaner! You can vary how wet you leave the carpet by going over the same patch and it brought our carpet back to life! The solution with it smells fresh and brought the colour and bounce back to the carpet. It’s easy to fill, use, clean and empty. You can get into smaller spaces as the cleaning head is about the size of a normal vacuum. Not sure how you’d clean the stairs really but it’s been ideal for cleaning the rest of the carpets. Buy it!
Fab little compact cleaner, easy to use, cleans really well…. If you have pets it’s annoying that you have to unscrew about 5/6 screws on the underneath and take belt off to de – fur it after each use. Wish it would have a clip on off bit instead for easy cleaning…. That is the only down side… On the whole fab cleaner and great value for money
This is a great carpet cleaner. Having reviewed it, it comes out in the top two of carpet cleaners and I can endorse why. The tank is small and had to be refilled 3 times to do a room 3.5 x 3.5. However, it brought the carpets in the bedrooms and landing up like new, they hadn’t been cleaned since I moved in 6 years ago. All the stains have completely disappeared. Great suction and the carpets dried quickly. For what it does it’s great value for money. Easy to use, manoeuvre and very light. I would highly recommend i
Tried this on a rug, came up really good but took 2 days in the sun to dry properly. Haven’t used it on a room of carpet yet but will be a little cautious
We have two dogs and primarily hard floors with the exception of a few rugs . Bought the cleaner to revitalise these rugs.
Small, compact, super easy to use and store and made a fantastic job of my rugs. The dirty water after was a sight to behold! Dried very quickly after as has a built in heat ‘blower’.
Will be trying on the stairs next. Great product and highly recommend.
This is a great machine for small homes and packs away well. I managed to do a medium sized lounge within an hour and it was dry by the next morning due to the good suction. My only complaint is the clean water tank has to be refilled so many times! I managed 2-3 sweeps before having to refill. Other than this, I love it!
It’s great to freshen up the carpet. Mine looks like new. My only issue is that it leaves a ton of water in the carpet, like you could use 3 full tanks of water and you still only have half a tank of dirty water collected. It took about 2 days for it to dry and even though I used the fancy rose scented vax shampoo, it just smells like wet carpet now. I guess that’s what you get on a budget.
Decided I needed a new lighter cleaner as my old cylinder Vax was back breaking work.
Took delivery of my new Vax compact power today.
The pros are that its only about as heavy as a normal hoover and it def lifts the muck! Not just dirty water but loads of yukky hair like clumps too!. . So as cleaners go it does its job great. Was quite quick to do the cleaning bit, was a doddle to use and not heavy. Quick to assemble too.
The cons are that the water reserve is small so even just a bedroom needs a refill… Not a problem really, it’s really easy to do.
It can’t get into edges and corners like my old hose Vax so I went round the edges first with vanish carpet shampoo and a brush, but I’d do that with my old one too.
It supposed to dry the carpet a bit with residual heat but doesn’t.
Again not a big problem if you leave windows open and start early.
The bit that’s really put me off is that as well as cleaning the dirty water filter, you have to dismantle the brush head casing to clean all the debris too. It took hubbys help as it involved a screwdriver and muscle which I didn’t have by the time I’d done all the carpet cleaning.
I’m sure that bit will get easier with practice but I’d make sure I did all the carpets I wanted in one day so I don’t have to do all that bit too often!
So as a light weight cleaner it does the job of cleaning well, but involves a fair bit of time cleaning the machine afterwards.
I’m pleased with the results but irritated by all the faff of cleaning it afterwards which took just as long as the carpet cleaning.
I have to say I’m very impressed and happy with this cleaner, it works well and had made our carpets look really good! If I had one gripe that would be that it could do with being a bit heavier so that it lifts the pile rather than jump as you pull it against the pile. Doing so lifts the pile and therefore cleans it better. I got over it by applying a bit of pressure with my foot which while a bit awkward worked very well.
Very good cleaner, suction excellent, nifty little machine, easy to use, light to carry has done an excellent job on my very dirty carpet!
Downside: my carpet is 80% wool, as you can see by my photos the fluff was immense had to take the machine apart twice to clean it out, very time consuming and fiddly,
BUT if your looking for a cheap little cleaner and don’t mind taking the time to unscrew the 6 screws to clean it out between topping up the water and cleaning fluid this will suit you well, didn’t give it top marks due to having to unscrew it it twice to clean thoroughly, poor manufacturing flaw
I used to own a very old heavy VAX but got rid of it a while ago due to it leaking. Been meaning to buy a new one but they are quite an investment (I was looking at the all singing, all dancing Platinum) Stumbled upon this one on Amazon. Had a good read up on the spec, read lots of reviews and posted a question which got lots of answers (thank you) The low reviews regarding no attachments are very unfair as it does state in the description what you do and don’t get. I live in a flat, just myself and a messy teenager. I don’t have stairs so why payout for a machine with attachments for stairs? I have a leather sofa, so do not need to wash upholstery. Basically I have very old carpets in both bedrooms but not worth replacing as not much is visible. My hall and living room are a low pile hardwearing carpet. I basically want to clean them every other month or so, just as a freshen up. Most might be put off by the price of this, thinking it can’t be that good for the price. Well I just did both bedrooms, it’s not nice admitting you filled the container with dirty water! But that’s the proof it works. I’m impressed. The carpets weren’t too wet, to be honest the same as my old machine. Today its lovely and sunny so the windows are open. I’d say they will be dry in a few hrs. Best to do rooms when you can then leave them for a while. Hense why I haven’t done the hall yet, I’ll do that before I go out one day so its left to dry. Another comment is regarding taking the bottom apart to clean, again no biggie. your not going to use it daily or weekly so it’s not much effort. Again, my old one was fiddly to clean so doesn’t bother me at all. The tank is small but if you haven’t a huge home that’s fine. And if you do, then empty the dirty tank and fill the clean one up again, It’s no hassle! Best thing, its lightweight. My old one was like a work out, you’d need a lay down after. This is going to be so much easier to store too. I’m so chuffed I took a chance on this. For what I want in a carpet cleaner, this is a definite 10/10.
Cant get it on my stairs but works everywhere else quite nicely only thing is cleaning it having to unscrew and so on is a long process but it proper did a good job at getting the glue off my carpet and those horrid slime stains lol
I had an old Vax which had had a lot of use, but was getting too heavy for me. As I now have mostly rugs, this Vax has been perfect. It lifts the dirt from, and cleans the rugs well, and they only needed to be outside in the sun for a short while to be completely dry. I will be using it for bedroom carpets next, and am sure they will come up just as clean. It is also very easy to empty and clean. 10/10
I purchased this to get a drink stain off a large living room rug. At first I thought it wasn’t doing much so I went over the stain 4 or 5 times and it’s practically as good as new. I did also use vax one shot stain remover before going over it with the cleaner. I’ve never used a carpet cleaner before and found this quite hard to push and pull back but maybe other models are heavier? I had to replace the clean water tank once for a rug that probably measures 8ft by 10ft. All in all really pleased with the performance of this and the low cost of it compared to other models
I wasn’t expecting much from this if I’m honest. It was to freshen the carpets up after a very naughty cat decided my living room would make a good toilet. But what a beauty of a machine. Really sucks the dirt from the carpet with gusto. My whole house smells beautiful now, and it’s a pleasure to use.
I have only two criticisms, the water tank is relatively small so you’ll find yourself refilling a few times but realistically in an average sized home this won’t be a problem as you won’t be cleaning your carpets that often. And you can’t do stairs with it.
But overall what a brilliant investment. Not cumbersome to use at all like carpet machines I’ve used in the past.
I congratulate VAX. I’ve had one of their old full-sized carpet cleaners for years, but found its weight and noise too much. Plus, it was difficult to fit the dirty water tank. So, I virtually stopped using it. This one is so easy. Still noisy (I suppose all carpet cleaners are) but pulls out nearly as much dirt as the old one. True, it needs filling quite often, but this is no chore. VAX have got it right. Wonderful little machine. I’m afraid the old one might be heading for the tip.
This is a very powerful cleaner that has made a real difference after first use on my carpets. It is extremely easy to put together and use and fairly lightweight for moving around the house. It’s not ideal on stairs only because the size of the cleaner head makes it a bit fiddly. It was also a very good price for what you get.
I had often thought of buying a shampooer for our carpets and getting a dog who was unreliably house trained gave me the final push to do so.
I am delighted with how easy this machine is to set up and use, it can literally be used within minutes of a mishap and it prevents odours and stains forming.
As soon as it arrived I washed our hall rugs and sitting room carpet, the dirt it lifted was unbelievable! Now I wash them regularly. The suction is good so it only takes a few hours to dry out.
Easy to assemble.
Very loud, I have a henry hoover and it is louder than that !
Comes with a 250ml bottle of cleaner, so not very big if you have loads of carpets and rugs to do.
Very good suction, in the term of, that is some black water in the container !
Not given it a clean yet but seems easy to do.
I used quarter cold water and three quarters of hot water with a capful of cleaner.
Only time will tell how long it lasts regarding suction and malfuctions but so far so good.
Fab little carpet cleaner, we don’t have heavy traffic on our carpets, but we puppy sit for a neighbours new family member, she’s great, has the occasional accident through excitement and this Vax is fantastic at the cleaning up process of the odd tiny puddle, would recommend for light traffic carpets, I think for heavy use, I.e shoes, pets, children you might need something a bit more heavy duty .
Amazing carpet cleaner!
Pros:
It’s lightweight, super easy to use, has seemingly magic powers the way it cleans dirt out of carpets, leaves carpets looking like brand new, is relatively cheap, cleans carpets with minimal effort very quickly. Absolutely brilliant!
Cons:
It takes longer to clean the machine after use than it does to clean the carpets! You have to unscrew lots of screws, remove the brush bar and clean the underside which is a real faff. It is also difficult to get all of the water out of the dirty water container as the emptying hole is half way up the tank. Once you have cleaned your carpets and emptied the tanks, the carpet cleaner becomes incontinent and will dribble for several hours after use so put an old towel underneath or stand on a non-carpeted floor until dry and before storing away.
Overall:
This is a brilliant, lightweight carpet cleaner for small rooms / rugs etc. The pros of this cleaner far outweigh the cons, hence why I’ve still given 4 stars.
Was prepared to get the top range one to replace existing vax but it is just too heavy to manoeuvre and carry, especially for older people. This one was a breeze to use and so manoeuvreable, just what we needed for our new rescue dog who we are having to treat as a 4 year puppy for now. Delivery was fantastic and earlier than expected.
Lighter than the old VAX W90-RU-P which we previously owned. Be aware that this Compact model CWCPV011 does not come with the hose attachment enabling the stair carpet/soft-furnishings to be cleaned, so you may also want to consider whether you purchase one of the larger VAX cleaners or alternatively, buy a MINI-VAC which overcomes this issue and at current prices, works out less expensive than the larger VAX machines. The Compact VAX is a well-made, efficient piece of equipment, which definitely does an excellent job cleaning the carpets and is well worth the cost.
What can I say, I thought my carpets were clean, I Hoover daily, steam clean them weekly, so naturally I assumed my carpets were spotless, even with my gorgeous dog, but ONE use of this Vax Carpet Cleaner and WOW, the original colour of my carpets are back and better than before, it looks like it’s just been laid, and I was shocked that the dirty water tank was brown, literally like mud brown water, and after only 1 clean…. absolutely amazing machine, very light and easy to use, set up took 2 minutes. Like a lot of people have said, the only minor fault is you have to unscrew the base to clear out hair/dirt etc, but if you do that once you finished, only takes a second.
Cannot recommend this more, amazing
Just use this today and very impressed.
Very easy to assemble and cleaned a very large rug which had a few stains and doggy hairs.
Took about 10 mins and has come up a treat. Also used on a smaller rug which had a horrible stain which also has gone.
Pretty easy to take apart and clean. A bit fiddly putting back together, quite a few screws to take out but got there eventually.
4 stars, would have got 5 but a slight improvement on the ease of disassembly and assembly for cleaning would be great.
This is super dooper. I cannot fault it. It seriously cleans and fluffs up a carpet, but it’s also so easy to use. The different compartments come apart very obviously, making filling, using and cleaning an absolute doddle. Never owned a carpet washer before because I thought they would be a faff, but so glad I bought this. With Dogs and cats in the house, it really helps freshen things up.
4 stars because half way through its first use it made a horrible screeching noise and I had to turn it off, (this happened only on its first use) so I will see how it goes. secondly I found the water tank too small even for the small apt I have. otherwise cleaning and drying were very good
I’ve just used my Vax Compact for the first time and am very happy. It was dead easy to assemble and use, as well as being very effective. I knew my carpets needed a freshen up, but was surprised by the colour of the water in the dirty water tank! I did keep getting tangled up with the cord, but that’s probably because I’m used to working with a cordless vacuum. After use it’s quick and easy to clean. It then fits neatly into a corner of my small storeroom. What I like most is that it I got a good result very quickly. It’s not something I’ll put off using because it’s a schlep – it took roughly the same amount of time as a thorough vacuuming would.
Lightweight super carpet cleaner. As good if not better than my old Vax carpet cleaner that gave
up the ghost after years of hard work. But sooooo much lighter, easier to fill clean water tank and cleaning solution, much easier to empty dirty water. Top results.
Next day delivery, easy assembly five stars in my book.
Absolutely love this cleaner….had others in the past that promised alerts but never did what they said…this one is amazing. Don’t be put off by reviews saying it’s small and you have to refill the tank alot, it’s done a large hallway before being emptied and then a large lounge. Really easy to use and drying suction works really well too.
Although to clean a large room you do need to fill it a couple of times it is so much lighter and easier on my wrists and low back.
Thoroughly recommend this.
Have had a few carpet cleaners over the years, including older Vax models. I find the performance of this Compact model to be excellent in all aspects of performance. I thought my living room carpet was fairly clean until I assembled this new lighter version and tried it out. It certainly surprised me at the amount of dirt removed – prior to this I did not think I had a grubby carpet, I was wrong! Very good and maneuverable cleaner with more than adequate suction – would recommend.
Easy assemble, light weight to carry around the house, wont take much space as well , performance is good @first time use. Overall good choice i made to buy this product.
couple of things for giving 4 stars
– brush bard cleaning is not easy, could have made it easy removal to clean where most of dust get stuck-in from the carpet.
– could have provided a small cable roller with a button to pull, as like vax does for dry vaccum cleaners.
I’ve read a number of reviews that state it deteriorates or leaks on subsequent uses but as I’ve only used this once I cannot comment yet on this point. I’ll look to try again after a number of months but hopefully it continues per the first usage and if so I’d give this a 5 star.
The down side was having to unscrew six screws to release the brush to clean fluff etc out from the casing . Got the screws muddled up , which delayed things while I worked that out . Easy to dismantle for storage once dry.
Really easy to use and lightweight. Doesnt leave the carpet too wet either. Ideal for cleaning up spills and on the heavily used areas for a quick spruce up. To do a whole room would take a lot of filling and emptying. My only gripe is its not easy to get the last little bits out of the collection tank but not major problem.
The clean water tank isn’t huge and for larger rooms will need refilling a few times to really give your carpets a good clean.
Don’t expect miracles it won’t remove that stain from 6 months ago in one go, but over time with regular use this will get your carpets nice and clean and fluffed back up.
Great for picking up spills and cleaning things that would stain if they’re still wet, little anjmal accidents, spilt drinks will be much easier to clean up with this.
Lightweight
Easy to use
Great suction
Large capacity tanks
Long power cable
Visible results after first use
Managed to shift long term stains
Beware, it is very noisy!
My only real complaint is that to clean the roller brush you need a screwdriver for 6 screws! It’s a ridiculous design as I need to do this after every other use due to pet hair. Surely they could have made it a click and pop fixing?
Would still recommend though as it does a great job.