Is the universe telling me to stop buying vacuum cleaners?

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Benny,

I doubt Vax will be bothered, they'll still keep selling truckloads of their products to people who believe them to be an iconic British brand.

I was pondering the fact that the majority of consumer goods are made in China these days and it's only
people of a certain age who will remember that things were better made in the past and the UK was a manufacturing power house, exporting goods all over the World. As we get older and eventually leave our mortal bodies, we will be left with a population who has only ever known cheap, mass produced disposable products that get sent to landfill when they break. The notion of repairing something will be long forgotten by the majority.

I do like to try new products, especially vacuum cleaners of course, but this experience with my faulty Vax has made me realise that I'd be better off making do with what I have and only spending my hard earned money on decent , better quality items that I enjoy using and owning. As far as vacuum cleaners go, Sebo has emerged as my favourite brand, with Miele coming in second. On the whole Sebo don't produce exciting machines, but they are reliable, dependable and just do the job without making a song and dance over it.

So I am going to be far more discerning in the future and have a healthier bank balance as a result :-)
 
One of my friends mums purchased a Vax Air Cylinder, took it straight out of the box & the Dust Bin Release button was stuck in the lock position! Awful quality!
 
Vax is a Dyson knock off wannabe! I prefer only vax machines made upto the 2006 /2007 models. But not the bagless cylinders
 
Don't talk to me about the dual power..

It's an awful machine. I had the awful opportunity of putting one out on display. Not so much of a problem seeing as it's my department, but I have never came across such a heap of junk. There's a screw that has to go through the handle, but after several attempts, I gave up, it just wouldn't go in. Looking at it again, and the holes don't align.
Of course great quality..

Also our air3 agile has a snapped handle, even though it doesn't get by far the same abuse as the Dysons.
I am certain vax don't use abs, abs doesn't break like this part did.

I am really not surprised that they are the most frequently returned, through suction loss/clogging, complaints of poor build quality, one lady's machine even caught fire.

Nope, I feel dirty just even mentioning that v word!
 
<span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;">Whatever happened to Vax USA?  I checked vaxusa.com & it went to the main Vax website; but it doesn't show USA, Canada or Mexico anymore.</span>


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<span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;">A few yrs ago here in the USA, Vax had the x3 & x5 uprights; & back in the early 1990s Vax had the shop vac type machine, mostly sold at Sears.</span>


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<span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;">btw, the ONLY new vacuums I bought are the Kenmore Cyclonic canister</span>


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<span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;">& the TriStar CS canister</span>


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Vax have been in touch today and are sending me a replacement if they have one from the latest batch which shouldn't have the problems I and other users encountered.

They had obviously seen my Youtube video and are anxious to rectify the problem, so credit due to them for that. I hope that the replacement is OK because there's nothing worse than a vacuum cleaner collector scorned!

A full review will follow when I get the replacement model.
 
Glad to hear that - Are they taking the faulty one away for "inspection"? I hope for your sanity that the replacement one works OK, after your run of faulty machines.


At least you go the Ensign Stealth for nothing, and as I said on Youtube to you - the motor and many other parts of this should fit your G1, if it ever needs them.
 
If the other one develops the same fault I will be wanting a Vax Dual V All Terrain in exchange!
Vax are sending me a returns label for the faulty machine.

I still hope to get the Ensign working, even if it costs me £100 for new parts as it would still be a bargain.

Now you be careful what you say in future young man, because Vacuumland would be very quiet without your input, especially among the UK members. ;-)
 
Young man Roger? If only - at 42 I feel like a granddad compared to some of the younger members here.


I've been interested in the new Vax Floors and all lift away vac in Argos for £140 at present, but after your latest experience with Vax, I just don't know whether to get it now, as it seems a very good design - like your old Morphy Richards Lift Away.



http://www.vax.co.uk/vacuum-cleaner...nce-floors-and-all-pet-upright-vacuum-cleaner
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Surprise Surprise - Dirt Devil USA and Vax UK are both owned by TTI, so that's why they are the same machines. I presume Dirt Devil in the USA is the budget arm of TTI, whereas Hoover USA is the "premium" line. TTI also own Oreck now too. They are taking over everything aren't they? I wonder if they are eying up SEBO or Numatic for a takeover?


 


Your Morphy Richards Lift Away is actually a Shark model isn't it? I don't think Morphy Richards designed it.


Its hard to know who makes what and where these days (Apart from SEBO and Miele of course)
 
Was looking at the US websites that offered the Hoover PowerPath Carpet washer which is the US equivalent of your Vax. Seems Target had problems with the early sales of this model, but later reviews are all positive - suggesting to me that the later models are not suffering the problem you had, and that the earliest models were the ones with the faulty belt tensioner pulleys  - I assume you already read these early reviews?



http://www.target.com/p/hoover-power-path-carpet-washer-fh50950/-/A-15061460#guest-reviews
 

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