Vax Air cordless

[oliveoiltinfoil]

I feel like I am nearly being paid by vax to advertise their new products but you gotta admit, some of them look pretty impressive.

The Hoover air cordless vacuum has been in the states now for only a few weeks. Looks like it has arrived on our shores in the form of a Vax, of course no surprise their. Thanks TTI.



I am a little sceptical though. There is a video review of the hoover version by someone who had bought one and he said that it does lack quite a bit in suction power and isn't really a replacement for a corded machine. Whether this is true or not, no one knows. Video to that is here -

 

[sebo_fan]

Good videos, thanks for posting.

He sounds a bit annoyed that the vacuum doesn't come with a full size hose. You can't please everyone.

I am however very impressed with how quiet that Hoover sounds. It isn't as noisy as my old orange Vax Mach Air. I still have the extension hose from that vacuum...

Which, basically means if I ever buy this cordless upright I could use the extension hose onto the back of the one on board.

 

[sensotronic]

Well Vax are sending me an Air Cordless to review, so I'll be doing an unboxing and a full demo video review on Youtube soon. I'm not sure if Vax will want it back, but I'm assuming I will be able to keep it, providing I upload the reviews as promised.

It is currently £299.99 on the Vax website, but this Sunday, QVC will be launching it as their Today's Special Value, which normally means a saving on the original price and easy pay instalments. Depending on price, I may have been tempted, but thanks to Vax, it looks like I won't have to pay for one.

 

[turbo500]

Whether this is true or not, no one knows

I don't think cordless vacuums are any kind of replacement for a full upright. Based on using the GTech AirRam and Dyson Digital Slim, they're brilliant as far as stick vacs go, but not go great in comparison to a full upright. Great for quick pick ups and day to day cleaning, not so great for full cleaning.

 

[dysonman1]

I bought one the day they came out. It's true, it does not have as much suction as a corded vacuum, however the brush is so aggressive that it does not require tremendous amounts of suction to remove the dirt that the brush roll sweeps up and beats out of the carpet. It's actually a very good upright on bare floors as well

 

[dysonman1]

This is the amount of dirt and border collie hair that the Hoover air cordless removed from my carpet directly after the carpet was vacuumed with a Kirby Sentria.

 

[suckolux]

Wow

 

[oliveoiltinfoil]

@dysonman1

That is incredible. After a Kirby? As long as it has sufficient suction to collect any dirt that has been dislodged, let a well designed stiff brush bar do the rest I guess

 

[sptyks]

That Sentria...

must have a full bag or a worn brushroll, or something else is wrong.


 


My Sentria is a Beast!!! It outcleans every other vacuum I have including my Hoover Windtunnel Air which has a very aggressive brushroll and more suction than the Air Cordless.


 


Does your Sentria have the newer more aggressive brushroll?

 

[dysonman1]

My Sentria has only been used three times. It's part of the Vacuum Cleaner Museum's Kirby collection. I don't care too much for Kirby (one of my least favorite vacs to use), but I brought it home to give it 'another try'. Same day the Hoover Air Cordless arrived. I'm always bringing home vacs from the Museum's collection to use in my home. The Hoover Air's brush roller is designed EXACTLY like the Hoover model 2's brush roller from 1910 that we also have in the Museum. The brush pattern is an exact copy. The brush bristles are long, but flexible, and really give the rug a good beating, while they are sweeping. The suction is enough to carry away the dirt. I hold my Air while using the dusting brush. The Air's hose is short, but that's not really what the machine is for. It's for the rugs and bare floors. It's the best upright I've ever used for bare floor cleaning WHILE the brush is running.

 

[Gr8DaneDad]

Not a huge Kirby fan either... though I have 2, a D50 (recent acquisition) and a Sentria II that had never been used after the demo I picked up from a Craigslist seller. The D50 does a better job than the Sentria, even with the HII mini-emtor, fill tube and a bag, and it really kicks it's butt with the original emtor and shake out bag. The Sentria II does do a respectable job, but the d50 and even my Electrolux EPIC 2500 do better, especially on my Danes shed hair. I do, however, love the shampooer on the Sentria... the Rug Renovator on the D50 is good, but I like being able to turn off the suds and work the foam in right away rather than waiting. As much as it pains me, the Kirby's both do a better job shampooing medium and high pile synthetic carpets than my beloved Electrolux Floor Pro... but the Floor pro is much better on fine carpets and hard floors.

 

[sebo_fan]

True, cordless uprights can never replace the idea of a mains corded vacuum, but it is a good alternative to many.

Being the owner of a Gtech cordless sweeper, the next step up I would have is any cordless stick vacuum, preferably with a hose or a slip out hand held, like the Ergorapido by Electrolux/AEG.

When you think about it, with cordless sweepers or stick vacuums available, granted the batteries on most current models now feature longer lasting lithium, they're not that expensive to run or to charge IF you still use your mains vacuum.

 

[sebo_fan]

What I meant to say too, is that cordless stick vacs present a quicker solution for quick cleaning. Leave the mains vacuum for a thorough clean. Hey presto, eco cleaning that isn't going to cost you much. Who needs the EU law??

 

[sensotronic]

True to their word, Vax delivered my new Air cordless this morning and I must say, so far I'm impressed. I had a quick whip round and it picked up a fair amount of dirt from a carpet that was only vacuumed yesterday. I even found some Golden Retriever hair in the bin which is surprising, because the dog in question stayed here over five weeks ago and I've vacuumed countless times since then.

I will be uploading an unboxing video today and a full video review in a few days.

 

[dys0nb0y]

Hi Roger I must say I do love your videos some of them are just so funny.it's great that VAX has sent it to you to review. Hopefully more manufacturers will send you some new vacuums. One thing I want VAX to release in uk is hoover air steerable that looks like a really good vacuum and keep the video coming

 

[oliveoiltinfoil]

Was looking at a video of the hoover one and the motor is at the top of the dust bin ! ? Very interesting, very different, but it seems like a very effective vacuum, certainly for cleaning carpets.

 

[sensotronic]

Unboxing video

Here's the unboxing of the Vax Air Cordless