Maybe early days for there to be much shareable experience of these
machines.

My immediate problem with the Vax "Dual Power" carpet washer is that
two litres of clean water, produces an egg cup full of dirty water.
If this is to be expected, I wonder why the dirty water tank is as
large as the clean water tank.
The dirt that is picked up is not flushed into the dirty water tank
but build up thickly around the cowl covering the brushes.

Ive read the troubleshooting guide and followed the advice there,
without any improvement.

Unfortunately my worldly good ar in a heap in the garage until the
carpets get cleaned. This doe add to what would usually be a smaller
problem.
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On 02/09/2019 09:00, Mike Halmarack wrote:
Maybe early days for there to be much shareable experience of these
machines.

My immediate problem with the Vax "Dual Power" carpet washer is that
two litres of clean water, produces an egg cup full of dirty water.
If this is to be expected, I wonder why the dirty water tank is as
large as the clean water tank.
The dirt that is picked up is not flushed into the dirty water tank
but build up thickly around the cowl covering the brushes.

Ive read the troubleshooting guide and followed the advice there,
without any improvement.

Unfortunately my worldly good ar in a heap in the garage until the
carpets get cleaned. This doe add to what would usually be a smaller
problem.



I have a very cheap Vax vacuum, and it's been pretty good. On the basis
of that, I bought a Vax steamer, which turned out to be useless.

I'd suggest taking your washer back to Lidl and hiring a machine.

On 02/09/2019 09:00, Mike Halmarack wrote:
Maybe early days for there to be much shareable experience of these
machines.

My immediate problem with the Vax "Dual Power" carpet washer is that
two litres of clean water, produces an egg cup full of dirty water.
If this is to be expected, I wonder why the dirty water tank is as
large as the clean water tank.
The dirt that is picked up is not flushed into the dirty water tank
but build up thickly around the cowl covering the brushes.

Ive read the troubleshooting guide and followed the advice there,
without any improvement.

On my vax (not the same model) there is a moveable flap to switch
between collecting the dirty water from the inbuilt carpet brushes and
the hand tools on the end of a removable tube. If there is the same on
yours are you sure that this flap is in the correct position? The flap
controls which path gets the suction to pick up the dirty water.

On my vax approx the same amount of water in the clean tank ends up in
the dirty tank.


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On Mon, 2 Sep 2019 11:23:47 +0100, GB
wrote:

On 02/09/2019 09:00, Mike Halmarack wrote:
Maybe early days for there to be much shareable experience of these
machines.

My immediate problem with the Vax "Dual Power" carpet washer is that
two litres of clean water, produces an egg cup full of dirty water.
If this is to be expected, I wonder why the dirty water tank is as
large as the clean water tank.
The dirt that is picked up is not flushed into the dirty water tank
but build up thickly around the cowl covering the brushes.

Ive read the troubleshooting guide and followed the advice there,
without any improvement.

Unfortunately my worldly good ar in a heap in the garage until the
carpets get cleaned. This doe add to what would usually be a smaller
problem.



I have a very cheap Vax vacuum, and it's been pretty good. On the basis
of that, I bought a Vax steamer, which turned out to be useless.

I'd suggest taking your washer back to Lidl and hiring a machine.

That's pretty much the first thing that came into my head. I'll have a
fiddle and give it another go first.
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On Mon, 2 Sep 2019 11:27:40 +0100, alan_m
wrote:

On 02/09/2019 09:00, Mike Halmarack wrote:
Maybe early days for there to be much shareable experience of these
machines.

My immediate problem with the Vax "Dual Power" carpet washer is that
two litres of clean water, produces an egg cup full of dirty water.
If this is to be expected, I wonder why the dirty water tank is as
large as the clean water tank.
The dirt that is picked up is not flushed into the dirty water tank
but build up thickly around the cowl covering the brushes.

Ive read the troubleshooting guide and followed the advice there,
without any improvement.

On my vax (not the same model) there is a moveable flap to switch
between collecting the dirty water from the inbuilt carpet brushes and
the hand tools on the end of a removable tube. If there is the same on
yours are you sure that this flap is in the correct position? The flap
controls which path gets the suction to pick up the dirty water.

On my vax approx the same amount of water in the clean tank ends up in
the dirty tank.
No hand tool attachment on this one.
It definitely seemed to me that the clean and dirty tanks should be of
similar quanities at the various stages.
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On 02/09/2019 14:06, Mike Halmarack wrote:
On Mon, 2 Sep 2019 11:27:40 +0100, alan_m
wrote:

On 02/09/2019 09:00, Mike Halmarack wrote:
Maybe early days for there to be much shareable experience of these
machines.

My immediate problem with the Vax "Dual Power" carpet washer is that
two litres of clean water, produces an egg cup full of dirty water.
If this is to be expected, I wonder why the dirty water tank is as
large as the clean water tank.
The dirt that is picked up is not flushed into the dirty water tank
but build up thickly around the cowl covering the brushes.

Ive read the troubleshooting guide and followed the advice there,
without any improvement.

On my vax (not the same model) there is a moveable flap to switch
between collecting the dirty water from the inbuilt carpet brushes and
the hand tools on the end of a removable tube. If there is the same on
yours are you sure that this flap is in the correct position? The flap
controls which path gets the suction to pick up the dirty water.

On my vax approx the same amount of water in the clean tank ends up in
the dirty tank.
No hand tool attachment on this one.
It definitely seemed to me that the clean and dirty tanks should be of
similar quanities at the various stages.

I had a VAX years ago which worked but didn't last. Now have a Bissel of
some sort. In both cases, though, the tanks were essentially the same
size and the dirty tank filled up fine.

On Monday, 2 September 2019 14:06:28 UTC+1, Mike Halmarack wrote:
On Mon, 2 Sep 2019 11:27:40 +0100, alan_m
wrote:

On 02/09/2019 09:00, Mike Halmarack wrote:
Maybe early days for there to be much shareable experience of these
machines.

My immediate problem with the Vax "Dual Power" carpet washer is that
two litres of clean water, produces an egg cup full of dirty water.
If this is to be expected, I wonder why the dirty water tank is as
large as the clean water tank.
The dirt that is picked up is not flushed into the dirty water tank
but build up thickly around the cowl covering the brushes.

Ive read the troubleshooting guide and followed the advice there,
without any improvement.

On my vax (not the same model) there is a moveable flap to switch
between collecting the dirty water from the inbuilt carpet brushes and
the hand tools on the end of a removable tube. If there is the same on
yours are you sure that this flap is in the correct position? The flap
controls which path gets the suction to pick up the dirty water.

On my vax approx the same amount of water in the clean tank ends up in
the dirty tank.
No hand tool attachment on this one.
It definitely seemed to me that the clean and dirty tanks should be of
similar quanities at the various stages.

Something's not right. IME synthetics return something lke 80% the water, natural fibres can be as little as 50%. You're sure you're using the right technique? If you get little water out, the dirt is staying in the carpets.


NT

On Mon, 02 Sep 2019 09:00:35 +0100, Mike Halmarack
wrote:

Maybe early days for there to be much shareable experience of these
machines.

My immediate problem with the Vax "Dual Power" carpet washer is that
two litres of clean water, produces an egg cup full of dirty water.
If this is to be expected, I wonder why the dirty water tank is as
large as the clean water tank.
The dirt that is picked up is not flushed into the dirty water tank
but build up thickly around the cowl covering the brushes.

Ive read the troubleshooting guide and followed the advice there,
without any improvement.

Unfortunately my worldly good ar in a heap in the garage until the
carpets get cleaned. This doe add to what would usually be a smaller
problem.

Thanks all for the advice. It's working a bit better now.
I was tending to flap because my worldly goods were all in a heap
until the carpets were cleaned.
I could've just put everything in place then moved each item to clean
underneath later but I'm fast reaching the creaky stage, so trying to
minimize the weight lifting sessions.
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You obviously have the wrong type of dirt!
I supposed it might be due to the product you are using to wash, or maybe
some carpets are easier to mop up than others. One supposes that if what you
say is true, that the carpet or underlay will be very wet even after its
supposedly sucked dry. You are probably making mud in the carpet.
I've only ever had one carpet cleaner that worked, but it needed a
separate vacuum after it had dried, that was a hoover, but it was rather
more than I could handle.
Brian

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Maybe early days for there to be much shareable experience of these
machines.

My immediate problem with the Vax "Dual Power" carpet washer is that
two litres of clean water, produces an egg cup full of dirty water.
If this is to be expected, I wonder why the dirty water tank is as
large as the clean water tank.
The dirt that is picked up is not flushed into the dirty water tank
but build up thickly around the cowl covering the brushes.

Ive read the troubleshooting guide and followed the advice there,
without any improvement.

Unfortunately my worldly good ar in a heap in the garage until the
carpets get cleaned. This doe add to what would usually be a smaller
problem.
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Yes the old jack of all trades proverb is pretty true where compromise has
to be struck. From the description I'd imagine if the device was used
regularly on only slightly soiled carpets it may well cope but a big clean
when none has been done for ages is needing the professionals I feel.
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On 02/09/2019 09:00, Mike Halmarack wrote:
Maybe early days for there to be much shareable experience of these
machines.

My immediate problem with the Vax "Dual Power" carpet washer is that
two litres of clean water, produces an egg cup full of dirty water.
If this is to be expected, I wonder why the dirty water tank is as
large as the clean water tank.
The dirt that is picked up is not flushed into the dirty water tank
but build up thickly around the cowl covering the brushes.

Ive read the troubleshooting guide and followed the advice there,
without any improvement.

Unfortunately my worldly good ar in a heap in the garage until the
carpets get cleaned. This doe add to what would usually be a smaller
problem.



I have a very cheap Vax vacuum, and it's been pretty good. On the basis of
that, I bought a Vax steamer, which turned out to be useless.

I'd suggest taking your washer back to Lidl and hiring a machine.

On Tue, 3 Sep 2019 07:04:07 +0100, "Brian Gaff"
wrote:

You obviously have the wrong type of dirt!
I supposed it might be due to the product you are using to wash, or maybe
some carpets are easier to mop up than others. One supposes that if what you
say is true, that the carpet or underlay will be very wet even after its
supposedly sucked dry. You are probably making mud in the carpet.
I've only ever had one carpet cleaner that worked, but it needed a
separate vacuum after it had dried, that was a hoover, but it was rather
more than I could handle.
Brian

The idea of making mud in the carpet is fairly alarming. I did kind of
think that the lost water must be going somewhere. I opted for the
silvern spring, rather than the festering bog mindset.

The amount of dirty water retrieved does seem to depend a lot on the
type of carpet but the Vax washer is performing better with repeated
use. Maybe this is because the carpets have now reached saturation
point.

I can't really hear any squelching underfoot but tht may be because I
need a new battery in my hearing aid.
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On Tue, 3 Sep 2019 07:06:44 +0100, "Brian Gaff"
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Yes the old jack of all trades proverb is pretty true where compromise has
to be struck. From the description I'd imagine if the device was used
regularly on only slightly soiled carpets it may well cope but a big clean
when none has been done for ages is needing the professionals I feel.
Brian

I've spent a fairly long adult life diy-ing. Some of the outcomes have
been a little peculiar but overall my projects have been successful,
maybe thanks to not setting the bar too high.

Not only that but the money I've saved has allowed me to spend the
occasional winter in Portugal. Quite a good trade off it seems to me.

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