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| Post# 207824 11/26/2012 at 10:47 (4,161 days old) by suctionselector (Leeds, England) | ||
Hello,
Just wondering, as I would like one, are the VAX Combination cleaners - ie. 101/121/2000- worth the £40/£50 they can sometimes go up to on eBay. Most of them still have their original boxes and manuals etc. Also were the 101/121 earlier then the 2000 followed? Weren't they also Britain's bestselling vacuum for a while? Thanks Jacob | ||
| Post# 207830 , Reply# 2 11/26/2012 at 10:56 (4,161 days old) by suctionselector (Leeds, England) | ||
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| Post# 207837 , Reply# 4 11/26/2012 at 11:07 (4,161 days old) by dysondestijl (east midlands, UK) | ||
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lol theres a 121 in my friends garage, and a 121 in my neighbors shed! i might inherit one one day.... | ||
| Post# 207839 , Reply# 6 11/26/2012 at 11:27 (4,161 days old) by suctionselector (Leeds, England) | ||
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Thank you for the information dysondestijl and vintagerepairer. My uncle borrowed this machine 10 years ago from my aunties friend for a bit of carpet cleaning and the last time it was used was 10 years ago! The friend has never asked for it back & my uncle says that my auntie doesn't see her any more!
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| Post# 207850 , Reply# 7 11/26/2012 at 12:43 (4,161 days old) by James (Ware, Hertfordshire, UK) | ||
I would say the recovery bucket on the 101 is transulcent black, and a 111 actual is slightly different cosmeticlly to 121's, in that the top motor vent is very narrow, but on 121's is much larger, but vintagerepairer is spot on otherwise.
Other differences in the washing heads, solution clips, wheel layouts etcc. Email me if you want to know more as I have all of the 100 series, and spent alot of time noting differences etc I think the 121 may have sold up to about 1992? Is it worth about £40/ £50, well maybe. They are very popular still after all these years. You can pick up a bargain, keep searching on ebay for one locally with no postage offered and collect it. I got a mint boxed 121, for £23 because it was local with no postage option. Most I have paid is £36 I think it was for my 101, but did have to drive 100miles or so to collect it. You can see videos of some of my vax's on youtube :) Pictured here is the 101, 111, 900W 121 and 1000W 121. There is also a later 1000W 121 which used castors similar to office chair's that I did not picture at the time. 
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| Post# 207853 , Reply# 8 11/26/2012 at 12:55 (4,161 days old) by hooverhoover98 (Wales,South) | ||
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| Post# 207881 , Reply# 10 11/26/2012 at 14:46 (4,161 days old) by James (Ware, Hertfordshire, UK) | ||
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To make it worse, the 101 and 111 only have 4 castors, and are very unstable with 3 of them at the back, and one at the front! Certainly a little wobbly.
The earlier 900W 121 had 5, but not equally spaced. I think the equally spacing was introduced on the very late 900W 121, or on the 1000W models. Also wonder why they never used the double wheeled castor, but I do like the original style castor they have, very odd. Yep my 8100SX and New Wave 1300 both use that style of hose :) I do really like the original 121 style. And the 101 and 111 styles of wand end was very similar to an Electrolux hose. Not sure why I think 1992, as I can't seem to find any evidence to back it up, even my double wheeled castor model has the date "april 1990" inside it. | ||
| Post# 207924 , Reply# 12 11/26/2012 at 17:17 (4,161 days old) by Rolls_rapide (-) | ||
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I always thought the Vax 121 machines were top-heavy. I greatly preferred the Hoover Aquamasters. Better stability, better suction power, better tools, lighter extension tubes. They reminded me of Daleks, and they weren't orange... 
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| Post# 207925 , Reply# 13 11/26/2012 at 17:25 (4,161 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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| Post# 207927 , Reply# 15 11/26/2012 at 17:40 (4,161 days old) by vintagerepairer (England) | ||
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Excuse my appalling message just now but I could not lay hands on my reading glasses. | ||
| Post# 207928 , Reply# 16 11/26/2012 at 17:42 (4,161 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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| Post# 207929 , Reply# 17 11/26/2012 at 17:50 (4,161 days old) by vintagerepairer (England) | ||
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Hello Jamie I didn't mean anything, my computer edited 'back' with 'bag'. I maybe spelt it wrongly to start with. So you see, it should read "you had to manually turn the hose BACK when it became locked" | ||
| Post# 207930 , Reply# 18 11/26/2012 at 17:53 (4,161 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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| Post# 207933 , Reply# 20 11/26/2012 at 18:26 (4,161 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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| Post# 207937 , Reply# 22 11/26/2012 at 20:03 (4,161 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
My Powa 4000 is still going strong - I donated it many years ago to a local pound shop owner who was and still is very grateful. The variable suction is worth having against the fixed suction of the earlier machines. It was the weight of washing carpets that finally pushed me over the edge to get rid of it.
For a while a couple of years ago Vax Australia had a whole long range of Vax 6131 based canister vacs from see through ones (Vax "Sukka") and lots of other ones, either with the variable control dial or fixed. But I will agree with VR, the current range is poorly made and nothing like the older ones; even my Powa 4000 was well made, hence probably why the only thing that ever needed to be replaced it on it was its recovery bucket. 
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| Post# 335190 , Reply# 23 10/4/2015 at 11:05 (3,119 days old) by jake1234 (greasby) | ||
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vaxs I used to have a hoover aquamaster but it broke beyond repair so I skipped it. I also had a vax 2000 until the motor gave way. I currently have a vax powa 4000 and vax 6131.
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| Post# 335192 , Reply# 24 10/4/2015 at 11:33 (3,119 days old) by citroenbx (england) | ||
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