Thread Number: 23590
Vax Centrix 3 - No I'm not ill! |
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Post# 264165 , Reply# 1   1/19/2014 at 18:42 (3,746 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 264206 , Reply# 3   1/20/2014 at 02:56 (3,746 days old) by beko1987 (Stokenchurch, United Kingdom)   |   | |
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Heh I'm used to checking what sellers say now, even if I look like the most analy retentive bloke around! |
Post# 264241 , Reply# 4   1/20/2014 at 13:42 (3,745 days old) by beko1987 (Stokenchurch, United Kingdom)   |   | |
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Well its all washed. Only 3 tiny tiny parts tried to escape down the plughole! Must have had something on it though as doing the outer casings my cleaner stopped foaming. Will give it a polish to get fully rid of it when its back together! |
Post# 264247 , Reply# 5   1/20/2014 at 14:22 (3,745 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 264370 , Reply# 7   1/21/2014 at 15:05 (3,744 days old) by ultraperformer (Derbyshire, UK, Europe)   |   | |
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Post# 264372 , Reply# 8   1/21/2014 at 15:12 (3,744 days old) by beko1987 (Stokenchurch, United Kingdom)   |   | |
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With alot of filter maintanance I think it could be a good machine. I imagine it will be very needy though. I had to wipe every seal clean again after that quick test on the garage floor! HEPA filter is washable though, which helps. |
Post# 264380 , Reply# 9   1/21/2014 at 15:50 (3,744 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 264679 , Reply# 11   1/24/2014 at 22:33 (3,741 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 264683 , Reply# 12   1/24/2014 at 23:08 (3,741 days old) by stricklybojack (Southern California)   |   | |
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Post# 264703 , Reply# 13   1/25/2014 at 03:40 (3,741 days old) by beko1987 (Stokenchurch, United Kingdom)   |   | |
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It was on a local Facebook selling group. |
Post# 268235 , Reply# 15   2/17/2014 at 17:51 (3,717 days old) by hi-loswitch98 ()   |   | |
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No wonder the Vax Centrix 3 the local Car Boot Cafe had died after 3 uses! |
Post# 268236 , Reply# 16   2/17/2014 at 17:51 (3,717 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2)   |   | |
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Post# 268301 , Reply# 17   2/18/2014 at 08:03 (3,717 days old) by ultraperformer (Derbyshire, UK, Europe)   |   | |
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Wow that is bad, I've done similar tests with my Vax Mach Air but it copped ok to be honest when I checked the pre motor filter it was still clean but it is multi cyclonic. Still I didn't expect this to be THAT bad!!! My AEG UltraPerformer is only a single cyclone but that keeps its filter very clean, this Vax is obviously very poorly designed.
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Post# 268315 , Reply# 18   2/18/2014 at 10:32 (3,717 days old) by beko1987 (Stokenchurch, United Kingdom)   |   | |
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That's exactly what it is, badly designed. No real thought or testing of the concept I imagine, just made, put on sale and move onto the next cheap machine! |
Post# 268319 , Reply# 19   2/18/2014 at 11:49 (3,717 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2)   |   | |
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Well at the end of the day, this isn't a Vax vacuum cleaner. It may have the name of "Vax" on it but its a rebadged Dirt Devil and from the empire of TTI who continually drag and dress up old components with more shiny plastic.
That's not to say all Vax vacs are crap - but most members on here know the ones to stay clear of - and to be fair, at least TTI are now doing multicyclonic which is a bit better than this bitter old vac. |