Thread Number: 27746
/ Tag: Recent Vacuum Cleaners from past 20 years
Vax 2000 multifunction |
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Post# 310198 , Reply# 1   12/28/2014 at 20:22 (3,405 days old) by parwaz786 ( )   |   | |
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Nice! It looks so shiny :O I love ur refurbs |
Post# 310226 , Reply# 2   12/29/2014 at 06:17 (3,405 days old) by Turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Oooh, very nice! Probably my favourite of the old Vax's.
Link to the advert for the 2000, from 1992. CLICK HERE TO GO TO Turbo500's LINK |
Post# 310235 , Reply# 3   12/29/2014 at 09:43 (3,405 days old) by citroenbx (england)   |   | |
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Post# 310395 , Reply# 7   12/31/2014 at 00:52 (3,403 days old) by spiraclean (UK)   |   | |
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Sensotronic is correct, never use anything other than low-foaming extraction shampoo in this type of machine. No dishwashing liquid, laundry detergent or hand soap. Put the job off until you have the correct product on hand. Vax and Bissell solutions will work just fine, and I'll throw another one into the mix and suggest Nuchem 4 from Numatic.
Just a couple of weeks ago I had to sort out a carpet that my partner's mother had attempted to clean with Fairy, after her new dog had an accident or two. Pet urine on its own is bad enough to contend with as it is, but the soapy residue is what really made the job far more difficult than it should have been. The sticky suds and excessively high pH caused the carpet to resoil at an incredible rate, developing prominent black patches. Took a fair amount of time and effort to remedy, not to mention copious amounts of defoamer. Nice score on the Vax, by the way. The 2000 had the best handgrip and fluid control trigger of them all IMHO, it was a real shame when they reverted back to the older style. Like all Vax canisters they do have a tendency to burst their paper bags however, so I always used the cloth bag instead (which also has the side benefit of being less restrictive to airflow, noticeably improving the suction power). Better still, pick up one of the now-obsolete dust bag connectors linked below while you still can, which will allow you to use Numatic bags in it. CLICK HERE TO GO TO spiraclean's LINK on eBay |
Post# 310400 , Reply# 8   12/31/2014 at 04:59 (3,403 days old) by parwaz786 ( )   |   | |
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Thanks for the tip, however we had no problems so far. 1001 is pretty good actually for the price |
Post# 310589 , Reply# 9   1/1/2015 at 18:49 (3,401 days old) by dysonabsolute ()   |   | |
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Thank you sensortronic, the bissell stuff actually worked really well. My house is very clean but I could not believe the colour of the extracted liquid afterwords. |