Vax ONEPWR Blade 4 Pet Cordless Vacuum Cleaner Unboxing & First Look

In this video I unbox and briefly demonstrate the Vax ONEPWR Blade 4 Pet cordless cleaner. Although this has a Which? Best Buy, my first impressions of this cleaner aren’t good, but I will have to use it a bit more before my final verdict.

Details below from Vax’s website:

45 minutes runtime
3 hour fast charge
Removable ONEPWR 4.0Ah battery
Lightweight
DustTracker
Vax CoreTM Technology
Antimicrobial brush bar
Mini motorised pet tool
Model number CLBN-B4PT

Features & Benefits

Removable ONEPWR 4.0 Ah Battery
Generating up to 45 minutes runtime per battery, there is plenty of time to clean without recharging. VAX Blade 4 Pet provides continuous cleaning performance and, if that is not enough, you can simply switch out for another ONEPWR battery and keep going.
No Loss of Suction
DustVault Technology
3 stage filtration technology ensures that even the smallest particles of dust are captured in the dirt bin, dual cyclones remove dust, and a dual layer electrostatic filter captures the finest particles. Capturing up to 99.8% of particles down to 0.3 microns in size.
Cordless convenience and low profile
Innovative brushless motor
VAX Blade 4 Pet’s brushless motor is the perfect balance of performance and intelligence. Controlled by VAX CoreTM Technology, the 32 bit micro-processor continually monitors power to maximise cleaning efficiency & performance.
Fast Charge
Removable bin
The VAX Blade 4 Pet has a removable bin for simple, hygienic and easy emptying.
Removable bin
No Loss of Suction
VAX Blade 4 Pet maintains constant high pick-up performance even when the dirt bin is full.

Lightweight and Innovative Design
Lightweight and innovative design
At just 3.1kg, VAX Blade 4 Pet is perfectly balanced for effortless, easy to use cleaning. Offering the performance of a corded vacuum in a sleek lightweight design.

DustTracker LED Headlights
Powerful multi surface cleaning for compact spaces
Ideal for performance cleaning in the car, on the stairs or on the sofa.

Vax Brushless Motor
3 Hour Fast Charge
Ready to use in just 3 hours, or less if you just need a quick clean.

DustVault Technology
Cordless Convenience
Move from surface to surface or room to room without the hassle of a cord. The cordless Vax Blade 4 Pet manoeuvres easily around corners and under furniture.

[Bond]

Thanks for saving me from wasting my money! All the reviews on their site must be inaccurate.

[lindawarner]

I have just bought one, I should have watched your video first.

[marywilson]

I had a cordless Dyson wasn’t impressed .I now have a Vax and love it, picks up a lot better .30 -12-22 !

[ploomy]

I've been having problems picking up small bits of cat litter on a wooden floor. It just seems to push them around, they don't go under the front of the cleaning head. I have this Vax Blade 4 as well as a Shark. The Vax seems to be well made and robust but it's bad points out weigh the good ones. Something you haven't shown in this review is the difficulty in emptying the bin when it contains any hair or dust. The dust or hair easily block the fine metal filter within the bin and needs taking out and giving a brush or blow to clear the fine holes. Added to the fact that you'll need to screw the holding bracket to the wall, which won't be possible for some.
However! Thanks to your video, I've discovered the flexi hose attachment you mentioned, and a powered one at that (if you buy the genuine one). I'm now going to use it for my car vacuum, which it will be excellent for.
Thanks for the vid.

[KirbyEnthusiast]

Nice Unboxing and demo Roger . Surprising that strip came loose after one use . Looking forward to seeing how you go after a wks use 👍👍

[paulillingworth]

Almost identical to the Blade 2 Max (brushless motor) I got in end of 2018, same bin and cyclone, still have it it’s an ok machine, I paid £279 for mine at the time, it came with a flexi hose and extra tools, the handle position when using can cause wrist ache, the filter stays fairly clear, I have a spare for when one is drying, problems since buying had to get a new bin from vax in 2021 old one started to crack and had to have a new brush bar in 2021, but it’s still in service for daily cleans and the car, overall not a bad machine for a Vax, and it’s price point, to be fair I’d buy another, 4 things I’d change is handle and the squealing motor as it’s aged, cyclone shroud get hair and dirt stuck and the hopeless wall mount, but it still working ok despite age (3 and bit years) on a modern machine. Ps the whistling is the suction relief valve triggering on model i have.

[maryclairelayton]

After one very short use I checked the brush bar as the main head did look particularly dusty. Not only did the dust 'stick around' in the clear plastic head, it really did gather around the spindle. I had to take a small soft paintbrush to both ends of the brush bar and where they slot into the housing. In my older Dyson hand held this is the sort of cleaning task I only had to do every few months so I am worried if dust gets into the mechanism so easily it will cause damage before too many more uses. Considering returning this as a result.

[Retro_andy_]

Just got a blade 3 and all seems well....for now.looking forward to using it
Looks very similar to the blade 4 Roger.

[craglabrake]

Definitely some improvements to be made, yet hopefully improvements will be made one day! Marvelous job!

[theoh]

hello do you think i should get a dyson v6 or vax slim vac. Thank you

[GrumpyMansREVIEWS]

Your right about the head, it is light. Great work as usual!

[mymclews]

I do wish I had watched this before I ordered mine. I have used a Dyson previously but thought I would give Vax a go as Dyson are too expensive now. With great excitement I put it together immediately. It is very heavy (I have arthritis) and after I used it, I went over the carpet with my old Dyson and that picked up pet hair that the Vax missed

[elizabethedwards]

Wish I had seen this before buying. It is quite heavy and also the strip on the brush started to peel off.

[susieadams]

I wish I had watched this video before ordering one - I am so disappointed in mine - I always rated Vax in the past as I still have the original orange corded hoover /carpet washer which is still going strong as it has such a good build quality. I think the bean counters have been let loose on this range sacrificing quality over function ality . My husband says it sounds like it's singing Crazy Horses as it's so loud ! Lol

[kaxwu]

I bought one after Which? recommend it . I will never trust their reviews again! This was the worst £250 I’ve spent ever 😡

[NeilHunter-jshv]

Should I get this or the Henry Quick? I can’t decide.

[scottd]

I had the USA version, nearly identical minus the mini motorized tool and the brushless motor. Like you, I found it quite awkward to hold and strangely weighted. And without the brushless motor, the suction was very mediocre. Despite that it did clean well.

Ultimately I returned mine after I found the side of the cleanerhead where the belt ran was getting very hot (as in, too hot to hold) and the end of the brushbar was just beginning to distort and melt. That was after a week or so in a small flat with no pets and no long hair.

I returned that one and got a replacement from the store, but it did the exact same thing. Finally returned it for my money back. That was a couple years ago now, hope it was just an early run manufacturing error.

[observer]

I had the same issue with the velour strip, Now the brush keeps stalling. Phoning them tomorrow. I tried last week but could never get through!

[fueledbyregret]

I had the Vax Blade 2 Max Pet. It was very poorly made. The plastic hose in the floor head (you pointed out) split within a few months, but VAX did replace it. The joints between all the connections (handle, wand, floor head) became very loose leading to loss of suction, and the filters needed washing every fortnight - not every three months. We've a small two bed apartment with a non-shedding dog. Eventually gave up and moved to a Shark Cordless LiftAway ICT160.

[MrDbone]

A good Friday morning to you sir from Wellington Somerset