VAX Platinum PowerMax Carpet Cleaner Review | The Carpenter's Daughter

Ever since I decided to dig up our driveway to lay gravel, and holes for fence posts, we've traipsed a LOT of mud in and dirtied our new carpets.

Sadly my old carpet cleaner broke, so in today's video, I show you how I bring my carpets back while reviewing a brand new Vax Platinum Powermax carpet cleaner. I'll also be comparing it to my old Bissell cleaner.

I also share some muddy carpet prevention tips at the end which I now know from our mistakes, but any extra tips are more than welcome in the comments!

*This is a PR sample which I only agreed to honestly review on my blog. However, as I like to use YouTube to research products before buying them, it made sense to film it too for demonstration purposes.

Here's the Vax Platinum Powermax if you want to check it out:

Also, note the claim for carpets to be dry within 1 hour is under the quick setting, but I'm a whole hog girl and went for deep clean in this video.

**This review is NOT sponsored.

Here's my blogpost review too:

Other products I used:
Dr Beckmann Carpet Stain Remover (MUCH cheaper in B&M) but not great on large areas:
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[JulieWallis]

I have a vax platinum. Fabulous machine. I had issues with it and vax exchanged it with no qualms. Really pleased with my machine and the customer service. Also, that spin scrub tool brings the stairs carpet up a treat! Really rejuvenated the pile.

[markanthony]

Nice, saw the advert on TV this morning. I want one. I have a Springer Spaniel that makes the place dirtier than when my kids were toddlers. I have the big old round Orange VAX already, but the new one take up less space and no dragging it around. The old one may get relegated to the shed and used for clearing block sinks and stuff and pumping out my small pond gradually, it will definitely get re-purposed for other things, not thrown away as it is only 2 years old.

[anthonywhatmore-ross]

I just got one of these and it's great. I did have Vax rapid XL and it just wasn't doing the job, it picked up the dirt but the carpets still looked dirty. This new one lifts the carpet fibres and removes all the dirt. It's like walking on a new carpet again thumbs up to Vax.

[TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Just a quick note that for carpets to be dry within 1 hour is under the quick clean setting, but I'm a whole hog girl and went for deep clean in this video because I had a LOT of mud to shift ;)

[gailgulliver]

Thank you Vikkie it has been a toss up between this and the Bissell so now I have seen this in action i'm going for this ..thank you for your time ..new sub to your channel..x

[josephmauldin]

Love the review. We had a Bissell also. We lent it out and when it came back it didn't work anymore. (Very sad). We have looked at many and this one seems really good compared to the ones we have looked at. One thing that we do is to clean the carpets every 6 months. We kept our carpet for 15 years before replacing just by keeping it clean. Also in high traffic areas we put down clear plastic runners and would replace them when they became dingy. When our kids were young and just learning to eat we put down a big sheet of plastic under their chair and side of the table, that way we could wipe up spills really easy and not destroy the carpet. We also always take our shoes off when we come in and we have a place at the door for everyone's shoes.

[gillkedgley]

Thank you!!! I don’t look forward to cleaning my carpets, ever. Mainly because I do it so seldom I can’t ever remember what goes where and it’s painful. But after your help, it’s really simple - thank you! My machine is new, used it once maybe twice before. Mislaid the manual. It’s it’s lovely weather this weekend, thought I’d give it a go. It is a good machine and going over the carpet slowly is definitely the way to use it. It is noisy but does make you feel great once the carpets are clean again 🎉the pre treatment solution is very good. Thank you

[purpledog]

Thanks for this review, it's nice to see an honest balanced review of a product. I liked the fact you pinned the concerned post so viewers could see it easily. This really helped inform my decision in buying a cleaner. Subscribed.

[geoffreyhowes]

I admire your "I can do this" attitude so much! I have to smile when I see u working on a project outdoors, I too have no workshop and also end up working in the garden, kitchen, living room, on the coffee table or wherever I can find a space. Here in South Africa we have many more sunny and warm days than u do, so I really feel for u when I see u working outside in the rain and cold 😢
Your videos are marvellously informative and well made, I watch them as much for the enjoyment as for the information gained!
I think people in England are much more into DIY home improvement than we are here and it shows in the greater array of tools and products that are available to u there.... just an observation.
Cheers!

[Ultimate_Fact_Frenzy]

Great review, my 5 year old Vax cleaner broke down today, so I was keen to replace it. Having watched your review I decided to give the VAX platinum a try. The Vax platinum is fantastic and works very well, I used it on the deep clean setting and 2 hours later the carpet is almost dry! Top 3 benefits for me: 1. It really does clean quite well 2. It has a rinse function 3. I can use it on anything! I tried it on a foot stool, Stairs, Armcahir and kitchen, it performed great in all areas. Okay top 3 areas where it didn't do so well; 1. It is heavy, it is like doing a workout 2. My old Vax used to leave little bits of fluff and dirt as I cleaned, this machine spits out so much of it 3. The machine comes with some attachements for doing stairs and funiture, getting the end attachment on and off the hose is a bit difficult. 4. I know, I said three things, the liquid is too expensive, I am tempted to use just water to wash the carpet.

[NeilD]

For anyone watching years later, cos these are still on sale, you don't just use this with the trigger pulled the whole time... that's why the carpet ends up drenched. Basically you pull the trigger to release the solution and/or water, then when you let go of the trigger it just sucks it back up. So you're meant to move forwards with the trigger pulled, then pull backwards over the same area with the trigger released.

[steve]

Unfortunately, I didn't see your brilliant video before I bought mine, and I can say it is the best Vax shampooer that I have ever bought. It really does bring the carpet up like new.

[NaddyNad]

Great Review❤, I was so shocked by how much residue you had at the bottom of the output compartment after doing you entire home. wow.

[erniegy]

Ok! 2nd try, 2nd area....much better..confidence is the answer. If you are cleaning top quality wool carpet 80/20 keep the hoover handy because you will experience lots of old pile and fluff. Uses a lot of water on Deep Clean, 15m2 of hall carpet used 12 litres of water but it seems to be drying quite quickly. After the wash I used the suction quite a lot, not just one up and one down more like one up with wash and 3 down with suction.
Cleaning up the machine after wasn't so bad this time, I used the hosepipe all over the business end and it looks like new.
So like the man said when asked "How do I get to Carnegie Hall?" the answer is "Practise man, practise!"
Cleaning solution VAX AAA+ is available at Argos, 2 units for £12.99 is a good buy.

[davflix]

Hi. The solution bottle says that you use You use 40ml of solution for each fill. As there is no measurement guide on the cap or the machine, I used a measuring jug to check first.. and it's (based on filling the 250ml bottle cap) One And A Half Capfuls.

[neiltough]

recently purchased the Vax Smart washer and very pleased with the results

[djwalkerfemaledj]

Got my Vax cleaning vacuum Friday love it my carpet looks brand-new

[jonathanb]

We have the same machine Vickie, it’s our third VAX and by far the best. Mixing the cleaning solution for you and the rotating brushes also so easy to clean afterwards

[alexadorexa]

I have the spot wash and you have to spray the treatment and really scrub the area and leave it again before extracting doing it a couple of times. I have a one power blade from vax which is a great hoover but the battery doesn’t last well. I have the spot wash which is absoultely amazing so I have been looking at this for larger areas

[davidharrison]

thank you . we have always had a vax machine for about 40 years now . with a house full of kids . grand kids and dogs its a must . we need a new machine and this looks like the one we will be picking . thank you for the review . very helpful . i feeling its always better to be realistic about cleaning and what is achievable .