The high-end wireless vacuum cleaners.  But you have to pay the price

The high-end wireless vacuum cleaners. But you have to pay the price

Vax U86-AL-BE Air Cordless Vacuum Sweeper Wireless Grey / Blue (Kitchen)

Customer Review

With this vacuum cleaner Vax I believe that we are dealing solely with vacuum cleaner battery, so wireless, that can compete with the wired devices.

As for me it will advantageously replace two devices: a vacuum cleaner LG Wireless bag, heavy and cumbersome, but remarkably effective and used for cleaning thoroughly, and a broom cleaner- Electrolux Wireless, a average efficiency but very handy and therefore used for daily scan.

Indeed this device combines the advantages of these two devices, but not all benefits. I think so useful to detail the benefits and drawbacks or limitations (not decisive in my opinion) I've noted this VAX model:

-The Main advantage is of course the battery power. When one is discharged, it is replaced by another previously charged. In this way we can use the vacuum cleaner for 50 minutes; I did not time it, but it's four days I use the device about 5 minutes a day and the battery installed is not yet discharged. Thus the duration of 25 minutes per battery seems credible.
Replacing a battery with another is a cinch.
Besides the fact that we did not hang a wire to the advantage of this system is that the storage is facilitated since it is not necessary to store it near a power outlet. Moreover VAX vacuum cleaner can be stored vertically without the need to use a base load as with conventional battery broom vacuum cleaners.

-The Second advantage is its maneuverability and its effectiveness on parquet, tiles, carpet or carpet extractor thanks to its wide base (equipped with a brush for carpet or mat), fitted with wheels at the rear and articulated to the body of the brush forming a handle. The base & casters is such that, regardless of the orientation of the handle, the base remains pinned to the ground, even when the handle is almost horizontal thus keeping the suction efficiency.
In addition the well sized rollers facilitate movement of the apparatus.

-The Third advantage is the ease of maintenance: to empty the dust bin just press a button to open a door. Also clean the filter from time to time is easily accessible.
However I think it important to report a problem, not mentioned in the manual, which I was confronted at the beginning of the use of the vacuum cleaner:
Before switching on the manual recommends opening the lid to release the label (indicating the operating time of 50 minutes) of the filter. To this end you have to turn the lid from a locked position to an unlocked position, but I did not manage this because I did not force excessively. Nevertheless I started to use the device without performing the recommended preliminary operation.
To solve the problem I first phoned the service VAX who told me he could not help me as lacking technical service in France. Then I sent an email to this service, and, in parallel, I explained my problem with this site.
Thus I quickly received a response of "Granny Monique" which has faced the same problem and advised me not to hesitate to use force. After this answer I was going to force significantly, but this was not necessary since the release took place without really forcing. The explanation came the next day by the response of the service:
"When the device is new, the manaeuvre can be a bit hard because of the strong resistance of the unit but then the problem disappears."
So if I understand correctly, the device comes with the gap in the dust bin, but this gap disappears when using. In other words if you do not manage to unlock the lid on the first try, you can start using the device and the problem will be solved later.

-A Fourth advantage: the floor lighting. While this lighting is not perfect because its position is such that the base is shadow on the ground, but it is much better than the lighting provided on the Electrolux vacuum cleaner brush provided in front of the base but is ineffective as dazzling, whereas with lighting provided on this vacuum cleaner Vax lamps being hidden there is no glare.

The limits of the unit:

-In The first place the body of the brush, forming a handle is larger than that of a more conventional battery broom vacuum cleaner I can not spend as short foot furniture such as a bed and a sofa.

-In The second place this vacuum is less easy to use as garbage collection on a table that my battery Electrolux vacuum cleaner that has a detachable part. For this function can however put the Vax vacuum cleaner in the position for a staircase, that is to say, detach the hose from the bottom of the device, connect it to the handle of the upper body must be freed from the and install a vacuum cleaner nozzle at the end of the tube extending the handle ... which is relatively complicated.

-In The third unit is quite noisy, especially when the brush is rotated, certainly much more than the Rowenta vacuum cleaner (thread) "Quiet Strength" I had the opportunity to test.

Regarding efficiency, it satisfies me to the apartment he team that has wooden floors and tiled floors. However I tested the unit on a carpet of common areas by rotating brush: I could measure the efficiency by observing the speed at which the dust container fills.

But I'm surprised VAX provides no quantitative indication on the effectiveness of the device, as the company does for its wire vacuums. But it is possible that the regulations will not be the same for these different types of devices.

Finally I see VAX sells a wireless device that looks much like the Air Cordless camera but whose price is half that of this unit.

February 3, 2015.

The manual mentions optional accessories (pages 47 and 48) that seem useful to me, especially a brush height surfaces and a tip for large dirt. Not finding these accessories on this site, so I spoke to the service mentioned in the manual, which, after several exchanges of emails, pointed me to the dispenser "TTI floor care" VAX (0160293952 phone). I was told that these accessories are not yet available in France, but probably will in the near future.

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