Vax VS-190U Swift Ultra Reviews: , Upright, Bagless Vacuum cleaner

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Score: 8.3/10

96 Real Customer Reviews - In Summary

+ This vacuum cleaner has no outstanding positive points. - It scores poorly on design. “This machine is lighweth and easy to handle.” reg , plymouth View all 96 real customer reviews

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96 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
86% of people recommend it.

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All purchasers (96)
Design7.7
Ease of use8.0
Performance8.4
Value for money (at time of purchase)9.3
Overall rating8.3
 

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Score 10.0/10

reg , plymouth

+ THIS MACHINE IS LIGHWETH AND EASY TO HANDLE.

- NO BAD POINTS

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13 of 13 people found this review helpful

purchased 29 Dec 2007

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ i is very powerful picks up all the bits from my carpet.

- it is very loud, blows air out the back.

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9 of 9 people found this review helpful

purchased 31 Jan 2008

Score 1.0/10

JOHN, Beaminster Dorset

+ Cheap

- VERY noisey could do with ear defenders! This vacuum sucks! - I wish!!! Probably the worst vacuum I have ever had.

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9 of 9 people found this review helpful

purchased 01 Feb 2008

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ V light weight. Excellent value.

- Once you have removed the pipes - it's hard to remember where they go back and when you think you've cracked it they fall out!

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7 of 7 people found this review helpful

purchased 01 Feb 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “A Big Teddy Bear”

+ An absolute bargain! Everything you need and more!

- Means I have to hoover!

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6 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 31 Jan 2008

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Mother of 5”

+ Good suction
Easy to assemble
Lightweight!!!!

- Looks a tad flimsy - time will tell

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6 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 13 May 2008

Score 9.0/10

annette, peterborough

+ The power to pick up my dog hairs is great

- Its not straight forward to convert to the tools, bit of messing about.

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 03 Feb 2008

Score 8.0/10

janet, leyland

+ very lightweight so is good to carry up stairs. Great suction and does a really good job on all types of floors.

- A bit of a nuisance having to disconnect the hose before you can then connect the tools

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 31 Jan 2008

Score 9.0/10

Hugh, Brechin , “9-handicap hooverer!”

+ Excellent value for money, performance, looks.

- None really

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 31 Jan 2008

Score 9.0/10

Joanne & Ian, Plymouth

+ Lightweight hoover, good value for money

- Reviewer left no comment

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 03 Feb 2008

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Reviewer left no comment

- Noisy. Other than that, Good Value

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 24 Jul 2008

Score 9.0/10

chris, thatcham , “oap with mobility problems”

+ easy to use very good allround proformance

- using the tool is a bit difficult as I do not have a lot of strength in my wrists

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 19 May 2008

Score 8.0/10

Kathy, Andover

+ Nice design, easy to use. Good value for money. Does what it says.

- Reviewer left no comment

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 25 May 2008

Score 8.0/10

Lorraine, Dalgety Bay

+ lightweight, easy to use

- the click points on cylinder not clearly marked and takes a while to click back into place

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 31 Jan 2008

Score 8.0/10

Kimberley, Irvine North Ayrshire

+ Very Lightweigh and the tools are very good. The price is value for money.

- Blows alot of air out the front, causing a bit of dust. I checked and all filters and other parts are in place and correctly assembled, so the air blowing isn't caused by this.

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 31 Jan 2008

Score 4.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ good suction

- cord storage difficult, not good on stairs, loud, and filter is a nightmare to clean I suspect suction will get worse because of this

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 01 Feb 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ This cleaner is great,the suction is so good on it,i vaccumed with my old cleaner then straight away with this one & i couldnt believe how much more it had picked up.It is so light to pick up also,its a fantastic cleaner.

- The lead doesnt seem to be very long so you have to keep moving it to different sockets.

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 05 Feb 2008

Score 7.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Performance

- To use extension not very practicable

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 03 Feb 2008

Score 9.0/10

Keith , Pembroke

+ Its a good Product and value for money

- None

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 01 Feb 2008

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “housewife”

+ very good at grooming the carpet as it cleans

- none

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 01 Feb 2008

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Discerning vacuum lover”

+ Lovely and light and easy to move around. Great cleaning.

- No bad points.

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 03 Feb 2008

Score 9.0/10

eleanor, banbury

+ Very powerful

- Short power cable.

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 05 Feb 2008

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Had 2 back surgeries”

+ I bought this product because I loved the Vax cyclone cleaner I had a few years ago and currently own a small Vax cylinder type cleaner which I am pleased with. The new wheel design has made this product a lot easier to use and it's very light to push across the carpet. The suction power is better than any other vacuum cleaner I've ever owned and leaves my carpets looking like they've just been cleaned. It's easy to empty too.

- The only critisism is the way you have to disconnect and reconnect the suction pipe to the hose. The clips are very stiff and it's a bit fiddly having to keep changing the hose round each time you want to use an attachment. The hose isn't quite long enough to reach the top of the stairs.
It would also be better if you could turn off the brushes while using the hose, that way it eliminate the need for the warning about how the brushes can damage your carpet if you don't have the cleaner pointing the correct way while using the hose.

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purchased 30 Dec 2008

Score 6.0/10

Jill, Donaghadee, Co Down , “Busy Working Mum”

+ Great suction/cleaning performance

- Very short lead. You have to do a bit of fiddling to change to hose.

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 17 Oct 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ powerfull on pet hair and carpets

- this bad boy is loud

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 31 Jan 2008

Score 8.0/10

Carol, Southport

+ light and easy to use. Good suction.

- Could be better at getting into corners/edge of carpet. Noisy.

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 01 Feb 2008

Score 10.0/10

Stella, Southport

+ It is very light and easy to use which is ideal as it was purchased for my elderly mother. It also thoroughly cleans the carpets.

- None

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 31 Jan 2008

Score 10.0/10

Heather, Worcester/Worcestershire

+ lightweight, great suction power,

- could do with longer electric cable, have to keep re plugging into other sockets as cable will not reach length of some rooms, nearly all vacs have this problem, could do with about 10m cable length, this would be grate if it happened i am 100% sure for all customers!

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purchased 02 Feb 2008

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Brilliant suction and excellent value for money.

- Lead is too short.

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purchased 06 Feb 2008

Score 8.0/10

Richard, elland/halifax

+ light weight
plenty of tools
good suction

- self assembly required

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purchased 03 Feb 2008

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Very lightweight, great suction.

- On board tool a bit fiddley

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purchased 02 Feb 2008

Score 4.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Good Value

- Noisy

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 31 Jan 2008

Score 6.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Powerful suction

- Cheap plastic look. Noisy. Had to be assembled. Cheap quality.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 25 Jan 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Really simple to use, and quite powerful

- hard to put together and abit smelly the first few times you use it

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 31 Jan 2008

Score 10.0/10

Keith, Scottish Borders

+ Very good

- Hose needs to be much longer or extension available for purchase.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 01 Feb 2008

Score 8.0/10

Roger, Burgess Hill

+ This light weight cleaner is very useful, cleans carpets very well and is very easy to use and empty with all its tools readily to hand on the machine

- The height of the machine means that as a tall person you tend to lean over while using it. The running brush while using the suction hose, common to many machines, means taking care when doing this. The machine is not so hot picking up from flat surfaces such as wooden floors

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 01 Feb 2008

Score 9.0/10

Alan, Northampton

+ Value for money this is a superb product, It has as muc suction power as any Dyson I've ever used.

- The design for changing from an upright vacum cleaner to a flexible hose is not as good as it could be, but that said I am just being picky.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 01 Feb 2008

Score 10.0/10

Rhian, Caerphilly

+ its a great product, easy to use and really powerful at a brilliant price. Can't fault it at all

- Reviewer left no comment

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 01 Feb 2008

Score 10.0/10

Fay, Halesowen

+ Light and easy to use

- N/A

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 01 Feb 2008

Score 8.0/10

Colin , Edinburgh

+ It is a well know brand, looks good and seemed to have a lot of power for the price.

- The filter inside cylinder is quite messy to clean after each emptying of the cylinder.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 31 Jan 2008

Score 10.0/10

linda , larkhall

+ fantastic value for money the tool attatchments make life so much easier

- Reviewer left no comment

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 01 Feb 2008

Score 2.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Reviewer left no comment

- Loss of suction

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 17 Mar 2008

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Very light, powerful and easy to maneuver. For the price, it can't be beat.

- No bad points.

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purchased 04 Jan 2008

Score 10.0/10

karina, colchester

+ all good

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 01 Jan 2008

Score 3.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Light weight

- Noisy, connector hose disconnects too easily, you have to read all of the instructions to use it as it is not clear what goes where. Power switch is not obvioius enough.

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purchased 27 Jan 2008

Score 8.0/10

Tammy, Spalding Lincolnshire

+ Got good suction, Not too heavy. Really good hoover all round.

- Bit fiddley with the tools when wanting to do stairs and corners but not too much trouble. that is my only lil fault.

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purchased 31 Jan 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Picks up cat hairs, bits, dust etc brilliantly.Very easy to empty.

- Quite noisey & the plug lead isnt very long. The switch on & off lever doesnt seem very durable.

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purchased 01 Feb 2008

Score 5.0/10

peter, sheffield

+ price, suction

- having a separate handtool and having to disconnect to use

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purchased 02 Feb 2008

Score 9.0/10

Shawn, Beccles

+ Very good value for money

- None

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purchased 06 Feb 2008

Score 9.0/10

Christine, Maldon

+ Reviewer left no comment

- Heavy when carry up and down stairs

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purchased 31 Jan 2008

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ It really picks up all dog hair and leaves carpets looking good

- none so far

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purchased 25 Jan 2009

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ allround very good cant fault it

- none

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purchased 16 Jan 2009

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Product Features

Shape Upright
Type of Dust Container Bagless
Weight (kg) 6.3
Pet Hair Brush No
Dust Capacity (litres) 3
Multifunctional No
HEPA Filter Yes
Dimensions (mm) 340x1040x320
Cable Length (m) 7.5
Variable Power No
Colour Multi
Telescopic Yes
Integrated Tools Yes
Cable Rewind No
Power Supply Mains
Release Date 19 Aug 2008
Bagless Technology Cyclonic Filter
Tube Material Plastic Fixed
Turbine Brush Yes
Power (W) 1800

Also known as: VAX VS-190U S WFT ULT

Vacuum Cleaner Buyers Guide  

Manufacturer's Description

Bagless upright vacuum cleaner

  • 1600W bagless upright
  • HEPA filtration
  • On-board TurboTool – ideal for picking up pet hair, vacuuming stairs, upholstery and car interiors
  • Lightweight
  • Highly manoeuvrable
  • Auto carpet height adjuster – suitable for all carpet piles
  • 3 litre dust capacity
  • Tools on board: Stretch hose, Crevice tool and extension tube

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