Vintage Vax 121 dry vacuuming

[Nymphonic22]

Please please help..!!!! My friend has lent me her vax 121 but she got it n her electrics are well done in on her house so she hasn't bothered using it again.. I have NO manual n I can switch it on n it has that red light but I can't seem 2 move it any futher 2 make it start..!! I'm so stuck n wanted 2 use it 2 wash my carperts please u can u help me like asap xxx

[RapidAssistant]

I wish VAX would re-release it - I bet they would make a fortune given the nostalgic value of old stuff now among us 30-somethings; and the old gravity fed wash head cleans far better than the pump-assisted canister vacuums.

[U5096]

@RapidAssistant yes I agree, i do think the Hoover Aquamaster was a slightly more effective machine compared to the Vax but the Vax definitely looks cooler. 1000's of them seemed to have survived though, they're everywhere

[dazzazmc]

these things last a life time and wash carpets just as good as the new models

[garymitchell1994]

How old is this mashine?

[Amingr]

My partner has a vintage Vax like that, only it's a model 111 and it hasn't been used for ages. Can anyone help me as to how to assemble the thing and have it wash the carpets again??

[U5096]

@Amingr Yeh they're really easy to use, the 111 is actually quite rare, it was the original Vax, i think it was called the Vax Valet 111. I'll send you message with an online link to the instructions for it

[videovac]

@U5096 hey, Ive been after a 111 for donkeys years! could you send me a link too please?

My aunt had one yonks ago that was mistreated and had duct tape everywhere

Id love to see one again lol

CP

[U5096]

@videovac hi the link was for some vax 121 instructions but its the same machine basically. Strangely enough, original 111's crop up quite often on ebay

[animebsd]

why is henry so popular>? ive never owned him but is he good at cleaning? lol

i need some responces cuz i may buy one

how deos the filter desing work? are they just a shopvac with a face or is he more than that

[U5096]

well, here in england where Henry is from, we dont have shopvacs so i wudnt know. Henry is a commercial grade vacuum. Back in the early 80s Numatic found that their commercial vacuums were not only popular with commercial users, but domestic users too, so they put a face on their NV200 model called it Henry and the rest is history. Henrys are so popular because they have a reputation for bein ultra reliable, effective and easy to use.

[animebsd]

so are they a wet dry vac? are they quite? how much are these? \

are these tough?

[mark89474]

i haD a 6140 pet before my 6131 and i had that 7yrs and thats still going strong my friend has it now it just had a broken floor head so ive had a vax bout 8yrs nearly and my nan had the first one of these and she had it 8yrs before it broke so id say hte tough machines and we used them everyday

[U5096]

Henry has a large micro filter and cloth hepa bag

[David5495]

Great, my Aunt has had a Vax Rapide 5000 for ages.

[mark89474]

which is better vax or dyson i have both and cant decide which is best for every day hooverin any ideas

[mjgriff74]

I remember when my mum brought one of these. All the neighbours came around for a demonstration and all wanted to borrow it to shampoo their carpets. lol I've just brought a Hoover Hurricane (2000W Pets Model, black and red). It was a toss up between that, a Vax Power or a Morphy Richards. I've hurt my arm and can't handle my Henry very well so needed an upright. I'm impressed so far, very powerful and reasonably quiet although it throws out a lot of heat!

[Parwaz786]

i thought u had a dc04 de stijl?

[U5096]

not anymore, I had it about 3 years ago, that was a great vacuum, quietest Dyson i've ever used

[Parwaz786]

my mom had a 6140 pet vax like this one! can you do a video of any of your dysons? thanks

[U5096]

I don't actually own any Dysons anymore, I bought a new DC14 a few years back and I wasn't happy with it all, but I do like the look of some of the latest ones.

[gadgetlover44]

wow we used to have one of these :)