Is this what you have been doing.
Vax dual power max carpet cleaner not picking up water.
Vicky from vax shows you how to empty and replace the dirty water tank on your rapide powerjet upright carpet washer.
I also show you the internal hose with instructi.
If this is the case unplug the cleaner and examine the brushroll.
Its most useful advice is to take off the dirty water tank turn on the motor and check the hole by the motor to see if it is sucking.
Emptying and cleaning the dirty water tank.
I looked up the vax troubleshooter.
Usually all you need to read in the manual is the getting started bit.
In this video i show you how to remove and clean both sets of brushes on a vax dual power pro carpet washer.
If your vacuum is not picking up dirt from carpets and rugs the problem may not lie with the suction but with the brushroll.
Getting competent advice from the vax chat on troubleshooter was a waste of time.
A quick and easy step by step video to show you how to use your brand new vax dual power pro carpet cleaner.
Changing the belt and brushbar on your rapide deluxe this step by step guide shows you how simple it is to replace the belt and the brushbar on your rapide carpet cleaner.
My vax powermax has not been sucking up the dirty water.
Check to ensure that the brushroll switch is in the on position.
It was blowing rather than sucking.
Or does yours have a different way of doing it.
After using your vax platinum power max you will need to empty the dirty water tank before storing the machine.
This loosens dirt allowing the suction to remove it from the surface being cleaned.
Ok i have a vax not that model but when using it you squeeze the trigger to spray out the foam while going forward and then release the trigger to suck up the water dirt shampoo while pulling back.