I bought this for my new detailing business as I was short on cash at the time. This product is absolutely useless as a shampoo'er. There is minimal suction when used either as an upright or with the hose which means whatever your cleaning remains sodden and takes days to dry. Suction is incredibly weak, I can't emphasise that enough. Weak! weak! weak! The spray angle when using the hose is too wide and not focused enough. The spray is also incredibly lame when compared to other quality shampoo'ers. My advice, save up and spend an extra £100 on a Karcher, they're not cheap but they are the absolute best on the market. You know what they say, buy cheap, pay twice - I surely did.

V206 claimed it was ideal for carpets/upholstery/stairs. Purchased on Mon/Tue 27/28/7/09 I used this Sunday (26) on my conservatory upholstery and was very disappointed cushion far too wet and did not soak up as advised on directions, thought this may be faulty but it turns out it wasn't. Phoned Vax immediately and asked for money back - they confirmed this could be done but only after 10 days. Mrs. S - very dissatisfied customer.