Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #23480 in Kitchen & Housewares
• Brand: Vax
• Model: VZL-6016
• Released on: 2008-01-01

Manufacturer's Description

At Vax, we love clean, which is why we’ve developed the new Mach range. The Mach 6 uses Multi cyclonic technology which provides better separation of dust particles from airflow, ultimately providing outstanding No Loss of Suction performance. Every machine in the Mach range comes with a 6 year Guarantee for peace of mind. Included on board every Mach is a Turbo Tool with air driven rotating head, ideal for picking up troublesome pet hair. You’ll also find a crevice tool, dusting brush and tube extensions on board for added reach when using the attachments. The Mach 6 has lifetime washable filters, as well as HEPA filtration which is ideal for allergy sufferers, effectively filtering out pollutants and irritants.

The wide track cleaning head gives edge-to-edge cleaning and also means you’ll cover more floor with the same effort. This model also features a clear brushbar window, allowing you to easily spot any blockages. Fingertip controls allow you to operate the Mach 6 effortlessly and efficiently, and the telescopic handle allows you to save valuable space in storage. The Mach 6 comes with a long reach stair hose which gives you full stair height cleaning, no need to move the machine, just leave it at the bottom of the stairs. The hard floor tool uses soft hair to allow you to safely and effectively clean your hard floors. The cord rewind feature means that at the touch of a button, the cable will retract into onboard storage. The foot operated brushbar means you can switch quickly from carpet to hard floor cleaning.

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Customer Reviews

Solid Build & Excellent Dust Pick Up. Fairly Heavy Unit though
Purchased for £119.98 from another retailer.

Took 15 minutes to unpack and assemble. Very straightforward, with easy instructions.

The Mach 6 replaced an orange Vax 6131 bag cleaner. I vacumed the house immediately, and to my astonishment was faced with a cylinder full of dirt and dust. I live alone, and had only vacumed 5 days previously, so the carpets certainly weren't dirty. However, the power and suction of the Mach 6 was able to suck up all the ground-in dirt from the carpets. So I was very impressed by the dirt collection and no loss of suction.

I've never had a Dyson, so I'm unable to make a direct comparison with another bagless cylinder cleaner.

The Mach 6 feels very solidly built and is able to hold all but two of the vacum tools. The power brush at the front of the unit is extremely powerful and ended up sucking up my speaker cable, snapping it in two. However, there is a button on the front of the unit allowing you to disable the rotating brush as and when you need to. I just forgot to do this, and paid the price.

I have two reservations. Firstly the unit is fairly heavy compared to other similar upright bagless cleaners. Elderly or infirmed people may struggle to mobilise the unit as is required. Secondly the dust cylinder seems to leak a very small amount of dust from the release cap at the bottom. After emptying the unit for the third time I recognised a film of dust on the back of the unit. In my opinion, the release cap needs to be airtight, which it isn't.

Overall I would give it an 8/10 and recommend the product. The 6 year guarantee is another huge bonus and a good reason to purchase. I registered mine online in seconds, it was very simple to do.

Not Great.........
I bought the mach6 after having to replace my trusty dyson ( had for 11 years). Thought it was going to be a great buy.... unfortunatly not. It weighs a ton, really difficult to manuover. Doesn't pickup well no matter how hard it sucks. It won't pick up a piece of cotton from a carpet! If your thinking of buying one think again..... i wish i had! Don't think it will still be here in another 11 years.

First impressions are good.
First of all i paid just under £90 which is a bargain.Having owned a Vax Turboforce( Orange noisy thing with paper conic filter)and owning a Dyson DC 14 i shall give my honest opinion.
This Vax Mach 6 is 500% better than the turboforce machine.It is much much quieter and more powerful and there is no paper filter to clog up, and is easier to empty. No more twisting cannister to empty out.
I vacuumed my carpet with my Dyson today ( Filters were washed last week)and after i assembled the Mach 6 which is straight forward to follow instructions,i went over the carpet again and was surprised to find some dust was picked up.There wasnt that much but it still picked up what the dyson had left behind.The dust release is not as good as the Dyson design but its not too bad.
The Vax Mach 6 is quite a heavy machine but i found it no problem to push.
The mains lead isnt as long as the Dysons but it does have an auto wind up foot switch.I must say that i found the turbo brush loud and clunky to use, and to use it up the stairs, an additional hose has to be attached. Its simple to do but it would of been better if the main hose was as long as the Dysons. If you have the Turboforce machine, then you will find its the same turbo head.
Overall, quite impressed so far.Fairly quiet machine( No louder than my Dyson).Powerful vacuum with the normal selection of tools on board.
As far as the 6 year warranty goes, It needs to be registered by mail or e-mail as its not automatic and i cant see on the card whether its parts and labour or just parts.Only time will tell.
As normal,my order was delivered very fast by Amazon.