7 reviews for Vax Mach Air Upright Vacuum Cleaner; High performance, Multi-cyclonic, with No Loss of Suction; Lightweight – UCA1GEV1, 1.5 Litre, 820W, Purple
Rated 5 out of 5
Lurcher Girl –
1 Excellent well worth the money. I have had it a little while doing work that should be done by an industrial vacuum. 2 The suction is very impressive. If you find moving it difficult to use just adjust the air intake on the roller brush 3 Well written instruction book which is easy to follow. 4 Easy to clean and take out and replace filters. Although I haven’t washed the filter yet as mine is very dirty so I just replaced it but will try to wash and see how it goes. 5 Would recommend buying a set of filters at the same time. 6 Nice to have a vacuum that is not loud and light in weight 7 I bought this because of the positive reviews.
Rated 4 out of 5
notanotherpseudonym –
Great value vacuum. Bought this as my 25 year old dyson just couldn’t be nursed along anymore and I wasn’t prepared to spend a lot of money to replace it. This was a great price and worth trying. At time of purchase it was around the £62 mark.
Ordered Thursday, delivered Friday to my rural island address. Royal mail always good for us. In use 5 minutes after delivery. Nothing really to assemble, unbox, slot the handle in and off you go. It is lightweight, but i suppose that will be subjective. It didn’t feel particularly robust, but it does what it should. Easy to maneuver, not used the hose yet, but i don’t have stairs and it gets to where I need to clean easily. Suction was great, I hadn’t expected it to be quite as powerful. Photo taken after going over my carpet, that had already been vacuumed by my old dyson. Mortified at the dust it picked up! I was surprised at the top of the handle, it felt like something was missing; very odd to find no top on it.
It’s an inexpensive vacuum that does the job intended. And it does it well enough. Can’t comment of longevity, but I can’t see any reason to think it will not do me a long time. At this price, it’s a no brainer.
Rated 5 out of 5
Henry Vees –
I have purchased vacuum cleaners for the past 50+ years. It used to be Hoover of course, and then along came Dyson to steal the thunder. In all, I bought three Dyson vacuum cleaners and was disappointed in each but still hoped every time, they would get better. But they did not. My second favourite was a Morphy Richards – heavy but powerful. Finally to this vacuum cleaner. It’s my No.1. Lightweight but good suction. Well made – easy to know when to empty, simple to assemble and use. At this price there have to be some downsides I guess. It’s not really suitable for stairs and the clip to hold the brush accessory is not strong enough. But you can spend 4x as much for a Dyson or a Shark if you like, but in my opinion, this VAX does not disappoint.
Rated 5 out of 5
Tom M –
I go through vacuum cleaners like others go through paper plates at a picnic. Ok, I exaggerated..but over the last 18 years I’ve shared my gaff with two Norwegian Forest Cats…both ginger boys and they were how you would describe as “fluffy”. During their reign I tried a wide variety of vacuum cleaners and only Vax were capable of the job. Now I have a young half Norwegian Forest Cat, he’s also Royal Red and my previous Vax is still usable but starting to complain after 3 years hard work! This one is from the same stable but a different model, the lead is considerably shorter than the previous one which is a blessing! Ok, I have to plug it in to different sockets but I’m not getting wrapped up in excess wire! Delivery was excellent, putting it together was extremely easy and the box is now a cat fort. As with all my previous Vax uprights the suction is phenomenal! Pulls up fur with no issues other than ‘Blimey!’, it’s very easy to clean, and I’m always shocked at the amount of dust (dander) it picks up. This model is very lightweight so it’s easy to manoeuvre around, it came with one attachment, a little crevice/brush device. All in all an excellent vacuum cleaner at an exceptional price! 100% recommended!
Rated 5 out of 5
Kumaran –
Love this brand of hoover Picks up really well Really easy to assemble Really good power
Rated 3 out of 5
M R T Perkins –
I have been using this hoover for about a month, Things I liked are the ease of cleaning, I find the power of the machine is adequate on hard floors, storage capacity is great for a 1 bedroom, living area, kitchen flat. Things which could improve/dislike The suction power of the machine is good for carpet but not great as you would expect. The length of the lead could be longer as it’s okay but not great. The handling of the product in carpet is a but tricky and hard to turn and get into challenging places which hinders the functionality of the hoover, not that easy to use. The detachable horse is really short and would not expand to your needs, so cleaning dust off the windows or in a small places above the ground level where you want to dust off, like sofas. It’s really short so you have to literally lift up the hoover to reach those heights places even when its around 5 feet from ground level.
Overall it’s a good product but with some downsides which we can understand at this price point they have to cut some corners. But, is it value for the money, I think you can go for it without any worries as it’s a decent product at this price range! Hope this helps 🙂
Rated 5 out of 5
notanotherpseudonym –
I’m really impressed with the Vax Mach Air. It’s incredibly powerful and picks up dust, pet hair, and dirt with no problem at all — even from carpets and hard floors. What surprised me most is how lightweight it is, making it easy to carry around the house or up the stairs. The suction stays strong, the bin is easy to empty, and it feels sturdy without being bulky. For the price, it’s an absolute bargain. Definitely a great buy if you want performance without spending a fortune.
Lurcher Girl –
1 Excellent well worth the money. I have had it a little while doing work that should be done by an industrial vacuum.
2 The suction is very impressive. If you find moving it difficult to use just adjust the air intake on the roller brush
3 Well written instruction book which is easy to follow.
4 Easy to clean and take out and replace filters. Although I haven’t washed the filter yet as mine is very dirty so I just
replaced it but will try to wash and see how it goes.
5 Would recommend buying a set of filters at the same time.
6 Nice to have a vacuum that is not loud and light in weight
7 I bought this because of the positive reviews.
notanotherpseudonym –
Great value vacuum. Bought this as my 25 year old dyson just couldn’t be nursed along anymore and I wasn’t prepared to spend a lot of money to replace it.
This was a great price and worth trying. At time of purchase it was around the £62 mark.
Ordered Thursday, delivered Friday to my rural island address. Royal mail always good for us.
In use 5 minutes after delivery.
Nothing really to assemble, unbox, slot the handle in and off you go.
It is lightweight, but i suppose that will be subjective.
It didn’t feel particularly robust, but it does what it should. Easy to maneuver, not used the hose yet, but i don’t have stairs and it gets to where I need to clean easily.
Suction was great, I hadn’t expected it to be quite as powerful.
Photo taken after going over my carpet, that had already been vacuumed by my old dyson. Mortified at the dust it picked up!
I was surprised at the top of the handle, it felt like something was missing; very odd to find no top on it.
It’s an inexpensive vacuum that does the job intended. And it does it well enough.
Can’t comment of longevity, but I can’t see any reason to think it will not do me a long time.
At this price, it’s a no brainer.
Henry Vees –
I have purchased vacuum cleaners for the past 50+ years. It used to be Hoover of course, and then along came Dyson to steal the thunder. In all, I bought three Dyson vacuum cleaners and was disappointed in each but still hoped every time, they would get better. But they did not. My second favourite was a Morphy Richards – heavy but powerful. Finally to this vacuum cleaner. It’s my No.1. Lightweight but good suction. Well made – easy to know when to empty, simple to assemble and use. At this price there have to be some downsides I guess. It’s not really suitable for stairs and the clip to hold the brush accessory is not strong enough. But you can spend 4x as much for a Dyson or a Shark if you like, but in my opinion, this VAX does not disappoint.
Tom M –
I go through vacuum cleaners like others go through paper plates at a picnic. Ok, I exaggerated..but over the last 18 years I’ve shared my gaff with two Norwegian Forest Cats…both ginger boys and they were how you would describe as “fluffy”. During their reign I tried a wide variety of vacuum cleaners and only Vax were capable of the job. Now I have a young half Norwegian Forest Cat, he’s also Royal Red and my previous Vax is still usable but starting to complain after 3 years hard work!
This one is from the same stable but a different model, the lead is considerably shorter than the previous one which is a blessing! Ok, I have to plug it in to different sockets but I’m not getting wrapped up in excess wire!
Delivery was excellent, putting it together was extremely easy and the box is now a cat fort.
As with all my previous Vax uprights the suction is phenomenal! Pulls up fur with no issues other than ‘Blimey!’, it’s very easy to clean, and I’m always shocked at the amount of dust (dander) it picks up.
This model is very lightweight so it’s easy to manoeuvre around, it came with one attachment, a little crevice/brush device.
All in all an excellent vacuum cleaner at an exceptional price! 100% recommended!
Kumaran –
Love this brand of hoover
Picks up really well
Really easy to assemble
Really good power
M R T Perkins –
I have been using this hoover for about a month,
Things I liked are the ease of cleaning, I find the power of the machine is adequate on hard floors, storage capacity is great for a 1 bedroom, living area, kitchen flat.
Things which could improve/dislike
The suction power of the machine is good for carpet but not great as you would expect. The length of the lead could be longer as it’s okay but not great. The handling of the product in carpet is a but tricky and hard to turn and get into challenging places which hinders the functionality of the hoover, not that easy to use. The detachable horse is really short and would not expand to your needs, so cleaning dust off the windows or in a small places above the ground level where you want to dust off, like sofas. It’s really short so you have to literally lift up the hoover to reach those heights places even when its around 5 feet from ground level.
Overall it’s a good product but with some downsides which we can understand at this price point they have to cut some corners. But, is it value for the money, I think you can go for it without any worries as it’s a decent product at this price range!
Hope this helps 🙂
notanotherpseudonym –
I’m really impressed with the Vax Mach Air. It’s incredibly powerful and picks up dust, pet hair, and dirt with no problem at all — even from carpets and hard floors. What surprised me most is how lightweight it is, making it easy to carry around the house or up the stairs. The suction stays strong, the bin is easy to empty, and it feels sturdy without being bulky. For the price, it’s an absolute bargain. Definitely a great buy if you want performance without spending a fortune.