Vax VX40 Questions & Answers

It can be used with or without the paper bag, but I think you need to pay more attention to the filters if you use it bagless. The bag doesn't fill much of the cannister, which is a bit of a waste.

Sorry I can't help with this question as we have a carpet cleaner that we've used for years and it is very efficient. I note that there are a lot of unused attachments in the bottom of the box so I expect that these would somehow get put together for carpet cleaning. Presumably the manual would show you how to. Regards

yes, this is quite a basic vacuum, no fancy moving parts or things to break. The wand is in bits, plastic, and is longer than my old crappy Hoover. The head is quite basic, plastic, but it swivels around and I think it works well. Small head too so it gets into things. The only annoying thing is buying it bags, it's the one vacuum that Bunnings don't sell bags for.

Frankie, I am 70 also with a bad back. Unless you're very tall, the handle is long enough to use without much strain on back. There will always be some strain with vacuum cleaners. As for the stenciled concrete patio, I think that would be much like patterned vinyl tiles which we have and the vax lifts the dirt up when we use the carpet setting. Hope this helps
Bob

Unfortunately, we haven't got around to using the Vax for carpet cleaning as we have a separate unit in good condition for that and it is easy to use. I noticed when I unpacked the Vax a lot of attachments for carpet cleaning and at the time I recalled being somewhat confused about the carpet cleaning function. Sorry I can't help but we really purchased the unit for vacuuming carpet. Maybe a call to the manufacturer might help. Best of luck anyway.

The vacuum head that comes with it is quite small and slim, very-low tech but it works well. You can fit heads from other vacuum cleaners onto it which is handy. I'd be checking availability of bags for it though, it's one of the few bags that Bunnings doesn't stock.

You can purchase the bags online . Certainly not cheap but then you can use a bag quite a few times. Regards

Yes, the Vax head is rather small and low tech. It works well with getting hair out of the carpet and I do sometimes swap it with other heads from previous vaccum cleaners.
We also buy our bags online but it takes a while for them to get full.
I really like this vaccum cleaner.