I just bought a vax air 3 don't know how to move the handle to vacuum the carpet

This appears to be a Vacuum rather than something for the Cars and Trucks category. Moved to Vacuums.

This is a very obscure make that is only available in the UK. I remember them for carpet steam cleaners years ago. We are in North America. Try contacting their support direct.

https://support.vax.co.uk/

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probably a cap full from the bottle
make sure that you use the suds restrictor liquid as well or the suds will come up in the bucket and block of the vacuum flow

look for a blockage -something may have dislodged the lever mechanism, or be stuck preventing the roller or position leaver from moving.

I brought a rapide ultra carpet washer today , cleaned half of my front room brilliant then stopped spraying water using the trigger on the handle, as the handle comes off for easy storage I took it off, and what\'s happing is when you pull the trigger to release water a piece of plastic pushes on another piece ov plastic to release water and it was not working only by me pushing my finger on the other piece of plastic in side the handle bit, so mines going back ,

put your foot on the head then pull handle down

i don*t know alot about dyson but if it has a thing to raise it up off the floor then that will work

hello i have a vax rarid xl carpet cleaner when you switch power on just makes a buzzing noise can you help thanks

Set up is complicated unless you are patient.
Remove the paper dust bag from the bottom of the canister and then filter ring. Then put in the recovery bucket of which 4 litres of warm water should be added and a capful of floor cleaning solution.
Then remove the pump wire on top of the Vax motor where the blue filter circle is (keep the filter in, do not remove it!).
If the 2000 has a separate pump notch on the rim of the Vax motor head on the outside then you should plug the black cord in that has a washer screw type metal connector. Push, twist and lock in. Then the black cord which eventually leads to a clear pipe with the older clip on wash handle that has to be clipped to the main hose handle has to have the black and see through cord clipped to the main hose and eventually down the extension pipes until you get to the floor head. If you have the older style T shaped floor head the cord should slip into the floor head easily. Then either squeezing the trigger to release the cleaning solution in, switch the Vax on and hit the secondary pump button. This will pump the cleaning solution and water into the carpet. To stop the pump you can either lock the wash trigger to stop the liquid or squeeze the trigger to make sure no other liquid comes out. Generally you can see the foamy carpet solution flowing through the see through rubber hose and eventuallly through the floor head.
To **** up the rest of the carpet solution, stop the pump button and the Vax can be used to **** out all the dirty solution/water in the carpet. Its a big and tedious task generally!
See an alternative manual for the Vax 1000 which is an older model but similar to the 2000. It is free and in pdf downloadable form:
http://www.vax.co.uk/downloads/pdf/VaxGuideNo8a.pdf

Here is the manual.

http://www.manualnguide.com/dl/20341/

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Generic problem for all Vacuums
I have a Vax Rapide
Posted by paulxlyn on Apr 28, 2008
I have a vax rapide carpet washer was using earlier and blew my trip switch noticed that the filter is falling to bits do you think it can be repaired?

Hello,
I would advise you to ALWAYS to FIRST UNPLUG YOUR VACUUM before beginning any service procedure.
Yes, you can contact your local vacuum cleaner dealer and if they don’t carry the Vax Model then feel free to contact the Vax Rapide Factory Manufacturer phone number or the website for further information and to order parts if needed. So if you need further assistance, please feel free to contact your local vacuum cleaner dealer in your area or in the yellow pages, or contact the factory phone number or website to further assist you with your questions.
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