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stardrops in a vax?

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Prudent
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Does anyone know if I can use stardrops in my vax to wash the carpets? It would be much chepaer than the usual shampoo for these machines.
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  • Churchmouse
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    There are those that have, but be careful, Stardrops is very sudsy. You'll need fabric conditioner in the waste tank to kill the suds!!
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  • Prudent
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    How much fabric conditioner do you put in?
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  • Bossyboots
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    Actually, I just use a large sprinkle of household salt to kill suds.
  • aimeelister
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    Ive used Stardrops in my Vax and it works better than the vax cleaner your meant to use!! I put the same amount of stardrops as your meant to use of the vax cleaner and then put a dash of the economy fabric conditioner in the collector. In fact i forgot to put the conditioner in last time i cleaned the carpets and it was a bit frothy but still worked fine!
  • lynzpower
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    Ive used it in mine too, way cheaper :D
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  • fruit-loop
    fruit-loop Posts: 237 Forumite
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    I have a bissell rather than a vax but I use star drops in it. IMHO it works far better than the expensive cleaners bissell sell.
  • heatherw_01
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    I have put stardrops in my bissell and it worked fine.
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  • Ghost
    Ghost Posts: 313 Forumite
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    Am I the only stardrops virgin?

    What can you use if for and, besides Tesco, where else can you buy it?

    For those of you that use it in your vax wet & dry machine, do you have an upright vax or the cylinder one?

    Thanks :)
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  • jos22
    jos22 Posts: 249 Forumite
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    Ghost

    Plenty of reading here on uses for stardrops http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=172073&highlight=stardrops

    Seems to be available everywhere Tesco, Asda, Morrisons, Wilko.

    I have used in a cylinder Vax type cleaner - I forgot the salt in the collector so had plenty of suds.
  • D&DD
    D&DD Posts: 4,405 Forumite
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    Another convert here :D I spent a forune on carpet cleaners til I read on here about stardrops..I used a capful of Lenor (with added fabreze) in with 3 caps of stardrops and its brought my carpets up better than anything I've ever used :T
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