Vax SpotWash Home Duo Spot Cleaner vs Vax Platinum SmartWash Carpet Cleaner
Get the SmartWash if your carpets need a proper clean. It washes whole rooms with no trigger and has a hose for stairs. The SpotWash is the cheap under-sink one for spills and patches.
Vax Platinum SmartWash Carpet Cleaner
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Which one is for you?
Vax SpotWash Home Duo
Get the SpotWash if this sounds like you: spills, pet accidents and the car, little space, as little money as possible.
Is the Vax SpotWash Home Duo Spot Cleaner worth it?Vax Platinum SmartWash
Get the SmartWash for a deep clean all over, several carpeted rooms and the odd spot too.
Is the Vax Platinum SmartWash Carpet Cleaner worth it?Key differences
Whole rooms
Sofas and car seats
Storage
Effort
What owners say
Verified buyers only; every 1–3 star review read by us. How we do this
Vax SpotWash Home Duo
Owners love how it lifts stains, works on sofas, stairs and car seats, is easy to use and stores away small. Very few are unhappy, and no complaint comes up more than once.
- Lifts stains
- Good on sofas, stairs and car seats
- Easy to use
Nothing came up often enough to list.
Vax Platinum SmartWash
Owners love how it brings tired carpets up like new and how easy it is to use. The main complaints are machines that broke or stopped working, and carpets that didn't come out much cleaner.
- Carpets come up like new
- Easy to use
- Carpets dry quickly
- Broke or stopped working
- Didn't clean much better, or left carpets wet
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How we reached this verdict
We compared independent expert reviews with the manufacturer's specifications, then checked it's sold at a major retailer where you live. We don't test products ourselves.
Sources: Expert Reviews, Which?, Real Homes, Vacuum Wars, manufacturer specifications.
Owner reports for the Vax SpotWash Home Duo: 172 verified buyer ratings at Currys, read November 2026.
Owner reports for the Vax Platinum SmartWash: 891 verified buyer ratings at Currys, read November 2026.