Gtech Airfox Platinum stick vacuum review

Gtech is a British model specialising in reasonably priced vacuum cleaners, DIY and backyard tech, together with garden mowers, trimmers and instruments. We lately reviewed and preferred its moist and dry vacuum, the cordless Gtech Orca.

On this evaluation, we’re resting the cordless stick vacuum, the Gtech Airfox Platinum. For all our prime vacuum cleaner suggestions, take a look at our round-up of the perfect vacuum cleaners we’ve examined.

Design and Construct

The Airfox Platinum doesn’t impress when unpacking. The standard feels questionable and the elements really feel very plasticky and fragile. Had it been a price range vacuum cleaner, this may have been comprehensible, however the Airfox Platinum has a price ticket of £299.99 (see it on Amazon), which places it within the mid-range for stick vacuums.

Luckily, it comes with plenty of completely different attachments and even a hose that may exchange the extension tube. However the query is whether or not a shorter extension tube wouldn’t have been extra helpful, because the hose requires each arms to utilize it.

In any case, assembling the completely different components is fast and straightforward, however the feeling of questionable high quality stays, together with a priority about by chance breaking one thing throughout meeting.

When beginning up the vacuum cleaner, the unfavorable expertise continues. The ability button that should be pressed to function the Airfox Platinum is wedged behind a bit of plastic, making it tough for my massive fingers to achieve. Luckily, it may be locked within the on place, so it doesn’t should be manually pressed on a regular basis.

The deal with can also be typically not tailored to massive arms. After solely a short while of use, my hand begins to cramp a bit from holding it. I suppose Gtech’s founder Nick Grey has smaller arms than I do.

Jan Sandbladh

Jan Sandbladh

Jan Sandbladh

Efficiency and Options

As soon as up and operating, nonetheless, the Airfox Platinum proves that it’s not practically as unhealthy as first feared. Quite the opposite, it might probably get into cramped spots and cleans nicely. At the very least, it does should you run it in auto mode or max mode. Eco mode is much less profitable in getting all of the filth, however then again extends the battery life significantly (as much as 80 minutes).

In case you use the utmost mode, you gained’t get greater than 1 / 4 of that point, at greatest. Auto mode is slightly higher, with as much as 45 minutes of use should you’re cleansing flippantly dirty surfaces, however in observe it’s extra like half-hour.

These comparatively quick utilization occasions wouldn’t be as massive an issue if it didn’t take a full 5 hours to completely recharge the battery. In different phrases, the Airfox Platinum just isn’t a vacuum cleaner for overly massive or closely dirty properties.

A plus additionally for the built-in LED lighting that makes it simpler to see and entry filth beneath the furnishings (or when you have a poorly lit dwelling normally). And one other plus for the truth that the mud container is simple to empty with out detaching from the vacuum cleaner and can also be straightforward to scrub if you take away it.

Must you purchase the Airfox Platinum?

So the Airfox Platinum is simple to make use of and cleans rather well, however sadly it additionally has a couple of extra flaws.

For starters, it’s very loud when operating in max mode (or when it goes to max mode when operating in auto). And it’s not simply that it hums loudly, as many vacuum cleaners do, it additionally has an annoying high-pitched squeal.

It can also’t rise up by itself. Or slightly, you’ll be able to stand it up, however it’s extraordinarily vulnerable to tipping over, so it’s not one thing you dare do.

Jan Sandbladh

Jan Sandbladh

Jan Sandbladh

The wall mount can also be very plastic and feels low-cost.

The Airfox Platinum is first rate vacuum cleaner the place efficiency is worried, however its flimsy construct high quality doesn’t justify its value. If it was extra competitively priced and had been safely within the price range class, we’d advocate it. However it’s simply too costly when there are similarly-priced fashions obtainable just like the Halo Capsule X (see it on Amazon or learn our evaluation), which is strong, repairable, and genuinely progressive.

For extra choices, browse our round-up of the perfect vacuum cleaners we’ve examined.