Vitrex VITGO200VT Grout Removal Tool 230V Grout Out

The media could not be loaded. This was bought to renew the grout in a kitchen splashback/cooker space and it certainly removed the grout at a decent pace as can be seen in video. Its like a mini jack hammer and care needs to be taken to ensure that the point does is not forced directly onto the edge of a tile as it can chip them, (i did this a couple of times to start as the tile spacing was entirely constant), fortunately I started on the tiles that will be behind the cooker and when they were grouted the small chips were almost invisible on the light tiles, (whacking a big cooker in front of the tiled area also helps mitigate the visual damage).Once i got the hang of it the much more visible tiles above the worktop were all in damaged and it allowed me to start a grove between tiles so i could get a rake into to finalise the prep before I Re-grouted them.Was happy with finished job only down side was it was quite a lot of area and the tool got quite hot to told after prolonged use so i stopped and let it cool down frequently, ( any excuse for a mug of tea) and once it had cooled it worked fine again!Other than that a few more different sized flat tips would have been food but as is it got the job done and cheaper than replacing tiles

For the size of this tool I didn’t think it would be up to the job . But it worked really well and I took the grout out of an entire bathroom stopping a few times to let it cool down!! Have a mask and a hoover to hand .

It took me about 3 hours to 'de-grout' around 15 standard 5"x5" white tiles in my shower. The machine got very hot only after about 10/15 minutes of use and then needed 20 minutes of cooling time before I could start again. Maybe my grout is particularly stubborn but it was a painful process to get results. The results I did get weren't even that impressive as I still need to remove more grout from the areas I'd already gone over. In the end I got so frustrated and bit the bullet and purchased a £70 rotary tool with special grout remover attachments so that I can spend a fraction of the time executing this task. I hope this works out much better than the grout out.Important to note:There is a miniscule thread which is screwed into the underside of the tip which you loosen and tighten to hold the little attachment heads in, and if you drop this (which I did - but by some miracle I found it again!) and lose it your machine is rendered useless. I saw some reviews saying they couldn't work out how to fit the head attachments and I think they may have dropped this thread without realising. Took me a while to realise what had happened.Definitely wear ear plugs/defenders as this is extremely loud. Your neighbours might hate you especially since this takes so long to get results.The vibration started to make my carpel tunnel play up. You need to grip onto this thing for dear life so bear that in mind if you have any wrist/hand pain.Yes, this machine can do the trick. But you'll be stopping every 15 minutes and only covering a very small area each time you pick it up again. Only for the extremely patient among us. Needless to say I was defeated!

The image shows a sturdy metal head. Supplied was with a small plastic head. A flimsy Allen key could not move the mechanism to insert the chageable bits. I do not know how a company can be allowed to sell such rubbish, and how they can send a different product to the one shown must surely be breaking a law ?

As advertised and very effective in removing grout.

Whilst replacing the grout in a large shower enclosure I tried four different tools. This electrical tool was not the worst, but neither was it the best. It was extremely slow in removing grout and, unless carefully controlled, could easily wander off course and scratch the tile surface. Also, as others have commented, you cannot use the tool for long due to the vibration. The really useless tool was from PlasPlugsPlasplug Gr215 Grout Remover, its steel blade was too thin and wore out the fastest. A grout remover from Homebase with a tungsten carbide tip worked quite well. But the star performer was the Vitrex Heavy Duty Grout Rake Vitrex Heavy Duty Grout Rake Remover + 2 Spare Blades. This tool was the easiest to use and removed grout very efficiently. I was able to complete the task in a couple of hours after wasting longer than that trying to use the other tools.