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Any reason not to?

Yes it's not red.

Talk to this guy

https://instagram.com/henryhooverontour?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

If you want a Henry those are a cheaper way to get one - cheaper just for not having the fancy cable winding mechanism.

I've just bought a refurbished 1,200W Henry for £90, 50% more power for 75% of the price...
Replaced a Dyson which the ex insisted on buying despite previous Dyson problems. The Henry's at work do a lot more than a domestic one ever will and seem to last ages.
So good idea OP, but there are cheaper ones out there.

Any reason not to?

They're shit?

Their USP is that they're indestructible, brilliant in an office where you're vaccing up pubes one minute and brick dust the next. For home use at that price point I'd be buying a Shark.

They suck?

Seems like a good reason to buy one 🙂

I detest our Henry.

For something so small, it weighs more than a portly walrus.

For something so round, it gets caught on more things than those sticky seed heads that stick to everything.

For something so stable looking, it falls over more than a weeble.

No idea why they're popular. There has to be better machines out there.

They do not work very well. Very simple and parts are replaceable but they just don’t perform well at all.

Echo the thoughts of others. Fine if you need to do a sweep of the industrial carpet in a office, where it'll get bashed around corners and needs to turn on every time. There are better hoovers for your home. I'd recommend Sebo.

I’d echo the above too. We had a Henry for years and it never died, but I realised how bad it was at actual vacuuming when the Mrs bought a Shark. It now lives in the garage.

We've a Henry, the previous cleaners asked that we get one as our Dyson was crap and always blocking (which it was).

The current cleaner brings her own - no idea what it is.

The Henry does us for what we need - i.e. works and is an easy clear if it gets blocked.

It now lives in the garage.

Hmm, what hoover for the garage?! I used to have a very old Dyson that I rescued from a skip, which meant I didn't get told off for using the house hoover for cleaning up mud, pine needles, leaves, sawdust, brick dust, filings, etc. It died a while ago so my garage is filthy. I've been telling myself that if I ever have spare cash again I'll treat myself to a Henry, if they are rubbish what are you lot using for garage duties? Dustpan and brush is OK but doesn't get into nooks and crannies.

And other vote for "they're crap".

They don't pick up anything that's stuck in a carpet unless you subject it to the sort of scrubbing that will do your carpet no good at all. And that's on an industrial short/no pile carpet, I'd hate to think how bad they are in a house.

See also drunken tipping over and weighing the same as a small moon. And yes, the push fit tubes pop off for fun too.

We bought a Dyson V10, several times your budget granted (even as a refurb) but honestly had no complaints living with a greyhound that sheds constantly.

Love mine, great for whatever needs sucking up in the shop. I wouldn’t have one at home, they’re not great at vacuuming carpets.

Hmm, what hoover for the garage?!

James. It's a slightly more basic version of the Henry

Works like a dream

I have a blue henry. It's fine. Robust certainly, but down on outright power compared to the previous miele. But the miele was pre 2014 or whenever huge power was allowed. But I have had to strip down, fix and rebuild the miele a couple of times over those years. I am hoping the henry will outlast or be easier to repair.

Hmm, what hoover for the garage?

I quite like my Titan hoovers from Screwfix for work dust extraction and cleaning up.
Fairly cheap and work well.

We have a big / old heavy two speed one that now does all the garage and building jobs (now referred to as dirty Henry).

Got a new smaller 6 litre single speed and it is way better. Smaller, lighter, less clumsy, lower power consumption but MUCH more suction. Addresses a lot of the issues mentioned above. Get one with the Airo brush head if you have carpets and the long hose version if stairs.

All vacuum cleaners are shit!

So you may as well have a shit vacuum with a smiley face on! 🙂

I’ve just bought a refurbished 1,200W Henry for £90, 50% more power for 75% of the price…

With the one in the OP though... all the sellers [I]say[/I] it's a Numatic, but it says "Nuvac" on the front, and I can't find it on the Numatic website... regardless, that model is available a bit cheaper with free postage @ CPC or a "proper" red Henry is the same price at Screwfix.

All vacuum cleaners are shit!

Numatic 76-NM-18 Nuvac VNP180-11 NA1 Kit, Grey, 800 W, 8 liters https://amzn.eu/d/71cqFdh
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Any reason not to?

One reviewer mentioned that the tubes that you hold tend to come apart too easily.

I've got the exact same one. Can't fault it for the cash. I use it for all sorts and it sees a lot of abuse. It was my first Henry and tbh, wasn't as powerful as I was expecting, I thought it'd suck the chrome off a trailer hitch, but nah. Still does the job though, not complaining. I think that's EU/Environmental meddling or something restricting the power so not a lot one can do really, except buy an older reconditioned model.

Good bit: Longest cable in the world. Can hoover the stairs of a three story house without an extension. The cable is also replaceable.

Annoyances: You can't put the crevice tool bit on the end of the hose without using the extension tubes which is a bad design decision IMO. Also, you can stand up the business end in a clip on the body of the hoover. This broke within weeks.

Anyone got a recommendation for a decent little handheld?

Their USP is that they’re indestructible, brilliant in an office where you’re vaccing up pubes one minute and brick dust the next. For home use at that price point I’d be buying a Shark.

We have a shark, it fails at the fundamental basic task of actually sucking anything up.

Had it about 2 years, all the plastic hinges are wearing out so it's like hoovering with apiece of wet spaghetti, the 'cyclone' was never that effective so the filters need washing/changing about as often as the Henry bag needs replacing, and the rollers which do the bulk of the work getting dirt off the floor so the weak airflow can suck it up clog with hair/fibers despite their "anti hair wrap technology" (a plastic comb).

So in 2 years we have a fairly knackered looking £250 Shark that gets used for getting crumbs off the kitchen floor or a quick wizz round if guests are coming (remember we've had a pandemic, so that's not been that often .......) , and still have a Henry for actually doing the hoovering.

[caveat, our house resembles a building site, but I'm still disappointed by the shark]

Get a Sebo.

We have an old Miele 'Cat & Dog' hoover. Every time another bit breaks, I can get the spare part and it keeps going. We did get a Henry at one point (and retired the Miele). A few months later we donated the Henry to a friend in need and brought the Miele back to life. Never got on with the Henry

We have a cheap Karcher £50 effort from B&Q for DIY clear up, and my father-in-law's cast off upright Hoover for the carpets in the house - after years of using cylinders, I'd forgotten how easy, and efficient upright hoovers with rotating brushes actually are. Carpets are cleaner, job gets done a lot quicker. Next best prior to that was an old Miele Cat & Dog which had a rotating brush attachment for the hose - sadly, the motor eventually gave out after about 15-20 years, but it was great throughout its life.

I use a Henry in my workshop; serves as a general hoover, and as a dust extractor for when using power tools like a bandsaw, tracksaw, router, sander etc. It's excellent. Been in use for over 10 years now I think. It's crap in the house though, as it's too big and bulky to manoeuvre around things, and the brush is crap on carpets. Modern spinny brush heads are much better for that. Had a Dyson DC59 handheld for about 8 years, but the battery died and other bits broke. Bit plasticky and flimsy tbh. Not a patch on older UK made Dyson stuff. Replaced with an AEG QX9; it's basically a dustbuster type thing in an upright housing. Very versatile, very manoeuvrable, pretty effective. Much quieter than other hoovers. Seems better made than the Dyson. Does fine in our home, but then we're not filthy bastards with animals shitting and shedding everywhere. The capacity isn't great mind, but see previous comment.

As above - if you want a good quality hoover that does a great job, lasts and can be patched up buy Miele.

I like ours but it's use is limited to clearing up stuff rather than getting hair out of carpets. Play to it's strengths and all that. We have 2 vacuums, 1 I'll use anywhere including garage and garden, the other is confined to the house. I'll let you guess which is which.

I have the Henry extra with the spiny brush head and it's great on carpets but true it seems to get stuck on any obstacle but it's got a happy face so what's not to love!

Got a Shark for the house, it's really good although the wand stopped unlocking last week. Quick call to Shark, don't have a replacement wand in stock, send us your old unit back and they've sent a us a complete new unit.

For the garage you can't beat a Nilfisk. Power tool socket which turns it on when you switch the power tool, picks up everything and does water as well, often use it to pump the last of the water out of our ornamental pond a long with all the leaves and dead frogs.

We have a shark for the house. Works great and continues to do so for years .

Garage we have a Screwfix special. I Hoover's up everything .

At work we have a Henry it appears to be shit

Replaced burnt out Henry with a Nilfisk v100.
Much better.
Burnt out Henry had a new motor and went to work, still OK but for home the Nilfisk is much more popular with the staff. 😉
I did nearly stop in Currys a few weeks ago when I passed two people trying to decide which Dyson to get. not wasting any more of my money on that junk..

At work we have a Henry it appears to be shit

Eh? What have you been snorting?

At work the cleaning contract changes fairly often. New contractors bring in new vacs, generally Numatics. Cleaners cupboard then fills with old, disused vacs and accessories. Also present are 'broken' devices. I have been known to offer to tidy up the cleaners' store. I now use Numatics in my workshop/ shed/ refuge for dust extraction from power tools as well as for general cleaning duties.

Thanks, zilog6128. I never considered Scewfix.

It’s just for domestic use. Wooden floorboards, some carpet.

I’ve actually got one of these:

Eureka Wet and Dry Vacuum, Vacuum Cleaner, 3 in 1 Function , 15L Capacity and 1400W Compact with Safe Buoy Technology, Wet/Dry Blowing for Dirt and Water https://amzn.eu/d/bU06kd5

But I managed to break the hoover head. The replacement is duct-taped on.

Just incase it went pop, it’s good to have something in mind to replace it in a hurry.

I like the idea of just going back to hoover bags. Cleaning out the dust bag on my current vacuum is a bit skanky (shampoo works best).

My nan used to have a cracking hoover. Memory a bit hazy but I swear it was made by Mercedes. Dark blue upright with yellow trim. Could suck a golf ball through a hosepipe.

Dark blue upright with yellow trim

Sure it wasn't a Sebo?

I'm yet to find the answer to the 'what vacuum' question.

Main one used to be a pull along Dyson that had a great suck when using the hand tools but was lacking when in general vacuum mode. Also a pita to drag about.

Replaced that with a battery Shark which is ace when using in spinny head mode and makes light work of dog hair that the Dyson failed on but the actual sucking ability is woeful meaning the hand tools are pointless (except the mini spinny head) and it blocks ALL THE TIME!!

Henry at work that is decent enough for cleaning the car out. Certainly no better than our old Dyson though, which is now the garage hoover and does a great job of clearing cobwebs, mud and other general cak.

what hoover for the garage?!

Earlex CombiVac as the one I've got is as old as Moses and keeps on going - sucks and blows and (apparently) can do liquids, too. From Machine Mart - not sure if they make them any more.