Henry's are still here, and come out if there's large quantities of material to be removed, and there's also a wet version of a Henry that we have that deals with floods and carpet/rug cleaning/
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Whoever thought that a vacuum cleaner with a smily face would hold such loyalty, at least they are made in the UK, but now a new era has emerged for Henry: NBV240NX - Numatic International - https://numatic.co.uk/products/cleancare/nbv240nx/
How could you have missed that when you were doing all your three monthly PAT checks on all your site tools.
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nicebutdim
Good question and one that I can answer with ease...
I'm not working in any properties belonging to others and I'm not an electrician. It did teach me the lessons of assuming nothing, taking nothing for granted and amending my own practices in this regard.
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nicebutdim
I know you've probably seen this sort of thing countless times, but I couldn't believe it. What's more is that it was part of a liquidation sale of an engineering business, who obviously would have regularly PAT tested all portable electrical equipment...
Very handy having a short flex on henry, combined with a long hose.
My twin motor 110V George is well past its sell by date, but just keeps going, I obtained it second hand over twenty years ago.
I’ve recently bought a battery Henry. Fantastic hoover. Much better that the previous dysons I’ve had
Not what I have found, had a battery Dyson Animal for about ten years, went wrong once and they came out within 24hrs and repaired it with no charge, the DC whatever number it is, had a dodgy inlet, found a replacement on the Internet and put it in, no problem, the other Animal we have in France had a catch fault on the dust collector again replaced by Dyson with no charge, I seem to have the extreme opposite experience to you Tel?
For a domestic environment I don't think the Dysons can be beaten, but I would imagine they would not last long in the back of a van being taken day to day on work related cleaning operations, for that, don't think you can beat a Numantic vacuum whatever the model.
For a domestic environment I don't think the Dysons can be beaten, but I would imagine they would not last long in the back of a van being taken day to day on work related cleaning operations, for that, don't think you can beat a Numantic vacuum whatever the model.
my last experience with dyson was the thing had stopped altogether due to worn carbon brushes in the motor. i contacted dyson direct, requesting a set of brushes. " sorry, sir, we can't supply brushes, but we can sell you a motor, £90 +VAT". ended up buying brushes off ebay, £2.50 free delivery.
Looked at another way, you had used your Dyson without trouble so much you wore out the brushes, I'd say that was pretty good going in this throw away era we live in.
they'd not worn out. 1 brush was fine. the other one was stuck in it's holder and had arced to the comm. and burnt down.
Where you using it for work or home?
Been using our Dyson Animal in our home for well over ten years as the only vacuum and its still going, never had to change the brush's, so we all speak as we find, you have had problems I haven't, perhaps I got two good ones and you got a bad one?
It’s either a Henry, or a Hoover... it can’t be both.
Got a Henry in the van, just in case.
No it's either a Numatic or a Hoover, if you want to be that pedantic.
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nicebutdim
It's a specific brand of vacuum cleaner or a hoover. It may be either or both (although not in the case of Henry) ?
"Hoover" was/is one of the original manufacturers of the vacuum cleaner, it became a generic term as they had the largest presence on the domestic market, quite obviously a young man not know that. ?
47 in a couple of weeks, so if that’s young, I’ll take it!
I remember my gran having a “carpet sweeper” before any vacuum cleaner, and a black and white telly that needed “tuned in” with a dial just to choose between the 3 channels at the time.
Definitely a Henry vacuum cleaner
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nicebutdim
Hence my comment...
Hoover is a specific brand of vacuum cleaner can't be both, your post is very confused. The Henry is made by Numatic.
I think we all know what I meant. And I’m sure most people refer to a vacuum cleaner as a hoover
There's definitely a knack to dismantling them, but once you know how, they come apart easily and quickly.
Bonus is that nearly all the screws are identical, so no remembering what screw goes where, and just one screwdriver needed.
I've bought about a dozen DC32s in various condition to keep my collection of four working ones alive, so have seen a few failed Dyson motors. The commutators are invariably burnt up and the brushes badly damaged. I've always assumed that the windings had developed shorted turns, and the excess current had done the visible damage, but I wonder now if the initial problem is a stuck brush.
Pattern DC32 motors are about half the price of a genuine one, and probably just as reliable (or unreliable).
I actually have a genuine DC32 motor in stock, but a 120 volt one. I ordered a motor for the hydraulic pump in my cherry picker from the USA last year, but was accidently sent the wrong one, which turned out to be the Dyson motor. It would have cost more in carriage to return it than it was worth, so the supplier told me to just bin it, and then sent me the motor I'd ordered.
Sorry, I can’t resist.....
I’m selling my Hoover. It just sits collecting dust!
I’m selling my Hoover. It just sits collecting dust!
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nicebutdim
Okay, Mike.
I'm honestly not interested in having an argument about vacuum cleaners or the widely known facts about misuse of a brand name.
I apologise if my comment wasn't clear enough, but it was intended to be taken in the context of preceding posts.
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loz2754
I'm not getting sucked into this.......
that comment belongs in the bag.
Can't we filter out all this debris.
try a dyson or a henry. ?
I don't have a Henry, mine is a 110v George. ?
I'm surprised the discrimination police haven't jumped all over this with pink Hetty's and red Henry's. I sat on a training course the other day for diversity, discrimination and inclusion. Apparently I'm no longer allowed to compliment a person on their appearance.
So next time my missus puts on a new outfit and gets her hair done etc.. and she asks "how do I look" my answer will be - "no comment".
Oh, and I shouldn't have used the term "my missus" as this implies I am implying she is a possession and not equal.
So next time my missus puts on a new outfit and gets her hair done etc.. and she asks "how do I look" my answer will be - "no comment".
Oh, and I shouldn't have used the term "my missus" as this implies I am implying she is a possession and not equal.
ALWAYS plead the 5th ?
stock ansewr .
"does these leggings make my arse look fat?
nope ," it s all the chips and cake do that."
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nicebutdim
Can't imagine how it got wedged in her armpit!
'The wife' or 't'other half' gets frowned upon even more, though.
“‘Er indoors” is bad enough.... suggesting the good lady wife doesn’t leave the house because her job is as housewife and mother and nothing else!!!
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