My Henry and Oreck conversion

[vcollector5]

So... I was lucky enough to find a 120VT numatic Henry, but with it only being suction and no brush, it didn't clean well on carpet. So, I took the head of my Oreck XL Platinum (the only good oreck) and detached it from the body and bag assembly. The Henry wands perfectly fit. Now I still have the handle cord assembly, and have to use 2 outlets but I now have a tandem air Henry. Here's some pics!

 

[blackheart]

Hm

A touch unwieldy but I like the concept of it.
Tell us about your Henry. is it a 1200 watt model? 620? dual speed or single? etc

 

[vcollector5]

120V 620 watts, dual speed.

 

[gottahaveahoove]

Now, THAT'S a

"Monster VAc"!

 

[vacuumdevil]

I'm wondering if it was clean better if you took the fan out of the Oreck?
That's definitely the case when I've seen this sort of setup on a central vacuum.

Excuse the amateur video hour on my part. But here's what a friends Tacony Volt looks like on the end of a cordless Henry.

 

[blackheart]

hmm...

oh that's interesting. I've not seen a dual speed 620w in the states. I asked because I was thinking that it may be possible to add a socket to Henry and power your oreck through that eliminating the need for a 2nd cord. Of course if you don't want to modify your oreck into a permanent powerhead that wouldn't be worthwhile.