New Henry for Summer 2014

[hi-loswitch98]

I always preferred the floor tool they originally used from 1981-2003.

 

[ultimatevacman]

I agree Beckham.

 

[moojuiceuk]

So easy to get the wrong end of the stick online!

Ahh excellent. Glad I haven't upset anyone. Im pretty good at tracking down things on the net. My old work place called me the ferret. If the ferret couldn't find it, it probably didn't exist!

As for VCC, I never realised because I never went looking I think. Collecting was something I did when I was young, pre internet! These days I just have a handful of machines and a little idle curiosity

 

[parwaz786]

Oh no that looks like a Henry with a replacement floor tool! It's like a Dyson fitted with a henry floor tool it does not look original now sadly.
The floortool should be nice cos henry is a bit hard to push on carpets thicker than 1 cm

 

[sebo_fan]

Oh so what! Numatic should be applauded for bringing this model onto the market - well done to the sole BRITISH company for being able to be at least, media wise the first brand to release proper info about the motor - unlike Hoover with their fabled Eco-G models.

 

[watsonw]

Numatic 'floating carpet nozzle'

......as supplied with, if my memory serves me: 'Basil'; henry shaped but no cord rewind. In production 1988-95ish?

Nozzle was all in black plastic, large rear wheels near elbow, small wheel either side of the 'single channel' type suction opening, small red synthetic litter pick strips and pvc (full length of nozzle) blades (that move in both the forward and backward directions)

I remember thinking how good they looked as this design would both gently lift/card the carpet nap and utillise the full air flow and prevent 'clamping'.

I indulged myself with a Hetty about two years ago now and a little later I found, with glee, on ebay, a supply of these heads available from an outlet about forty-five miles from me, at Ellesmere Port.

If used with a numatic or any other make with a 'push /twist' 32mm dia fitting it produces an easy and effective result.

I operate mine on the low speed setting.

I have also found the head more than satisfactory when used with my Nilfisk GS80 which has a single speed 700w motor and is very strong.

I can thoroughly recommend this format of nozzle for the domestic enviroment.

I have pondered now and again, over the last twenty-five years or so as to way numatic in particular, did not fit the 'open throated' or if you like: 'wessel-werk' design?

Hats off to Numatic!!!!!!!!

 

[dysonman1]

Of the USA Electrolux's best models, was the quiet Model G. It had a 550 watt motor with twin suction fans. So I'm hoping the new 650 watt motor used on the new Henry will show the same excellent performance.

 

[ryry_87]

Numatic did dabble with an alternative floor tool in the mid 80's when the new 1000w motor was introduced, this too was a wheeled tool meant to make it easier and more effective on carpets and to compensate for the increase in power, quite frankly they were blooming awful and they very quickly went back to the original Vesselwerk one after a coupe of years which lasted right up until the early 2000's.

 

[ryry_87]

There was also this style used on very early Numatic NV200's

 

[ryry_87]

early wheeled floor tool...