Numatic Henry HVR 200 - 22

[vintagerepairer]

I liked the Basil. I liked the way the tubes were colour co-ordinated to match the cleaner. I did stock them in their hey-day, but some of them had terrible floor tools. I have a memory that Numatic stopped making them for a while before the James as we know it now came along, but I could be wrong. The original James was a metal canister version of Henry, but that was a good while ago.

 

[jmurray01]

I think there is just something about Henry that you can't help but love.

Am I the only one who talks to my Henry ?

 

[vintagerepairer]

You might not be the only one, but I certainly don't...

 

[jmurray01]

Well I don't have a dog so Henry is my substitute!

Whenever I'm using "him" I find myself muttering "come along Henry" as I go.

It's a wonder I haven't been dragged off by the men in white coats really...

 

[turbo500]

Am I the only one who talks to my Henry?

Ya know, a few weeks ago, I was vacuuming my mattress down, and my housemate poked her head around my bedroom door and said "awwwww I prefer it when we use Henry 'cause I can talk to him and not feel stupid". Mad cow. She won't use a vacuum that doesn't have a face. Which generally means, she doesn't vacuum up and awful lot. If at all. I don't know who exactly the "we" is in her above comment as she has used a vacuum in well over a year

 

[alexhoovers94]

I talk so henry........ sometimes lol!


I always find my self doing that lol, if I see a lot of mess on the floor and I go, oh henry there is mess over here come and clean it up, lol I am stange, I think that is probably because of me seeing that henry advert where the woman is cleaninging the camera studio thing.

 

[jmurray01]

Rather you than me Chris!

 

[gottahaveahoove]

So others talk to my Henry?

When ye are conversing, just ask him who is in his circle of friends. Sorry, I HAD to......

 

[ryry_87]

This is my 1990 Henry with his optional TurboElectric powerhead, my great gran bought this for me brand new for my 3rd birthday and i've had him ever since, i'll never part with him. He's had a pretty hard life but i've always kept him well maintained. Still works perfectly!

 

[ryry_87]

rear view..

love the sticker

 

[ryry_87]

The very first Henry! picked this one as spares/repairs on ebay, just needed some new carbons

 

[ryry_87]

Original james

This someone mentioned the original metal bodied James earlier? haven't got this one anymore sadly (wish i'd of kept it!) it was essentially a heavier and more robust Henry

 

[rutger]

This stuff is superb !

For a Henry nut it's like porn ! (Ok well maybe not that good & I promise it's not having the same effect.. but it's good).

Is there anywhere a definitive list of all the model types & variations that Numatic have made?

Cheers
Dave

 

[ryry_87]

More Numatic porn...

Not that i'm aware of Dave but hows this for rare, bottom right hand corner of the pic, is the first Numatic upright the NI1. They're almost non existent now. made by Truvox

 

[baglessball]

I've always wondered what Henry's powered head looked like! Any chance of a cheeky pic of its underneath? ;o)

 

[rutger]

Numatic made an upright!
I really had no idea they'd ever done that, thanks very much for for the pic' & info'.

 

[ryry_87]

bottom of the TurboElectric head

for baglessball…

 

[baglessball]

Thankyou!!

Does it perform well?

Well done on keeping it in such good shape after so many years!

 

[sebo_fan]

I think the reason that Numatic offered a 2 speed control was very much what consumers wanted, rather than having to put up with the air valve at the top of the handle, as VR has already pointed out.

Also don't forget Numatic also released the HEPA FLO synthetic dust bags, a much better preference to the paper dust bags that are liable to burst in use. I don't mind what anyone else thinks but Henry is no exception to Vax's canister vacuum and others - the science behind the dust running around in circles makes dust in paper bags PLUS the vacuum/suction tear paper bags. The newer HEPA FLO bags don't and they're a darn sight easier to fit than trying the rubberised seal on the paper dust bags to the black connector.

 

[tolivac]

Very nice Henry-like the METAL floor shoe on the powernozzle.And the Red upright Henry is interesting.Looks heavy duty!Or is the upright a Numatic?