Numatic Henry HVR200A

[beko1987]

I have a dead henry!

£25 from ebay.

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Dead as a dodo. Only had a few minutes before having to get back to the office, so I:

Put it's fuse into my Meiele S5, which ran fine, so not the fuse.
Took the top cover off (not motor part) and had a look at the wiring to see if I could work out how to bypass the hi-lo feature. Failed!

Will have a proper look tonight, and sort this thread out to the standard you have all become accustomed to, but if anyone knows how to bypass the hi-lo feature so I can see if Henry really is terminal or not, that would be great.

It's rather clean tbh. Came with it's small tools, floor brush isn't ruined and the body isn't bashed about. Light domestic use I think.

Will try to get some garage time later.[this post was last edited: 1/13/2014-09:38]

 

[kirbymodel2c]

Hi,

<span style="font-size: medium; font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">Hi Sam, Hope your ok. Not spoke in a while. I've sent you a private msg on here to give you some help.</span>


<span style="font-size: medium; font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">If you need any more help you know where I am. </span>


 


<span style="font-size: medium; font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">James

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[beko1987]

Sweet, cheers James.

Between you and Ric (on faceache) I think I have enough to get cracking with, hopefully a few minutes after 4pm tonight I should know wether I've wasted £25 or not!

 

[beko1987]

Changed the title so it wouldnt be miselading once I'm outside of the editable time frame...

Nothing to see here yet!

 

[beko1987]

Well, after removing the hi lo Gubbins and making henry single speed...

He works, like new too! As per my facebook post, I think I've narrower it down to the pcb, so will get one of those once ive Confirmed its demise with a multimeter.

However until then the return can continue as normal

 

[hi-loswitch98]

With an Eco Henry, I have found no need to use the power boost button, unless there is really heavy soil on carpet or hard floor. I never saw the point of putting the hi lo on either.

 

[alexhoovers94]

It is probablt the PCB I have seen a lot of these 2010 models have that fail.

 

[spiraclean]

Haven't cracked an Autosave open myself yet, but would it be possible to revert one of these back to the earlier style manual hi/lo switch? If the parts fit, and cost roughly the same, I know which I'd prefer.

 

[beko1987]

I think the switch would fit, so if you knew the internal parts you need I'd say an old sdtyle hi lo switch would work.

See if these pictures help you...

Having confirmed with a multimeter that the switch works, I bought a new PCB yesterday, so hopefully that will turn up tomorrow!

Thought I'd better get this thing stripped down then

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One stripped Henry! The design hasn't really changed but the build quality has! There's burrs of plastic on the cut edges, random rubber squirted in the front of the motor plate and carbon dust everywhere. Dont remember my 1995 Henry having that much of a messin there!

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Everything was washed, and the new plastic water beading returned with gusto, so nice to see it wasn't too bad.

All dried now, will try and start re-assembly today. Can't get too far until the PCB arrives though

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[ultraperformer]

Can't believe that much dust and fluff accumulate under the metal sole plate on the floor head, I'm tempted to strip some of my floor heads down to see if they are the same. I'm sure the Henry will look good once you've finished!

 

[beko1987]

TBH I've seen worse! Seems to be a trait of this style floortool. Had some Vax 121 ones apart that were so packed the metal soleplate had to be prised off!

This one however is very clean now yes? (Borat voice?)

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Missed a bit

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Found a new hepaflo, so donated it. Won't be selling it with a box of new bags I've decided.

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Gave the filter a good vac off with my other Numatic

And set it down on the wall 'o' shite ontop of my yellow base

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Put the cord rewind back together

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Ratings plate shot for the motor nerds!

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There were blobs of rubber like this all over it, and the bumpers were starting to peel away at the edges too

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That's as far as I got, as I'll need the new PCB to finish the job, which hopefully might be here tomorrow.

 

[hi-loswitch98]

Do you have a Steam Cleaner by any chance to clean your vacuums with?

 

[beko1987]

I do have a steam cleaner, but don't use it on the vacs. It's not that great, all I'd end up doing is chasing dirt around, it is a PITA to set up and I'd burn myself alot!

Quicker under the hot shower with a selection of brushes and a nice strong mix of G-101!

 

[beko1987]

The PCB arrived! Is a red 4 post one, but the design may have changed since mine was built of course. Hopefully these ones are a bit more robust!

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Sorry, 'Service Item'? So all the dead machines just need servicing?

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This is handy, was worried that I couldnt remember where the wires go. Hope it helps anyone else wanting to fit the old style hi lo switch

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Re-assembly can continue tonight then! Then I'll find out the switch is also broken or something equally annoying...

 

[parwaz786]

That Henry looks fantastic! You do such a smashing job making them look new Well done


As the the Hi lo switch,  

 

[beko1987]

And so Henry's second life begins

After work, I got the new PCB in

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All wired up

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It was slightly annoying having to fully reassemble it before testing, but had to be done really.

and.....



Yey! Saved for £15!

Gave his hat a celebratory polish and wax

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Even George joined in the celebration

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And the finished article

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Already for sale! If I had the space I would keep him, but the money would be far better tucked away in our deposit fund! Besides, with the 'service item' failing, hopefully we will see lots more cheap henries!

Or not, as now you all know how to fix it.

Ah...

 

[ultimatevacman]

Great job Sam! Henry looks great and very shiny!

 

[hi-loswitch98]

That's only from 2010 too & the PCB for the Eco Function has stopped working. '___'

 

[madabouthoovers]

Interesting. You don't show a pic of the old PCB that you removed?


I opened up my 2011 Autosave model, and it appears that the PCB it has -part 208428 has been superceded by the part you show - 208700, but these PCB's are different, in that the components on the old part sit in the actual airpath of the exhaust air, whereas on the new part, 208700, the main components are on the other side, out of the airflow path.


I'm wondering if the carbon dust from the motor exhaust gets over the components of the old type boards and causes them damage, and possible shorting out? just a thought?


 


This is the old type board - note that the wire connectors are on the back, so that the main parts of the board are facing into the exhaust air flow