Numatic/Henry

[eurekaprince]

Thanks for that answer Scott!

 

[turbo500]

no place to store the tools on board. Do I have this correct

Correct. And my biggest annoyance of Numatic machines. Some of the commercial machines and the James have a "tool caddy" on top instead of having cord rewind, but these aren't very effective. Numatic machines are becoming more and more popular in people's homes. Numatic now supply a sort of cloth bag to store all the attachments in, but this is not ideal as you have to carry it around with you when you're vacuuming.

 

[eurekaprince]

Thanks for that post Chris - this is an ongoing problem now with so many canisters! And I don't like the newfangled ideas for storing tools either - those "on-the-wand" clips get in the way of cleaning under beds and in tight spaces, and storing the tools on bumper clips just defeats the purpose of the bumper.....these tools that hang on for dear life (even the new Hoover/Maytag Constellation suffers from this) can easily scratch walls and furniture as the canister is dragged through the home.

What happened to those lovely covered tool compartments? You'd think that Numatic could figure out how to make a "tool garden" fit on top of the cord reel.....or do what Karcher does and place them in a side compartment......

 

[henrydreyfuss]

I love my Henry!

I imported a Numatic Henry last year, and have been very impressed with it! It had a funky round plug on it that I had to swap with a standard US plug. It's got incredible suction and airflow, and I love the big bags and filter. The hand-cranked cord reel is fun too! It came with a cheapo set of tools, but it also came with a converter, so any fit-all attachemnts work with it. It's very quiet on both speeds, and I imagine it would hold up well in serious use.

I bought a Turbocat Zoom just to use with the Henry, and it works great! Doesn't bog down at all, and lifts the nap beautifully. My non-vacuum friends always notice and mention Henry smiling in the hallway. He's quite a conversation piece!

 

[twocvbloke]

"It had a funky round plug on it"

That'll be a standard UK 110v site transformer plug, they're ugly and cumbersome things, but usually they're used on building sites or wherever they need an isolating transformer to reduce the chance of overload and electric shock, seeing how building sites are often outside and rather wet....

The funky round plug:

 

[henrydreyfuss]

Yep! That's the one!

I saved the plug to show to my American friends... They, like myself, had never seen anything like it!

 

[vacbear58]

Going commando

No, not THAT

The correct name for this plug is a Commando Plug, which is used not only on building sites (connected to a generator or transformer) but also in other commercial applications where a heavy duty supply is required but easy physical disconnection is needed, such as moving the item for cleaning. They have more pins when used for three phase applications.



Al

 

[twocvbloke]

I've seen several versions of the plug, one as low as 12 Volts, but they're still cumbersome for the purpose, and most are only rated as IP44 for water and weather protection, there is another name for them, but I've forgotten what that is...

Still don't like them myself, whatever the voltage or whether they're single or three phase...

 

[twocvbloke]

AH!!! I remembered the other name for those plugs & sockets, Ceeform....