blackheart
Well-known member
After being tempted by the thought of getting a New Henry both myself and another worker called one of our suppliers to see if we could get them. The person my co worker talked to said they only had single speed models. The listing was still for the 200A so when I called down there I was told they had about 4 in box which had "1.6 HP on them" which should have indicated the dual stage twinflo motor meaning it should have been a two speed.
So we place one in the cart along with a few other accessories. When it showed up I was at my other job and my co worker informs me that we received the wrong model. My other co worker, who is also a collector, asked a few other collectors about the model and confirmed that it was a single speed 620w model. I wasn't happy to hear that and I wanted to return it to them since we received something other than what was listed.
To sum this up a bit I worked the few hours at the shop being tempted by the NIB Henry sitting in our showroom. I was skeptical of it's ability to perform based upon it's specs but eventually opened it after my co worker said we could try to sell it if i didn't like it.
So I plug it in and turn it on. It's quiet....like Miele quiet. The hose is emitting a good amount of noise from the airflow. The suction feels strong! So then I grab a Baird meter and get a 9.5 (The shop meters are a little worn) I fell in love with the machine almost immediately, and decided it was coming home with me.
So here he is, Henry HVR200-11 rated for 620w but runs at about 709. It's a surprisingly powerful unit. It's far exceeded what i expected of it! Waterlift is about 95" at the hose end. Airflow at the hose end is 108.39 for a machine running just over 5 amps It's incredible! The one thing I don't really like/get is that telescopic wand it hardly extends at all.
I do intend to fit a power nozzle port to it and use the Retrofit hose in conjunction with a 1 1/4 machine end. I know some flow will be lost no longer using the supplied tapered hose but adding a good power nozzle will make it worthwhile.
Getting it was an annoying process but in the end i'm glad I gave it a chance! I'm quite happy with it.
So we place one in the cart along with a few other accessories. When it showed up I was at my other job and my co worker informs me that we received the wrong model. My other co worker, who is also a collector, asked a few other collectors about the model and confirmed that it was a single speed 620w model. I wasn't happy to hear that and I wanted to return it to them since we received something other than what was listed.
To sum this up a bit I worked the few hours at the shop being tempted by the NIB Henry sitting in our showroom. I was skeptical of it's ability to perform based upon it's specs but eventually opened it after my co worker said we could try to sell it if i didn't like it.
So I plug it in and turn it on. It's quiet....like Miele quiet. The hose is emitting a good amount of noise from the airflow. The suction feels strong! So then I grab a Baird meter and get a 9.5 (The shop meters are a little worn) I fell in love with the machine almost immediately, and decided it was coming home with me.
So here he is, Henry HVR200-11 rated for 620w but runs at about 709. It's a surprisingly powerful unit. It's far exceeded what i expected of it! Waterlift is about 95" at the hose end. Airflow at the hose end is 108.39 for a machine running just over 5 amps It's incredible! The one thing I don't really like/get is that telescopic wand it hardly extends at all.
I do intend to fit a power nozzle port to it and use the Retrofit hose in conjunction with a 1 1/4 machine end. I know some flow will be lost no longer using the supplied tapered hose but adding a good power nozzle will make it worthwhile.
Getting it was an annoying process but in the end i'm glad I gave it a chance! I'm quite happy with it.
