[Daria Taylor]

Just wondered how many of you on here use them and how good they are in terms of suction, durability etc.

We use dyson’s at the moment but I thought to cut down cost I may give them a try, because many people seem to be using them.

We do few builders cleans,  not on a huge scale just new builds etc, but still very dusty, will Henry be able to cope with such pressure?

Finally what are the best models, because there looks to be few so not sure whether just to go for a standard one etc if we do decide to buy them!

Kind Regards
Daria

[starplus]

NRV 200  are really good and cheap £72.00+VAT

[nat1]

Hi, we use Henry & his side kick Hetty!! Im not overly keen to be honest, always seems to tip up & the hose get's wrapped around things, suction is good, don't rate the turbo brush, but there again not a big fan of any turbo brushes, seems you have to clean them every 2 mins as hair etc gets tangled in them.  I like the miele but quite expensive, I gave it to one of my staff to use, easier on the stairs and I prefer the hard floor head then the Henry/Hetty one, but on the negative side the bags are bloomin dear and very small.

Hope this has helped


Nat

[martin19842]

hi there
it all depends what environmnet you are using the vacuum in.

build cleans, then henrys all the time, robust, and durable.

if your doing stairwells, and common areas then the back pack vacuums malke life so easy.

in large offfices, some people love the ensigns, if i remember you can get them in 12" and 14".

at the end of the day if you price the kit into the job with a write of over 2 or 3 years, then the cost you pay for the kit is irrelevant.

regards

martin

[Daria Taylor]

hi there
it all depends what environmnet you are using the vacuum in.

build cleans, then henrys all the time, robust, and durable.

if your doing stairwells, and common areas then the back pack vacuums malke life so easy.

in large offfices, some people love the ensigns, if i remember you can get them in 12" and 14".

at the end of the day if you price the kit into the job with a write of over 2 or 3 years, then the cost you pay for the kit is irrelevant.

regards

martin

Thanks for a very descriptive answer Martin, which henry would you recommend for builders cleans?

regards
dash t

[martin19842]

hi there

we used the red henrys i think the nvr 200 with out checking, they got bashed about in vans, bashed around on site, but i never had one that died, yes they got dirty and sometimes the bags split and the filters needed to be cleaned.

but when you are vaccing up the type of stuff on building sites, you wouldnt expect anything else.

for a vac that costs less than £100 you cant go wrong.

you will also probably find the bloke down the market who sells vacuum spares, hoses and tools, will stock hoses and nozzles at very good prices, we used to wear the hoses out.

regards

martin

[martin19842]

hi there

on commercial work i would avoid thes cyclonic bagless vacuums, if you are storing them on site, they become attractive to others to borrow, and potentially break, where as there arent many moving parts on a henry to break.

regards

martin

[dustee]

another option is the Karcher Bee  its the equivelant of a henry but not as heavy

[mk1]

henry all the way .......had one 6 years on build cleans and still going strong....amazing machines and very cheap to buy. bags for henrys vary in price........think we are paying £3.25 for 10 bags at the minute......we have 10 of them would not waste money on any thing else.

[Steve. Taylor]

you could also look at the micro filters for the henry on dusty builders cleans.

[Martin ccs]

Henry all day long!

good price, easy to get spare parts, easy to get backs and v v v v hard to brake!

we had a load of them in the past few years. builders clean - house cleans.

cant fault them!

i will say if you go over a carpet with a henry then a dyson after - the dyson will still pick up dirt .... but the henry for the price and ease of spares is def the way foward for cleaning jobs.

dysons are too dear and v noisey!

[Michael Smallwood]

Dyson do not claim to make a comercial machine as far as I know. They have improved no end since thay first came out. In those days they lasted about 8 months before they were shagged out. Henry/Numatics can go on 5yrs plus quite easily.

Main thing with Henrys is to use a bag and to change it by the time it is half full. Otherwise cutting corners is a false economy.

www.carecleanuk.com have genuine henry bags at £3.47 for 10. Thats a good price. No I am not on commision.

Cheers

Mike

[James Gregory]

Try looking at the Karcher T10/1 Proffesional. New this year but loads of advantages and it will accept all the henry bits including the bags. 

[Nick Vassilev]

I have had a few Henrys with dead motors. Normally we purchase new motors as these are more expensive to repair (correct me if I'm wrong - I'd love to make a saving ).

As a whole they are built like tanks and bear all kinds of abuse. I'd stick to Henrys.