07-08-2013, 11:42 PM
We've been using Numatic 'Henry's for years: they have stood up to some very heavy use and very rarely have they failed. Once I had to replace the brushes for the motor: got them direct from the manufacturer in Somerset - and the price was very reasonable, too. Prior to discovering the 'Henry', we had a Dyson: what a total load of rubbish! 
Within one year from new, I took it to the skip. As a person who has spent his entire working life in engineering, I just couldn't tolerate owning a vacuum cleaner that was so evidently unsuitable for its designed task. It was all frills, gadgets and trimmings; all the money had gone into its 'appearance', none into the basic functional design. I felt that the item had been 'designed' by the Dyson Marketing Dep't. OTOH, the Numatic 'Henry' is a basic, but highly efficient, vacuum cleaner. Hence, one rhetorical question: what do you want from a vacuum cleaner?
Al. / Aug.8, 2013 //
Within one year from new, I took it to the skip. As a person who has spent his entire working life in engineering, I just couldn't tolerate owning a vacuum cleaner that was so evidently unsuitable for its designed task. It was all frills, gadgets and trimmings; all the money had gone into its 'appearance', none into the basic functional design. I felt that the item had been 'designed' by the Dyson Marketing Dep't. OTOH, the Numatic 'Henry' is a basic, but highly efficient, vacuum cleaner. Hence, one rhetorical question: what do you want from a vacuum cleaner?Al. / Aug.8, 2013 //
