I've just bought a Henry after a long but fairly unhappy time with a Dyson DC01 (heavy, noisy, expensive, a nightmare to empty), and now I wish I'd bought the Henry in the first place.
The suction is amazing - this is the first cleaner I've used where it's necessary to use the suction-reducing controls because it sticks too tightly to the carpet otherwise. It seems to capable of picking up things that other cleaners can't (including coins, so beware!), making mincemeat of scraps of paper, which it just forces into its tube by sheer suction power. The main floor attachment doesn't quite clean to the edge, although approaching the skirting board head-on does the job.
Although the suction is reducing as the bag fills, it's still very strong and much better than my Dyson with its filters half-clogged. The Henry's also very quiet, and light enough to carry easily. Its cord is very long, and winds smoothly (though not automatically) back into the machine. The 9-litre dustbag (only 50p each in packs of 10) does seem to last a very long time (I've been doing some serious spring-cleaning), and although I haven't emptied it yet, on past experience I think it'll be sheer pleasure compared to cracking open a Dyson bin.
You get a good selection of tools, although only one of them can be stored on the cleaner (a couple of extra storage clips would help). There are minor downsides - you need to push the metal pipes tight together or they wobble, and the flexible hose could stretch more (as the Dyson's seems to). And either mine was missing the instruction book, or the small pamphlet provided doesn't really count as a user manual.
Overall though the Henry is a really likeable, effective product - well-made, not too expensive, and does its job extremely well. I'd definitely recommend it.
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Feb 23rd, 2008
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