Henry the cleaner . . .

Advantages: Suction is brilliant.
Disadvantages: Looks are a little industrial.

.... . . This review is on the very robust Henry Numatic model HVR 200. You will know it as soon as you see it as it has a smiley face, and comes in four colours, red green blue & yellow, well now they have added another to the range - PINK!!! Technically this one is called HETTY, but it is identical otherwise. The shape is cylindrical, but not laid down, it is upright, like an oil drum, and has a buffer ring surrounding it, which does not mark walls. It is mounted on castors, and so is easy to move about. As for the suction, I can only say it is brilliant, the cable is wound up neatly in it's own drum, all tools are there, the machine itself is light enough to be carried up the stairs, what more could you want in a cleaner? There is of course a down side, but not much of one, for instance it is not easy to vacuum the stairs as...

smudgeybabes 02.09.2007 · Read review
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Call for HENRY!

Advantages: Powerful suction.Virtually unbreakable.strong.
Disadvantages: Heavy to carry for those with mobility problems

...imitators around.Apparently the names;Charles and Thomas are amongst them. Unless he has the name: Numatic Henry he isn?t the real bona fide vacuum (though I am not totally sure of this-and I question the saleswoman?s patter, as I know there are different types of Henry?s with additional extra features-popular and well used by many of the industrial/domestic cleaning companies used for all types of services the world over. offices and travel services such as the heavy duty power suctioned aeroplanes,for factories/heavy duty cleaning equipment areas etc. He does sort of stand out from the ever popular upright Dysons, Vax?s and Hoovers etc, because he isn?t an ultra modern space age looking upright cylinder where you can see the rotting dust and rubbish go round and round in the psychedelic colours one is used to, and manufacturers have us...

christina44 12.01.2004 · Read review
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HAPPY WITH HENRY

Advantages: Powerful, low maintenance, Simple
Disadvantages: Can be a bit awkward

...I have been the proud owner of a Henry for over two years and in my opinion it is one of the best values for money products I have purchased. It is simple to operate with a large red power button as its only control. It has a large capacity bag and is very simple to empty. The power lead is exceptionally long and winds in and out so you don't have lengths of cable all over the floor. The motor is powerful and suction is extremely good. It picks up well on all floor surfaces in our home, carpets, wood and tiles. I also have no problems using it to clean out our car. To top it all off Henry's smiley face also oozes character. The only slight negative is he is a little bit tall which occasionally means he can topple over if you're not careful. I would have no reservation in recommending Henry....

stevehumph 13.09.2008 · Read review
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Hooray Henry

Advantages: Powerful, manouverable, quiet, easy rewind, strong
Disadvantages: Expensive, not too keen on fluff

...OK, I admit it, I abuse my vacuum cleaners. Report me to the authorities if you like. I don't use vacuum cleaners to remove the odd bit of dust on my carpets, no, I expect them to suck up everything... guinea pig poo, sawdust, hay, rubble, soil, grit, dead leaves, cat and dog hair to name but a few. Basically, I expect the performance of a commercial cleaner for the price of a domestic one. I used to have an Electrolux Chic 1300 cylinder vacuum cleaner. Unfortunately it didn't like the abuse I gave it. It finally decided it had had enough when I used it to hoover up the rubble in my attic (before laying loft insulation). This vacuum cleaner cost about £70 and lasted 4 years. About the time I blew my Electrolux up, my mother in law bought a Henry as this had been recommended to her by her decorator who had one himself, using...

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Thomas - courtesy of Deagostini

Advantages: great fun toys to collect
Disadvantages: can be expensive

...who was created by the Rev. Wilbert Awdry over 60 years ago as he recovered from illness and it is 60 years ago this year that his first book was published. Many books were written and from there the short stories were televised with Ringo Starr narrating and whose voice fitted the role perfectly. Thomas toys are plentiful now as well as dvds and videos and its easy to forget that these original stories were mainly written for the pleasure of Awdry's son who ended up writing some of the later stories himself when he grew up. We saw the Thomas set advertised on tv and because our son loved the program on ITV we decided to start a subscription for it to give him as a present at a later date - he was only 2 when we started it. We looked into prices for separate pieces of track and engines and found that this was quite reasonable as...

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He's not that Horrid is little Henry

Advantages: Comical cartoon stories and entertainment for the kids (and adults)
Disadvantages: none really

...My youngest daughter loves this little character, she has many DVDs and even more books which she can lose herself in for hours, so, I thought I?d see what she was constantly laughing at. Horrid Henry was created by Francesca Simon, (illustrated by Tony Ross) back in 1994 and has so far graced my childs life with over books, CD/tapes/ DVDs, annuals and even an album featuring 2 discs of Henry songs. Even some books have been sold as Audio and narrated by Miranda Richardson In 2004 Horrid Henry aired on the Childrens channel CITV with over 50 cartoon episodes based on some of the books, with titles such as: * Perfect Peters Party. * Sport?s day * School fair * And the Secret club * Meets the queen * Perfect Peters revenge * Holiday * Fishing trip * Hiccups * And the big dig ?. And many many more...

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*Is there anybody here called Henry?...

Advantages: Brilliant old fashioned engineering.
Disadvantages: Not many.

...This is my personal opinion on the rugged Numatic vacuum cleaner called Henry. You will recognise it as soon as you see it because it is the one with the smiley face. This model is available in four different colours, red, green, blue, and the less common yellow. The Numatic Henry is marketed as a barrel vacuum cleaner and is cylindrical, it stands upright, and floats on superb castors, it also has a rubber fender around it, so does not mark walls. It is very easy to move about. The first experimental models were built using old oil drums. The suction, is brilliant, the cable is simply wound up on it's own drum by turning a handle, a selection of tools are supplied, plus a filter, and the machine itself is light enough to be carried up the stairs. It is not too bulky either. There are different settings on the "turbo head...

smudgeybabes 08.06.2008 (28.12.2008) · Read review
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* Henry - Put your Nozzle away! . . .

Advantages: A very good cleaner.
Disadvantages: Looks a little Industrial.

...OK, a review about the Henry Numatic Vacuum cleaner. You may recognise this model as soon as you see it, because it is the one that has that smiley face, it also comes in four vibrant colours, red, green blue, and yellow. Now they have added another to the range - Pink. Actually this one is called Hetty, but is otherwise the same . The shape being cylindrical, on end, or stood up. it is not unlike a five Gallon oil drum, but it also has a handy rubber buffer around it, which avoids marking walls. The cleaner is mounted on decent castors, so it is very easy to move about. OK for now, so, now for the suction part of the review, I can only say it is brilliant, the cable can be wound up neatly in it's own drum by simply turning a handle, all the tools are included, and the cleaner itself is light enough to be carried upstairs, what...

smudgeybabes 03.02.2009 (17.02.2009) · Read review
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Horrid Henry

Advantages: Great stories
Disadvantages: NONE

...The Horrid Henry collection of stories is currently the subject of 17 books written for children aged between 6 and 11. The author of these books is Francesca Simon and the subject for the stories, a boy called Henry. As you can probably guess from the title of the collection Henry is a horrid child whereas his brother Peter is perfect. Henry's mum and dad sincerely wish that Henry was like Peter but we don't because then there wouldn't be any fantastic antics from Simon to right her books about. Horrid Henry and the Football Fiend is book number 14 and was published in 2006. The book contains four stories entitled; Horrid Henry peeks at Peter's Diary, Horrid Henry and the Football Fiend, Horrid Henry Goes Shopping and Horrid Henry's Arch Enemy. Each story is roughly 20 pages in length and so is more than manageable for children...

MI9to5 08.11.2008 (20.02.2009) · Read review
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Dear Henry

Advantages: Lovable, Super suction Lightweight, glides with ease, cord storage, Workhorse.
Disadvantages: None

...I hired a Henry for a few weeks in July 1991 for major renovations to an old Farmhouse. He picked up everything from nails, plaster, wattle & daub, sand, rubble, brick and much, much more with ease. (with or without bags) Brilliant!, so we purchased one ,thinking if he only lasted lasted the 6-9 month renovation period, we would be quids in. He was worked so hard, and was by far, our most reliable, efficient and courteous labourer. His tremendous suction was able to retrieve coins and artifacts 'lost'; in our old oak floorboards, and he reached nooks and crannies that no other hover could touch. He was regularity used to hover outside patio areas and great for car cleaning. He continued his high performance way beyond our expectations. Sadly, our Henry died yesterday after 17 years of fantastic service. He became part of our family. When...

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