Numatic HVR 200 Henry

Advantages: Powerful, long cable, easy to use, good value
Disadvantages: None

...I bought my Henry about a year ago. I am really happy with it! In fcat it is the best hoover I have ever used. The hoover is powerful and the wire is very long. This enables me to hoover my whole flat (which is not small) without unplugging it. It has a number of attachmenst which are really useful to get in all the nooks and crannys. It is suitable for cleaning all surfaces. I even hoover my tiles, wooden floors and my carpet. In the time that I have had the hoover I have only had to change the bag once, this is because it has such a large bag there is no need to all the time. The only down side to my Henry is that it does not fit in my cupboard, where as an up right one would. This is not the fault of my hoover though. It is so good I have told all my friends an family and they are all starting to use Henry rather thans...

Lisab3410 18.12.2007 · Read review
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Numatic Henry, the Cleaner's Cleaner!

Advantages: Powerful, long power cable, lightweight, plenty of accessories.
Disadvantages: Can't think of any!

...A powerful, easy to use, easy to empty vacuum cleaner. A+++ After having several "bagless" vacuum cleaners that all seemed to fail (despite regular maintenance), I came to hear about Henry. Henry is a professional spec vacuum cleaner you see being used in offices, airports, hotels, hospitals, shops and schools etc, so if it can cope in a commercial situation, domestic dirt should be a doddle for Henry! Numatic International (the company who manufactures the HomeCare and CleanCare range of vacuum cleaners) make Henry to a full professional spec, including stainless steel tubes and extensions, a crush proof hose, combination Carpet/Hard Floor Tool, crevice tool, dusting brush, upholstery tool (with slide on brush) and an extra long power cable. Henry was easy to set-up, has a fantastic cable rewind system (no springs or catches...

consumer111 23.06.2007 · Read review
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Let's Kill some Floor!

Advantages: An awsome game...
Disadvantages: So few...

...I have never been that serious a gamer. Only casually playing things like Age of Empires, Grand Theft Auto on the computer, and a few games on the Nintendo Wii. My friend, Jam, however, has always been rather heavily into his games, and always had a good number installed on his custom built PC. It wasn?t until I played this one game on his computer, that I got hooked. Killing Floor. It was an instant hit with me, and after a while, he brought me a copy (so he could play it against someone he knew). The Basics of the Game Killing Floor is an online, co-op horror survival, first person shooter game, which means that you control the character that is shooting ? typically viewing the two arms of the character. The aim of the game, is to kill specimens, which are different types of ?zombie?. ?set in the devastated cities...

obscuredbykep 21.07.2009 · Read review
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Wizzing across the floors

Advantages: Does as it says
Disadvantages: Not disinfecting

...Wizz floor cleaner We have lots of wooden floors in our house and although they are not laminate, i tend to try use this stuff or similar because bleach is too harsh and I like a nice fresh rather than bleach smell. WHAT IS IT? This product has apparently been specially formulated to effectively clean most types of sealed wood flooring ( so not just for laminate) and it promises to remove grease and grime with no need for rinsing afterwards. PRODUCT AND PACKAGING... The floor cleaner comes in a plastic bottle containing 1litre of the product. It?s quite handy because there is a handle on the side which makes carrying it around easier, although a down side of the packaging is the fact that the screw on/off top isn?t child proof, and can easily be opened. The product itself is a light brown colour which is quite...

danielalong 05.11.2009 · Read review
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Review of Wizz Laminate Wood Floor Cleaner

Floored

Advantages: easy to wipe clean, better for asthmatic children and more hygienic than carpet
Disadvantages: shows dirt quicker than carpet and can be noisier

...My friend has recently installed a new laminate floor. He did all the work himself, it only took him two days and was a third of the cost of a carpet. I thought of many reasons for him not to do it:- 1. The room would seem colder 2. It would scratch easily as they have 3 kids and a dog 3. It would start to lift if anything was spilled 4. It would not be comfortable to sit on. 5. It would be noisy 6. It would be harder to keep looking clean 7. There would be a lot of work involved Four weeks later I take it all back. The room doesn't feel colder at all, in fact the rich colour of the wood makes it look warmer. One of his sons is always rolling around on the floor with cars but they don't scratch the surface and neither does the dog. The surface is tougher than I expected. Any spills are easily wiped up...

di-buzz 04.10.2001 · Read review
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Review of B&Q Flooring

laminate flooring

Advantages: looks fine
Disadvantages: a bit tricky

...Having just replaced our conservatory (the old structure was ancient and wood rotten) we decided to do something about the uneven concrete floor. Should we tile it with some flagstones? Should we put a wooden floor down? Should we put lino down? Well what we did was research all the flooring we could put down .We considered the price, the durability of surfaces, the ease of laying floor could we do it ourselves, or did we need to hire someone to do it for us/ Well what we decided was to lay laminate flooring we looked in a flooring shop couldn?t find what we wanted and then went to B&Q . B&Q had a fairly good range and we bought Floor master tile L O C in a sort of terracotta stone colour. This flooring has a ceramic tile effect and is sold in packs to cover 1.748 sq metres each pack cost £31 we needed 4 packs we also bought some...

mumsymary 12.11.2002 · Read review
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Detox the Floor

Advantages: Extra protection to the cleaning chores
Disadvantages: Careful storage needed

...Thank heavens for laminate floors. Cleaning is just so much quicker and easier. But have you noticed the trail of dirty footmarks and odd dirty patches which stubbornly resist the sweeper or vacuum cleaner??? Whilst not suggesting you might wish to do this, there is a product which is multi-action to clean the floor, so that you could aspire to eating your food there-off!! 'Dettol' the household watchword for stinky clean, now make handy anti-bactericidal extra strong floor wipes in a re-sealable pack, lightly fragranced??yes, not stinky! Each pack contains 15 rectangular wet wipes , 22*30 cm in size. These wipes can be used in any of three ways: *Spread the wipe on the floor, move it around with a broom or sponge mop *Spread the wipe around a sweeper system, fix it to the corners and wipe along the floor *Simply hold in...

suehome 30.10.2008 · Read review
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Numatic "Henry Hound" - a doggy prayer answered.

Advantages: A simple, bombproof, highly efficient, and lovable piece of engineering.
Disadvantages: Plastic hoses, no on-board stowage of accessories.

...As a retired dog owning batchelor cleaning is not my priority in life but removing long white German Shepherd hairs from every square inch of my flat is an ongoing nightmare that just has to be addressed. I borrowed a few vacuum cleaners to see if they would cope including a Dyson which, as an engineer, I thought was a brilliant but over complex concept. It also seemed to have the longevity of a take away container. Eventually having tried a Numatic Henry wet 'n dry which had great "suck" but no powered head I took the plunge and ordered a "Henry Hound". On arrival, and with some trepidation, I unpacked it, connected the hoses etc, put on the 24v power head [which was quite heavy] and pressed the button. My "test" lasted half an hour by which time every corner of the flat was devoid of dog hairs, dust, and even chewed wood...

Bilgescraper 06.08.2008 · Read review
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Review of Numatic HHR 200 Hound

Quality Flooring

Advantages: Very quick and easy to lay
Disadvantages: Experience required for a top job!

...I recently laid quick step uniclic flooring in a relatives bedroom. This is the 12th laminate floor I have laid, 6 were glued boards and 6 have been click style boards, so I'm definitely qualified to speak on the subject! Background I've listed a con as 'experience required?; this may be slightly unfair as I would say it's true of all laminate floors, especially the cheaper ones. They will only look really good if they have been fitted really well. The quick step uniclic floor is however at the higher price range of laminate floors at around 13.99 per sq metre, so I would say it is slightly more forgiving when mistakes are made. When dealing with home improvements materials I tend to stick to the old saying, "you get what you pay for". I feel I've been proved correct with laminate flooring. I've dealt with cheaper floors and they...

nicol01 06.02.2004 · Read review
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Review of Quick Step Uniclic Flooring

Clean Floors at a Price

Advantages: Clean stains well
Disadvantages: Don't go far, Expensive

...I have floors of sealed wood, laminate and tile in my house, and cleaning them all is one of my least favourite activities. Over the past few months I?ve tried all sorts of different floor wipes and found them all to be extremely disappointing. Until last week, however, the one I hadn?t tried was Mr. Sheen, so I bought some in a last ditch attempt to crack the problem. Here are my findings ?.. Mr. Sheen floor wipes come in a resealable plastic pack of 15 for around three quid, and they are readily available in most supermarkets. I?ve also seen them in cheaper places like Poundstretcher, where they are a little cheaper. They can be used on sealed wood, laminate, vinyl and glazed tiles. They are not recommended for unsealed wood or unglazed tiles. Smell-wise, they are sharp and lemony with no whiff of disinfectant, beach...

sandrabarber 30.11.2004 · Read review
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