would you recommend henry\hetty hoover?

[Alee]

I'm fed up with replacing my Hoovers . The suction is crap on my vax after using it a few times and I'm constantly washing it out . Its always blocked up and its not the easiest to unblock.
I've been replacing my hoover at least twice a year over the last few years because of burnt out motors , broken housing etc . I just want one that is reliable and well built.
I'm thinking about getting hetty and buying the extra head with brush bar on . Are they any good ?
I don't want to be disapointed.

I worried it won't provide a deep enough clean .

I've read the reveiws online and watched videos. Its hard to find that many negetive

 

[proactive]

Get a Dyson.

 

[That-Crazy-Rat-Lady]

After breaking my way through 5 hoovers (I accidentally set one on fire!) I finally bit the bullet and paid out for a Henry.

Best thing ever - easy to use, easy to clean and it has a smiley face.

'Nuff said.

 

[Alee]

if I hoovered for a week with a henry and then hoovered with a dyson , would I end up with a bin full of dust etc that the henry hadn't picked up though? does it clean really deep between the carpet fibres or is it more of a surface clean ?

one of my hoovers set on fire once . the smell is vial isn't it!

 

[Alee]

i'm bidding on a new hetty on eBay

 

[That-Crazy-Rat-Lady]

I don't know if I can really comment on the 'deep clean' ?

I don't have pets or kids so Henry only really picks up cracker crumbs!

However I used Henry when I was decorating, he was fantastic at getting up plaster dust and he also has a 'super suck' button!

 

[bpelectric]

What can I say other than the Henry is the preferred hoover of many of the cleaning company's out there.
The manufacturer Numatic has been around since adam was a lad I have 2 here at home one now 20 years old and still going strong.
I was working on Numatic hoovers back in the late 60's

Also there the only hoover on the market with a micro filter as standard

 

[peggy]

I have a henry, he is light and easy to use. I have only ever bought henrys so not got a lot of experience but we have a cleaner help out and i notice her hoover is much better sucker than mine, i get left with hoover envy. I don't know what type it is but its a cylinder style. So my thought is Henry is good but not the best

 

[Gramaisc]

My Mum still uses a sixty-year-old Viscount cylinder.

Marvellous thing, even has a paint-sprayer attachment.

 

[Jonah]

I had Hoover, Electrolux and Vax vacuum cleaners and all were average at best. I bought a hand held Dyson for cleaning cat hair off the sofa and wondered why I hadn't bought one earlier. When the last upright died, I bought another Dyson. Probably won't buy any other brand now.

 

[Perrier]

I use a dyson dc59 handheld and still have my dyson ball for backup even though its almost 10 years old.
I also use a henry for plasterwork / brickdust etc.

They both have their uses , but for general household deep cleaning the dysons win hands down.

 

[bpelectric]

My Mum still uses a sixty-year-old Viscount cylinder.

Marvellous thing, even has a paint-sprayer attachment.

Well my Viscount lasted 20 yrs as well would still be going if the metal drum hadn't corroded through you'r truly sucking up wet mats in the Landrover.
Something the Henry does well being plastic cased although its not a wet / dry vac

 

[wmrcomputers]

Henry hoovers all the way. As bp said, there's a reason so many cleaning companies, office blocks, schools etc. all use them.

Dyson might give a slight improvement on deep cleaning ability I won't argue with that. But are they built to last?

Our current Hetty is going strong. We keep having to replace floor heads (about £6 on eBay) as hard floors wear the bristles down, but other than that they just keep going and going. She's fell down the stairs once or twice too, but still keeps smiling bless her.

 

[That-Crazy-Rat-Lady]

. She's fell down the stairs once or twice too, but still keeps smiling bless her.

This was also one of my main reasons for getting a Henry -

I get very serious 'hoover rage' which has probably contributed to the demise of hoovers in this house -

So I figured if I got a hoover with a smiley face - maybe I wouldn't swear so much at it!

Sort of works...

 

[age'd parent]

I recommend the Henry too, we had 18 of them at G.E.C when I was in charge of the cleaning firm 5 star, they really got thrashed, and I repaired most of them easily, mostly wires and wheels, very rare that they had to go to the electrician.

 

[Norman D Landing.]

Henry. Well built. Metal pipe. Like the way the cable winds in. Don't let it overfill. Tried Dysons and found them heavy.
You'll see lots of Henry's at work in hotels and office blocks. I was told the motor was designed to run for 8 hours straight.

 

[Withnail]

I used to do cleaning as part of one of my previous jobs - which is why i now have a Henry at home.

Not so great with cat hairs on carpets, it has to be said, but is anything?

(stupid cat)

 

[wildwood]

We've got a Hetty. Its outlasted all our previous vacuums! Not quite as fancy to look at as a Dyson but does the job.

 

[Gramaisc]

I've fixed many Dysons - they seem to be rather fragile and they are awkward to work on. Never had to fix a Henry.

 

[jacs]

Another Hetty fan. I've had mine for 6 years, use her every day, and other than replacing one of the pipes last month she's still working brilliantly.

the Dyson I had before that struggled with heavy duty mess (from decorating) and died just after the 2 year warranty ended.