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J3ttf t1_j8bfee5 wrote

Lovely Henry! Very shiny. I have an old Henry too

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bbbc- t1_j8c1efi wrote

If you're in North America, a company called NaceCare imports them here. You can actually get them on Amazon!

Henry is just under $350 now and his simpler but still just as fun sibling, James is just under $300. Due to importing them from the UK and other markups, they aren't as amazing of a deal as they are over there. For example, Hetty, the pink version of Henry is on sale for £129.99, which is the equivalent of $156 roughly at this point in time. They're all excellent cleaners though, and will last a wildly long time.

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Captain_Cuntflaps t1_j8ckzqm wrote

Downsides - really bad design, too top heavy so falls over all the time, stupid smug face will catch on every. single. corner. Then it'll fall over again when you pull it. Metal tube isn't collapsible so useless for cleaning under beds near walls etc. Plastic nozzle prone to cracking. Not actually that powerful so will be even less so at 110v

Source - property manager

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spottycoalsock t1_j8ctybe wrote

My mum had a Henry for about 25 years, I was about 17 when it died and I remember how devastated she was, you’d have thought one of her actual children had died

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B3njkm1n t1_j8d9soz wrote

It is the only hoover I’ve used that doesn’t clog every time I used it. We had one in my first year uni flat that survived multiple broken glass cleanups

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ryachart t1_j8dibim wrote

Sir that is an enemy from MegaMan, not a vacuum.

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Laserx200 t1_j8dzfw1 wrote

I love my henry!! he’s a handmedown from my nan and he still works great :)

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alias_neo t1_j8e69i6 wrote

I got a Henry Wet and Dry as a gift from MIL when we moved into our new place. I used it on some "light" construction around the house and it looked a total mess, took it outside and washed everything except the black part with the hose and it looks and works good as new.

The smaller ones like OP seems to be priced around £180 these days in most of the local places I've looked (and Costco), but the W&D is the same size as the XL Plus can be had for the same price, and it comes with an insert for vacuuming liquids as well as the usual filter insert.

I don't use bags, I just empty it in the bin and wash the filter with the hose.

Use it almost daily to vacuum cold ash out of the log stove as well as the usual house work.

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alias_neo t1_j8e70ze wrote

Not sure what you mean by collapsible but mine can go long/short by pressing a button on the metal pole, telescoping it.

Agree with the top heavy but it's not a huge issue, if it's empty it's light enough to carry around, if it's full, it won't fall over.

As for suction, this thing blows away any Dyson I've ever had (240V UK).

I know you'll know this but for anyone else who doesn't: It's good to give the cotton filter thing a good wash every so often, the air struggled to get through when it's blocked and hinders suction.

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akitoxic t1_j8fq64x wrote

Almost old enough to drink!!

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Chris__P_Bacon t1_j8t8psh wrote

This is heartening. I just bought a Henry Pet about a year ago. Can't wait to put it through its paces for many years to come.

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