Vax or Henry?
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Vax or Henry?
Our trusty old Vax has packed up (bit of plastic broken) so we need to replace.
The Vax has been terrific but I know Henrys have a good reputation.
So any thoughts from users please? Any other brands?
It will just be used for cleaning up in kitchen area with hard floor and dog hairs everywhere. And for cleaning carpeted stairs. And for odd jobs like catching Daddy Long Legs, Wasps and cleaning out car once a year
Don't need a carpet washing facility and don't want to have to buy paper bags. So the suckier the better with some tools.
Thanks, David
The Vax has been terrific but I know Henrys have a good reputation.
So any thoughts from users please? Any other brands?
It will just be used for cleaning up in kitchen area with hard floor and dog hairs everywhere. And for cleaning carpeted stairs. And for odd jobs like catching Daddy Long Legs, Wasps and cleaning out car once a year
Don't need a carpet washing facility and don't want to have to buy paper bags. So the suckier the better with some tools.
Thanks, David
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Henry without a doubt. Got one and used to have a Vax, before it went to the great vacuum store in the sky, and it's miles better.
Oh, you get a carpet/stone floor thingie (you know, the usual vacuum attachment) plus a slim nozzle for, well, those 'hard to reach' places (like the sides of the seats in your car by the centre console!). And bags are dead cheap anyway.
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Oh, you get a carpet/stone floor thingie (you know, the usual vacuum attachment) plus a slim nozzle for, well, those 'hard to reach' places (like the sides of the seats in your car by the centre console!). And bags are dead cheap anyway.
Dave
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henry here, one of my mates runs a cleaning company and they only used the little red and black henrys for office and domestic and he says its the best for the price.
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Our installers use Henry's every day on site, they have never broke down yet after several years hard use
I think that will be my next choice once my Vax goes
I think that will be my next choice once my Vax goes
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My Mum's Henry finally gave up after 20 odd years of reliability
Our Henry is still sucking like a goodun after one house renovation and countless spider jobs Henry all the way
He's red, he's round, he sucks stuff off the ground
Our Henry is still sucking like a goodun after one house renovation and countless spider jobs Henry all the way
He's red, he's round, he sucks stuff off the ground
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Well thanks guys (and the junior moderator ).
We seem to have a clear winner
You'd better be right 'cos her indoors has been very happy with the old Vax.
Might pop into Argos if I can face the unwashed and see what they have. I wonder if Staples do them as I have an account there and would be able to claim back VAT?
Thanks again. David
We seem to have a clear winner
You'd better be right 'cos her indoors has been very happy with the old Vax.
Might pop into Argos if I can face the unwashed and see what they have. I wonder if Staples do them as I have an account there and would be able to claim back VAT?
Thanks again. David
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Broken bit of plastic?
FIX IT!
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Seems silly to throw away a vacuum for what could be a £10 part.
FIX IT!
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Seems silly to throw away a vacuum for what could be a £10 part.
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Beat that Henry
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we use henrys at work for valeting
only thing we have ever broken are the crevice tools (muppets standing on them) and the power/on off switch broke once (pennies to replace)
we dont use bags with ours, just the standard filter, we jetwash the filter when it gets to dirty.
did go through a phase of blowing the motors for a while, but found out it was one of the lazy staff sucking up water with them to break them so he did not have to do any work
the rest of the time its just abused every day, sometimes they are getting a good 10 hours non stop use, tough little beggers
shame the george units are a bit crap and flimsy when abused in the trade (broke loads of them to be honest)
only thing we have ever broken are the crevice tools (muppets standing on them) and the power/on off switch broke once (pennies to replace)
we dont use bags with ours, just the standard filter, we jetwash the filter when it gets to dirty.
did go through a phase of blowing the motors for a while, but found out it was one of the lazy staff sucking up water with them to break them so he did not have to do any work
the rest of the time its just abused every day, sometimes they are getting a good 10 hours non stop use, tough little beggers
shame the george units are a bit crap and flimsy when abused in the trade (broke loads of them to be honest)
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Broken bit of plastic?
FIX IT!
4Vax.co.uk - genuine vax spares, spare parts and accessories
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Seems silly to throw away a vacuum for what could be a £10 part.
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Seems silly to throw away a vacuum for what could be a £10 part.
The main part of the machine with motor etc is a sealed unit and this sits on top of the cleaner and held in place by two clips that locate over a couple of slots in the main body. On the main body there is a little recess with a lip that holds the clips in place. One of these has broken off so the clip doesn't hold. So I would need a new main body to resolve this. I can use gaffer tape to hold it all in place on a temporary, but not permanent, basis.
Believe me I don't like throwing away something that nearly works dl
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I don't want you to think of me as a chuck away merchant. But I don't think it is fixable.
The main part of the machine with motor etc is a sealed unit and this sits on top of the cleaner and held in place by two clips that locate over a couple of slots in the main body. On the main body there is a little recess with a lip that holds the clips in place. One of these has broken off so the clip doesn't hold. So I would need a new main body to resolve this. I can use gaffer tape to hold it all in place on a temporary, but not permanent, basis.
Believe me I don't like throwing away something that nearly works dl
The main part of the machine with motor etc is a sealed unit and this sits on top of the cleaner and held in place by two clips that locate over a couple of slots in the main body. On the main body there is a little recess with a lip that holds the clips in place. One of these has broken off so the clip doesn't hold. So I would need a new main body to resolve this. I can use gaffer tape to hold it all in place on a temporary, but not permanent, basis.
Believe me I don't like throwing away something that nearly works dl
lol you should have seen some of my "bodgeits" when our george machine has broken down at the last min and we have a customer coming in say 1 hours time to pick a car up
one of them was butchered and a motor from an hoover aquamaster was screwed down inside with metal strips to hold it in place
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lol you should have seen some of my "bodgeits" when our george machine has broken down at the last min and we have a customer coming in say 1 hours time to pick a car up
one of them was butchered and a motor from an hoover aquamaster was screwed down inside with metal strips to hold it in place
one of them was butchered and a motor from an hoover aquamaster was screwed down inside with metal strips to hold it in place
Araldite*: best bodgit glue known to man
*Not on oven handles though; seems it melts at anything above 100degrees
Our dust extrator broke (some US brand) when some feejit sat on it, pushing two of the castors through the canister base......was fixed using two baked cans araldited on to the base and the castors fixed to the baked bean cans....kind of had a "hot rod" look to it afterwards...especially after someone found some flame stickers and stuck them on the sides
I also should warn that a Vax doesn't take too kindly to being used as water pump when the ping-pong ball is missing .......Squash-ball sorted it though
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How often do you replace your hoover these days, just goes to show that Kirby represents good value for money it would seem
Especially as these days pay 300 quid for a Dyson
How much are Henry's these days
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Cheers David
I honestly had no idea on how much they were, hence the question
IIRC I paid 100 quid for my VAX a few years ago, but it rarely gets used as we have another upright Vax bagless which is very very good
I honestly had no idea on how much they were, hence the question
IIRC I paid 100 quid for my VAX a few years ago, but it rarely gets used as we have another upright Vax bagless which is very very good
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I bought a Vax about 17-18 yrs ago, been brilliant, however when it does finally kark it, I wont bother replacing it. The missus bought a Dyson, one of the small jobbies that you can sit on the stairs (C100 ) as the Vax is too industrial for her delicate little frame!
Most of the office cleaners seem to use Henry's, so if it's cleaner proof, they must be good, and a lot of tradesmen seem to use them. Check out the back of most plumbers, builders or sparkies van, and you'll probably see a Henry smiling back at you. That is if they can be bothered to clean up after themselves. Used to use a dustpan and brush in my days as a telecoms engineer, that way you learn not to make a mess in the first place.
Most of the office cleaners seem to use Henry's, so if it's cleaner proof, they must be good, and a lot of tradesmen seem to use them. Check out the back of most plumbers, builders or sparkies van, and you'll probably see a Henry smiling back at you. That is if they can be bothered to clean up after themselves. Used to use a dustpan and brush in my days as a telecoms engineer, that way you learn not to make a mess in the first place.