Mr Lovejoy is great (Numatic Henry HVB200)

Member Name: sympatic

Product:	Numatic Henry HVB200
Date:	03/01/09 (65 review reads)
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Advantages: Good cleaning capability

Disadvantages: They do have a bag to change

I always figured there must be a reason why you see commercial cleaning companies in offices and the like using those little vacuum cleaners with the smiley faces called Henry and after owning one I now understand why they do, the little darlings are just excellent at their job.

The first reason and the thing I like about them most is that mine is very light, even when the bag starts to fill it is still easy to move around and not at all cumbersome, it weights 6.9kg empty, my house has a fair amount of clutter but my Henry Sideshow Lovejoy (named after a couple of Simpsons characters) never topples over and s easy to drag about the house. Made from tough plastic is has with stood a few knocks and is in great condition still.

The second reason for me is the great cleaning qualities, it has a 1,200w motor and produces a great amount of suction which has not deteriorated over time with use, it is very effective on thick carpeted floors and removes all the visible bits of thread and dirt from the floor and judging by the way it fills the bags it does a great job on the stuff you cannot see as well. It is good on all surfaces and we use ours in the car as well and it is good at removing larger bits of gravel and mud as well.

It does use a bag however each one holds 9 litres of waste when full so you are not changing it all the time and it is very simple to change the bags and to keep the whole cleaner nice and clean, maintenance on it is very easy which is another attractive feature for me.

It also has an energy save feature with energy settings, it will start on the lowest one and if you need more power you can increase it however once switched off it goes back to the lower setting the next time you use it.

The attachments are great and give it a long range with a 2.5m hose and extendable rods, I find doing the stairs really easy with the different attachments.

At under £100 these are gret vacuum cleaners that are light and very effective at their job.

Summary: Great cheap cleaner

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