In certain situations the slightly limited articulation of the tool can mean you may need to move yourself a little more than with an upright cleaner but in general it’s a capable bit of equipment that has been built to last. Dialling down the suction can sometimes be necessary and providing you’re using the stainless tubes it’s something that is easy to do thanks to a bypass valve that drops up to 30% of suction power. A filtered release valve on the stainless steel wand reduces suction power by up to 30%. - Oli Woodman / Our Media Of the 94 products, we discovered that 56 were more expensive and 32 were cheaper than Henry HVR 160-11 Bagged Cylinder Vacuum Cleaner. Prices from Henry Henry comes with an extensive accessory set to allow you to clean every nook and cranny of your house with ease. The box contains: Find out why Henry HVR 160-11 Bagged Cylinder Vacuum Cleaner scored an incredible review score of 9.5 out of 10.

So let’s carry on with our Henry HVR 160-11 Bagged Cylinder Vacuum Cleaner review and explore the product’s pricing. Henry’s a bagged vacuum, meaning emptying is very easy indeed. Simply unclip the top - or ‘hat’, remove the filter and you’ve got access to the bag compartment. The bag is a push-fit, and each one has a plastic flap to cover the opening and prevent a dust cloud when it’s dropped into a bin. If your home does feature vast expanses of carpet then the ergonomics of a canister machine such as this might prove inferior to that of an upright but the versatility that Henry offers makes it far better for a range of tasks. Take car cleaning, which the Henry makes light work of thanks to its lengthy hose, strong suction and supplied crevice tool. This model of Numatic Henry comes with the same wand that features on older models; it’s a series of three metal poles that connect together. The curved section has an air vent on it, too, which is used to decrease suction power – the vacuum cleaner has just an on/off switch.

How quiet is the Henry HVR 160-11?

It is possible to use a Henry vacuum cleaner without a bag and instead fill its tub directly though this is something that is hard on the vacuum's filter and ultimately its motor and should be avoided. Without a bag you can see just how simple the Henry's design is. - Oli Woodman / Our Media How good at cleaning is the Henry HVR 160-11? Hard Floor Tool - The Hard Floor Tool’s special design (featuring fine bristles to the front and rear) delivers peak suction performance on all types of hard floor — laminate, tiles, vinyl and wood. Yes, if you want an affordable, reliable vacuum that can handle a range of tasks whilst being really low maintenance. But if you’re looking for super strong suction or a vacuum that deep cleans carpets, this won’t be the model for you. Likewise if you’re hoping for fancy features and multiple suction levels, you’ll be disappointed.

The first is brand. Looking at the brand of the product is often a really good indicator for judging product quality. For example you’d expect a much higher quality product from a brand known for providing excellent quality than you would from an unknown or even a budget brand. A wet-and-dry version of the Henry, known as the George, features in our roundup of the best carpet cleaners.

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Despite regulations allowing motors of up to 900W, a Henry vacuum makes do with ‘just’ a 620W motor. This has the advantage of making it very energy efficient, as well as quiet - you can certainly clean around others without annoying them too much. As you’ll probably know, Henry doesn’t have a selection of power levels to choose from or any other fancy features - arguably that’s part of his charm. But at the top the wand there is a twistable air flow regulator so that you can reduce suction when required. What’s it like to use Henry doesn’t really have a handle, let alone a posh comfy padded handle. You can kind of hold the wand anywhere that feels comfortable to you depending on the task at hand. And I found it comfortable to use no matter what I was vacuuming. Similarly, the wand isn’t telescopic, but you can remove sections to make it shorter and it has a great reach under furniture. Henry’s an icon for a reason - the vacuum will stand up to a lifetime of abuse and keep that cheery grin while never losing his appetite for dirt and dust.

Thankfully Henry’s integrated grab handle means temporarily lifting the machine isn’t too bad for those in good physical shape but it’s fair to say that vacuuming staircases is not Henry’s forte. Just before we get into the detail of analysing the price of this product, we want to briefly highlight the importance of setting yourself a budget before you spend too much time shopping around for a suitable product. It’s all too often that we get carried away when shopping and find ourselves buying a fantastic product, but probably actually overdelivers on what we need and therefore costs a lot more than we should have spent. So spend a bit of time looking around at the sort of price you can expect to pay for products in the Vacuum cleaners category and use that alongside your own financial situation to set yourself a budget.

Part of the reason for this power is that Henry doesn’t have any motorised tools for agitating dirt. Instead, it relies on good old-fashioned suction power to pull dirt out of carpets and off hard floors. For effective cleaning, Petrova suggests opting for a vacuum that has a wattage of over 800 – although wattage shows how much power a vacuum is using, rather than producing, so should be used as a rough guide rather than taken as gospel. A more accurate metric for comparing vacuum cleaners is airflow measured in cubic feet per minute (CFM), but most manufacturers don’t have this information available. Includes mattress nozzle, crevice nozzle, upholstery nozzle, dusting brush, combination floor nozzle. I enjoy the fact that there’s not a series of different filters that all need frequent washing. The dust bag takes care of most of the filtration, with the big filter on top doing the rest of the work.