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Numatic Cream and brown Charles! |
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Post# 207871   11/26/2012 at 14:13 (4,168 days old) by Ultimatevacman ( Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 207873 , Reply# 1   11/26/2012 at 14:16 (4,168 days old) by vintagerepairer (England)   |   | |
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Another of Numatic phases was the brown & beige ranges of standard models. They didn't last for very long. This was late 1980's. I am not sure who they were trying to appeal to either. |
Post# 207875 , Reply# 2   11/26/2012 at 14:19 (4,168 days old) by James (Ware, Hertfordshire, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 207877 , Reply# 3   11/26/2012 at 14:22 (4,168 days old) by Ultimatevacman ( Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 207885 , Reply# 4   11/26/2012 at 15:01 (4,168 days old) by James (Ware, Hertfordshire, UK)   |   | |
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Thanks, I can't seem to get them strange marks off the bucket :(
This model is "bagless" as the inlet tube inside the bucket is square, whereas the Henry has a circular one. The filter is quite a thick cloth, also the float assemble cannot be removed from the base of the motor unit similar to an Aquamaster or similar. Yep that is a cream and brown Henry. I have another in better condition somewhere. They do come up on ebay every then and again, but the Charles not quite so much, and the James, well I've never seen the cream and brown James! Only in a brochure. I am indeed mrxr2, or mr_xr2 as it should be, but YouTube wouldn't allow the "_", sigh... |
Post# 207887 , Reply# 5   11/26/2012 at 15:04 (4,168 days old) by Turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 207890 , Reply# 6   11/26/2012 at 15:07 (4,168 days old) by vintagerepairer (England)   |   | |
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I have a feeling that it may be a wet-only Charles, designed for industry, such as around swimming pools and other areas where a wet vac is in constant use. The Structafoam bases were certainly not targeted at the domestic market either. |
Post# 207891 , Reply# 7   11/26/2012 at 15:08 (4,168 days old) by vintagerepairer (England)   |   | |
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What is Xtube? |
Post# 207892 , Reply# 8   11/26/2012 at 15:09 (4,168 days old) by Turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 207893 , Reply# 9   11/26/2012 at 15:09 (4,168 days old) by vintagerepairer (England)   |   | |
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It is ok gentlemen, I just looked on google. I know now. |
Post# 207895 , Reply# 10   11/26/2012 at 15:14 (4,168 days old) by Turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 207896 , Reply# 11   11/26/2012 at 15:16 (4,168 days old) by vintagerepairer (England)   |   | |
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I have heard that line before. But where? |
Post# 207898 , Reply# 12   11/26/2012 at 15:19 (4,168 days old) by vintagerepairer (England)   |   | |
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I have remembered it now. A group of us went to see some ladies known as Fascinating Aida. Rather amusing I thought. |
Post# 207900 , Reply# 13   11/26/2012 at 15:24 (4,168 days old) by Turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Fascinating Aida are AMAZING. The line you're thinking of is from "Dogging" where Dillie Keane suggests googling the term to find the meaning, followed by "just don't take your computer for repair immediately afterwards..." CLICK HERE TO GO TO Turbo500's LINK |
Post# 207913 , Reply# 14   11/26/2012 at 16:12 (4,168 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland)   |   | |
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Post# 207958 , Reply# 15   11/27/2012 at 02:06 (4,168 days old) by Ultimatevacman ( Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 207962 , Reply# 16   11/27/2012 at 05:20 (4,167 days old) by Turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 207963 , Reply# 17   11/27/2012 at 06:09 (4,167 days old) by Ultimatevacman ( Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 207988 , Reply# 18   11/27/2012 at 13:15 (4,167 days old) by Ultimatevacman ( Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 208006 , Reply# 19   11/27/2012 at 14:02 (4,167 days old) by dysondestijl (east midlands, UK)   |   | |
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i believe it was a very limited edition numatic sold for car valeters, but where of course not popular so quickly replaced by another model. |
Post# 208010 , Reply# 20   11/27/2012 at 14:29 (4,167 days old) by Ultimatevacman ( Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 208056 , Reply# 21   11/28/2012 at 01:51 (4,167 days old) by Ultimatevacman ( Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 208067 , Reply# 22   11/28/2012 at 10:33 (4,166 days old) by rutger (England)   |   | |
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Hi I've seen that pic' of a "Bernie" before. Is it a proper Numatic model or one that somebody has made up themselves? The writing etc look a bit home-made. Cheers Dave |
Post# 208071 , Reply# 23   11/28/2012 at 13:29 (4,166 days old) by dysondestijl (east midlands, UK)   |   | |
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now you mention it i agree with rutger...... |
Post# 208142 , Reply# 24   11/29/2012 at 01:48 (4,166 days old) by Ultimatevacman ( Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 208157 , Reply# 26   11/29/2012 at 10:11 (4,165 days old) by Ultimatevacman ( Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 208162 , Reply# 28   11/29/2012 at 11:27 (4,165 days old) by Ultimatevacman ( Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 208213 , Reply# 29   11/30/2012 at 07:04 (4,164 days old) by Ultimatevacman ( Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 208224 , Reply# 31   11/30/2012 at 12:12 (4,164 days old) by Ultimatevacman ( Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Thanks Dave,
oh and today I contacted numatic, asking if they had any info on the numatic wendy and numatic david, I got a reply from them, and they said they never made a wendy or david, so I have sent them some pictures to prove that they are real, and I am now waiting for a reply. It seems I know more about numatic than numatic themselfs lol ! |
Post# 208226 , Reply# 32   11/30/2012 at 14:04 (4,164 days old) by dysondestijl (east midlands, UK)   |   | |
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at first i hated autosave on my henry, but i'ts growing on me, i still prefer the HVR200-22 to the HVR200A. |
Post# 208267 , Reply# 34   12/1/2012 at 03:37 (4,163 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland)   |   | |
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My opinion of the Autosave feature would violate the no swearing rules of this forum, so I'll think about it and type something that won't get me banned...
UTTERLY USELESS! There we go. The rocker "Hi-Lo" switch was just fine and all the silly spring loaded Autosave switch does it irritate me when it goes back to Lo upon power up. I love Numatic but they got it wrong with that feature. |
Post# 208288 , Reply# 36   12/1/2012 at 11:12 (4,163 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2)   |   | |
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Wasn't there an issue with one of the power switches popping out of its recess regarding Numatic's decision to change the rocker switches to the thinner smaller ones seen with the Autosave idea? I remember Numatic sending me an email as my James single rocker switch developed a problem a few years later after purchase.
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Post# 208295 , Reply# 37   12/1/2012 at 12:57 (4,163 days old) by Turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 208297 , Reply# 38   12/1/2012 at 13:06 (4,163 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland)   |   | |
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Post# 208299 , Reply# 39   12/1/2012 at 14:40 (4,163 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland)   |   | |
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This looks like a David only it's branded as a Henry.
I did think it maybe had a replacement head but the Henry lettering is the same colour as the bin so I think it's intended. CLICK HERE TO GO TO jmurray01's LINK on eBay |
Post# 208302 , Reply# 41   12/1/2012 at 15:15 (4,163 days old) by vintagerepairer (England)   |   | |
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Jamie that link is to a cream & brown Henry. |
Post# 208304 , Reply# 42   12/1/2012 at 15:25 (4,163 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland)   |   | |
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Post# 208305 , Reply# 43   12/1/2012 at 15:29 (4,163 days old) by vintagerepairer (England)   |   | |
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It may have been, but so was Henry. Cream & brown was a limited edition colour for many Numatic cleaners. |
Post# 208306 , Reply# 44   12/1/2012 at 16:10 (4,163 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland)   |   | |
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Post# 208363 , Reply# 46   12/2/2012 at 06:44 (4,162 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland)   |   | |
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Post# 208370 , Reply# 47   12/2/2012 at 07:44 (4,162 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2)   |   | |
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I find that older Henry machines that don't have the autosave feature or even the Hi/Lo function don't suffer - not when you can just twist the valve at the top of the tubes to let some suction air out for lighter use. I didn't miss the hi/lo function on my James, though I couldn't stand the lighter grey tubes in the end as they never seemed to stay on even when correctly tightened - and when they did, oh the joy of removing them - NOT. The stainless steel tubes IMHO are easier to fit AND remove when required.
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Post# 208422 , Reply# 48   12/2/2012 at 14:19 (4,162 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland)   |   | |
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Hear hear Ryan.
I had the grey tubes with my 2007 Henry HVR200-22 and when I had to replace the floor tool could I get it off the tube? No I bloody well couldn't. I ended up buying a new set of generic stainless steel tubes which are much better. I must say though, those grey tubes were very thick and sturdy and my stainless steel ones already have a dent, but I'd rather that than them getting stuck on. |
Post# 208534 , Reply# 49   12/3/2012 at 02:26 (4,162 days old) by Ultimatevacman ( Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 208535 , Reply# 50   12/3/2012 at 02:33 (4,162 days old) by Ultimatevacman ( Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 208543 , Reply# 52   12/3/2012 at 05:54 (4,161 days old) by Ultimatevacman ( Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 208547 , Reply# 54   12/3/2012 at 06:32 (4,161 days old) by vintagerepairer (England)   |   | |
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I also meant to say that one can find any of the four colours on the logos for any range as this was done for a very short time before switching to white as standard. |
Post# 208548 , Reply# 55   12/3/2012 at 06:43 (4,161 days old) by Ultimatevacman ( Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 208586 , Reply# 56   12/3/2012 at 13:10 (4,161 days old) by Ultimatevacman ( Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 208622 , Reply# 58   12/3/2012 at 16:06 (4,161 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland)   |   | |
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Post# 208623 , Reply# 59   12/3/2012 at 16:12 (4,161 days old) by vintagerepairer (England)   |   | |
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Yes, if that's the case, but the soft edges is a very new idea and so far I have only seen in on cleaners with the smaller bases. Have you seen cleaners with sof edges and a large bumper, Jamie? |
Post# 208627 , Reply# 60   12/3/2012 at 16:32 (4,161 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland)   |   | |
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Post# 208632 , Reply# 62   12/3/2012 at 17:00 (4,161 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland)   |   | |
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Oh I see now. I don't think I have, but then I don't look at industrial vacuums all that often.
Numatic does do an industrial vacuum which looks like the one we're talking about, I'll check and see what it looks like. Well I never, thanks to Google Images I found that the industrial models on sale now do have the bumper and a large bin with a bumper on the bottom of that. Seems rather strange to me why they would do that rather than do what they did with James for those models. |
Post# 208642 , Reply# 63   12/3/2012 at 17:54 (4,161 days old) by vintagerepairer (England)   |   | |
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I found a photograph of the four main Henry colours, all having colour matching logos. They didn't make these for long. |
Post# 208735 , Reply# 65   12/4/2012 at 07:32 (4,160 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland)   |   | |
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Post# 208751 , Reply# 66   12/4/2012 at 11:02 (4,160 days old) by dysondestijl (east midlands, UK)   |   | |
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that pic of the pink numatic looks like a NRV200-22 and the base has got sun damaged. theres also a henry HVC200 on ebay now, the first henry! |
Post# 208755 , Reply# 67   12/4/2012 at 11:53 (4,160 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland)   |   | |
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Post# 208782 , Reply# 69   12/4/2012 at 15:08 (4,160 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland)   |   | |
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