Thread Number: 30738
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Post# 340171 , Reply# 1   12/29/2015 at 15:10 (3,012 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2)   |   | |
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Wow, that's a major bargain. Am I thinking that the Numatic Jack is the same as the Numatic James though? Only difference being the double body apron?
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Post# 340179 , Reply# 2   12/29/2015 at 19:36 (3,012 days old) by delaneymeegan (Mary Richards lived here)   |   | |
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29 Quid ?! For a new vacuum "Jack"? Wow ! You did very well indeed.
I really like the simple crank cable rewind that Henry and most of the Numatics have. I don't know of any vac in the U.S., that has that. It seems so simple and obvious. Most cable rewinds here are spring loaded, the likes of which can cause problems. Does Jack or James cable winder turn, or is it fixed? I also like how the cable is protected by the sides so the cable can't come undone if bumped. I'm getting a Filter Queen, which is about the same proportions as Henry, but I trying to think of how to add a similar cable winder. Apparently Harry can come with an electric brush, which would be cool. So many HENRY's ! I'm amazed. lol. |
Post# 340225 , Reply# 5   12/30/2015 at 14:00 (3,011 days old) by Turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 340226 , Reply# 6   12/30/2015 at 14:30 (3,011 days old) by delaneymeegan (Mary Richards lived here)   |   | |
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ha-ha-ha. There's a Bertie Numatic. Reminds me of "To the Manor Born". Audrey was always calling her dog Bertie. What a fitting store to be selling an orange vac than B&Q, or here in the U.S., Home Depot.
I know what you mean about a plastic bottom floor brush. It must be the constitution of the plastic compared to nearly anything metal. Even a scratched metal plate bottom is better than trying to use something with a plastic base. Unless there are wheels on the bottom, the plastic seems to want to bind with the surface of the carpet instead of float over it.
Is the 620 watt an increase or decrease in wattage, compared to previous models? I know there was a push to save on energy consumption on appliances, which really everyone should be doing, including us energy hogs in the U.S. (It's not my fault)
The Nuplug feature, is that a removable cable? |
Post# 340257 , Reply# 8   12/30/2015 at 21:26 (3,011 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2)   |   | |
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Dave - you might want to invest in the Wessel Werk RD295 floor head or Nilfisk D32 (I bought mine from Amazon UK)- it is effectively the same one that Numatic initially released with the first wave of John Lewis vacs.
Ive included my worded review about the Nilfisk version if you have the time to read it. CLICK HERE TO GO TO sebo_fan's LINK |
Post# 340279 , Reply# 9   12/30/2015 at 22:45 (3,011 days old) by delaneymeegan (Mary Richards lived here)   |   | |
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You wrote about the lack of pn's available on Henry's "... The models sold here don't have a socket for a powernozzle. " Do you mean in the Humber region, or in UK in general?
About 3 weeks ago, CitroenBX, was looking for receptacle for a recent Henry he found in a skip (see the link), and I believe he lives in the Midlands region. That suggests there must be others vacs with receptacles and thus pns, wouldn't it? CLICK HERE TO GO TO delaneymeegan's LINK |
Post# 340305 , Reply# 10   12/31/2015 at 05:13 (3,011 days old) by Turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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That's an old model. Numatic used to make an optional powernozzle but none of the current Numatic line up have a socket for one.
By the way, I'm not in the Humber region. That's to the very East of Yorkshire. I'm in West Yorkshire. Also, we don't have the regional thing here. There's no difference between vacuums available where I live and vacuums available where Citreonbx is. |
Post# 340329 , Reply# 12   12/31/2015 at 12:11 (3,010 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2)   |   | |
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And to you Dave. If you're having probs getting the Nilfisk one, get the Wessel Werk original if you can. I note Amazon UK are selling the larger eco version with two other cleaning tools - they are 32mm standard but the floor head is a little bit bigger, has a more substantial single pedal mechanism and was previously the original AirTeq eco head Miele fitted to their S4 Ecoline vacs. SEBO in other countries also used that floor head.
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