Hello all,

Just got my new vacuum cleaner and used it. Its FAB!!!!!

I had a Dyson Animal for the last 6 years - it was ok, but whoever said they never loose suction, didn't have DOGS! I had to hae the motor changed in the warranty period and the hoses split

Anyway, went online and read various review from doggy forums and decided to give the old Henry a go.... had one of these years and years ago when i had a Saturday job at Milletts, it did its job even though we used to play football with it, and such a friendly smiley face too!

I got the green Henry Hound version and it comes with all the Henry attachments as well as this super cool electric turbo brush-head thingy, which really does pick up the dog hair.

Anyone out there who is after a new vac, seriously give it some thought

Ali

I will have a look at this as our Dyson is starting to look a bit jaded now so think we need to replace it in the New Year ! :)

Too true! My Dyson Animal couldn't suck anything up from carpets after just 3 months and it never improved despite several repairs. I now have a normal Henry and I have NEVER in all my life had a vacuum last so long without any problems -it's over a year now and usually I get through 2-3 vacuums a year!  I'll never have another brand now. :)

That's why commercial premises buy Henry's, there's more life & suction in them than 100 Dyson's!  :D

Ive had my animal dyson upright for 5 years now.......touch wood its as brilliant as the day we got it!

I always had Dysons, I have been through 3 and they were all useless(although in my house the poor hoover has a tough job what with dog hairs and I tend to bring hay, straw and shavings in from the horses lol!!!). But Dysons could never take the workload. I got a new hoover beginning of this year which is a Sebo and it has been brilliant. Picks up anything in it's way. Infact the only problem I had with it was when I had to unblock it when it hoovered a sock up!!!! Would really recommend them for doggy and horsy households.:-)

I'm on my second hoover already this year, it really doesn't cope well with all the loose dog hair and we only have one room downstairs with carpet :rolleyes: :(
I've had two dysons, various Hoovers and Electrolux, and now on a Vax hoover.
Think I may give Henry a try next, maybe get one in the sales? as well as treat myself to a new front room carpet :)

I have a old Dyson DC01 which  I have had since they first came out and it is still going strong and a 1 yr old Sebo which I hate, and my breed doesn't cast as much as others, give me a Dyson any time.  I need one for the house and one for the caravan, so looking for another Dyson for the van for next year.

My mother has an original Dyson 01, too, and that's still going strong. She had a golden retriever for 14 years, and it coped with his hair.

I would still have the DCO1 if i wasn't for a relativ bending the wand by trying to force it into place without putting the bottom bit in first.

Is the Henry bagless? After getting the Dyson I could never go back to having a bag in my vacuum again.

Henry's have bags

Thanks MM, no Henry's for me then. I'd hate to spend so much money on bags.

Definately Henrys. I've had mine around 6/7 years & its was elsewhere before that. (MIL aquired it) Fantastic for floors- laminate & carpet. Wouldn't be without it. The dyson we had lasted about a year.

I agree Lori how much do you all spend on bags ??? I empty my Dyson out at least once or twice a week :rolleyes:

>how much do you all spend on bags ???<

not muccccccccccch
still in that River in Egypt!! ;) :D

You are very Norty Liv :rolleyes: :D :D

In my dreams Im afraid...in my dreams!!!! :D

OOOOhhh Mike has just got his offer letter through tonight via email and maybe... very soon...one day

One Henry bag holds a great deal more than a Dyson could ever dream of.  When I worked at Shelter, we changed the bag in Henry every couple of months and we were vacumning the shop everyday.

It is the reason I wouldn't have one as my Dad swears by his, and his wife works as a cleaner and loves it.

Lori it was a huge relief for me to go back to bags! No more dust everywhere and filters that needed washing every 5 minutes. :) The Henry bags last me at least 2 weeks each (the Dyson needed emptying every other day) -and that is with vacuuming every day in a house FULL of animals, and they sell them cheap in shops like Wilkinson's. :)

Dyson Animal filters are washable. :) To empty them you detach the cylinder (one-finger, no dust) and take it out to the dustbin. My 22-year-old Philips is still going strong, but the bags are unobtainable now.

Yes they are JG but Dyson claims you only need to wash them every 6 months -I had to was mine every WEEK. And they did eventually break apart in the wash.

I only wash mine every 6 months, and I've had the machine for 2 (or is it 3?) years. And I hoover every day with all the mud and dal hair. Still very pleased with it. :)

I think it's a simple case of how many animals you have, and length of hair -I have a lot of longhaired animals. :) After all Dyson even told me their guarantee would not be valid if I had more than 2 or 3 pets.

Length of hair is probably very relevant - at least my lot only produce short needles!

Copes fine with the thick and plentiful but no longer than 2 1/2 inches of the Elkhound coat.

I empty mine outside straight into the wheelie bin so dust isn't a problem. Wash filters?? :-D I washed mine for the first time in a year and it wasn't that mucky. So far so good but I empty it twice to vacuum the whole house. Even a big bag wouldn't last me that long. Anyway, I've got the Dyson and it isn't going anywhere until it starts coughing up dust bunnies and laying on its back with the wheels in the air.

I've got two Dysons - the 02, still going strong although I broke one of the attachments. The Animal is still sucking well after about three years. No problems :) Only two dogs here tho', but lots of rooms to vacuum :)

Daisy

I've got TWO Henry's - one I've had for over 15 years - he does the downstairs where it's all wood floors and tiles and just bought a new one with the turbo brush thingy for the upstairs carpets ( no more lugging the hoover up the stairs now ) - just think there is no product to beat them - my old Henry I use without any kind of bag - they are after all just a plastic bucket with a motor on top !. The new one came with bags but once they run out I won't be buying any more ;)

Yvonne

I HATE my Henry hoover! I found that it only pushes the dogs hair around the carpet although it is better than the Dyson for uncarpeted areas :)
The Dyson 04 is the best hoover I have had for getting up animal hairs, the 1st time I used it, I filled it 1 1/2 times on my lounge carpet(which isn't a large room) which showed me how unefficient Henry was

oh dear :rolleyes: maybe I should get a dyson then?
Second thoughts, I had a dyson a couple years back, it used to chase the hairs round the tiled floors and I only had one leo then. Now I have more tiled floors and 3 leos! The vacuumm I have now sucks the hairs towards it so its good on those floors, just c*** on carpet and the tool thingy isn't long enough for the stairs :rolleyes:
Decisions, decisions....

Maybe a Dyson canister Missie. My Dyson doesn't chase hair on hard flooring as much as blow it from the exhaust. My Miele ( a pre-dog purchase) is great on hard floors but I'd have to buy a bag every time I vacuumed. I wonder if the Dyson canister would eliminate the chasing on hard floors. I have carpet everywhere so I don't have much chasing problems (muddy footprints yes, chasing no)

The dyson cannister? never heard of it Lori. I'll have a look round in the sales ;)

You need an old fashioned department store that does demos. We have one up here. You could test the theory. Here's one. (and it's 80 quid less than a popular discount store so worth looking around) I may have seen one in my favourite wharehouse, I'll keep my eyes peeled. Happy hunting in the after Christmas sales.

We've had a Henry for about 7 or 8 years and never use bags.  As someone above said, it's just a bucket, so bags are purely optional.

I'm not actually a big Henry fan, because they are so awkward and cumbersome to transport around the house and store, I am completely unable to coordinate getting it down the stairs, however my husband thinks they are the greatest thing on earth, he's a builder and so they only use Henrys - their ability to suck up rubble and builder's rubbish is phenomenal, and if it can suck that up, it can suck up anything so if you want a hoover with pure performance power, I would have to concede that a Henry certainly fits the bill.

A few less commas and a couple more full stops would have been better there, sorry!

I wonder if it is a man thing, as My Dad thinks their wonderful too, but I am like you and like uprights for manoeuvrability, and at least they can stand quietly and tidily in a corner.

I can't stand the Donald Duck Quackies myself (uprights) and I do feel they are dangerous. Every one I've had have been so hard to push along, and sooner or later the ability to stand disappears and they fall over. A couple of weeks ago my current one (I have a Quackie upstairs and the Henry downstairs, I refuse to carry any vacuum upstairs -can't wait to be in a bungalow) fell on top of my youngest kitten and it was only thanks to it hitting my leg first that saved the kitten. Could have been very nasty indeed -my leg certainly was bruised enough.

:rolleyes: My upright's always falling over, I think its because the hose isn't long enough and I try and stretch it too far. The last time it did it I had my back to it, it fell onto me which made me jump and yell out which caused molly to come running to my 'rescue' but she came round the corner so fast she ran into it, pushing it further onto me which made me stumble, she fumbled over it, which made me yell out as I tried to battle with the hoover and the door I'd fell into. That scared her and she shot out the door tripping over both me and the hoover.  Now she doesn't like the hoover and hides or runs out the back door every time it comes out :(