Henry Allergy HVA 160-11 Bagged Cylinder Vacuum Cleaner, Summer Blue

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She was sent the Henry Allergy to test in her Devon home, to find out how well it performs across various floor types and how well it copes with busy family life, and her three super-fluffy, world-class-moulting dogs. Includes mattress nozzle, crevice nozzle, upholstery nozzle, dusting brush, combination floor nozzle. You ask any cleaner, construction worker or homemaker, and most of them will tell you that you cannot beat the suction of a good Henry. It’s not terribly heavy but the round base is too wide to sit unsupported on the steps, so you have to wedge it in place with one leg as you progress up the stairs. The Henry Allergy Vacuum Cleaner has a massive 6 litre capacity, as well as a long 10 metre cable to help you reach power sockets from anywhere in the house.

Our Genuine Henry Filter improves suction and because dirty filters can smell, it also helps cure this issue too.For our hair and fibre tests we comb real cat and dog hair into wilton carpet and then time how long it takes for each vacuum cleaner to suck it all up, the best can do it in less than 30 seconds, the worst take more than three minutes. Henry Allergy sells itself as being the best in the range for removing allergens through the HEPA filter ring. As has been the case for years, the Henry Allergy HVA160 has a three-part wand: a curved section that’s home to a vent for adjusting power, plus two slide-on poles. I’m interested to see how this Henry looks, feels and cleans in comparison with the Henry Eco that I recently tested for Ideal Home.

To clean the HEPA filter, which isn’t a frequent affair I was pleased to hear, you just twist a locking mechanism in the underside of the motor and the filter unit lifts out. The addition of a large HEPA filter ring inside the hood of this vacuum is the main element that stands it apart from a regular red Henry. It’s also important to make sure the floorhead is on the carpet setting (there’s a rocker switch you can do with your foot) as this will provide smoother traction across the surface, without making you sweat. As with the Henry Eco, my only concern, from an environmental perspective, was having to purchase and dispose of the dust bags, but then maybe this is offset by the fact that you don’t have plumes of dust on emptying. And the cleaning was truly excellent, it’s easy to see why Henry vacuums are a top choice for commercial cleaning.Designed, built, tested and packed in the UK, with Henry Allergy you know you’re getting the real deal.