Dyson v Henry

[jazee]

My poor little Henry is broken so I have borrowed a Dyson upright. OMG I thought they were supposed to be good!
I love my little Henry. He could fit in all the nooks and crannies, and I whizzed around with him.
Well heavy cumbersome Dyson just doesn't do it for me.
Would love to hear what your thoughts are please.

I got a Henry cos I noticed all pubs seemed to have one, all cleaning ladies who came round in vans with their own gear (not to our house ) had them and the film crews who set up all the time in our local park always have them. I reckoned if everyone who needs a reliable industrial vacuum has a Henry they must be the best.

All the builders have them too. If they survive cement dust...

I have a Henry and a Dyson. The Henry is rubbish, Dyson is fab (although difficult for the stairs).

my dyson is the teeny one
have never not loved it
camilladyson gave it to me
she is ace

I had a Henry. I had to have it fixed three times.

I looked at a few Dysons and some were heavy. I decided on a DC25 ball which seems lighter than the heavier older ones.

The £342 for a new one made me fall over. I ended up getting a reconditioned one from this local Dyson shop for £175 -- I was really chuffed.

I also have an irobot Roomba which is quite good to skim over the laminate floors while you are out.

I wouldn't have another henry though. I am a Dyson convert!

I thought this was a boys name thread at first:o

I have in the past had both a henry and a dyson upright. I loved the Henry, until it died on us, but the dyson was very heavy and inmho useless.

I now have a miele and haven't looked back- best hoover I have ever owned {smile}

Henry is way better than Dyson imo

I did such a happy dance when my Dyson finally died. It took a lot of years to do so.

Now I have a Henry and it is fab.

Nooooo Henry. Nooooo.
Henrys are evil.
They are designed to follow you with evil eyes and be really hard to carry and push, and then try to kill you.
I am always covered in bruises because of evil Henry trying to kill me and he bruises me the mean nasty shite

Any hoover is fine, but not an evil Henry.

Lol mugglewump. I don't find it hard at all and it hoovers up everything.

My Dyson is still sitting outside being destroyed by the elements. I should have given it away for parts or something but it gives me so much pleasure to see it dead outside, the bastard useless expensive thing :)

Perhaps your Dyson likes you?
I'm not sure, I just know that Henrys are evil.
They are.
I know this because I'm right.
Henrys are evil horriders.
They follow you with their evil eyes and then jump on you and bruise you, and pretend to be nice with the evil smile, but really they are horrid.

Evil, evil hoovers, and particularly nasty because of the evil smile.

PMSL! I've just read out your comment to my Henry and he smiled wryly ;)

We had a Henry for 10 years, worked well, survived being sat on my dcs, got all the cat hair, was cheerful, cheap and effective. I really regret leaving it behind when we moved to North America (you can't buy them over here unless you are commercial).

So we bought a Dyson. It is shit. Heavy, awkward and very fragile, doesn't get into corners or underneath anything, very poor design too - it sucks up everything indiscriminately and then chews them up in the head, or sucks them around one of it's many bends where they get stuck (this is how parts have broken).

Part of this is that I really dislike upright vacuums. All the ones I've tried are heavy, awkward and noisy, so that's not a unique Dyson thing, but I really really don't understand the rave reviews.

I have had a couple of Dysons, a Miele cat & dog (both died and I never really liked) and now have a Henry (Hetty actually). It just goes on and on and on.

Would never go back now... and our cleaner says she only likes Henrys too.

I bought a Henry in 2000 and have used it reliably for 16 years, both in a 2-bed appartment and then a family house. It's easy to replace the bag and clean the filter. It doesn't have many parts so it doesn't go wrong. It sucks powerfully and handles anything we throw at it. It's the best vacuum I've ever used and I'd replace it with another Henry in an instant.

I have a Dyson, my cleaner has a Henry. Yesterday she forgot to pack one of her Henry attachments and used the Dyson... It was noticeably less clean than usual.

However, having grown up with a Henry, I can attest that they're horrible to lug around (might have changed since my mum's 1986 model, I doubt it...)

I have a stain that I've had for 10 years, it's fab and still going strong. My dm has always had henrys, I've used it and it's pretty good too. I think unless you have pets/allergies then any hoover would be fine!

I have a Henry, he's great (until he falls over). Went through a few different uprights and cylinders before getting pissed off replacing them everytime they broke. Chose Henry because he will probably live as long as I do.

Former annual vacuum cleaner breaker here..just reaching the six year point with Henry with zero problems despite regular falls down stairs and things like sucking up a whole blind chord or diy dust. Henrys are amazing and so robust, amd the long chord means i can do all the main areas of the house from a mid staircase plug. its wonderful

I have had 3 Dysons and still 'have' to use one occasionally and hate them with a vengeance. They are cumbersome, lack suction, daft way of emptying and are awkward to handle, imo. I much prefer my Henry (now 7 years old) and it has picked up everything from plaster, to just everyday dust. You wind in the cable and not wind up, it has lots of different attachments, not awkward to use the hose and it is direct through tube to bag and it picks everything up. As for heavy, I suppose it depends how much you can lift usually, but not a problem for me. I like the long cable too. It is also made in the UK. I have also recently used a Miele and a Sebo and don't think they are worth the pennies either.

I have a Henry - still going after 10 years - no problems... Then we got a Dyson - big mistake...

This is my feedback on a Dyson Animal V8 - currently about £300 quid!!!

Don't buy this hoover to hoover your house. you will be frustrated, very frustrated.

1. the 'wall holster' only holds 3 tools it comes with 6! so the other three have to lay around or Dyson support recommend “putting them in a draw…” but why make half a wall holder in the first place?

2. it takes 2 days to hoover your house, the charge lasts for less than 10 minutes!!! good luck speed cleaning your house in that time - you can have a 5 hour rest though whilst you wait for it to recharge.

3. the 'exhaust; blows air out near the handle... so often if used with the short fitting the exhaust blows all the dust away before you get to it!!!

4. Dyson support said "get a toothbrush and a tooth pick" to clean the various filters - yes really - otherwise it doesn't pick anything up. so get a good toothbrush as you'll need to clean the hoover inside and out at LEAST every month... washing the filter… and drying it, more time to relax and think about hoovering tomorrow.

5. to extend charging - get another battery - Dyson support advise to "remove the 3 screws holding the battery in place... and get another battery" - so you get double the hoovering time, double the charge time too (10 hours) I have done this and now the battery falls out every time I use it... I guess it's another 'feature' feels a bit unsafe though having a heavy battery falling out every time you pick it up... not sure about Health and Safety - but it was recommended by Dyson...

So buy this for hoovering crumbs off the table and little things - not a whole house hoover - it is underperforming, under powered and over priced.

Yes it's cordless compared to the Henry - given the above not sure that's a plus though really...

A very expensive disappointment.

I bought myself a cordless Dyson for my 40th,cId been pining after one for about 2 years but couldn't justify the price. You can imagine the anticlimax on my birthday when I excitedly ripped open the box, plugged it in and it managed one room (badly) before it needed recharged. I returned it and bought a Henry, only because it was on offer. I will never buy any other hoover brand again, it's suction is amazing.

Dyson cordless is absolutely awful. However Shark cordless is amazing, I would just get one of them