Henry’s a right little sucker!

We had a Bertie in the cottage. A bit cumbersome, but Hubby loved him whereas I preferred the upright Dyson we’d had in the bungalow.
Yep, we were King and Queen of the Hoovers, and had one each.
We got Bertie because the existing upright couldn’t cope with all the dust and rubble of our DIY, and that’s when it all started really. The upright was OK for me as the angle was fine for my back problems. I could hoover right through the house on a daily basis though Bertie was put through his paces once or twice a week and any time we’d been working.

The Great Sort Out saw them both disposed of, and on the boat we made do with a dustpan and brush.
However, once we put the carpet down, Hubby got a small hoover from one of the discount outlets and it was ideal for what we wanted, kept the boat clean and got in all the corners where necessary. Because it was small, we could keep it in a plastic box on the bow.

That’s what we’ve been using here and it was perfectly adequate, though getting replacement bags for it was becoming an issue, and like so many other things, you pay your money but get less. It was becoming a bit of a joke that we were changing the hoover bag often, so we looked around for a bagless one.
We found several at a sensible price, but when we looked up the reviews on the internet, none were exactly ringing with praise or singing and dancing with efficiency.

With all the carpet and furnishing treatments we’ve used recently, our poor little hoover was struggling, hence Henry.

Oh god. We thought we’d kept on top of it, but the difference is amazing. There is so much suction, it’s brought the pile up on the carpet and picked up everything else besides! We are well impressed, especially as it’s a lot quieter than our previous hoover.
However, what has really pleased us is that we no longer need an extension lead to do the entire house without having to change sockets as Henry’s cable goes on forever!
Also unlike Bertie’s cable which was wrapped around the top of the machine, Henry’s is wound into his hat. Much tidier!
It would appear though that Berties are no longer available, though you can have Charles or George for wet and dry cleaning, or James, Hetty and Harry in addition to Henry and the Henry Xtra. You just gotta love their cute faces!

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