Henry Cord Rewind CVC370-2 Charles Wet and Dry Vacuum Cleaner, 15 Litre, 1060 W, Blue, Blue / Black

Perfect, nice and useful for my needs 👌

I wanted a vacuum cleaner to use in a house renovation. I also needed the wet capability as I had a lot of plumbing to do.This is very rugged and is super easy to convert between the wet and dry versions.

I was having renovations done to my house and needed to clean up some building rubble and plaster dust. I was then using a Morphy Richards vacuum that I inherited from my sister, it had these two big cyclonic chambers (a la Dyson) however it’s performance was lacking. Despite its looks it would clog up if you even vaguely went near any plaster dust, this is due to the tiny filters and convoluted air path through the machine. Plaster dust is possibly one of the worst things to vacuum as it is extremely fine and sticks to everything. I had always though Numatics must be good as all the professional cleaners use them and I wanted to get a Henry.I bought this instead of the Henry as the Henrys are limited to a lower power due to energy saving regulations, Charles is 1.3kw as it is a wet/dry and falls under a different category. Also the appeal of the wet vacuum mode was a positive, so far I'm super happy with it. What I love about the Numatic stuff is that it is very simple and very high quality. There are no gimmicks or fancy tricks or expensive marketing (l'm looking at you Dyson). Their stuff just works and they wouldn’t be so popular with professional cleaners if they didn’tI also suffer from allergies so am sensitive to dust, I have never liked bagless vacuum cleaners as you constantly have to empty and clean the filters, whereas with bags you just pull the bag off, seal it and throw it. The suction is very strong and the accessories are simple but well made, particularly the brush head which is made with horsehair which keeps its shape unlike nylon bristles which are more common.I hadn’t used the wet feature until recently, my dad was visiting and he dropped his toothbrush head down my sink. I thought it was a goner but remembered Charles can do wet as well. It took less than a minute to change into wet mode and it sucked up the whole sink trap including the toothbrush head.My only criticisms are that it lacks a winding feature like the henry, however I have never liked the self-retracting cords as they always break after a while. Also it’s a bit bulky and large, but the plus side is that it has huge capacity. Overally highly recommended.

Firstly, let's get the only negative out of the way - it doesn't have the superb cord storage that the other Numatic hoovers have. Not sure why ??Right, putting that to one side now I am going to tell you how good it is.I had the Numatic Henry HVR200A (the older model Henry with a high and a low speed setting on it), and to be fair that is a superb Hoover too, but I wanted one that could pick water up too, so i started doing my homework ...It had to be a Numatic as I really rated the ones I have used before.The only thing that was bugging me was that my girlfriend had recently bought the Hetty model, and the suction just didn't seem anywhere near what my old HVR200A was, so I rang Numatic up.I was right, the new ones are much less powerful than the old ones - due to silly new E.U. Laws/Regs believe it or not.So the new one I was going to buy HAD to be better than my old HVR200A; this one is ...If you want my honest advice, DO NOT BUY ANY OF THE NEW MODEL DRY PICK UP NUMATIC HOOVERS AS THEY ARE HALF AS POWERFUL AS THEY USED TO BE - DUE TO THE E.U. - but what I didn't realise is, until I rang Numatic again, is that the new laws on vacs DO NOT APPLY to wet vacs - and this model is classed as a wet vac - so that's the way around it if you are obsessed with the suction power like me; This vac has one suction speed - INSANELY POWERFUL !My advice, don't mess around with the new models with around 600w of power, when this one is TWICE that, and it's only about £30 more, AND it also picks up water.It is an absolute bargain, and a absolute beast of a Hoover, and for the price I paid off amazon it is so much better than a fancy Dyson.The Dysons are much more technical/better looking hoovers, but the key to this model being so damn good, is its sheer simplicity.These hoovers are pretty much bomb proof and there is very little to them, which makes them so simple, and so brilliant.I hope you trust what you have just read, and thanks for reading my ad.

Great vacuum cleaner , nice and light with very good suction .

Great functionality. Value for money. Great design.

I had a George for 25 years and it had a tough life—25 years without any real trouble. George had a carpet/hard floor cleaning system, and Charles had just a wet and dry vacuum.I love it! It is robust, reliable, simple to unblock, and seems to last a long, long time. Suitable attachments and now holds these on the body of the machine; good filtration with a big dirt bag. I am considering buying a longer flexible tube, but it's fine without—good parts supply when anything like the flexible tube eventually wears out.It is a well-made and popular machine often seen in hotels, but it is perfect for houses. The price is good too.

It's a great machine, however, the cable is a problem as I have to wrap it around the vacuum. The cable is quite long which makes it inconvenient and tedious.