Numatic HVB160 Cordless Henry Cylinder Vacuum Cleaner with 2 x 36 V Batteries for Longer Run Time, 9 Litre, Red/Black

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The NBV190NX is perfect for day cleaning and safe operation in public areas, maximising productivity with powerful and professional cleaning results. Meet Henry Cordless, he’s just like the Henry we all know and love with the added convenience of cordless cleaning, take your favourite machine anywhere, without restraint. This vacuum delivers up to 80 minutes of cordless cleaning and a 40% increase in airflow and suction from a compact, convenient and versatile design.

This Numatic NBV190NX vacuum is equipped with the new NX300 36V battery technology, and 350W digital brushless motor, engineered to deliver Numatic’s most powerful cordless cleaning yet! We found we could easily vacuum a four-bedroom home from top to bottom in a single charge, with power to spare (there are four power levels indicated by LEDs and we never bled out before we were done). Admittedly, this was achieved by using low power on the hard floors (wood and tile) and low-pile bedroom carpets, switching up to high power only for a couple of rugs and the odd dog-hair strewn sofa. Clip on the “extension handle” and all is well, but it does feel like a design compromise – as if the design team didn’t realise the original handle was hokey until it was too late to change it, so they slapped a spare in the box! When it comes to ground-breaking technology and trusted market leaders, our selection of Dyson cordless vacuums is the one you want to look out for. Using cyclone technology with high torque cleaner heads and Dynamic Load Sensor technology that intelligently adapts suction to clean your carpets and hard floors. These vacuums come with a powerful direct-drive cleaner head that removes ground-in dirt from your carpet for a thorough clean.The battery takes 150 minutes to recharge, which again is up there with the best. You can buy an extra battery if you want to double up on cleaning time, but considering we never ran out of juice, we don’t believe it’s necessary for any home with four-five bedrooms or less.

The scent pod feature is unusual. Admittedly, it isn’t absolutely necessary, but it does add a welcome touch of luxe to household chores. Pop a scent pod (scent-infused disk) under the rubber cover on the top of the motor unit, and the air from the motor will push through the pod, emitting fragrance into the room you’re cleaning. The pods are available in vanilla, passionfruit and rose fragrances, and the one we tested (vanilla) was delicately scented and didn’t overpower. Pricing for replacement scent pods was unavailable at time of writing.

It isn’t the cheapest vacuum on the market, but you’ll have plenty of change compared to a top-end Dyson or Shark. The battery life ranges from 14 minutes in high power with the brush on, to 70 minutes in low power with the brush off, which is about the best you can expect from a cordless vacuum of this size. The vacuum comes with 26 pods, which is sufficient to last roughly a year, and they’re made from 60% recycled material. Numatic also says it has put carbon offsetting measures in place to ensure its pods are climate-positive, reducing its carbon impact globally. However, the dirt-filled pods will go in your normal household waste and, ultimately, to landfill – so there is a moral conundrum of convenience versus clear eco-conscience to consider. Carbon offsetting is admirable, but not creating pollution in the first place is better. Buy today and receive a free 5L of DC5 Deep Clean Heavy Duty Cleaner/Degreaser so that you’re ready to go from delivery.