Numatic International - Charles (CVC370)

Miele Cat and dog v3 here. Got it 11 years ago to replace the £40 asda special my new gf had which had died. Previously had Dyson and wouldn't buy another so we dropped £250 on this which she thought was mad. Still going strong. Getting a new brush head a few months back also made a world of difference as they do wear out. For brick dust and grot work the Numatic Charles gets the call as it can also handle water.

I get that, I have a workshop full of expensive tools to stand behind it too. My point is more along the lines of if all they need is a wet and dry and don't happen to have £600 notes just sitting on the mantle for one, but didn't want a Parkside then something like a Numatic Charles will likely last a lifetime for them, do everything they need and only be £150. When you're doing a lot of trade or DIY it does of course pay to spend more. Unquestionably. That was all.

A Numatic charles a has been my goto for a decade because it can also handle water. They don't get a carpet as clean as a proper vac with a beater brush but they get the very worst of it up. Use a Dyson at your peril.

If you're going to buy from an English hoover manufacturer, go with Numatic and get a Hetty, Henry or Charles

I feel like Shop Vacs are meant to stay outside and Numatics are meant to live in the house (and will do a great job outside, too). They're noticeably much quieter, too. Just make sure if you do go with Charles that you swap the filter with the float for that application.

Have you taken Henry to a vacuum repair shop? My Charles stopped working - his cable came loose and a repair cost a whopping £17.50

Nilfisk is a major commercial and industrial vacuum manufacturer, you can't really go wrong with their Attix wet/dry vacs. The Attix 22S is private labelled for Makita, Milwaukee, and a few others I can think of. Other commercial brands worth considering would be Kärcher and IPC. Nacecare (NA Henry distributor) sells the Charles wet/dry vac in the US. The Fein Turbos are supposedly quite good. 110" water lift is quite high for 120v vacuums, you're trading CFM at that point. The tradeoff is useful if your main goal is carpet extraction. Otherwise the industry sweet spot is 150 CFM~ / 100"~ at the motor.

It’s crazy how much more expensive Numatic machines are over there. They’re really quite cheap / offer excellent value for money in the UK. My mains powered Numatic vacuum was only £150. And the Henry Xtra cylinder machine has just been on offer for about £130.

A Numatic Charles or George will be quite loud in comparison to your old Miele and also a lot less manoeuvrable as they’re a lot bigger. A Henry would be close to the noise level of your old Miele but is obviously dry use only. Personally I wouldn’t have a Charles or George as my main use dry vacuum for the noise and size issues. Honestly if you liked your Miele I’d just buy another as a Numatic machine won’t feel anywhere near as premium

Just to compare, what vacuum brand and model are you using now? I'd totally buy a Numatic Charles £179 if I were in the UK. It's a very durable vacuum and the Chares is a wet/dry version of Henry. They use large hepa bags and can do wet pickup. Honestly I though I've never used the wet pickup on my wet/dry vacuums in years. So if you never plan on doing any wet pickup you can also choose from all the other Henry models. Karcher has also makes some great wet/dry vacuums like the WD2 through WD6. I prefer Henrys because they use standard 32 mm tools while Karcher uses slightly wider tools so adding additional tools to Karchers is more limited.

Over engineered and complicated, an absolute pig to work on as well. Miele for premium brand is much better or Numatic for budget (imo anyway)

Eigen ervaring is dat zowel de draadloze als de robotstofzuiger meer gedoe zijn dan het waard is. Na die experimenten een Numatic gekocht, en die doet het gewoon - als er iets kapot is, dan is het te repareren.

Al sinds de vorige eeuw een Numatic en hij zuigt nog steeds de tapijttegels van de vloer als ik niet oplet.

Buy a Numatic, they are by far the best.

You forgot it's about 100 times quieter... Shop Vacs are insanely loud. Numatics are one of the more quiet vacuums out there.

Numatic have a reputation for lasting decades. Also fully serviceable.

I would not add Johnny vac or Airstream to that list. Riccar currently they're only a decent product with the S10 . I would add Nilfisk, Numatic,VacuFlo,MD as good vacuums to that list. We all know about the troll that has been recently lurking. I suspect this post is a response to that.

Numatic! Robuust en de zak gaat lang mee. Blijkbaar ook goed repareerbaar en niet zo fragiel als Dyson

Numatic is literally unkillable.