Had one of these for 2 years and worked great especially plugging tools into the hover to activate the dust extraction. Quick tip, when the bag is full, carefully cut the end, empty it then roll it back and secure with a few bulldog clips, I get 5-6 full loads before the bag is useless
I use the size 1 and 1/0 Mustad hooks to freeline for snook th-cam.com/users/postUgkxzXmlErSqVAEGWFEKO530BvTqFDw53QW3 and they have been fantastic. The points are super sharp, and the hook is small enough to blend with my baitfish, yet large enough to land fish 30" or more. I also use these hooks when I'm pier or surf fishing with my kids. They tend to catch tons of smaller snapper, whiting, and catfish, and we get far fewer gut hooks with these Mustad in-lines, which means more of them survive after release. I was actually using these hooks when I caught my friend too, but I think that had more to do with the bait I was using ;-)
19 years is amazing from the henry; better off buying a numatic from their procare range, if you get another 19yrs it more than pays for the additional cost.
I own both of these. I’ve reserved the Titan almost exclusively for use with my track saw and any sanders I use, that is to say, in the garage(workshop). It does a serviceable job of keeping the dust down, the bag doesn’t fill too fast & the power take off is useful. I’d suggest if you were after an all-round vac for ‘building’ style work, to pick up the Lidl version next time its on special, it’s very good indeed. The tools are on a par with the Henry too. The Henry, whilst rugged, I’ve reserved for domestic work. Interestingly, it’s the new style energy efficient one, and I haven’t noticed any drop in power compared to the old style one I own (which I’ve left at my rental property). I can only summarise that they’ve done some work on increasing the efficiency of the air flow between the older and newer models, and not just dropped the HP of the motor! Anecdote 1: I used to work in the accommodation services arm of a certain large University in the West Country, and Henrys were standard issue in student accommodation. The only reliable way the students found to kill them was by using them as a wet vac. I *might* have built my own Henry out of spare parts from Dead Henrys… Anecdote 2: I have it on good authority that the Royal Navy use Henrys on their nuclear subs, without any bags, and they seem to last ok. That said, there’s not much to do on patrol, so I can imagine junior rates spending their days fixing Henrys, same as I used to….
Great comment, mate. You raise lots of good points there and yes, the Numatic engineer endorsed that when I was researching for the new motor. He said efficiencies in the new models make up for the wattage drop. The problem with my old machine which I should have said in the video is that I have a 620watt motor on an old machine that doesn't have the new air flow efficiencies. End result, less suction.
Had my Henry for over 10 years now and still on the same motor. Admittedly I only use it for detailing vehicles, but I do come across some very dirty cars and my Henry never struggles. Would never change it.
I don't think so, as the diameter is so much larger. Really, this vac is designed to be a shop vac attached to a cyclone, as discussed here th-cam.com/video/9RfHpm2vf40/w-d-xo.html That way you don't need to worry about the vacuum bag.
Titan is typical Screwfix shite in my humble opinion. I also have a Henry and use it for smaller jobs and house vacuuming. For more industrial jobs I use a large Nilfisk with 50 mm diameter hose and a Chinese cyclone. The cyclone collects about 95% while the rest, mainly fine dust, ends up in the Nilfisk.
Charlie. You can repair the Henry body crack really easily. Either used a 3D printing technique of melting ABS in acetone to make a slurry (ABS dust or shards, melted in Acetone over night will turn into a paste ideal for gluing or filling holes). Or use as Soldering iron (an old flat tip not your best soldering tip) and zip ties as welding rods to weld the crack closed (a motorcycle hack for repairing ABS fairings). I have used both but used the soldering iron welding technique on my wheelbarrow as I thought that would be stronger, as I was able to add more material to the damaged area to build up the surface far more quickly than with the chemical weld. I hope that helps.
@@CharlieDIYte ebay sells cloth henry bags with zips, with a little creativity and a compass cutter(also ebay) you can trim the henry bag hole to fit bigger things like the fitting in your titan or any shopvac metal bin type
@@MAli-rr5ko Fair point 🙄 On reflection I haven't been looking particularly hard. On a completely separate point, I've just bought the pet kit for my HVX200 (domestic Henry that I don't use for building work) primarily to cut out the dog smell but I tell you what, with the new Aero head to replace the old one, the suction is for some reason so much better.
Top quality review Chalie 👍🏾 I own both of these machines. Bought Henry second-hand about 7yrs ago and Titan new around 4yrs ago. Work as a bathroom fitter and old Henry accompanies me daily. He heats up a bit after 10 mins of constant use but so far has not burst into flames nor refused to put in a shift. Has been dropped, down stairs a plenty and has always kept smiling 😁, good old H! Bought Titan as I needed a wet vac and it was on offer at screwfix (I think I paid around £40 for it). Have never used it dry and couldn't find the bits for it if I dug through the garage for a week. However, as a wet vac it is perfect, very powerful but noisy. I use it a lot for clearing tricky branches of central heating pipe and it removes all traces of moisture before soldering. Excellent for emptying rads, WC's, unlocking sinks etc. Huge vacuum also brilliant for cleaning carpets, rugs, car/van interiors after washing. To conclude, wouldn't swap H for anything (nice to see him smiling up at you at the end of a hard day) but I find Titan is unbeatable at price for wet work.
Mine is 23 years old same as yours but I’m gonna replace the motor soon as the bearings are knackered I use bags every use I’ll attach a video of how knackered it sounds haha th-cam.com/users/shortscoYXvYaO27g?si=tSUbiIEAHcqV4R7t
The Numatic Henry is a design classic. I am a floor sander so produce huge amounts of sawdust, we use fairly industrial H Class extractors for that. But at home I use the Henry. Every single nut and bolt is available as a spare part and it’s very easy to work on, it’s one of the few electrical products left on the market that hasn’t been designed with planned obsolescence in mind. It’s a simple design, extremely quiet, robust, lightweight, I would choose it over any Dyson in their range, and certainly over any of the battery operated vacuums that are becoming popular. There’s a reason why most cleaning companies in the UK use Numatic vacuums. They work and keep on working. The Titan on the other hand, made in China, from cheap materials, I’d be amazed if any of them last longer than a year with any decent amount of use. They’ll all be in landfill within 2 years, not degrading, for 800-1200 years.....
Ha 🤣 It's rubbish as a domestic vac but it's really come into its own on my current wardrobe build, as a static vac attached to a cyclone (plus on this set up your can do away with the bags). th-cam.com/video/Ws7Tp2Qgbo4/w-d-xo.html
Titan is cheap for a reason Is the advertised 25litre capacity taking into account that huge filter because it looks like the filter takes up 1/2 of the capacity? BTW Charlie, now that you have 102k subscribers (well done 🍻) more vids pls
That's a good question Azza. I suspect the capacity takes into account the massive filter, and to be honest it's more than enough either way, for most jobs, if you think it did the whole floor on one bag. Thanks mate.. Plenty of vids in the pipeline. Just wish the inertia of life and the occasional demands of the day job didn't keep getting in the way!!
The whole ethos of the Henry is it is the ultimate modular vacuum, meaning no part of it isn't replaceable hence why they last forever. I doubt the new machine has this longevity and in a couple years time the design will have changed or a new unit used making it impossible to repair so you will have to buy a new one. I have a Henry, the top of the range big one which holds a lot more than the little baby ones, its 1200w too and super powerful, the hose snapped a couple weeks back and it cost me £6 delivered for a new one and I buy approx 5 a year of the washable bags again like £6 and it just keeps going.
I have a smaller version: the Titan TTB350Vac. I bought it a few years ago for a bit more than 20 quid (it's 35 quid now), which is a real bargain. It lives in my workshop and only does light duty. The key for me was that at that price I could afford to have one specially for the workshop rather than dragging out the house vacuum cleaner when I needed to clean up. I agree about the quality: it's definitely cheap and cheerful (mine gets blocked too), but I think the core of the machine is pretty robust and great value for money. PS. Well done for resisting the temptation to make an awful joke like: "Vacuums suck!"
I`ve been using the Titan 16 Litre for a few years, definitely great value, plus still works like the day I bought it! Certainly a DIY/Tradesman's vacuum.
Agreed Mark. I realised this recently when I connected the Titan to a cyclone th-cam.com/video/9RfHpm2vf40/w-d-xo.html It was unfair if me to pitch it against Henry because they were both designed for very different jobs.
We use a 30 quid basic titan in the workshop for sucking up liquids and stuff you don't really want to touch in the drain industry only thing thats wins over with the Henry is cable storage Shame you couldn't swap the motor out of the titan and have a hybrid Henry 1400W. not just 610W Think I would have brushed up the big bits up first and ( saved the bag contents ) and used the hoover for dust and bits its designed to do
Almost 2 years since you originally posted this video I know. No matter, came across it whilst considering the Titan as my next "workshop vacuum". Agreed with all the negative points you raised so looked a bit further for another piece of kit somewhere between Titan @ c. £50 and Henry @ c. £130. The answer I came up with was the VacMaster Power 30 PTO. It costs £90 and has s/steel suction tubes, larger diameter 2.5m hose and full floor head. You can even upgrade the filter to a HEPA one for £16. Finally a pack of 5 x 30L "fine" dust bags are only £15. This is the piece of kit I ordered as I think it does everything the Titan does but better. Even with the HEPA filter and a set of 30L bags it came in at £120. I did however get 10% for setting up an account and so got a top class package £22 or 17% cheaper than standard Henry. You can find the VACMASTER POWER 30 PTO WET & DRY VACUUM CLEANER here, www.cleva-uk.com/collections/garage-workshop-vacuum-cleaners/products/vacmaster-power-30-pto The accessories (including all bags and filters) can be found here, www.cleva-uk.com/collections/vacmaster-accessories/Vacmaster-Accessories
Just a couple of thoughts with regard to health, the Titan looks to be have a Class L filter, the minimum level whereas it's recommended to look for a Class M machine. The class M machines are pretty expensive but some Class L machines come with a Class M filter. Exactly why I decided to purchase a Nilfisk Aero 26/21 (screwfix 66972)(the machine is still class L as it requires auto cleaning etc to be properly classed as an M). It has the power take off which is very handy. The Titan can be upgraded with a HEPA cartridge (screwfix code 962FG) (the Wickes vac I used to have also used this cartridge). This upgrades collection to 0.3microns but it's still only a class L filter but will be an improvement over the supplied one. Also have a Henry, they have "HEPA-Flow" bags but these bags are not HEPA rated it's just a brand name. The internal filter is again not HEPA rated but you can purchase aftermarket HEPA filters on eBay/Amazon for £22-£25 ish not tried yet. Numantic do now produce a Henry Allergy HVA160 machine which looks like a Henry with HEPA filtration. Would recommend the Nilfisk, it's been fantastic.
My Henry is 600w lo power and 1200w on hi power. I did have to buy a new on/off switch for it but its had 6.5 years of abuse including the metal pipe being run over and bashed back into shape again. As a tradesman I would not be without it, it may not have the capacity of some but then it takes up less room in the van. If I need to suck up a lot of rubble as in your video, I have a very cheap ash can attachment which needs no bag and will take all of the rubble without a problem. You get what you pay for and Henry is the champ.
I’d go as far as to call the Henry no frills and the Titan simply cheap. The Henry isn’t fancy, he’s just a basic machine that’s made to a high standard of quality. The cheap Titan is just very inexpensive, it won’t last nearly as long or be nearly as pleasant to use as any of Numatic’s machines. I started selling after years of recommending them. They’re a bit more obscure here in the US, but I’ve seen some 1980s vintage machines here in commercial settings!
As an electrician I worked for a firm and my boss kept buying Titans and they would get put in the van and other stuff as well, the Titan kept getting dented and the seem would go.it cost him more in Titans than it would have for one Henry. You can buy the reusable bags with a zip, brilliant they are. Would never buy Titan again, Henry vacs are bulletproof. Great video tho
Charlie, the DeWalt is a dust extractor not a vacuum. Different thing, they are rated L class, M class and H class. A couple of years ago HSE updated the requirements for commercial use from L class as a minimum to M class as part of their programme against respirable dusts and very probably move to H class at some point in the next couple of years. If you're using a face mask, for a disposable get FFP3 rated and for a half mask get P3 filters. Should be used for any dusty job.
FWIW I’ve owned the same Titan for nearly five years. I bought it both for DIY use and as a shopvac for use with power tools. I added the Rockler Dust Right Universal Small Port Hose Kit, which is a perfect fit into the Titan, and also has a much wider hose. It’s been more than fine in that time, but I agree that the hose and accessories supplied are not great. Still, for the money, it’s been a great buy.
Thanks for a good review. I use 16l Titan as a central vacuum with Hepaflo bags - works like a charm :)) P.S. I would be wearing a face mask for that dusty job - fungal spores are not a joke ...just saying...
Great video, though it's left me feeling if there are other alternative builders vacuum cleaners out there to consider. One question I do have regarding the blow facility on the Titan model, do you need to empty the bag chamber and wipe clean before using the blow option? Regards Robert
WTF, just leave the crap between the joists,! And use the time saved doing something useful,! Mmmmm,,, your a bit of an old woman really aren’t you,?? 🤔🤔😂😂😂
I can't win David! Did a vid recently covering over a ceiling with new plasterboard and everyone said why didn't you drop the ceiling. But yes, I suppose I am inclined to be a bit OCD! 😂
Same company makes them for Lidl and Aldi too. Likely Positec power tools. You can bet the Stanley model is also made by the same company. I've been using the one from Lidl for a while. Does the job but the noise level from the motor is too high. I don't own a Henry but have used them and their motors seem much quieter. My home vacuums are Miele. Not only are they quiet, the suction is on them is amazing. But then you're paying £300 so I suppose it should be.
I bought a Vacmaster wet n dry from Amazon that looks exactly the same as the Titan so I assume some factory in China is pushing these out to be branded up by whoever. Same blockage issues as you had and the same flimsy plastic attachments. Better value than a Henry I guess but as long as you treat it with care.
Terrible product, wouldn't buy it even though it's cheap. You can see it's cheap from miles and see straight away it's not going to live as long as Henry. But thanks for very good review.
When my Henry’s motor died I brought a Nilfisk wet & dry as replacement. Even though the noise spec for the Nilfisk is lower, the pitch of it makes it horrible to use without ear defenders!. Ended up buying another Henry....
bags are cheaper than lungs. Henry is still only L class though and site requirement is M class minimum and H class more likely to be the future. Silica is the killer think of it as asbestos. cyclones are a great idea . Good indepth comparison Titan stuff is amazing value.
I totally agree with you Charlie it does have woefully poor accessories and you are right Titan should have produced a stainless steel tube and the Stanley fatmax does have better accessories
The thing is Rory, I've realised the Titan was never designed to be a domestic vac. I've recently been using it as a static shop vac attached to a cyclone and for that it's suddenly come into it's own th-cam.com/video/9RfHpm2vf40/w-d-xo.html
Thanks for the review, it makes several very interesting points. I use an old henry with hepa bag installed, but connect it to a self made 25 litre cyclone of sorts that collects almost all of the debris, even the very fine plaster dust etc. I rarely need to change the bag and because of this, the suction stays high for much longer. I made a simple cart that holds both, one above the other so the footprint is about the same as the Henry itself.
@@TheKlink Yes, very similar, but I mounted my separator above the vac to keep the footprint as small as possible. Also I made a 'Thien Baffle' to make the separator a little more efficient. A google search will provide more info about this, although the example that you linked above seems pretty efficient anyway.
I don't know if there's anyone else making such useful and practical review vids. Thanks for taking the time. I have the cheaper Titan vac whech came recommended by a builder for its robustness and throw away price. It suffers exactly the same problams as the one you tested ( same bags) but I've been happy with it so far.
Parkside (lidl) vac costs only slightly more than the titan but has a much higher build quality including metal pipes. If you are not in a hurry it is worth waiting for. I am on my second, the first lasted about 8 years of abuse before the bearings started to go, I now use it for rubble only as it whines terribly. The new one is used with a dust deputy cyclone and it is superb and the filter never clogs.
Thank you for a great review of a cheap, badly made vacuum aimed at DIYers. However, I agree with the 11 comments recommending using a cyclone separator. It will capture most of the dust/debris in a bagless container whilst preserving the life of the vacuum motor and air filter which will be drawing mostly clean air through it. The downside is having to make the vacuum+cyclone portable but there are plenty of good videos from You Tube woodworkers showing how to build a cart for this purpose. I would like to hear your opinion on the vacuum+cyclone.
Agreed. I've hardly used the Titan since but I've got it sucking up MDF on my current project th-cam.com/video/R1dKybdYyY8/w-d-xo.html, in video 2 coming out this week.
Fair point, although the Titan has had a care lease of life as a static shop vac attached to a cyclone bit.ly/3fssYHn In hindsight it was a bit unfair to pitch it against Henry because they're two very different machines designed for different purposes
I bought the Henry xtra for housework use last year and wow is that thing powerful - too powerful infact. It can easily lift vinyl which has been glued down with contact adhesive and has lifted carpet from the gripper rod.
The best DIY vacuum I have had was a 1990 vax power 4000. Basically just an old style canister vax. It was used domestically and for diy for nearly three decades. It had a replaceable cloth bag and I used it to suck up rubble, soot, ash, sanding dust etc during the renovations of five large houses. The only ever failure was a rocker switch. Sadly it recently took a tumble down some stone cellar steps which finally killed it. It was like loosing my first pet dog all over again, I was gutted!
Sounds like a great machine. I feel your pain Spencer - you become strangely attached to them for all their loyalty over the years! What did you replace it with?
I got a V-Tuf VTM1 MINI Dust Extractor M-Class vacuum which is the cheapest m class l could find ,it’ can be found for £98 . The plumber from the skill builder channel recommended it .
hi first of all thank you for the detail and lovely review what do you think about dust collection system rather than new vaccum itself, looks like it would be much better to have dust collection system with Henry?
Cheers mate. Yes, I'm interested in these dust collection systems. I think the Henry would benefit - particularly when using it for saw dust etc extraction.
A boring subject, but I'm glad I watched it and that you made it, well done you Charlie. (FYI If I'm home, I use my air compressor to clean stuff, 8 bars of pressure clear dust from anything!).
The other machine I use for my diy jobs, of course my 2008 1200w Henry does wonderful at all jobs. Sometimes I use a 1992 hoover aqua master which is quite good, occasionally it’s my Sebo x4 upright which I prefer to stick to general household, but I did use it to rescue after my Henry blocked.
I bought my Henry in early 1993 after using them in automotive glazing where we used them without the filters to pickup glass pieces and any other crap and detritus and they just kept on going. In the depots we used large capacity Numatics. Mine is about 1000 watts and would have taken up your floorboards up no problem as well as the carpet. Have to use the suction control sleeve on metal tubes to keep it under control. Best vac I ever bought and still going strong.
Yes, but what I've realised since doing this video is that the Titan was only really designed to be used as a static shop vac. I used it in this capacity attached to a cyclone to build my wardrobes th-cam.com/video/9RfHpm2vf40/w-d-xo.html With the cyclone you no longer need a bag in the vacuum and it's been brilliant. It is definitely not a domestic vac.
They're awesome aren't they. Consider making a cyclone though. He deserves it after all these years of loyal service. It's been a complete game changer for me! bit.ly/3fssYHn
Interesting review and yes the titan is cheaper by a considerable amount but that's the difference between the two. Just an idea that might be worth u trying is to look at the possibility of making a cyclone separation unit as i've seen alot of the woodworkers do to their vacuum unit and it really makes a difference
I bought aftermarket bags for my Titan. They seem to seal OK but it's like they are made from tissue paper, they tear so easily. Will be trying different ones going forward. As for the Titan vacuum itself, it gets used in the garden workshop, for the car, and cleaning the house carpets when we want some proper suction. Apart from its bulk, I like it and think for the price it was a bargain
@@justrobin1234 Haven't used up the bad ones yet! But i will get them from Screwfix, where the vac unit originally came from, so I will have recourse if those are poor quality
I live in the US and I have a Henry 160 I let my friend borrow it for around a month I put an empty bag in Henry before I gave it to her and Henry comes back to my house used bagless I was so mad
Matthew I'd have been furious about that. So she used the empty bag and then couldn't be bothered to buy a new one and someone said to her "don't worry, you can use them without a bag". I see that on building sites and it's such a shame because it knackers the machine long term. Yours will be ok as she didn't do it for long. If you're worried you could always take it apart and give the motor a good clean. I did this here th-cam.com/video/yO7nfqiABMw/w-d-xo.html
@@CharlieDIYte okay thank you I'm going to take my hand right to a service center and have his motor cleaned out cuz his motor kind of sounds funny but other than that he still works or a Titan and the us we have shop vacs l shop vacs are just are tightened
I have an old Henry 2 speed 1600 w which is as good as it was when new 10 years ago because I always use a bag and clean the filter regularly and I love it because of its power and compact size , I also have a Karcher wet and dry that I only use for wet work and that to is a great machine and is really powerful for removing blockages from waste pipes etc....as you say always use a bag and you carn't go wrong......👍
I bought the 40litre version six months ago. Several of the issues have been sorted, certainly the bag connector. I’ve used it a fair bit over six months and the bag is still only half full! The accessories are indeed cheap and that’s the main drawback. But the power is great (1600w I think). I have the same mitre saw as you Charlie and hadn’t realised it exceeded the permissible wattage. It does still work when plugged into the Titan but I did notice a lag of three seconds or so before it turned on. I’ve only used it for sawdust so far so no blockages. Overall impressed
I own both and have always used a Henry floor tool and dust brush. I've never had any of these problems with mine and I use it as a dust extractor, it's superb. I also bought an after-market hose extension don't have any problem with hall, stairs and landing, I can leave it at the foot of the stairs. I had a sparkie mate make an extension for the dual tool feature and it works a treat.
The Titan looks much like a wickes wet n dry vac I bought a while back .... same cheap tools too.... I bought a Henry afterwards and Henry still going strong and effortless by comparison , my view buy cheap buy it twice.
Bought one of these about two years ago,expected it to last a few months at most.two years later of pure abuse being thrown around site it's still going strong, earned its money ten fold.
Had one of these for 2 years and worked great especially plugging tools into the hover to activate the dust extraction. Quick tip, when the bag is full, carefully cut the end, empty it then roll it back and secure with a few bulldog clips, I get 5-6 full loads before the bag is useless
that is shit
Kkl
What happened after 2 years?? Good tip on bags
Thank you!!!
I use the size 1 and 1/0 Mustad hooks to freeline for snook th-cam.com/users/postUgkxzXmlErSqVAEGWFEKO530BvTqFDw53QW3 and they have been fantastic. The points are super sharp, and the hook is small enough to blend with my baitfish, yet large enough to land fish 30" or more. I also use these hooks when I'm pier or surf fishing with my kids. They tend to catch tons of smaller snapper, whiting, and catfish, and we get far fewer gut hooks with these Mustad in-lines, which means more of them survive after release. I was actually using these hooks when I caught my friend too, but I think that had more to do with the bait I was using ;-)
19 year old Henry sounds a lot like triggers broom 🤣
Ha! Love it. Except I've only replaced the motor so far, and the base, and hose 🤣
@@CharlieDIYte When are you receiving the award from a city official?
@@Pakka0007 Please explain 🤔
@@CharlieDIYte 😂...sorry meant Medal.
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19 different handles and 17 different heads?
Who knew a vacuum cleaner test could be such essential viewing. Brilliantly done Charlie.
Cheers mate, although I think I was missing a few other options judging by some of the excellent comments.
I bought the Stanley vacuum and it was the biggest vacuum I’ve ever known. It weighed a ton and was in a nutshell, shite.
Thanks for that. 👍
I want that on a t shirt. " in a nutshell.....shite"
Hahahahahahahahahah great review!
Hahahaha...Ever thought about a marketing job ?
Titan looks like a boss if Henry had his own adveture game.
Ha! I like your thinking 👍🏻
I like your thinking hahahahahaha
I just noticed the black lid on Henry is supposed to be a bowler hat
Henry has his own toy and books 😂😂
Could be worth investing in a secondhand numatic “370” bucket size which can take a much bigger heap flo
WATTAGE DOES NOT DETERMINE CLEANING POWER
Yes! First comment about “power” that makes sense!
using bags thats novel
Gonna stick with my Henry!👍
Me too
don't it's a biassed video where he misleads you.
I use Henry
date of henry is 2000
19 years is amazing from the henry; better off buying a numatic from their procare range, if you get another 19yrs it more than pays for the additional cost.
Senkatuka23 after a replacement motor isn’t as good as original motor 19 years lol
@@Alexander_l322 because the wattage is lower, you can still get kilowatt motors.
@@TheKlink you can still buy genuine numatic Henry twin flo motor 1200w the old motor before the 620w motor
I own both of these. I’ve reserved the Titan almost exclusively for use with my track saw and any sanders I use, that is to say, in the garage(workshop). It does a serviceable job of keeping the dust down, the bag doesn’t fill too fast & the power take off is useful. I’d suggest if you were after an all-round vac for ‘building’ style work, to pick up the Lidl version next time its on special, it’s very good indeed. The tools are on a par with the Henry too.
The Henry, whilst rugged, I’ve reserved for domestic work. Interestingly, it’s the new style energy efficient one, and I haven’t noticed any drop in power compared to the old style one I own (which I’ve left at my rental property). I can only summarise that they’ve done some work on increasing the efficiency of the air flow between the older and newer models, and not just dropped the HP of the motor!
Anecdote 1: I used to work in the accommodation services arm of a certain large University in the West Country, and Henrys were standard issue in student accommodation. The only reliable way the students found to kill them was by using them as a wet vac. I *might* have built my own Henry out of spare parts from Dead Henrys…
Anecdote 2: I have it on good authority that the Royal Navy use Henrys on their nuclear subs, without any bags, and they seem to last ok. That said, there’s not much to do on patrol, so I can imagine junior rates spending their days fixing Henrys, same as I used to….
Great comment, mate. You raise lots of good points there and yes, the Numatic engineer endorsed that when I was researching for the new motor. He said efficiencies in the new models make up for the wattage drop. The problem with my old machine which I should have said in the video is that I have a 620watt motor on an old machine that doesn't have the new air flow efficiencies. End result, less suction.
Henry hoover is the best hoover in the plAnit
Had my Henry for over 10 years now and still on the same motor. Admittedly I only use it for detailing vehicles, but I do come across some very dirty cars and my Henry never struggles. Would never change it.
Is it possible to use a Henry bag or any other make of model fit on a Titan vacuum to get a tighter seal around the hose inlet?
I don't think so, as the diameter is so much larger. Really, this vac is designed to be a shop vac attached to a cyclone, as discussed here th-cam.com/video/9RfHpm2vf40/w-d-xo.html That way you don't need to worry about the vacuum bag.
Titan is typical Screwfix shite in my humble opinion.
I also have a Henry and use it for smaller jobs and house vacuuming. For more industrial jobs I use a large Nilfisk with 50 mm diameter hose and a Chinese cyclone. The cyclone collects about 95% while the rest, mainly fine dust, ends up in the Nilfisk.
Charlie. You can repair the Henry body crack really easily. Either used a 3D printing technique of melting ABS in acetone to make a slurry (ABS dust or shards, melted in Acetone over night will turn into a paste ideal for gluing or filling holes). Or use as Soldering iron (an old flat tip not your best soldering tip) and zip ties as welding rods to weld the crack closed (a motorcycle hack for repairing ABS fairings). I have used both but used the soldering iron welding technique on my wheelbarrow as I thought that would be stronger, as I was able to add more material to the damaged area to build up the surface far more quickly than with the chemical weld. I hope that helps.
My wife sows me zips on the henry cloth dust bags so i can empty them , they last ages.
That is brilliant. I've been looking for a solution like that for ages.
@@CharlieDIYte ebay sells cloth henry bags with zips, with a little creativity and a compass cutter(also ebay) you can trim the henry bag hole to fit bigger things like the fitting in your titan or any shopvac metal bin type
@@CharlieDIYte ohh realy it was out years ago
@@MAli-rr5ko Fair point 🙄 On reflection I haven't been looking particularly hard. On a completely separate point, I've just bought the pet kit for my HVX200 (domestic Henry that I don't use for building work) primarily to cut out the dog smell but I tell you what, with the new Aero head to replace the old one, the suction is for some reason so much better.
@@CharlieDIYte okay can we get in touch on social media so we can talk about DIY
Do they not have ridgid vacuums over in the uk? Ridgid shop vacs are basically the standard in the US
My Henry is staying put methinks. Good, informative video though. I'm a new subscriber 😎
Cheers Charlie was going to buy that machine but I’ll stick with my Henry
Henry is the best hoover in the plant 🌱
I agree. The Titan isn't meant for domestic work. I've used it quite successfully as a workshop vac attached to a cyclone.
Top quality review Chalie 👍🏾
I own both of these machines. Bought Henry second-hand about 7yrs ago and Titan new around 4yrs ago. Work as a bathroom fitter and old Henry accompanies me daily. He heats up a bit after 10 mins of constant use but so far has not burst into flames nor refused to put in a shift. Has been dropped, down stairs a plenty and has always kept smiling 😁, good old H!
Bought Titan as I needed a wet vac and it was on offer at screwfix (I think I paid around £40 for it). Have never used it dry and couldn't find the bits for it if I dug through the garage for a week. However, as a wet vac it is perfect, very powerful but noisy. I use it a lot for clearing tricky branches of central heating pipe and it removes all traces of moisture before soldering. Excellent for emptying rads, WC's, unlocking sinks etc. Huge vacuum also brilliant for cleaning carpets, rugs, car/van interiors after washing.
To conclude, wouldn't swap H for anything (nice to see him smiling up at you at the end of a hard day) but I find Titan is unbeatable at price for wet work.
Mine is 23 years old same as yours but I’m gonna replace the motor soon as the bearings are knackered I use bags every use I’ll attach a video of how knackered it sounds haha
th-cam.com/users/shortscoYXvYaO27g?si=tSUbiIEAHcqV4R7t
The Numatic Henry is a design classic. I am a floor sander so produce huge amounts of sawdust, we use fairly industrial H Class extractors for that. But at home I use the Henry. Every single nut and bolt is available as a spare part and it’s very easy to work on, it’s one of the few electrical products left on the market that hasn’t been designed with planned obsolescence in mind.
It’s a simple design, extremely quiet, robust, lightweight, I would choose it over any Dyson in their range, and certainly over any of the battery operated vacuums that are becoming popular. There’s a reason why most cleaning companies in the UK use Numatic vacuums. They work and keep on working. The Titan on the other hand, made in China, from cheap materials, I’d be amazed if any of them last longer than a year with any decent amount of use. They’ll all be in landfill within 2 years, not degrading, for 800-1200 years.....
The Titan doesn’t have a smiley face though. I’d feel silly talking to it
Ha 🤣 It's rubbish as a domestic vac but it's really come into its own on my current wardrobe build, as a static vac attached to a cyclone (plus on this set up your can do away with the bags). th-cam.com/video/Ws7Tp2Qgbo4/w-d-xo.html
@@CharlieDIYte I think it’s bad though that after you buy the Titan you need to find work arounds to make it work properly
me personally I stick to my naumatic does the job happy with it enjoyed the video.
Titan is cheap for a reason
Is the advertised 25litre capacity taking into account that huge filter because it looks like the filter takes up 1/2 of the capacity?
BTW Charlie, now that you have 102k subscribers (well done 🍻) more vids pls
That's a good question Azza. I suspect the capacity takes into account the massive filter, and to be honest it's more than enough either way, for most jobs, if you think it did the whole floor on one bag. Thanks mate.. Plenty of vids in the pipeline. Just wish the inertia of life and the occasional demands of the day job didn't keep getting in the way!!
The whole ethos of the Henry is it is the ultimate modular vacuum, meaning no part of it isn't replaceable hence why they last forever. I doubt the new machine has this longevity and in a couple years time the design will have changed or a new unit used making it impossible to repair so you will have to buy a new one. I have a Henry, the top of the range big one which holds a lot more than the little baby ones, its 1200w too and super powerful, the hose snapped a couple weeks back and it cost me £6 delivered for a new one and I buy approx 5 a year of the washable bags again like £6 and it just keeps going.
Great comment Ian, thanks. Out of interest which Henry do you have as I'm thinking of investing in one so I can properly wash the kitchen floor.
I have a Henry that’s 14 years old, I doubt the Titan will last that long, especially those plastic tools and cheap hose.
@@CharlieDIYte a George is good it washes floors and shampoos and washes carpets aswell
I’m a carpenter and I have been using the same Henry for the last 15 years, never let me down.
That's good!!
is it ok connecting to power tools...?
@@ronaldomac566 yeah it does
I have a smaller version: the Titan TTB350Vac. I bought it a few years ago for a bit more than 20 quid (it's 35 quid now), which is a real bargain. It lives in my workshop and only does light duty. The key for me was that at that price I could afford to have one specially for the workshop rather than dragging out the house vacuum cleaner when I needed to clean up. I agree about the quality: it's definitely cheap and cheerful (mine gets blocked too), but I think the core of the machine is pretty robust and great value for money. PS. Well done for resisting the temptation to make an awful joke like: "Vacuums suck!"
Henrys refurbed with new 1400 w dyson motors and new tools go for 79 quid !
I tell my Henry pet all my problems he never juges me just sit there and smiles. Andy England 🇬🇧
Love it!
I`ve been using the Titan 16 Litre for a few years, definitely great value, plus still works like the day I bought it! Certainly a DIY/Tradesman's vacuum.
Agreed Mark. I realised this recently when I connected the Titan to a cyclone th-cam.com/video/9RfHpm2vf40/w-d-xo.html It was unfair if me to pitch it against Henry because they were both designed for very different jobs.
We use a 30 quid basic titan in the workshop for sucking up liquids and stuff you don't really want to touch in the drain industry
only thing thats wins over with the Henry is cable storage
Shame you couldn't swap the motor out of the titan and have a hybrid Henry 1400W. not just 610W
Think I would have brushed up the big bits up first and ( saved the bag contents ) and used the hoover for dust and bits its designed to do
Fair point!
Almost 2 years since you originally posted this video I know. No matter, came across it whilst considering the Titan as my next "workshop vacuum". Agreed with all the negative points you raised so looked a bit further for another piece of kit somewhere between Titan @ c. £50 and Henry @ c. £130. The answer I came up with was the VacMaster Power 30 PTO. It costs £90 and has s/steel suction tubes, larger diameter 2.5m hose and full floor head. You can even upgrade the filter to a HEPA one for £16. Finally a pack of 5 x 30L "fine" dust bags are only £15. This is the piece of kit I ordered as I think it does everything the Titan does but better. Even with the HEPA filter and a set of 30L bags it came in at £120. I did however get 10% for setting up an account and so got a top class package £22 or 17% cheaper than standard Henry.
You can find the VACMASTER POWER 30 PTO WET & DRY VACUUM CLEANER here,
www.cleva-uk.com/collections/garage-workshop-vacuum-cleaners/products/vacmaster-power-30-pto
The accessories (including all bags and filters) can be found here,
www.cleva-uk.com/collections/vacmaster-accessories/Vacmaster-Accessories
voted clear best vac in a recent test! I would just like something smaller myself
Just a couple of thoughts with regard to health, the Titan looks to be have a Class L filter, the minimum level whereas it's recommended to look for a Class M machine. The class M machines are pretty expensive but some Class L machines come with a Class M filter.
Exactly why I decided to purchase a Nilfisk Aero 26/21 (screwfix 66972)(the machine is still class L as it requires auto cleaning etc to be properly classed as an M). It has the power take off which is very handy.
The Titan can be upgraded with a HEPA cartridge (screwfix code 962FG) (the Wickes vac I used to have also used this cartridge). This upgrades collection to 0.3microns but it's still only a class L filter but will be an improvement over the supplied one.
Also have a Henry, they have "HEPA-Flow" bags but these bags are not HEPA rated it's just a brand name. The internal filter is again not HEPA rated but you can purchase aftermarket HEPA filters on eBay/Amazon for £22-£25 ish not tried yet. Numantic do now produce a Henry Allergy HVA160 machine which looks like a Henry with HEPA filtration.
Would recommend the Nilfisk, it's been fantastic.
My Henry is 600w lo power and 1200w on hi power. I did have to buy a new on/off switch for it but its had 6.5 years of abuse including the metal pipe being run over and bashed back into shape again. As a tradesman I would not be without it, it may not have the capacity of some but then it takes up less room in the van. If I need to suck up a lot of rubble as in your video, I have a very cheap ash can attachment which needs no bag and will take all of the rubble without a problem. You get what you pay for and Henry is the champ.
I’d go as far as to call the Henry no frills and the Titan simply cheap. The Henry isn’t fancy, he’s just a basic machine that’s made to a high standard of quality. The cheap Titan is just very inexpensive, it won’t last nearly as long or be nearly as pleasant to use as any of Numatic’s machines. I started selling after years of recommending them. They’re a bit more obscure here in the US, but I’ve seen some 1980s vintage machines here in commercial settings!
As an electrician I worked for a firm and my boss kept buying Titans and they would get put in the van and other stuff as well, the Titan kept getting dented and the seem would go.it cost him more in Titans than it would have for one Henry. You can buy the reusable bags with a zip, brilliant they are. Would never buy Titan again, Henry vacs are bulletproof.
Great video tho
Charlie, the DeWalt is a dust extractor not a vacuum. Different thing, they are rated L class, M class and H class. A couple of years ago HSE updated the requirements for commercial use from L class as a minimum to M class as part of their programme against respirable dusts and very probably move to H class at some point in the next couple of years.
If you're using a face mask, for a disposable get FFP3 rated and for a half mask get P3 filters. Should be used for any dusty job.
FWIW I’ve owned the same Titan for nearly five years. I bought it both for DIY use and as a shopvac for use with power tools. I added the Rockler Dust Right Universal Small Port Hose Kit, which is a perfect fit into the Titan, and also has a much wider hose. It’s been more than fine in that time, but I agree that the hose and accessories supplied are not great. Still, for the money, it’s been a great buy.
Thanks for a good review. I use 16l Titan as a central vacuum with Hepaflo bags - works like a charm :)) P.S. I would be wearing a face mask for that dusty job - fungal spores are not a joke ...just saying...
Great video, though it's left me feeling if there are other alternative builders vacuum cleaners out there to consider.
One question I do have regarding the blow facility on the Titan model, do you need to empty the bag chamber and wipe clean before using the blow option?
Regards
Robert
WTF, just leave the crap between the joists,! And use the time saved doing something useful,! Mmmmm,,, your a bit of an old woman really aren’t you,?? 🤔🤔😂😂😂
I can't win David! Did a vid recently covering over a ceiling with new plasterboard and everyone said why didn't you drop the ceiling. But yes, I suppose I am inclined to be a bit OCD! 😂
Same company makes them for Lidl and Aldi too. Likely Positec power tools. You can bet the Stanley model is also made by the same company.
I've been using the one from Lidl for a while. Does the job but the noise level from the motor is too high. I don't own a Henry but have used them and their motors seem much quieter.
My home vacuums are Miele. Not only are they quiet, the suction is on them is amazing. But then you're paying £300 so I suppose it should be.
I agree. The motor on theTitan is LOUD. Could do with ear protectors really when I'm using it.
I bought a Vacmaster wet n dry from Amazon that looks exactly the same as the Titan so I assume some factory in China is pushing these out to be branded up by whoever. Same blockage issues as you had and the same flimsy plastic attachments. Better value than a Henry I guess but as long as you treat it with care.
Use a titan for wet but it does tend to send the water out of the blower hole making a mess all up the walls
Terrible product, wouldn't buy it even though it's cheap. You can see it's cheap from miles and see straight away it's not going to live as long as Henry. But thanks for very good review.
Those muddy deposits are also an early form of soundproofing! Be careful with the plaster keys.
When using henry for brick dust etc use paper bag as hepa is to fine and blocks up
Cheers Lee. I'll give that a try. Think I need another video going through all the excellent tips that I've had following this vid.
When my Henry’s motor died I brought a Nilfisk wet & dry as replacement. Even though the noise spec for the Nilfisk is lower, the pitch of it makes it horrible to use without ear defenders!. Ended up buying another Henry....
Ive had the cheapest titan for 3 years! Best 30 squid ive spent!
bags are cheaper than lungs. Henry is still only L class though and site requirement is M class minimum and H class more likely to be the future.
Silica is the killer think of it as asbestos. cyclones are a great idea . Good indepth comparison Titan stuff is amazing value.
Thanks Julian. Yes I'm a cyclone convert after doing this bit.ly/3fssYHn but need to upgrade the drum to metal after the plastic one imploded.
Lidl Powerfix? 6 years and haven't killed it yet! €55
Had a similar thing from lidl. Chip as chips but same faults. Though originally bought as shop vac / sawdust extraction
What a shame, have looked at these before but always decided to fix Hetty instead, seems like a great hoover but penny pinching spoils it, shame.
Yep, and in fact I've just had to shell out another £25 for the hepa filter, because it leaks far too much dust. The Henry is in a different class.
I totally agree with you Charlie it does have woefully poor accessories and you are right Titan should have produced a stainless steel tube and the Stanley fatmax does have better accessories
The thing is Rory, I've realised the Titan was never designed to be a domestic vac. I've recently been using it as a static shop vac attached to a cyclone and for that it's suddenly come into it's own th-cam.com/video/9RfHpm2vf40/w-d-xo.html
Thanks for the review, it makes several very interesting points.
I use an old henry with hepa bag installed, but connect it to a self made 25 litre cyclone of sorts that collects almost all of the debris, even the very fine plaster dust etc. I rarely need to change the bag and because of this, the suction stays high for much longer.
I made a simple cart that holds both, one above the other so the footprint is about the same as the Henry itself.
Ditto.
I am looking for a cyclone-based shop vacuum and can't find any!! How is it possible there is no such product?? Is everyone in bag business?...
love this idea.
is this the sort of thing you're talking about? th-cam.com/video/OEdoTVsdXWU/w-d-xo.html
@@TheKlink Yes, very similar, but I mounted my separator above the vac to keep the footprint as small as possible. Also I made a 'Thien Baffle' to make the separator a little more efficient. A google search will provide more info about this, although the example that you linked above seems pretty efficient anyway.
Do Vax still make a Wet And Dry Cylinder, those things were bulletproof!
They did I bought one but the Titan was actually better, still using the Titan
I don't know if there's anyone else making such useful and practical review vids. Thanks for taking the time. I have the cheaper Titan vac whech came recommended by a builder for its robustness and throw away price. It suffers exactly the same problams as the one you tested ( same bags) but I've been happy with it so far.
Parkside (lidl) vac costs only slightly more than the titan but has a much higher build quality including metal pipes. If you are not in a hurry it is worth waiting for. I am on my second, the first lasted about 8 years of abuse before the bearings started to go, I now use it for rubble only as it whines terribly.
The new one is used with a dust deputy cyclone and it is superb and the filter never clogs.
Thank you for a great review of a cheap, badly made vacuum aimed at DIYers. However, I agree with the 11 comments recommending using a cyclone separator. It will capture most of the dust/debris in a bagless container whilst preserving the life of the vacuum motor and air filter which will be drawing mostly clean air through it. The downside is having to make the vacuum+cyclone portable but there are plenty of good videos from You Tube woodworkers showing how to build a cart for this purpose. I would like to hear your opinion on the vacuum+cyclone.
Can’t beat my ‘enry ‘!
The Winner is The 2000 Numatic Henry HVR200
Agreed. I've hardly used the Titan since but I've got it sucking up MDF on my current project th-cam.com/video/R1dKybdYyY8/w-d-xo.html, in video 2 coming out this week.
You can also get 1200w Henrys and hettys on eBay since your one is now 620w
henry is beter then titan were did you get henry from
Use a collection bucket between the vacuum and the hose
Say the same after 19 years of using that Titan, if it lasts that long lol.............
Fair point, although the Titan has had a care lease of life as a static shop vac attached to a cyclone bit.ly/3fssYHn In hindsight it was a bit unfair to pitch it against Henry because they're two very different machines designed for different purposes
Nope still would have my Henry and it fits nicely in the van leaving room for more important tools
I've got to say I agree with you Brendan. This one definitely stays at home.
I bought the Henry xtra for housework use last year and wow is that thing powerful - too powerful infact. It can easily lift vinyl which has been glued down with contact adhesive and has lifted carpet from the gripper rod.
The best DIY vacuum I have had was a 1990 vax power 4000. Basically just an old style canister vax. It was used domestically and for diy for nearly three decades. It had a replaceable cloth bag and I used it to suck up rubble, soot, ash, sanding dust etc during the renovations of five large houses. The only ever failure was a rocker switch. Sadly it recently took a tumble down some stone cellar steps which finally killed it. It was like loosing my first pet dog all over again, I was gutted!
Sounds like a great machine. I feel your pain Spencer - you become strangely attached to them for all their loyalty over the years! What did you replace it with?
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I got a V-Tuf VTM1 MINI Dust Extractor M-Class vacuum which is the cheapest m class l could find ,it’ can be found for £98 . The plumber from the skill builder channel recommended it .
Thank you for a very informative video keep it up. But I think I’m going to stick with my Henry.
Can't beat a Henry. Made in England too.
@hffp1 incorrect. Henry are and gave always been made in Somerset. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numatic_International?wprov=sfla1
Shock, horror. £54.99 POS isn't a patch on a £134.99 Henry. 19 minutes of my life that I'll never get back.
You chose to watch a video comparing two vacuum cleaners. Were you expecting twists and turns akin to The Usual Suspects?
@@cedarstuff I was expecting the unexpected, that the cheap one was as good as the dearer one. It wasn't, so what was the point of the video?
Henry is a legend.
Yeah
I prefer Hetty
hi first of all thank you for the detail and lovely review what do you think about dust collection system rather than new vaccum itself, looks like it would be much better to have dust collection system with Henry?
Cheers mate. Yes, I'm interested in these dust collection systems. I think the Henry would benefit - particularly when using it for saw dust etc extraction.
A boring subject, but I'm glad I watched it and that you made it, well done you Charlie. (FYI If I'm home, I use my air compressor to clean stuff, 8 bars of pressure clear dust from anything!).
The other machine I use for my diy jobs, of course my 2008 1200w Henry does wonderful at all jobs. Sometimes I use a 1992 hoover aqua master which is quite good, occasionally it’s my Sebo x4 upright which I prefer to stick to general household, but I did use it to rescue after my Henry blocked.
I bought my Henry in early 1993 after using them in automotive glazing where we used them without the filters to pickup glass pieces and any other crap and detritus and they just kept on going. In the depots we used large capacity Numatics.
Mine is about 1000 watts and would have taken up your floorboards up no problem as well as the carpet. Have to use the suction control sleeve on metal tubes to keep it under control. Best vac I ever bought and still going strong.
Yes they were originally designed for trade use, not domestic use, but the smiley face gave them mass appeal
Strange the diameter of the bag is to wide and the diameter of the hose is to narrow needs to be the other way round.
Yes, but what I've realised since doing this video is that the Titan was only really designed to be used as a static shop vac. I used it in this capacity attached to a cyclone to build my wardrobes th-cam.com/video/9RfHpm2vf40/w-d-xo.html With the cyclone you no longer need a bag in the vacuum and it's been brilliant. It is definitely not a domestic vac.
The vacuum cleaner that I use for DIY is my Henry witch is 11 years old now!
They're awesome aren't they. Consider making a cyclone though. He deserves it after all these years of loyal service. It's been a complete game changer for me! bit.ly/3fssYHn
Yeah Henry is awsome yours has lasted 21 years now!
Interesting review and yes the titan is cheaper by a considerable amount but that's the difference between the two. Just an idea that might be worth u trying is to look at the possibility of making a cyclone separation unit as i've seen alot of the woodworkers do to their vacuum unit and it really makes a difference
Can I get your Henry pleaS
I bought aftermarket bags for my Titan. They seem to seal OK but it's like they are made from tissue paper, they tear so easily. Will be trying different ones going forward. As for the Titan vacuum itself, it gets used in the garden workshop, for the car, and cleaning the house carpets when we want some proper suction. Apart from its bulk, I like it and think for the price it was a bargain
Did you find a good aftermarket brand in the end?
@@justrobin1234 Haven't used up the bad ones yet! But i will get them from Screwfix, where the vac unit originally came from, so I will have recourse if those are poor quality
I live in the US and I have a Henry 160 I let my friend borrow it for around a month I put an empty bag in Henry before I gave it to her and Henry comes back to my house used bagless I was so mad
Matthew I'd have been furious about that. So she used the empty bag and then couldn't be bothered to buy a new one and someone said to her "don't worry, you can use them without a bag". I see that on building sites and it's such a shame because it knackers the machine long term. Yours will be ok as she didn't do it for long. If you're worried you could always take it apart and give the motor a good clean. I did this here th-cam.com/video/yO7nfqiABMw/w-d-xo.html
@@CharlieDIYte okay thank you I'm going to take my hand right to a service center and have his motor cleaned out cuz his motor kind of sounds funny but other than that he still works or a Titan and the us we have shop vacs l shop vacs are just are tightened
I have an old Henry 2 speed 1600 w which is as good as it was when new 10 years ago because I always use a bag and clean the filter regularly and I love it because of its power and compact size , I also have a Karcher wet and dry that I only use for wet work and that to is a great machine and is really powerful for removing blockages from waste pipes etc....as you say always use a bag and you carn't go wrong......👍
I got a zip bag for Henry. I use it for big stuff and it's really easy to empty.
Where did you get that from?
I bought the 40litre version six months ago. Several of the issues have been sorted, certainly the bag connector. I’ve used it a fair bit over six months and the bag is still only half full! The accessories are indeed cheap and that’s the main drawback. But the power is great (1600w I think). I have the same mitre saw as you Charlie and hadn’t realised it exceeded the permissible wattage. It does still work when plugged into the Titan but I did notice a lag of three seconds or so before it turned on. I’ve only used it for sawdust so far so no blockages. Overall impressed
What about Makita wet and dry L Class... noisy but a great hoover xtr
you have overlooked the karcher wd4 massively. I have one of these for my own renovation and its prefect.
I own both and have always used a Henry floor tool and dust brush. I've never had any of these problems with mine and I use it as a dust extractor, it's superb. I also bought an after-market hose extension don't have any problem with hall, stairs and landing, I can leave it at the foot of the stairs. I had a sparkie mate make an extension for the dual tool feature and it works a treat.
nope henry all the way but a great review by the way
Charlie, You should try the Numatic wv370 or a Charles cvc370 they use bigger bags and are wet and dry
Thanks Alex. I've got a George video coming up at some point soon. Transformed our kitchen floor - an awesome bit if kit!
Only the Charles is a wet dry vac.The NV370 is just a larger henry.
@@a.a674 sorry wv370
oh Charlie DIYte you should go for the OZITO wet and dry vaccum it is really good and pickes up a lot of rubble ect ect form house.
The Titan looks much like a wickes wet n dry vac I bought a while back .... same cheap tools too.... I bought a Henry afterwards and Henry still going strong and effortless by comparison , my view buy cheap buy it twice.
Titan fantastic for water but don’t break anything or lose the drain cap because screw fix don’t carry parts and cheapest drain cap was eBay at £28
Blimey - half the cost of the vacuum :(
Charlie DIYte ye shocked me too but keep up the good work with your videos
Bought one of these about two years ago,expected it to last a few months at most.two years later of pure abuse being thrown around site it's still going strong, earned its money ten fold.
Thanks for that Ross! Here's hoping mine does the same!
I've had a karcher wet and dry and its been good! Only problems are it tips over easily and its got a small wet capacity if your garage gets flooded..