How to Replace a Henry Numatic Vacuum Motor

In this video I'll be showing you how I replaced my 15 year old Henry vacuum motor with a genuine Neumatic replacement - all for the price of a compatible motor!!
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Like a lot of my videos, in this one I start by showing you the mistake I made - in this case purchasing the wrong motor on Espares - but then discovering that I could by a genuine Neumatic motor replacement for the same price as the cheap compatible motors that are available on-line. But at least by making this mistake I've hopefully prevented you from doing the same thing!
Having bought the wrong motor, I did what I should have done right at the start, and phoned the technical helpline at Neumatic. Initially I did this to have a bit of a moan at them that the new motors cost almost as much as a new Henry vacuum, and also to ask them why Henrys are so much less powerful than they used to be.
The technical guys put me right on both fronts. They pointed out there are resellers eg on ebay who buy the motors in bulk and therefore are able to offer more competitive prices in my case (£39.99 including postage rather than the advertised £106.06 on the official Neumatic website), and also pointed out that the newly redesigned Henry vacuums are able to deliver almost the same suction capacity as the old vacuums even though the wattage consumption is almost half what it used to be.
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Electric Screwdriver (not essential but makes it a bit easier!), with extended PZ2 screw bit
here's a link to the motor I needed for my Henry HVR200 vacuum goo.gl/Pbckif but check which motor YOU need for YOUR vacuum, as my vacuum is ancient, and it may not be the right one!
here's the company I bought the motor from ebay seller AID Cleaning Store2010 goo.gl/njvvhF
dust sheet
newspaper
methylated spirit - not essential, but it's useful, to clean some of the connections
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[@yusufayoub2709]

Bro I am late but what year was that henry hoover.

[@MrSuperheterodyne]

The perfect tradesman's vacuum. Had mine for 16 years. Was my house vacuum for a few years, but when Mr Dyson started catching the wife's attention, it got booted out and replaced with some fancy 24V cordless thing. I immediately put Henry in my van and that's where it has stayed. It has cleaned out many a boiler, done some serious hard labour. Agree with you, always use bags. The Numatic company have earned a lot of respect through making such good honest products that are repairable. Considering how long they last, coupled with the spare part availability and support, not to mention the brilliant performance - I think they are an essential tool. I even used mine as a step ladder once (18 stone). I wouldn't be without mine that's for certain.

[@CharlieDIYte]

Couldn't agree more, and tell me, how is your wife getting on with that "marketing over substance" tool, the Dyson? I recently pitted George against the Vax - another company that realises that you can sell a gimmick if you get the marketing right bit.ly/3af0Yml and George won hands down, plus my clumsy father in law managed to break the Vax when I lent it to him.

[@MrSuperheterodyne]

@@CharlieDIYte Not sure if the Dyson is still going as we went our separate ways. I do know it had to have a replacement battery though, and having to find a twig to try to coax the dust out when emptying was a pain. My new fiancee (victim?) insisted on a Shark, after less than 6 months the brush bar is intermittent and flashing all sorts of error codes...... The old Henry though is still in the van waiting eagerly for it's daily feeding. :-) By the way - we were talking about this over breakfast (exciting aren't we??) and I worked out that the cost of purchase over the 16 years means that old Henry cost around £5 a year. Can't beat that.

[@andrewmason4004]

@@CharlieDIYte I've still got an original (1st generation) Dyson. If you wanted or needed a motorised brush I think they were great and beat a Kirby head-to-head. Agree the company has gone rather downhill since.

[@suedesborough6663]

Thanks very much for your video, we've just put a new motor in our 17 year old Henry following the same route you did, getting the part number from Numatic and getting the correct motor from Aid cleaning store. Good to be keeping our Henry even though he's only used in the garage now! Thanks again.

[@homehelper9273]

Brilliant, thanks for this. I love how vacuum cleaners are approachable in terms of fixing. Good for you for not only keeping that in use but showing so many others how to do the same. Hats off to you 🤠

[@voodoomotion5855]

Thanks Charlie. I've saved this video. Our Henry almost died but i gave him a hi-low switch and PCB bypass. Apparently with slightly newer models the PCBs don't last very long. Chances are we'll need to replace the motor soon, so this is very useful and cost saving! 😉

[@HimanshuThakurJ]

Useful video. I was bracing for the job when I found out that the plug for the electrical socket of my Henry had some sticky substance on one lead. Not sure how it got there. I've had no electrical issues at home and all sockets are RCD-controlled for safety too. So, I tried to clean up the plug as the first step. Lo and behold, the intermittence of suction was resolved straightaway! Thank you for your video anyway. Having tried many vacuums, the simplicity and power of Henry is something I love.

[@the.smarts]

Fantastically helpful. Thanks very much. Found the right replacement from your same suppliers and will follow the installation procedure in a few days. Really pleased.

[@CharlieDIYte]

Glad to hear it Peter. Thanks for the comment and good luck with the repair!

[@literoadie3502]

There was a big Numatic International Henry at our church when I was a kid, and I opened it up a couple of times to empty it, and it never had a filter bag! The horror! I’ve always loved these vacuums since I was a kid. Whenever the time comes to buy a vacuum cleaner I’m getting one of these, without question. Thanks for the video.

[@Mr_D2_1004N]

I'd aim to get a used one as the newer ones don't seem as good they are good still but I'd aim for a older machine

[@warrennewman3875]

It worked.. after i spent an hour stripping the motor out. Cleaning the brushes..etc.. Thanks for the tip.

[@robertmij7425]

Second video of yours I’ve watched to repair things 🤣. I repaired my Henry by bypassing the pcb such an easy fix. Just seen your fixing a grip shift on a bike and on with repairing that now . Keep up the good work

[@CharlieDIYte]

Thanks Robert. Really appreciate the comment and massive thanks for watching my vids 👊🏻

[@peterpeterson9903]

Excellent, well done, exactly what I would do, I will repair everything and anything. I have replaced 3 heater elements in my parents tumble drier now over the course of 12-15 years, each time a good service, cleaned to like new internally, checked and then it gives another 5-6 years service! We chuck away far too much, yet we bang on about diesel and petrol fumes, what about all the machines we bin and replace - think of the carbon footprint there!

[@marco2980]

Great video and advise! Also, I’m impressed that you didn’t make your white polo shirt dirty, good skills 😉

[@Noor-kp1yb]

My Henry motor went recently he is 15+ years and I got a quote for £85-90 to replace the motor and going to give it a go myself maybe pausing your video a few times to get me through this but would be great to have him up and running again.🎉ty for your video

[@CharlieDIYte]

It's very straight forward - you should be fine. Good luck 🤞

[@hoovermaster]

Really great video! For my dirty jobs like cleaning my tiger vacuum sand the cars I use a 23 year old Henry. Previously used for metal and glass pieces it is fantastic!! The newer henrys are actually even more simple to repair. All seven screws are on the bottom of the lid so it means the motor is accessed a lot easier. Thanks for uploading!!

[@CharlieDIYte]

hoover master Cheers mate! I kind of miss the noisier more powerful motor I had before, but I can't really complain about the suction power of the new one.

[@hoovermaster]

Hope Henry gives you many more happy years!! These are really the most ideal cleaners for all work or general home use

[@vacuum_collector26]

@@hoovermaster his is now 20 years old and it's had that motor for 3 years

[@HooverLux]

Excellent video, nice to see you repair it, great step by step guide and the info on the different motors. Thank you 😁

[@CharlieDIYte]

You're welcome. Thanks for the comment!

[@kevstroud9974]

Many thanks for this. I have exactly the same model of machine, which has done similar service. I thought the motor was gone but it turned out that it had just cut out after over heating and everything needed a clean up. Your video was really helpful when taking apart and reassembling. Thanks again.

[@CharlieDIYte]

You're welcome Kevin. Thanks for the comment. I'm glad you found it useful!! You did well to keep with the old motor. The new ones are less powerful and not nearly as good!

[@RJA_World]

@@CharlieDIYte The old motors surprisingly are the same powerful as the new ones, they produce around 81 air watts. And the original motor in yours, the UDS type was the worst, cheapest motor Numatic produced. No hate though, just some friendly information. Great video! 👍

[@CharlieDIYte]

@@RJA_World Thanks buddy. That's interesting because the old one certainly seemed more powerful than the new, but thanks for the heads up on that. 👊

[@RJA_World]

@@CharlieDIYte Yeah it's very odd, but I've seen it tried and tested and they produce roughly the same amount of suction, only literally 2 or 3 air watts between them haha

[@CharlieDIYte]

@@RJA_World Funnily enough the engineer I spoke at Numatic said that, even though the wattage of the motor is less, the suction efficiency is greater, but I assumed those efficiencies were gained in the design upgrades in the body of the machine which of course I'd be losing out on given my machine is old and was designed for the old motor.

[@JosephByrne]

Great video. I upgraded and resold some old laptops recently. I didn't make any money but I had fun. Even if you are only saving a small amount of money and it's costing you time to repair something take into account the fact that you'll have fun doing it. It's that look at 21:22.

[@CharlieDIYte]

Exactly Joseph. What a skill! You might not have made any money but felt pretty epic when you'd done it and learnt loads. Plus you've done your bit for the environment. 👌

[@kuckian]

my friend we had the exact same thought. my henry has been in our family for 35 years and finally died on me today. I will be reconditioning him with up-rated parts

[@kuckian]

i wish mine had the wind up thing

[@heeheeriah]

@@kuckian wow that's a rare model! that was only produced from 1981 - 1985

[@annamariadagati1352]

Just did it! Thank you very much for your help. It works as new :)

[@MrSiddaniels]

Hi Charlie this worked out to be awesome and I made the mistake of getting a non genuine motor and it did not fit, i got one directly from Numatic Sales and it worked a treat on our 21 year old henry.. Thanks

[@CharlieDIYte]

Hi Sid, so glad you got it fixed. Thanks for getting in touch.

[@guitarplayerforu]

Great to see that you fixed your trusty Henry, Numatic Vacuums are some of the best. I have a Numatic James which I got last month and it's so powerful yet quiet, I joked with my mum saying that the James will probably outlast our Dyson DC40 animal erp. I'd always use Bags in my Numatic cleaner, not like they're expensive £11 for 20 genuine hepaflo Bags from Amazon, the Hepaflo bags are great, even when half full there's still loads of airflow. Hope my James lasts me 15 or more years, Numatic builds Their machine's to last and machine's built to last are a rarity nowadays unfortunately. Great video

[@CharlieDIYte]

guitarplayerforu Thanks mate. I'd bet my life on your Henry outlasting the Dyson. In fact it's such a certainty it's not even worth a bet 😉

[@guitarplayerforu]

Charlie DIYte mine is a James, he's the smaller yellow machine, same 620Watt motor as Henry though and same bags. How often do you have to change bags in your Henry? I've found the James to clean our carpets better than the Dyson, I use the airobrush too and after vacuuming, the carpets look like they've been shampooed, they always look like they've been professionally vacuumed too like in a hotel. Think James will be a little workhorse 🙂

[@AndyJHiscock]

Henry is a beast - rugged and long lasting - and British designed and made!

[@CharlieDIYte]

Agreed. The Land Rover of the vacuum world!!

[@NumaticHenryLover]

I’ve fixed several henries. They are incredibly easy to repair and are brilliant machines.

[@philip2180parker]

My next DIY job, will order parts next week, holidays. Great video :-)

[@CharlieDIYte]

philip parker Thanks Philip and good luck with the repair!

[@steve_o379]

I've got the yellow hetty and I think there amazing vacs. So glad you can get replacement parts for them so easily least I know what to do if my motor breaks. Hope mine lasts 15 years like yours did

[@CharlieDIYte]

Cheers Steve. Yes and you can even replace the brushes in the motor - which I suspect I could have done with mine. 👍

[@steve_o379]

@@CharlieDIYte cheers 😊

[@frarnie]

I love your videos and have followed a few very successfully. They’re very easy to understand so thanks for taking the time. I’ve been following this one as I fixed old Henry but after fitting the new motor, he’s still not working. I cleaned the inner and outer brass contacts as you did but I’m wondering if cleaned them too well and now need to grease them up again. Do you have any idea what grease I should use? I googled it for hours and 846 seems the best but that’s pretty expensive for the amount I need. Thanks 😊

[@CharlieDIYte]

Thanks so much. Really chuffed you find them useful. I think you should grease the contacts - it was an error I didn't although the vac is still going strong. Probably something like this - although I haven't used it myself. Hope it fixes the issue..👊 uk.rs-online.com/web/p/greases/1015536

[@zedman442]

I've got an old wickes Hoover that is my work Vac takes all the abuse like you would be gutted if it popped unlike Henry I'd be hard pushed to find spares for it now. Also it sometimes cheaper to go to the official spares site to get parts. I was very surprised to find a replacement motor for my Bosch washing machine cheapest on their spares site! Nice video.

[@CharlieDIYte]

+Zed Man Cheers for that, Zed Man - Good old Bosch! I agree, which is why I was so surprised to find it on at over £100 on the Numatic site! I bet you'd find parts for your vacuum on ESpares - actually wish I had kept the motor they sent me, to see if it would have fit and also to pimp up the Henry a bit - from 1100w to 1400w. I suspect I would have struggled though without reconfiguring the inside of the vacuum.

[@benking9503]

I did mine the other week, it's not quite as scary as you are saying tho, it's just a motor with 2 north and south pole electrodes or ( brushes) which when energised within a coil, thus creating a electro magnet which causes the shaft to spin on a front and rear bearing, u 're correct that there are different types of motor, but this is only the casing of the motor and if you have a eye for detail, you can see immediately by the picture if it's identical to the old one or not, it's really not that scary, I ordered mine by eye and it fitted in no problem and is fantastic, But yes you do need to watch out for cheap replica knock offs! And to eliminate or dramatically reduce the dust and crap getting into the motor, always always use a bag! And use a genuine bag designed for these hoovers, Dust and crap that gets sucked into the motor finds its way into the 2 shaft bearings and dries out the grease creating dry bearings, causing the turbine shaft and actually the whole motor to get hot and then smash itself to bits litterally, u can take the motors apart and replace the bearings, however mine had completely exploded and was not salvageable

[@Harj-n3y]

This is my best video of all time

[@clairebowman-white271]

How did you now which was the neutral and which was the live leads? when putting the new motor on and reattaching leads. Are they labeled on the replacement motor? Thanks!

[@clairebowman-white271]

I'm about to attempt this so haven't actually ordered the parts yet.

[@billconiston8091]

great video - always nice to fix rather than replace - just a comment on the seller you used - i've ordered spares for my henry from Aid cleaning on ebay UK, but the items that arrived were not genuine and it was a hassle to return.

[@deemdoubleu]

Did you check brushes in your old motor?

[@TheHenryCollectorExtra]

For heavy work I use a 15 year old Henry, brilliant machine, still going strong.

[@CharlieDIYte]

They're awesome aren't they. Protect them with a vacuum bag and they'll go on for years.

[@mjh277]

Hi, dont' know if you check your comments on old videos, but if you do, do you happen to know if the motor for the HVR200 and HVR160 is the same or different parts? Thanks

[@timmygasman945]

got two Henry's an a George. all 15 years +, the 2nd Henry was in the back garden of a job I went to, asked if I could have it for spares, took it home put a new fuse in and 15 years later still going.

[@CharlieDIYte]

They're awesome, aren't they! How d'you find the George compares to the Henrys?

[@timmygasman945]

the George is in wet vax mode , I'm a heating engineer and use it to suck the water out of systems especially in flats. Had it for approx 15 years, when it dies will have no problem in buying anew one.

[@caskwith]

@@CharlieDIYte I have a 16 year old George. They are very good machines if you need something that is multifunctional but they do have their downsides. George is very big and heavy compared to a Henry and there are a lot of accessories so it takes up a lot of storage room. There is no cable spool so that is a bit of a faff. George is also much noisier than a Henry. George works great as a dry vac or a wet vac, very powerful with good capacity. As a carpet/upholstery cleaner it works OK, there is no agitation brush that you would get from a purpose made carpet cleaner. As a hard floor wet cleaner it works superbly, the brush and squeegee are excellent. Overall if you want one machine then George really can handle any task quite well and is built to last with spares cheap and easy to get. If you are only doing dry vacuuming, a henry is better in every way.

[@adamzy123]

Great video thanks, fixed my Henry no problem and I'm useless at this sort of stuff as a rule

[@CharlieDIYte]

steve adams Great work Steve, and thanks for taking the time to let me know! Out of interest what motor did you go for in the end?

[@adamzy123]

The same one you used in the video,it came up first on ebay so checked the part no, and checked your video again and sure enough was the one I needed

[@CharlieDIYte]

steve adams Fantastic! I bet you felt pretty epic when you put it all back together and switched it on!! So glad I bothered to repair mine. It's back into daily service again now.

[@adamzy123]

Yes for sure I did, I hate throwing things away so thats what got me looking for a good video to see if it was easy enough or not and cheers as you made it look easy enough and I am a bit useless with fiddly stuff but no problem :)

[@martinlanigan803]

These are best vacumes going

[@boblordylordyhowie]

I did this job and I threw all the plastic bits in the dishwasher and it got rid of the black motor dust. I am lucky I have conductive electrical grease so I coated the revolving contacts with it, my only problem was deciding if there was a polarity issue with the motor as there is no particular indication for any.

[@CharlieDIYte]

Good thinking Bob and yes I should have used conductive grease on the rotating connectors. The lower wattage motor is a bit disappointing though compared to the original. 👍

[@rayc1503]

Don't worry pal AC motors aren't generally polarity sensitive. Where as DC motors are.

[@boblordylordyhowie]

@@rayc1503 Except 3 ph, the wrong connection and you'll change the rotation.

[@piaruddin2282]

Thank you v much friend wish u long life &ur all ur family thank you.

[@ANDREW-oy2vh]

Excellent footage /information. In addition to your information. Could the motor be identified /supplied separately from the vacuum / impeller vanes , my thinking is that perhaps the motor manufacture supplies this for other products and one could obtained from another product, modified and fitted with the Vacuum/ impeller vanes . Thanks again. Andrew.

[@samsungsamsung-qc5uu]

what liquid did you use to clean? best regards

[@mossqureshi4660]

hi Charlie - my Henry is an HRV-200 (very old model) - on/off button is a red one towards the top - not like your...you push it down ... yours is a rocker switch. It was my mum's (she's passed away) and it seem to be missing the "air spout" - in your video at 20:15 - inside the orange tub, where you pushed the bag onto the "air spout". Also, you twist your hose back on ... this one just seems to slide on (not very secure). Any way you could direct me in the parts I might need and where from ?

[@S.p.h.2021]

Never had one always used a vax, till my new toy, bosh gas 18v-10l

[@m.abzz1]

Awesome video I liked it and I subscribed to your channel glad you have fixed henry.

[@CharlieDIYte]

Cheers mate, I appreciate that!

[@m.abzz1]

Your welcome Charlie.

[@hoovermaster]

I strongly recommend sticking to numatics genuine hepaflo bags as they trap all dust and debris and let the motor "breath" easily. The cloth bags also don't tear or rip

[@CharlieDIYte]

Couldn't agree more. Those people who say you can use the vacuum without bags are WRONG!

[@hoovermaster]

Charlie DIYte Couldn't agree more!! Finally a user who takes care of their cleaners

[@vacuum_collector26]

@@CharlieDIYte couldn't agree more with you and Jackson

[@mohammedshafiq4053]

Bro i have got henry numatic vacum i have used 32 years i have fix one's put motor in my self and fix that hoover still running good has new i have change one or two time brush after that hoover is still running good and fine they are good i have got spare motor for that another one to fix

[@rickharrison6325]

Iv got Henry turbo,it sucks up ok but iv got a whining noise coming from the vent,im guessing its from the motor?? Someone sucked up water and water started dribbling from the vent!! Its all dry now but iv got the whining noise,could the motor be damged??

[@Mr_D2_1004N]

The bearings are probably dry reckon you can get a recording of it I’ll be able to tell you

[@shaunsart]

Looks like the only other electrical bit inside is the switch, wondered why you didn’t renew that while you had it opened up

[@CharlieDIYte]

Well, the switch was and still is working fine.

[@ianspaintpot]

hi i worked at the testing house for numatic untill last year and the actual number is 1975mm but in ordwer tho get the same number we had to reduce the pipe size by 4 mm thus giving the head that was needed by numatic

[@DigitantMedia]

Love your videos man! Long live henry

[@CharlieDIYte]

Thanks Giacomo, I really appreciate that. He's awesome, isn't he! As is George kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z4Wzf4t5jM6km9E

[@markfindlay8636]

Was it a local anaesthetic or general anesthesia before you took Henry's head off?

[@dglcomputers1498]

Something else to keep an eye on is the suppressor capacitor (the yellow block on the back of the switch) as they do fail and generally fail quite spectacularly. if it shows any sign of bulging then replace ASAP. Some people just remove it completely BUT it's there to reduce radio interference and even with digital transmission being the norm the signal is still an analogue wave and so can still cause problems. If you look on the vintage-radio.net forums they will give you more of an idea of what they do, how they fail and how to replace them.

[@CharlieDIYte]

dglcomputers Awesome bit of advice - thanks for that!

[@dglcomputers1498]

Something I keep mean to do my grans henry, slightly older model though and uses the original 800W motor. No idea when it was made but due to the lack of a cord rewind is pre 1985!

[@C4sp3r123]

Hi Charlie - not sure if you will see this comment as this is an old video but hopefully you do. You discussed about the new models being re-designed to keep a near similar level of suction with the reduced motor wattages, but as you replaced a new motor in an old model was there a significant lack of suction as I assume the replacement motors have to meet the new lower wattage standards but you are putting it into a Henry that hasn't been redesigned to take account of the lower wattage so I would assume the performance is effected. Is it affect much? Is it still worth doing? Reason I ask is that I have been gifted a Henry that is of the older design when more powerful motors were installed, but the motor has burned out and needs replacing, so I am wondering if it is worth doing or would I be better off just getting a new modern one, though costing about double what a replacement motor costs. Thanks!

[@CharlieDIYte]

Hi mate. You're right, there is a slight loss on suction but take a look at what it achieved in this video bit.ly/2YtX4QW and you'll see it is still a pretty awesome tool. Espares, certainly when I produced this vid, did a more powerful motor 1200w I think but I think it's a slightly different shape which might take a little reconfiguring inside the vac. I think if the vac is still in good condition and the accessories too, it's probably worth doing. You might also grease the electrical connection ring on the cord tidy spool. I didn't do that and probably should have. If you do get a new one, get the Henry Xtra bit.ly/3qxDpg4 as it's slightly higher spec and comes with an aerobrush which is great for carpets.

[@Mr_D2_1004N]

Sadly the motor in my work vac exact same Henry as yours lol is starting to go the bearings are worn bad so it’s gonna need a new one soon haha

[@adamdiaz8442]

The 1400w fits in any of them with a few minor alterations no mastic and chopping though

[@benking9503]

What I havnt tried however is to reverse the polarity to the motor and see if the hoover starts blowing insted of sucking! That would be interesting especially if you have just hoovered out a fireplace or something really mucky!

[@manFromPeterborough]

AC motors are not polarity sensitive, only DC motors are

[@youseetime]

I thought the motor on my Henry was dying until I took it apart and found out it was a build up of grease and muck on the copper contacts, with a quick spray of contact cleaner and a wipe my Henry fit and well.

[@CharlieDIYte]

I should perhaps have done that. The burning cordite type smell though made me think it was a bit too serious.

[@bigupbassline58]

these motors can actually be repaired for even less in most cases, the motor hasn't actually burnt out, it's usually either the carbon brushed have worn down or have seized up, the best way to fix this is to replace the carbon brushes and clean up the commutator with some sandpaper this doesn't always work because the motors can of course fully burn out, but the carbon brushes are a weak spot in this type of henry motor

[@koenvanseuren3249]

I wonder which part of a vacuum cleaner has positive and which part negative charge. My motor fell out of the body when I tried to clean it. Also which thread is positive the blue or the black one. Kind regards, koen

[@spencerwilton5831]

koen van seuren It's AC, there is no positive and negative! NEUTRAL is blue. Line (live) is black. But it doesn't really matter.

[@manFromPeterborough]

@@spencerwilton5831 Live is brown (IEC) US is white neutral and black live, AU old colours is red live black neutral

[@SarahncarlUrmstonMarshall]

Very helpful indeed

[@abidur.chowdhury]

Those gold rings are contacts for the cable and need to be greased up. Anyways great video!

[@CharlieDIYte]

Good point!

[@00710071a]

@@CharlieDIYte i wouldnt grease electrical contacts, fine emery paper and electrical contact cleaner.

[@flimbambo]

Ours is making a horrible noise. There’s no blockage anywhere and it seems to be coming from the motor. Is it bearings?

[@CharlieDIYte]

Could be. Or the brushes.

[@Mr_D2_1004N]

Check the fan to see if there’s dust in there if so tap the fan casing off then remove the fan and wash it

[@kevinwood9993]

I'm afraid we have you beat on that one Charlie, we've had our Henry over 26years and it's still going strong. I blame it on the wife's underuse :p

[@CharlieDIYte]

Kevin Wood Love it! The landrovers of the vacuum world! You won't find a Dyson lasting that long!!

[@uttaradit2]

what torx head screw driver do you need for a henry 2000A? Screws are deeply recessed.

[@CharlieDIYte]

I'm sorry, I wouldn't know without opening one up. Your best bet would be to buy a torx head kit down at your local DIY/ hardware store that has various different sizes. Shouldn't be too expensive.

[@Mr_D2_1004N]

Phillips head

[@tomharney7142]

I have the same machine but a year older ( 1st 2 digits of the serial number tell you the year of manufacture. Ie 00 = year 2000) Mines got bad bearings but some 1 sucked water up it. Ive never used bags in it tho

[@CharlieDIYte]

Tom Harney Thanks Tom. That's useful to know.

[@brandonlee7382]

Awesome machines ❤

[@CharlieDIYte]

They are. I think their current slogan is we've made 12million of these and half of them are still in use. Not a boast that Vax or Dyson could live by!

[@brandonlee7382]

@@CharlieDIYte damn right these other others aren't built to last, Dysons have so many moving parts and they require more maintenance because its bagless and lots of moving parts

[@cxaiden200]

Now I know how to repair my Henry if it ever dies

[@mikegilbey9489]

Is henry happy

[@CharlieDIYte]

He's still going strong!

[@mikegilbey9489]

Nice

[@edd1325]

Can brushes alone be replaced?

[@hellothereknownasunknownus6535]

Yes

[@Mr_D2_1004N]

Yup

[@nialloconnell5895]

My Henry is 20+ years old ever had a bag in his life still going strong, every time I go to the local tip I see people throwing them out.... so easy to fix what a waste, and these day's of so much concern for saving the planet if people actually learnt to fix stuff rather then binning it..... just think of the saving.

[@davfree9732]

The machine may be the same, but the piping is smaller that leads to more frequent blockages if hoovering rubble.

[@mdsajilahmed5704]

My 2008 Henry HVR 200-22 wasn't working all I had to do is take off the PCB and replace the Hi\Lo switch with a blanking piece

[@CharlieDIYte]

md sajil ahmed Great work! I wish mine had been like that. The burning/ cordite smell told me the motor was beyond repair sadly!

[@vacuum_collector26]

Make a video on it

[@LogoPlastersHD]

​@@CharlieDIYtesorry, this was my younger self on my dad account, I never even had an 08 Henry, my bad

[@maplecleaning120]

When you put the new motor unit inside, it did not fit/go in the slot designed for the motor brushes which was keeping it away from making contact with the foam on the inside. I'd be tempted to cut the foam area out that the brushes come into contact with incase poor old henry bursts into flames if the motor brushes become hot.

[@CharlieDIYte]

It's exactly the same shape and size as the motor it was replacing (unlike some of the replacement motors you get on the likes of espares) so I don't see what you mean there

[@maplecleaning120]

@@CharlieDIYte 17.05 when you explain they can't go in the original slots, I don't know much about motors but those slots could function as an area to keep the brushes (if they do tend to get hot I'm not sure) away from the foam which I guess would have a lower ignition temperture if that makes sense.

[@solescampbell4384]

Great Video Charlie. I love Henry such a reliable vaccum. I wondered if you can help. I have a small Henry (green) like the pink Hetty one and yesterday i accidently vaccumed up a cup of water. The Henry was still working but a burning smell was coming from it. I turned it off and turned it upside down whereby the sucked up water came out. i then took a blow dryer to try and dry it and have left if for a day to dry. I turned it back on but after a minute the burning smell came back. Should i leave it longer to dry which might fix the problem or have i done some serious damage to it which makes it unuseable?

[@MrSuperheterodyne]

What was the outcome of this? Did it survive? :-)

[@HenryHooverABC]

Nice video!

[@garytroman5657]

Charlie, is this the 1100 w Max motor?

[@CharlieDIYte]

I'm not sure mate. All I would say is that it's not as powerful as the original, but we've got Euro regs to thank for that. At £79 it's also a lot more expensive now than it was when I posted the video. 🙄

[@garytroman5657]

Ive done a lot of research..including your brilliant and helpful video....mine is exactly the same as your Henry....Need a new Motor and the only place I can find is AID Cleaning.....79 pounds...Ive sent them an email 3 days ago asking them to confirm this will fit but ive had no reply..

[@mongychops68]

i think you are correct in saying you must use a bag, i use a charles for my car cleaning and i dont use bags...my less than 2 years old charles has just gone tits up today! silly me it seems. thanks for vid

[@reddieseled]

How noisy is it?, seems quieter now like one of the new Henry's

[@CharlieDIYte]

reddieseled Yep, I'd say it's definitely quieter.

[@TheJimmyjames007]

HI I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM I AM A ELECTRICIAN I THINK ITS JUST THE BRUSHES BUT I CANT GET THEM ANYWHERE

[@NovaSky986]

My Henry has a burning smell what does that mean?

[@CharlieDIYte]

The motor I reckon. Possibly the brushes need replacing.

[@dogg755]

Why would you not clean the foam motor protection? Common sense i would have thought for a 15 year old machine getting a motor change

[@familymediacentre2547]

Motor refurbishment not an option Swap bearings and clean motor with contact cleaner. Check and replace £3 or just blob solder on pins sometimes can fix thermal cutout on some vacs. That's what pops sometimes. Overheated old henry many times. Quick and easy job to fix most motors if windings are not burnt out. Probably 608zz bearings inside like most vacs. Wish I knew this as thrown out too many vs fix. KZbin has loads on motor fix.. Wouldn't mind buying job lot of Henrys to put through dishwasher and refurbish motors. Ha

[@CharlieDIYte]

Good point mate. The smell coming from that one suggested it was burnt out but I may still have it somewhere so I'll try and fish it out and have a look.

[@familymediacentre2547]

@@CharlieDIYte Not henry motor but all similar and this German guy repairs a vac motor in minutes. Clever how he dose bearings. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pKrThayVg9R5jKM Motor repair could be possible video to make?

[@rayc1503]

​@@CharlieDIYte With an run of 0.75mm flex energise the old motor directly. I'm reckon the brushes are worn down. Clean the commutator with rubbing alcohol or contact cleaner and replace the brushes.

[@zcool202]

@@rayc1503 interesting, my henry has dies like Charile's description, burning smell and making a different noise, but its only just over 2 years old. So a new motor already? Before you ask, I'm not a tradesman, just basic use around house and in shed.

[@gwynforddafydd1397]

No when you typed the number in to e-bay the picture that came up was the metal original motor but what you took from the box was plastic ,,, am i the only one to see that ?

[@ayubhaque4347]

Wait if u have another Henry y did u need to replace the motor

[@xw6968]

How much are the bags?. If it cost more bags then 39,99 and 30 minutes of work;)

[@angelsv]

I had one of these hoovers but former wife decided to clean near the cat litter tray and then poor Henry got infected with the rancid smell of cat pee. I try to clean it and even got new bags, aired outside for a couple of days in the sun. Nothing took away the smell, sadly.

[@CharlieDIYte]

Can you put the filter in the washing machine?

[@astanfartin1647]

that millilitre test ....the extra 100ml might not be linear .... the force that is required...it might get harder and harder.

[@NumaticVacuum]

They are Genuine Numatic ones...Numatic use these style motors in the newest Henrys.

[@CharlieDIYte]

Thanks!

[@mbplove]

Can I put a genuine 1200w Henry motor in a newer 580W Henry?

[@vacuum_collector26]

Your's was made in 2000 and it lasted 17 years. This proves Henry's last long. And is going to last longer now it's 20 years old one with 3 years of that motor

[@CharlieDIYte]

Yep, it's still going strong, if perhaps a little less powerful than it used to be, with the new motor.

[@ayubhaque4347]

Wait if u have another henry y did u need to change the motor

[@Mr_D2_1004N]

One he uses for average daily use and one for diy

[@nigeywigey8294]

You lot should try replacing the carbon brushes before replacing the whole motor, Although most of you have probably realised this by now

[@CharlieDIYte]

Thanks. Yes you're probably right and then you've get to keep the more powerful motor.

[@r.d.p.6642]

never use electric drivers when removing or replacing screws in plastic parts always use a decent ratchet driver and never over tighten!!

[@waynepower766]

Top vid.....thanks

[@Mr_D2_1004N]

I accidently forgot their was no bag in mine when I used mine today as soon as I realised I turned it off and used my other Henry but guys look after your Henry's their like little mates always their during work

[@CharlieDIYte]

Completely agree. Should never use Henry without a bag.

[@mdsajilahmed5704]

Charlie diyte I got 2 Henrys one is a 2000 model and the other one is a 1999 model and they wasn't working so I checked every thing but the fuse was blown so I replaced the fuse and put on a new fuse and I did it just like how I fixed my numatic nuvac

[@CharlieDIYte]

Good work!

[@numaticcollector1014]

I think you could've probably fixed your old motor it was probably the carbon brushes unless it came in contact with the comitator

[@CharlieDIYte]

You could be right. It was a pretty acrid burning smell though.

[@numaticcollector1014]

@@CharlieDIYte yeah it was probably the springs on the carbon brushes came in contact with the comitator

[@Mr_D2_1004N]

@@numaticcollector1014 fair point

[@kevinday37]

lamb ie the name on the henry iv just disambled so must be numatics supplier

[@mattwragg6966]

lamb electrical makes all numatic motors

[@AlexL13487]

The new motor sounds like an older Nuvac

[@CharlieDIYte]

It's not as powerful as the old one, for sure, but the vac is still going strong.

[@AlexL13487]

Definitely getting one for my old Henry that hasn't worked for about 8 years

[@mdsajilahmed5704]

You Are curios about numatics dgl computers

[@petersplumbing29]

So if you put a 1400 motor in a new henry it will be a beast.

[@bjoe385]

He would snort like a crackhead.

[@RJA_World]

Not necessarily.