Britain is a nation of pet lovers. It may be a cliche, but it is also true, with 57% of us owning a pet of one kind or another (but mostly cats and dogs). It is perhaps not surprising then, that Numatic have released out a few different variants of their iconic Henry vacuum, specifically for pet owners, as often stubborn fur is quite difficult to remove from carpets and upholstery with standard vacuuming attachments.
Henry Quick Pet is a slightly improved version of HenryQuick. It is an upright stick vacuum cleaner that is very light, and it is intended to be used for quick vacuuming sessions, more regularly than a heavier and bulkier canister vacuum cleaner. The whole idea is to grab it, do a quick clean, and then return it to its storage place effortlessly and unencumbered by a power cord.
However, HenryQuick Pet is not a commercial or heavy-duty vacuum cleaner suitable for large cleaning jobs or deep cleans. So, if you are looking for a machine to be used all day long in a commercial setting, this probably is not the right choice for you. That being said, if you like the idea of a lightweight stick vacuum that has excellent battery life with an attachment that has been specifically designed for removing pet hair, as well as several attachments for everyday cleaning, read on.
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HenryQuick Pet includes an extra motorised tool, which does have its benefits for both stair cleaning and car cleaning. However, if you are primarily concerned with benefits for dog and cat owners, stick with the cheaper Henry Quick, which already does a great job on pet hair. Lastly, if you want to save even more cash and don’t mind a heavier machine, opt for Henry Pet instead
What’s the difference between HenryQuick Pet and HenryQuick?
There are only two differences between the original HenryQuick and this pet variant. The first and most obvious is the colour, with the original coming in red and the Pet version coming in a lovely blue. Secondly, Henry Quick Pet has a mini motorised tool with a rotating brush bar, which has been designed specifically to lift up stubborn pet hair.
There are no other differences between these two machines. They all include dust pods, scent pods, the main floor head, crevice tool and combination tool and both use the same battery, producing the same amount of power.
Unboxing
It always amazes me how much Numatic (the manufacturer) manage to fit inside the boxes that their vacuum cleaners are delivered in, and the HenryQuick Pet is no exception. The box is quite compact and light, which is perhaps not surprising when you consider the purpose of this machine. Inside the box was the handle (which includes the motor and dust bag), floor head, wand (for upright use), battery, mains plug, crevice tool, combination tool, 6 x dust pods (bags), a wall-mounted bracket (with screws and wall plugs) and 10 x scent pods.
Assembling HenryQuick Pet
The whole process of putting all of the parts together was pretty intuitive and involved pushing various bits together, with clips clicking in place. The dust compartment already contained a dust pod pre-loaded, so the first step was to push the wand onto the end of the handle and then connect the floor head to the other end of the wand. Next, I slid the battery into its housing just underneath the handle. This process took perhaps 20 seconds and I was already ready to start vacuuming.
However, was the battery already charged up? To find out, I pressed the silver power button on the face of the motor/ handle and was shown on the display that it was on roughly 50% charge, which was adequate for the time being.
This machine can be used for upright vacuum cleaning, as well as handheld. To transform it into handheld mode, all I had to do was remove the wand from the handle/ motor and the floor head and then clip either the floor head, or one of the other attachments, directly into the handle/ motor. It was a very simple process and the wand was easy to remove.
Lastly, this machine has a slot for a scent pod to be inserted at the back of the handle/ motor. You need to pull off the circular rubber plug and pop one inside. You get 20 of these in the box and I found that it ran out of scent after about 2 weeks of regular use.
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The Battery
Henry Quick Pet uses a 25.2 V lithium-ion battery, which clips into a slot that sits directly underneath the handle. The battery is quite compact and lasted 15 minutes on the machine’s high setting and an impressive 1 hour on the regular setting. To charge it up, I simply unclipped it from the handle and then plugged the mains lead into it. To charge up fully, it took approximately 2.5 hours.
Unfortunately, it is a fact that this lithium-ion battery will eventually degrade, but the major advantage to this battery being removable is that you can replace it, without having to replace the entire vacuum cleaner (which you would have to do if it was non-removable). This means that the HenryQuick Pet has been designed with longevity in mind, which rings true with the reputation that this manufacturer has cultivated over the years. So, when the day eventually comes when the battery is not holding charge well anymore, you can simply purchase a new one. Furthermore, it is much more convenient being able to charge up just the battery and not the whole vacuum cleaner, leaving it plugged into a socket for over 2 hours, blocking your hallway or taking up space in your living room.
Power
Henry Quick Pet has two power settings, including a default mode and a more powerful boost mode. As stated above, boost mode really does drain the battery quite quickly (15 minutes) but on standard mode, you can expect approximately 60 minutes of runtime before it goes flat. I was impressed by this length of cleaning time, which was more than enough time for me to vacuum both floors in my home. Furthermore, I actually found the default mode to be more than adequate for my vacuuming tasks, but it is still nice to have the option of increased power, for those really stubborn jobs.
The silver circular button on the top of the handle turns on the motor and the plus button to the left of it engages boost mode.
Dust Pods
Henry Quick Pet has a major difference when compared with most upright stick vacuum cleaners – it uses dust bags instead of a compartment that you have to manually empty. This is the traditional way that the vacuum cleaners in the Henry range operate and it is nice to see it incorporated into this design. Each pod has a capacity of 1 litre and you get 6 with the machine initially. The pods are made from 60% recycled material and they feel tough and strong to the touch. Using bags (or pods) instead of a dust compartment is so much cleaner, entirely eliminating the risk of dust escaping when you need to change it. I much prefer this type of design and it is a real benefit of this machine. It also means that there are no filters to clean, which is another messy task with other stick vacuums.
This 1-litre capacity lasted me 3+ weeks of regular vacuuming every day. When the pod is full, an illumination light informs you of the fact and then all you have to do is release the lever on top of the handle/ motor, slide out the pod and then pop it into the bin. Then, simply slide in a new pod and close the flap. There is also a handy flap that prevents any of the dust and debris from escaping the pod.
The process of replacing the pod was quick, easy and mess-free.
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Storage
Upright stick vacuum cleaners tend to be easier to store than the larger, traditional canister versions, mainly due to their long and thin shape making them good candidates for slotting behind a wardrobe, next to a washing machine or in a cupboard. HenryQuick Pet comes with a wall mount, which you can screw to the wall in a convenient but discreet corner of your home, for easy access. The most natural place for this in my home was next to the shoe rack inacum clea the hallway, which was a space that we were not using. In contrast, the traditional Henry canister machine that we have has to live on top of our washing machine, in full view of dinner guests.
Underneath the bracket is a double barrel shaped area for tool storage, allowing you to slot in and store two attachments.
Attachments and what they do
Motorised Floor Tool
The motorised floor tool is the attachment that I used for the vast majority of the vacuuming with HenryQuick Pet. It is large in size (approximately the same size as a standard vacuum floor head) and it contains a rotating brush roll, which is not something that the original Henry vacuum cleaner has. This brush roll is turned on via a button on the front of the handle and I tended to use it when I was vacuuming my carpets, where hair, fur and other detritus tend to be harder to remove.
There is also a strip of blue fabric at the front of the motorised floor tool, which is there to prevent damage to your furniture and the floor tool itself. The blue vent on top allows you to reduce air flow, which I found to be practically very useful, as I moved between hard floors to lightweight rugs and thick carpets.
Now if you have any experience with rotating brush rolls you will know that they do inevitably end up becoming clogged with hair and with stick vacuums that I have owned in the past, removing this hard was a real chore because I had to manually unscrew very small and fiddly screws. However, HenryQuick Pet has a quick-release button instead, which makes the job of removing the brush roll very fast and quite effortless. The best way to remove the hair is with a pair of scissors.
With the motorised floor tool attached to the blue wand, I was able to reach about 65% of the way underneath our double bed, which I thought was pretty adequate. The height of this floor tool, combined with the flexibility of the hinge, would actually allow you to vacuum underneath a bed with much less clearance.
The motorised floor tool can be attached directly into the handle, to be used in handheld mode, which is particularly useful for vacuuming stair treads.
Combination Tool
The combination tool slides into the handle/ motor with ease, and can also be connected into the extension wand, for reaching to the tops of curtains and other areas high up. The purpose of this tool is to clean upholstered items such as curtains, chairs, sofas, car seats etc. The brush bar has a ring of firm bristles on its circumference, and they are stiff enough to really agitate stubborn mud and dirt, sending it into the path of the suction and up the nozzle. I really like the fact that you can slide this brush bar up and down, depending on the type of surface you are vacuuming and whether you want a more delicate touch.
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Crevice Tool
The crevice tool is long and thin in shape, and has been designed to reach those really tight gaps down the side of your sofa, armchair and car seats. Furthermore, this tool is really useful for vacuuming the spot where the floors meet the skirting boards or walls, where regular floor tools and even smaller attachments can’t quite reach. I found this attachment incredibly useful in the car and all of the suction power being concentrated through a very small space means that it is very effective at removing dust and dirt in just one pass.
Performance Comparison
There is only one difference between the HenryQuick Pet and the cheaper HenryQuick and that is the mini motorised floor tool that is meant to be better at lifting away stubborn pet hair. Therefore, I was very curious to see whether this additional attachment produced better results than the standard, larger motorised floor tool. So, below is a direct comparison on the carpet in my kids’ bedroom, using the detritus that was inside my regular Henry‘s dust bag.
For this experiment, the mini motorised floor tool (which is unique to the HenryQuick Pet) is on the left and the regular motorised floor tool (which you also get as standard with the cheaper HenryQuick) is on the right.
Before
After (1 stroke up and 1 stroke down)
With a gun to my head, I would be forced to admit that the cleaning results of the mini motorised floor tool was slightly better than those that the regular motorised tool was able to produce. However, the difference is so marginal that I do doubt whether or not the HenryQuick Pet is really worth the extra upgrade from the regular HenryQuick. It is important to remember that the standard floor tool is already a huge upgrade from the regular Henry, as well as most of the vacuums in the Henry range, due to the fact that it has a rotating brush roll. So is a smaller version of this innovation really necessary? I am not convinced that it is.
Now it is true that I did use a mixture of detritus for this test, which included some pet hair but not exclusively. Because of this, I will concede that I think the mini motorised floor tool would do a little better on a patch of very concentrated and worn-in dog hair on a patch of carpet or other upholstery. However, I also think you could get the same results with one or two extra passes, using the standard motorised floor tool that comes with the HenryQuick.
All in all though, great results from both tools on stubborn hair, dust and other detritus on carpets.
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Stair Cleaning with HenryQuick Pet
The classic vacuum cleaners in the Henry range are fairly large, quite heavy and a little awkwardly shaped. These canister vacuums are fine for pulling around on flat surfaces, but they are all quite hard to use when it comes to stair cleaning. In contrast, HenryQuick Pet is lightweight and has been designed to be used in handheld mode, without the long extension wand.
Indeed, I was really impressed by how effortless stair cleaning was with this machine, with its weight being hardly noticeable. I was easily able to hold the vacuum in one hand as I made my way up the stairs, vacuuming each tread with the motorised floor tool.
The mini motorised floor tool (which only comes with the HenryQuick Pet) was even better because it weighs quite a bit less than the standard motorised floor tool (which is much larger). However, both floor tools are really useful for stair cleaning and produce fantastic results.
Car Cleaning with HenryQuick Pet
As I am writing this review, it is currently the middle of summer, and we have recently returned from our annual beach holiday to Devon. Therefore, our car was quite far from what could be described as clean, with the remains of countless snacks, as well as sand and other debris that had found its way from the shoreline into our car. However, this means that I had the perfect excuse to put the HenryQuick Pet through its paces, to see how useful it was as a car vacuum cleaner.
I was used to cleaning our car with our traditional Henry, so it was nice using HenryQuick Pet and not having to plug into a socket, with the door ajair and the cable trailing across the pavement. I opted to use the machine in boost mode, and I was impressed with the results. The attachment that I found most useful was the combination tool, with the bristles being really effective at removing the dried-on mud from the car seats, as well as agitating the dust that had collected between the air vents and on the dashboard in general. The crevice tool was also really handy for getting down the side of the car seats and the satisfying “whoosh” sound that I was met with after some unknown matter was sucked up from the dark depths, was a sound to behold.
The mini motorised floor tool was also quite useful when it came to vacuuming the car seats and the boot. It was still a little large to use effectively on the floors though.
I was left impressed by HenryQuick Pet. Firstly, this upright stick vacuum is quite a diversification from the manufacturer, Numatic, away from their traditional canister vacuums and they seem to have pulled it off. Not only is lightweight and tough but the suction power it produces is admirable (especially on boost mode). The battery life is surprisingly good and the set of attachments it comes with makes it a versatile cleaner.
However, is it worth the extra £40 compared with HenryQuick? Remember, all you are getting is that extra mini motorised floor tool. There is absolutely no other difference between the two, other than the colour. Well, in my opinion, when it comes to lifting away stubborn pet hair, the regular (larger) motorised floor tool is almost as good and really, the difference is so marginal it may as well not exist. However, this mini motorised tool is actually very handy for two other types of cleaning jobs – stair cleaning and car cleaning. So, if you have strength issues, it is worth buying the HenryQuick Pet because the smaller, extra floor tool is quite a bit lighter when attached to the machine, so a little easier to clean those stair treads. Additionally, this mini motorised tool produces great results in the car, where the larger motorised floor head is really too big to use effectively.
So, in my opinion, if you have the extra money spare then go for it and buy HenryQuick Pet, as the extra motorised tool is nice to have and it does have its benefits for both stair cleaning and car cleaning. However, if you are primarily concerned with benefits for dog and cat owners, stick with the cheaper Henry Quick, which already does a great job on pet hair. Lastly, if you want to save even more cash and don’t mind a heavier machine, opt for Henry Pet instead.
And finally, if you prefer this stick vacuum in red instead of blue, you can always just purchase HenryQuick and the mini floor tool separately.
James Cook is an expert of the range of Numatic Henry vacuum cleaners from the UK. Having reviewed all of the Numatic vacuum cleaners over the course of the last 6 years, James is highly experienced at helping you choose the right model for your specific needs. His work has been featured in major publications such as Helping.co.uk, TheWhoot.com and Simplemost.com. Visit our About Us page for more information regarding James. Alternatively, you can contact him on Linkedin.
