The first is a thinner felt filter, followed by a thicker foam filter.

Mains powered with a long 12.5m cable.A weighty 10kg cleaner.

Motorised pet tool and a range of other cleaning accessories.Stainless steel pipe extenders for extra reach.Henry XL Plus Appearance and Design.

The Numatic Henry XL Plus has the classic design of the., but everything has been supersized.

While this makes it great for heavy-duty jobs, it also makes it tricky to move around and store.. Numatic claims this bagged cylinder vacuum has a 15 litre dust capacity.

In reality, we found you’ll get a little under the full 15 litres, but it’s still considerably larger than most competitors.As you can see from the photo above, filters can quickly become covered in a thick layer of dust, which has a negative effect on suction power.. To prevent this, it’s important to either.

clean or replace the filters on a regular basis.If your vacuum has washable pre-motor filters, we recommend cleaning these at least once per month.

You may need to clean the filter more frequently if you use the vacuum heavily or you have pets though..If your vacuum doesn’t have washable filters, you can still tap off dirt into a bin to reduce the amount of material blocking the vacuum’s airflow.