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James1979
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It’s a sockety socket 
So you can plug stuff into the thing and use it as an extension I suppose?
looking at it, it’s a euro or Yank socket? Never seen one on a uk model. Only got a rough idea what it is because my welder has the same setup. I changed it to a commando on the welder
Edit: just had a google and numatic call it a power take off. I assume I’m correct in my first thoughts about the thing. Second guessing myself I’m wondering if it’s to turn it on off remotely like for dust extraction??
So you can plug stuff into the thing and use it as an extension I suppose?
looking at it, it’s a euro or Yank socket? Never seen one on a uk model. Only got a rough idea what it is because my welder has the same setup. I changed it to a commando on the welder
Edit: just had a google and numatic call it a power take off. I assume I’m correct in my first thoughts about the thing. Second guessing myself I’m wondering if it’s to turn it on off remotely like for dust extraction??
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There are 2 types,
One is power out for the brush wand cleaney type thing, I think those hovers have a float switch thing in the bit where the air gets sucked in.
The other type is much more exciting and hopefully what yours is. It's a power take off so you can use it as a automatic dust extraction unit!
One is power out for the brush wand cleaney type thing, I think those hovers have a float switch thing in the bit where the air gets sucked in.
The other type is much more exciting and hopefully what yours is. It's a power take off so you can use it as a automatic dust extraction unit!
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Look under the lift up handle and you will see the exact model number. Then you can look for the manual for it.
Hmmmmm that could make you curious!
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Is the powered brush a new thing? I have an old one which has now been consigned to the workshop. Its got a turbo button and when you hit that it sucks like a sucky thing. The 'house' one is a few years newer and has no turbo button and came with about 10 or so attachments which are supposed to make up for the lack of turbo. they don't. Apparently its to do with ze germans - they banned hoovers over a certain wattage a few years back so numatic had to think outside the box. Never seen a powered brush which is why I wondered if its the new version of loads of attachments which are rubbish.....
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We were given ours, second hand, about 7 years back.
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Except the Dyson will be broken and in the skip next week, while the Henry can be passed down to your grandchildrenAll that faff with sockets and leads for a powered brush. Just to make it work half as well as a Dyson upright.
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From what I can tell, numatic is still a British company, with their factory in Dorset. I expect parts to be made overseas, but I don't get the impression that their owner has totally outsourced and is now living in a foreign tax haven to avoid UK taxes.
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I've fixed one of those, from memory it was full of dust and the carbons were both stuck
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Those heads with a brush which is powered by the suction are quite handy.
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Turbo brush, we’ve got one on the cleaner in the house. Wife says if that goes wrong I’ll get your Henry your of the shed ......... yeh right!
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It's usually the switch that fails, two pole on mine so I just jointed the neutral and switched the live.
Also check the flex where it enters the head as it gets yanked and the inner cores break.
@cheb
Also check the flex where it enters the head as it gets yanked and the inner cores break.
@cheb
All that faff with sockets and leads for a powered brush. Just to make it work half as well as a Dyson upright.
