Product Description

The Numatic Charles (CVC370-2) is avacuum cleaner that is totally without compromise, be it for wet or dry use. One minute Charles will be up to his neck in dust and dirt, keeping everything spick and span, and then suddenly the call arrives and he's expected to unblock the sink or dry the floor. Well, it's no problem with Charles, he has our full Twinflo' motor and performance to give you exactly what you need. Big filters and disposable dust bags for dry use and a safety float valve for wet pick-up.. . The wet pick up and dry cleaner for flexibility, easy to use. Mainly for dry dust cleaning, but will pick up wet spills and blockages. 15 litre capacity dry and 9 litre wet. Powerful 1000W motor with cleaning range of 23.2m. Complete with accessories for both wet pick up and dry vacuuming. 2 year warranty. WxDxH: 355x355x455mm. Replacement Bags 661486

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #15656 in Kitchen & Housewares
• Brand: Numatic
• Model: CVC370-2
• Released on: 2003-12-02

Features

• Numatic Charles Vacuum Cleaner CVC370
  • Charles vacuum cleaner• Wet and dry vacuum cleaner with non rust aluminium tubes• Features 1200W power, 40 litres per sec air flow, 2500mm suction, 15/9 litre dry/wet capacity, 26.8 metre clean

Manufacturer's Description
This product has the useful additional feature of wet pick-up ideal for dealing with spillages such as washing machine floods etc. It should be mentioned that the dry filters must be removed prior to wet applications.

Customer Reviews

good, with a few reservations
Having recently sent back a faulty wet and dry vacuum cleaner - a Karcher - i was hoping this one would work - and it does. however, it arrived with a slightly cracked carrying handle. so slight that it seemed not worth the effort to pack it up again and send it back; besides which, i need it NOW. so i thought i'd test the wet function out, and if it worked then i'd ignore the handle defect. happily it sucked water up vigorously, and in no time at all i had a clean kitchen floor - having simply slooshed bowls of water over the floor and sucked the water up again. less effort than a mop, and more efficient. (hopefully it'll perform equally well if i have to clean up muddy flood water, which is what i've bought it for.) i was very impressed with the ease of cleaning the wet filter - which is a lid and a basket-like attachment with a net covering, and a plastic float ball inside. i simply rinsed it under running water, and it was clean in a moment. it dried very quickly, too. the bucket part emptied easily, as it has a handle for carrying, and with a quick rinse round, i left it to dry upside down, outside. shortly afterwards i was able to reassemble the now-dry cleaner with the dry filter and dirt bag (five of these are provided)and it did a very good job of dry vacuuming a wooden floor, a rough stone flag floor and a carpeted staircase. top marks for suction, both dry and wet.
one definite point against this cleaner: (i found this with a previous Numatic cleaner, too.) the tubes assemble by pushing into each other, and they are difficult to push into place, and really difficult to get off again, especially if you have slightly arthritic hands. a simple twist and click mechanism would work so much better. the flex is extremely long, which is good, but does not retract into the cylinder, as some of the Numatic cleaners do. the various cleaning heads are well made, although the rubber-edged one for wet cleaning looks a little flimsy; time will tell whether it stands up to rough stone flags, etc. however, all the parts are easily replaceable from Numatic.
on balance - and assuming it keeps working as well as it's done so far, i think this is a good buy. i'd prefer the tubes to assemble much more easily, and i also found the top, which houses the motor, quite difficult to fix in place: the push-in 'ears' don't push in easily - they have to be practically kicked into place! these may seem small quibbles, but they all add up to extra expenditure of effort. please take note, Numatic!

Hallelujah

I purchased the Numatic CV370-2BL/BK Charles Wet and Dry Bagged vacuum cleaner for use in my Parish Church. It has been a blessing.