NaceCare Numatic Vacuums Compared
| Model | Form factor | Capacity | Power | Best for |
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| NaceCare James JVP 180 | Compact canister | 2 gal | Corded, 680 W | Small offices, clinics and mostly hard floors on a tight budget |
| NaceCare ProSave PSP 240 | Canister | 2.5 gal | Corded, 680 W | Contract crews who want the long-life motor for less |
| NaceCare Henry PPR 240 | Canister, crank cord rewind | 2.5 gal | Corded, 680 W | Offices, schools and clinics vacuumed while people are working |
| NaceCare ProSave PSP 380 | Canister | 4.5 gal | Corded, 680 W | Long school and office routes with fewer bag changes |
| NaceCare ProVac PPR 380 / PPR 390 | Canister; PPR 390 on a trolley with a caddy | 4 gal | Corded, 680 W | Hotel housekeeping (PPR 390), schools and contractors (PPR 380) |
| NaceCare TEL 390 / TEL 320 | Certified HEPA canister, L-Class | 4.5 gal / 4 gal | Corded, 680 W | Fine drywall, plaster and wood dust from maintenance work |
| NaceCare CRQ 370 | Cleanroom canister, two H13 filters | 2.6 gal | Corded, 680 W | Cleanrooms, labs and compounding pharmacies |
| NaceCare NBV 240NX / NBV 240NXH | Cordless canister | 2.5 gal | NX300 battery, up to 90 min | Hotels and occupied buildings where a cord is a trip hazard |
| NaceCare NBV 290NX | Cordless canister, pull handle and caddy | 3.5 gal | NX300 battery, up to 90 min | Long night routes with supplies or a spare battery on board |
| NaceCare RSV 150 / RSV 150H | Backpack, 50 ft cord | 1.5 gal | Corded, 680 W | Stairs, auditoriums and rooms full of fixed seating |
| NaceCare RBV 150NX / RBV 150NXH | Cordless backpack | 1.5 gal | NX300 battery, up to 90 min | Large buildings with few outlets |
| NaceCare N12 / N15 | Dual motor upright, swivel neck option | 1 gal bag | Corded, 1,200 W plus brush motor | Hotel guest rooms, offices and carpeted corridors |
| NaceCare The Quick NQ 100 | Cordless stick with handheld mode | 1 qt pod | 2 lithium batteries, up to 120 min | Lobby, front desk and break room touch-ups between cleans |
| NaceCare CVC 370 Charles | Compact wet dry | 4 gal | Corded, 1,200 W | A spill machine kept on every floor |
| NaceCare CV 570 CombiVac | Wet dry, one filter for both | 6 gal | Corded, 1,200 W | Entrances and restrooms with no filter swap between wet and dry |
| NaceCare WVB 370NX | Cordless wet dry | 2.4 gal wet, 4 gal dry | NX300 battery, up to 40 min | Spills in busy areas where a cord across wet floor is a risk |
| NaceCare WV 900 | Wet dry, dump tube, 29 in squeegee option | 12 gal | Corded, 1,200 W | Floor stripping and pickup behind a scrubber |
| NaceCare WV 1800DH | Wet vacuum with dump hose | 20 gal | Corded, 1,200 W | Leaks and floods near a floor drain |
| NaceCare WV 1800P / WVD 1800P | Pumper wet vac, continuous pump out | 20 gal | Corded, one 1,200 W or two 800 W motors | Basements, pits and rooms with no drain |
Specs come from NaceCare's spec sheets and the product pages. Battery run times are NaceCare's ratings on low power, and The Quick figure counts both of its batteries.
How to Choose a Numatic Vacuum From NaceCare
Pick the format first, then the size. Every format also has its own page where NaceCare sits next to other brands: commercial backpack vacuums, cordless backpack vacuums, commercial upright vacuums and commercial wet dry vacuums.
Corded canisters, the Henry family. Seven of these machines share one 680-watt motor that NaceCare rates for more than 2,250 hours, and all seven run at 49 dB(A), so your crew can work around people at their desks. What changes is the tub and the extras. James is the entry point with a 2 gallon tub and a cord hook. ProSave PSP 240 and PSP 380 save money with 98.6% filtration at 0.3 micron and a hook instead of a reel. Henry PPR 240 and ProVac PPR 380 filter to 99.97% at 0.3 micron and wind the cord on a crank, and the PPR 390 adds a trolley handle and a supply caddy. For dust you can't let back into the room, the TEL 390 and TEL 320 carry a certified HEPA filter, and the CRQ 370 puts an H13 filter on both the intake and the exhaust. Our guide explains what is a HEPA vacuum and when you need one.
Cordless on the NX300 battery. The NBV 240NX and NBV 290NX canisters, the RBV 150NX backpack and the WVB 370NX wet dry vac all run on the same 36 V NX300 lithium battery. The canisters and the backpack run up to 90 minutes on low and about 55 on high. The NBV 290NX trades 5 extra pounds for a bigger 3.5 gallon tub, a pull handle and a caddy. Buy a second battery once and it moves between machines.
Backpacks. A backpack goes where a tub gets stuck: stairs, theater rows and tight furniture. The corded RSV 150 weighs 12 lbs, reaches 50 feet on its cord and runs at 52 dB(A). The RBV 150NX gives you the same 1.5 gallon capacity without the cord at 15 lbs. Both come in a certified HEPA13 version. Read our guide to the best backpack vacuum for commercial use before you buy for a whole crew.
Upright and stick. For guest rooms and carpeted corridors, the N12 and N15 split the work between a 1,200-watt vacuum motor and a separate brush motor, with a 40 foot cord and a swivel neck option. They are louder than the canisters, at 67.5 to 68.5 dB(A). The Quick NQ 100 is a 7 lb cordless stick for messes between scheduled cleans, and it empties its dust in a disposable pod with one click.
Wet dry. Size it by how the water arrives. The 4 gallon CVC 370 Charles handles spills on every floor, and the 6 gallon CV 570 picks up wet and dry without a filter change. The cordless WVB 370NX takes small spills where a cord would cross the wet floor. The 12 gallon WV 900 drains through a dump tube after a strip job, the 20 gallon WV 1800DH empties into a floor drain, and the WV 1800P pumps water out while you keep vacuuming.
Tell us your square footage, your carpet and hard floor split and when your crew vacuums, and we will suggest the NaceCare model that fits before you order. Call (855) 601-5678 or write through our contact page. If the machine still isn't right, our return policy takes it back within 30 days of receipt, in new condition with all original packaging and accessories and no signs of use.
When a NaceCare Vacuum Isn't the Right Machine
These vacuums suit routes broken up by desks, rooms and stairs. On a ballroom or an open gym floor, one of our wide area vacuums covers more carpet per pass. The TEL 390 and TEL 320 are L-Class machines, so per Numatic's manual they are not for asbestos, lead or other hazardous dust. If your carpet needs washing rather than vacuuming, the NaceCare GVE 370 George sprays and extracts, and hard floors that need scrubbing belong with the NaceCare floor scrubbers. Our guide to the best vacuum for commercial cleaning matches each vacuum type to the job, and the full line is on our NaceCare page.
NaceCare Numatic Vacuum FAQ
Is a NaceCare vacuum a Numatic vacuum?
Often, yes. Numatic International's own supplier locator lists NaceCare Solutions, based in Mississauga, Ontario, as its distributor for the USA and Canada. Henry, James, The Quick, the NX300 cordless machines, the CV 570 and the CRQ 370 all come from Numatic, which says its products have been made in the UK for more than 50 years. A Numatic listing and a NaceCare listing for the same model describe the same vacuum.
Is the NaceCare Henry the same Henry sold in the UK?
It is the same red Henry family, built for commercial work. In the UK, Numatic places Henry in its home range. The Henry PPR 240 we carry is NaceCare's 120-volt commercial model with a 680-watt motor, a 2.5 gallon tub, 99.97% filtration at 0.3 micron and a 33 foot cord on a crank rewind. It takes the same NVM-1CH HepaFlo bags as the ProSave PSP 240 and James.
What warranty comes with a NaceCare vacuum?
It depends on the type. Per NaceCare's 2025 warranty chart, corded canisters and backpacks get 5 years on the motor when you run them with NaceCare HepaFlo bags, or 2 years without. They also get 2 years on electrical parts and labor and 10 years on the molded body. NaceCare's catalog also lists 5 years on the motor for the cordless NBV 240NX. Wet dry vacs carry 2 years on motors and 10 on the tank, the N12 and N15 have 2 years, and The Quick has 1 year.
Which NaceCare vacuums share the NX300 battery?
The NBV 240NX and NBV 290NX cordless canisters, the RBV 150NX backpack and the WVB 370NX wet dry vac. The same 36 V NX300 lithium battery also runs NaceCare's NX compact scrubbers, so one spare covers several machines. NaceCare and Numatic rate it for up to 2,500 charge cycles, and NaceCare's chart covers it for 4 years: 2 years of exchange, then 2 years pro-rated.
