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Offline oldmoley

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Dead (?) DC04
« on: March 24, 2016, 08:47:20 am »
Picked up yesterday, a DC04 Absolute as shown in the attached photos. The cleaner owes me nothing, and I was told by the owner that 'it just stopped working' (heard that before, folks?). A quick inspection has revealed a broken wand handle, no post filter, a broken catch on the cyclone lid, and no tools. In addition, the motor makes a high pitched whine the like of which I last heard when running up the engine on a Harrier. No burning smell though, and the brush bar does turn, albeit slowly. Every instinct tells me that I have nothing more than a breaker on my hands here! Does anyone know of any reason why this model might be worthy of a rebuild, before I do the deed?

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Re: Dead (?) DC04
« Reply #1 on: March 24, 2016, 08:55:47 am »
DC04's are really good you know

Take the wand off and cyclone and you have a mint main vacuum
Bet the brush neeeds the bearrings dehairing

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Re: Dead (?) DC04
« Reply #2 on: March 24, 2016, 09:59:21 am »
Thanks Parwaz. On the basis that I have nothing to lose, I'll probably have a go at this one after all. Just looked at it again, and it does seem a shame to split it for spares. Sorry about the lack of pics - the system says they are too large to upload!

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Re: Dead (?) DC04
« Reply #3 on: March 24, 2016, 11:53:49 am »
Sorry about the lack of pics - the system says they are too large to upload!

Try using flickr or another photo sharing site for the photos. Or use PS to make them smaller.

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Re: Dead (?) DC04
« Reply #4 on: March 24, 2016, 12:13:15 pm »
I bet the clutch belts are stretched.

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Re: Dead (?) DC04
« Reply #5 on: March 24, 2016, 06:53:44 pm »
Every instinct tells me that I have nothing more than a breaker on my hands here!

That is all I would do with that.

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Re: Dead (?) DC04
« Reply #6 on: March 24, 2016, 08:21:36 pm »
I bet the clutch belts are stretched.

That's what I was thinking when it was mentioned the brush turned slowly with a wining sound... I wonder  :boggleeye:
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Re: Dead (?) DC04
« Reply #7 on: March 24, 2016, 08:32:20 pm »
I once had a DC04 Brush control (standard) and the brush span slowly due to hairy brush bearings

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