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Given that I have a spare DC04 already, is anything worth recovering?
Sounds like a plan then, plus you can have lots of spares to use in the future (wand and hose are rare and £££ now, and the wand does break easily!)
aha - this might be relevant. The old machine (absolute) has a self adjusting head. The 'new' one doesnt. When the old machine angle is changed, the head stays parallel to the floor. With the new one the head doesnt do this. So, with the 'new' one as the wand handle is lowered (backwards) the rear of the head moves away from the floor (out of parallel). The difference is that the back of the old head stays approx a finger's width away from the floor irrespective of the angle of the wand, whereas the new one starts off at one finger's width but increases to at least double as the machine tips back.When I press on the rear of the head of the new machine it moves down to the floor - but not automatically.I guess that this would alter the suction of the new machine if it isn't parallel to the carpet? Can this be fixed without swapping the heads over?thanks again