I have the old model in white, it's old.
When I was in Vegas for Connections last year I bought the new wider model.
The older model although narrower, had wider vacuum slots.
Not wider length wise, but from front to back if you get what I mean.
Larger bits of rubbish could enter the tool.
This made it great for fringe cleaning.
The solution knob at the far end of the hose was always a pain in the arse.
As was the on/off valve under the handle.
The plastic/perspex sight glass was a bonus being so easy to remove to clear the tool of any rubbish.
Even pulling the entire tool was very easy.
The new wider tool I like a lot, but it has a few things I am not happy with.
The vacuum slots are much narrower than the old model.
It is noisy, it screams at a high pitch with my little truck mount.
To pull it to pieces to clear any obstructions is a right pain in the arse, so many bloody screws to undo and replace.
I think from memory there are ten bloody fiddly screws to undo just to clean out any debris which helps make the tool scream louder than me.
The end knob is gone, great.
The lever under the handle is changed to a knob that is housed by a small shield, great.
This knob also acts as the on/off knob.
It doesn't catch on fabric like the old lever action did.
The longer handle makes the tool very ergonomically comfortable, for both Delia and me.
Cleaning in either hand is a breeze.
I tend to hold the tool at the rear of the handle which appears to give me more comfort when cleaning.
When I raised some of these problems to the supplier, they agreed to take it back for a full refund.
My answer was..................... "Out of my dead lifeless fingers that you will have to prise apart".
I do like this tool better than most others of the dozen or so that I have had, and still have most of.
For mass production, it is a great tool.
A spotter bottle and large trigger sprayer with water may be needed for very dirty upholstery to give that extra water flow.
I still keep the old
DriMaster in the van as a back-up tool.
Hope this is of some help.
Ooroo,
:roll:
PS :::: It's actually twelve screws and eight nuts :shock: