OP Cleaning?

well I'm pretty close to getting one of those rx20 but I may get the rotovac 360 It may work better with the mean green portable carpet cleaning machine!
When I get one that is.

You're right about the Host, but the trick is having a powerful enough vacuum to suck most of it out. A vacuum from Wal-Mart is not going to cut it.

Bigrich - Nice youtube video 

I started out with just doing OP with the Challenger Machine. Now I do HWE also along with encapping. I try not to limit myself to just one method. For example, I've found that I can clean berber carpet better with OP. Also, sometimes I use both at the same time. Whatever cleans the carpet better, I'll use it. One thing I like doing is using the Host machine to scrub the carpet before HWE. As you can see, I'm not pacial to any method. 

Right on Duck Country!

My local Jan/San company does a fair amount of business selling products and supplies but does tons more business servicing and repairing HWE / Restoration equipment.  The manager told me that as much as he likes my work and the OP method, he totally loves replacing heating elements, pumps, controller boards, nozzles at $80/hour plus parts (and parts ain't cheap!)

PS - I love the Cleanex's  "I'd done this for 40 years so it's the only way to clean" statement.  I'm certain he's good at what he does but length of service does not always equate to quality of service.

Michael,

Good choice of words. Sometimes it's what the customer prefers. Many HWE cleaners tend to have their minds set and only offer and almost demand the customer have their carpet steam cleaned. A good carpenter has more than one tool in his toolbox.

Some customers are pre-sold on a dryer system and some carpets have better end results when cleaned with OP Oscillating power with cotton pads. There is much debate and education on this site regarding pros and cons of OP.

anyone that still thinks HWE is the end all for carpet cleaning is mistaken. ..OP cleaning can be very effective on commercial as well as residential... experience will be the deciding factor in when to use it ...i still use HWE in the majority of situations, but there are times where hwe just won’t do it and op will - and sometimes a combo of both are effective... again, experience will be the guide in each instance...