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Ok, I know im putting myself before the firing squad, but i would like some real opinions......in my area most folks are used to carpet cleaners coming in with a truckmount, and running in with hose stretching through their house to clean their carpet. I use a porty, with 50 ft. of hose, in most cases i leave the machine at the door, and stretch to the rooms. But how are you supposed to convince your custy that you can do a great job with a machine that isnt mounted in your van. Now im not say'n just as good of a job as a truckmount would give you, cause i have used a truckmount, granted it was an old hydramaster truckmount that was older than most of their kids, but still, you didnt have to bring it in their house. I got rid of that truckmount cause it was more trouble than it was worth, not to mention that it cost me more money for the up-keep, than my porty. Now you guys that run truckmounts, I know your gonna bust my ass cause i dont run a TM, but for now, It better suits me to run a porty. But for you guys that run a porty, you know what im gett'n at when it comes to folks that are used to a TM, and you try to come in with a porty, even though you know you can produce a great job with it, they still want to ask questions. How do you handle those questions???

Ooohhhh.....I taking it you ran a porty at one time, and you weren't bright enough to plug into seperate breakers..........Well it might be easier for you to turn a key, and pull a choke, than to use what intelligence you "might" have, to know better than to plug a porty into the same breaker..... Just remember, if your "anyone" in the carpet cleaning community, you were most likely in my position at one time.......

That was the impression I got.  He is saying prove the power by blowing the circuits.  Think of the advantages of a portable.  What are they environmentally?  What has technology done to make these more powerful today compared to say 5 years ago?  What are the strengths of your portable?

I know ... take a bucket of clean water and suck it up with the hose and no wand.  How long does it take to do a gallon or two.  What does that mean to the customer?

Good catch Mick.  Great recommendation, Ken is Ok.

ALOT of great help here!

Thanks guys, and I see what Ken is Ok is saying now, my fault for the misunderstanding, sorry for being so rude. Thanks for the replies everyone, you've been a great help!

Yeah, Ken is OK, I see what your gett'n at now, I just read it the wrong way,(my fault) but that is a pretty damn good idea.