Recoiling over the Recoil

I agree, Mytee has a reputation as an inferior product which cannot hold a candle to the Ninja or Recoil.  It is the unit for the novice entering the cc biz.  A good jumping off unit if you don't have the money to do it right.  Everything they do is always done better by someone else with one exception, that being Rug Doctor.  I give them an E for Effort for at least competing though.  Maybe if they contracted out the manufacturing to a competitor of a somewhat superior standing and changed their name, they might be able to at least tie for first or second place. 

It would be better than seeing Mytee fade away into obscurity.  I have heard good things about their auto detailing units.  And they might make decent backup units for when you need a second unit for furniture cleaning while the carpets are being cleaned by your workhorse.  I keep on around and use it like a wetdry vac at times.  But I would not recommend a Mytee to anyone who wants to stay in this business, staking your company's reputation on one not blowing a pump or vac on the job.  The customer should not need flood protection for what damage a carpet cleaner's equipment can cause when it blows a pump or vac.

But, that is just my opinion.

LOL Duck. You don't actually expect many people here to buy into that load do you? Let me guess; Mr Ed sent you out here to balance the criticism out between the Recoil and Mytee, making it a "wash", even if you had to create some baseless lies.

Ducky, if Mr Ed wanted me to modify his portable to make it a better machine, I would be glad to do it, as long as there was some reward for me at the completion. The first things I would do is to eliminate some of the physical vulnerabilities of the machine, such as the flimsy handle, in favor of something mounted much higher and of stronger design. I would upgrade to 2" internal vac hoses and more modern, efficient and powerful vacuum motors. I would also eliminate the 2 stage booster, instead settting it up to run in series with one of the internal 3 stage vacs. This would eliminate the vulnerable exterior hose and give it some much needed lift. With his own external booster, one could regain the cfm that would be lost by eliminating the internal booster. If this is not a feasible modification, I would run the internal vacs in series and keep the booster as is and add his external booster for more cfm. I would remove the hard wired electrical wires for heavier gauge ones that only come out about 4' from the machine and have twist lock ends, with related 50' electric cords.

Ken, I think the Recoil comes under attack for several reasons. One is because of the bombastic buffoonery that goes on about the machine from Coil cult members. They proclaim that it is God's gift to portable carpet cleaning when this is obviously not true and this instigates a lot of negativity. Another reason that the Coil is the subject of so much negative attention is because of the way that Mr Ed presents himself, lashing out like a rabid animal every time the Recoil is criticized. First, the guy presents himself as a pure phony, pretending he is a nice, country fellow. Once there is some tension in the air, he whips his mane and bucks like a rabid mule, sprinkling out insults like a rice-heaving bride.

How assuming you are, alexander. I have probably been in this business for longer than you have and I do not have an agenda besides bringing reality into light when the BS begins to fly from the Coil Cult. They seem to bellow their nonsense from one forum to another and have become an internet nuisance, with the horsehead leading the way. They have gone so far on the truckmount forum that the owner of Mytee decided to leave and the owner of the forum considers them to be a relentless nuisance. 

You said I was not a part of this industry, did you not? Whatever criticism I have given to Mr Ed, he had it coming after calling me a retard among other names. In fact, if you check the logs, you will see that it was Mr Ed who through the first stones.

You can run 500' of hose but that doesn't mean that it's a good idea. In my opinion, the main advantage of using any portable is in the use of less vacuum hose. If you can get a portable up to 300 cfm (assuming it has good lift as well) or so and only use 50' of hose, it is close to what you get out of a mid sized truckmount that is running some 100' of hose. By leaving a portable in a trailer or a van, you are losing vacuum power. It is also better to have the portable at a lower height for optimum vac power. If it is elevated in a van or trailer, it has to pull the water upward. You really need a 2 man crew with any carpet cleaning setup but especially with a portable. You are losing a lot of vac power if you leave it in a vehicle, regardless of which porty you are using. They do not have the power of a truckmount and you have to take advantage of their mobility in order to even out the playing field, so to speak.