The other thing to consider is how much it costs to repair an ETM when it is down for repairs compared to a gas TM. Not sure if the heat exchangers for an ETM are as costly as the heat exchangers are for gas TMs or not or if they are as prone for repairs. ETM will obviously have lower operating costs...

First just want to say that my carpet cleaning experience is limited to using a portable. Have not used a TM or a fresh water tank so can't speak from my experience there. I can speak from what I want to get away from however.

Every job I do has about a 15 min setup time and 15 min...

Will reiterate some of the things locko said and some of my own. I know that when dealing with a corded machine we are limited in terms of power and features and that we can't always get everything that we want.

1. Suction. If a customer is looking at an ETM they are going to want...

I would rather have a fresh water talk. Doing a direct feed is too much like using a portable. For previous TM owners it would be a step backward doing a direct feed and for portable owners it would not be step forward. Direct feed requires additional setup time hooking into the customer's hot tap...

Just to clarify the Lightning is the ETM only version of the Hurricane? Not the 2nd gen ETM you are working on?

I mean in usage per hour.

Just registered and here I am.