As someone that has been in this business for over 20 years, having 3 techs that clean over 3000 carpets a year, and being a Distributor myself we have had the opportunity to try almost every wand out there. I have a pile of about 10 different wands that we no longer use because they just couldn't hold up to the daily abuse or we didn't like the way they cleaned. Sorry Larry but the Bentley swivel head wand we got from you lasted about 6 months before it was worn out at the swivel (and yes we do regular maintenance). Great idea but just not built for high volume. We had tried the PMF Mach wands, evolutions wands, cheap AW29 wands, Bentley, Greenies wand and many more. You name it and we have most likely tried it.
For a owner operator that does not do a lot of volume most of these wands will do just fine. Each one has their own quirk and I have not found a wand yet that is 100% perfect. With that being said the best wand for us has been the
Prochem Ti wand. The prochem valve last forever, it's lightweight, cleans great, and will last forever. We do not use
glides as in apartments it's not worth having to stop and clean all the crap out of them but the guys love the weight of the wand and how it cleans so for us it is a winner!!