I did an empty rental the other day using VLM and it looked great, was dry when we left. I didn’t want that place closed up for a week with wet carpet and the air off.
Used HWE in the next house and while it was clean, it wasn’t close to dry. #4 blower and 75ft of hose, 250psi, LG #4, air movers, dry passes… nothing else you could really do to hasten dry times. Didn’t look or smell any different than the
Trinity and microfibers or even a 175 and bonnet would’ve had it.
I can see where a higher class of client would prefer VLM. No stupid hoses, no wet carpet, the guy doing the work isn’t drenched in sweat from doing aerobics for the past 3+ hours, looks as clean as HWE, the cleaner is done in half the time.
At this point every time I use the truck mount on a job that isn’t particularly soiled, I think to myself- WTF am I doing this for?