I only have done minimal TM cleaning, and I dont' bash it, I am NOT against it, I realize that anyone who does it and does it well, does a good job.
That being said, it isn't about a OP'r thinking HWE is substandard, the problem is HWE'rs thinking OP is substandard and usually for one of two reasons, one no experience with it, two didn't try to master it. Both if they were about HWErs would drive most here nuts. I do not assume HWE are bad cleaners with a few good ones, nor do I think the bad ones are representative of all HWErs. However that is often the perception of many HWErs people about OP. They are flat out wrong and simply do NOT know what they are talking about.
I hillbilly speak, they talk out their ass with no knowledge.
Now if a OPr talks about HWE like that, man the place comes alive, but they willing except HWE'rs who don't know dink to comment on the capabilities of OP. Double standard? You bet, and that is what I come after every time I see it.
I did a demo in St. Louis with a carpet cleaner from this bbs who didn't think much of OP, we cleaned the home of a guy he bought his business from. That man didn't want anything to do with this little machine coming into his house to clean his carpet. He has his mind made up, but I talked him into letting us show him what we could do, I did two rooms the cleaner did the rest of the house, he posted here what the owner said AFTER he had a clue what we did, he PREFERRED the OP.. That is so often the case, guys ASSume the reasons for OP being good for this or that, but seldom KNOW because they listen to dipsticks with opinions based on NOTHING. That is one of the biggest problems with bbs's, there are too much bs.
If someone has a problem with a job with OP, I will try to help, and usually can, however if someone just makes stupid ASSumptions about why it will or will not do this or that type job, then I get on them.
Your assumption that wet for 3 day hacks are what cause a great OP market are baloney as well, we go against the best they have here and have NEVER had a problem doing at LEAST as good a job.. operator? Method? I don't care what the reason is, I just go about pleasing customers and don't worry about WHY.