07-05-2013, 05:22 PM
I too used to use a porty for residential with the rotovac and it was a nightmare. I still wake up some nights being attacked by hoses and cords, and in my nightmares i could never find the breaker box to reset the tripped breakers. VLM is SO MUCH EASIER! Couple things are very impotant I think, 1. Get a good vacuum ( i bought a crap one and it has cost me on a few jobs) 2. Get a good sprayer 3. Get a good op machine. (I was using the cimex for a while, it did ok, but using the small tuways was not the best. I then landed an account that justified the Orbot - the difference between it and the cimex for residential is night and day.) 4. Get a good stair tool. The hos micro or ccs stepson. 5. Most importantly use great encap chemicals.