Sorry Chris, but I disagree with you. The Recoil 3 on it's own, I felt, performed admirably. But when I stopped to consider it was working at the end of 75ft of hose it was superb. I felt the conventional wand, as opposed to the vented one, performed better. I also felt that, at 75 ft, the performance was comparable with a conventional machine at 25ft.
Later, when the booster was attached, the hose length went up to 125ft. I'm not aware of any conventional portable machine on the market that could have compared to this perfromance. In all, I think it was outstanding.
I do have a criticism though. The Recoil 3 is the noisiest machine I've come across. The majority of high end portables in the UK are now noise reduced. I feel that this is an area where efforts should be made for the Recoil. A lot of people noted the lack of a heater. A valid criticism. But easily corrected by the addition of an in-line heater. Trouble is, it's yet another cable to have lying around.
Safe and happy cleaning:)
Ken