Aztec vs. Durrmaid

[DrSauekraut]

Good morning fellow Autopians . . . hereâ€â„¢s a question or perhaps more so an observation. For those of you like myself who own an Aztec hot mini extractor, have you seen the new Durrmaid extractor at Top of the Line? Is it me or do they resemble one another? Look at the specs . . . are these two one in the same? I suppose what surprises me even more is that all of the things I dislike about my Aztec (build and quality is cheap), have been answered in the Durrmaid. Here . . . see for yourself.



Aztec http://www.aztecproducts.com/Products/extractor/overview.cfm

Durrmaid http://www.topoftheline.com/carpet-extractor-steamer.html



Donâ€â„¢t me get wrong . . . the Aztec does a fantastic job. Though Iâ€â„¢m little peeved that I spent more money on the Aztec several weeks ago and then all of sudden Durrmaid has a spitting image with added quality. As a matter of fact, Top of the Line doesnâ€â„¢t show the Aztec anymore. Seriously . . . for those of you with the Aztec, I think youâ€â„¢d agree with me that the Durrmaid seems much better - clear Lexan, pop-out spray tip tool, debris bag, eye level control panel, etc. Iâ€â„¢m curious to see what everyoneâ€â„¢s reaction is.

 

[joburnet]

I have the aztec as well and I think the durrmaid and the aztec are almost exactly the same thing. It does look like the Durrmaid has a couple extra features but I've heard some bad things about Durrmaid.



http://autopia.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=52679&highlight=Durrmaid



and more importantly this one



http://autopia.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=38505&highlight=Durrmaid



I'd stay away from Durrmaid even though they are about the same machine.

 

[DrSauekraut]

Not trying to start an argument between the two . . . just trying to point out the similarity. Again, the Aztec does a remarkable job. Though I am a bit disappointed with its build quality. From what I can see, the new Durrmaid offers better quality for less than what I paid for with Aztec.



More interestingly, this review http://autopia.org/forums/showthrea...hlight=Durrmaid shows a photo of the old Durrmaid. Look closely . . . itâ€â„¢s identical to the Aztec. Whatâ€â„¢s up with that?

 

[rollman]

Aztec was making the Durrmaid extractor using Durrmaid specs. That's why they looked alike before . I don't know if the same is still true with this new model of Durrmaid . I like the Stainless pickup tool better , its longer . If your not happy or want to change sell your Hotrod and buy the Durrmaid .