I have never ever owned a vacuum that doesn't perform at all.  You must empty it with each room you vacuum.  The entire filter must be brushed out with something like a small toothbrush.  So there you are having to stop what you're doing to empty the plastic container with dust & bacteria escaping all over the place and no way to properly clean the filter.  Unfortunately I didn't return it within the  30 days so I'm stuck with this piece of junk.  No more Eurekas for me.  I had a more expensive one prior to this one and also had tons of problems with it for the first 3 yrs. Eureka you're...