This vacuum sucks, and I don't mean that in a bad way I mean it has good suction power, better then any of the vacuums that I have ever bought. I vacuumed with an old vacuum and steamed clean my carpets and then used the dyson and it still picked up more then both of them combined. I wouldn't ever go back to anything else. The dyson does the job and it's just wonderful. I've had mine for a little over a year and I haven't had any problems with it.
