I've had this vacuum for 2 years. It worked ok for the first couple times, after that it has been nothing but problems. I hate it more everytime I use it. I have to take apart the hoses and clean them out after every use because they get plugged up with cat hair. I've never had that problem with any other vacuum. It seems to just move stuff around instead of sucking it up and as soon as I turn it off, the stuff I vacuum falls right back out onto the floor.