after a few years of using a lame vacuum we bought a bissell one and it works great. actually it showed us how filthy our carpet was. after a month or so we decided to purchase a carpet cleaner and since we liked the bissell vacuum we looked for a bissell cleaner. we found one about a month later when kohls had it on sale for right around $200.00. since im still waiting for my husband to put a curtain rod up i asked him to 8 years ago i decided ill put the cleaner together so i can use it  sooner than ill be able to hang a curtain.  it was very easy to put together and in doing so it helped me...