Can't say enough good things about this vacuum cleaner! Worked as soon as I took it out of the box (accidentally because you have to charge it well first). Vacuums everything I want, including extra dog food the mongrels have scattered around. You know it works because of the noise, but it's a vacuum. Animals are used to it. He broke out of his bonds one night and was moving things around the dining room, setting a trap for my husband when he got up very early to go to work and it was dark. But we had a good laugh. His name is Mo, from Waliπ