I dropped a cheesecake crust in the oven when I was removing it and foolishly vacuumed it up immediately, not thinking about the vacuum the melted butter would create with my insides . Well, needless to say, it was a mess. I was able to disassemble the rest of the vacuum and clean it with a fine toothed comb but no matter what I did I couldn't clean the hose, there were just too many combs with oil/crackers in them. I ordered it from Amazon and installed it with no problems. It's been about 6 months and it still works like a charm. It's like having a new vacuum cleaner! I could take it apart and clean it once a year and replace any parts that I can't get new again. Rather pay 300+ for a new vacuum cleaner!