we buy this vacuum after wear out a older Hoover . we have high hope . maybe if we have spend a lot more money we could have get a better vacuum , but we old one cost we less than $ 60 and have great suction power until it finally die . the problem , as state with another reviewer , be the foam filter and the filter inside of it . once they be dirty , which happen rather quickly , you have to wash they out and then you have to wait for they to completely dry before you can vacuum again . if they have any dirt\/dust in they , then you lose a great deal of suction power . the brush seem to work well to remove thing from the carpet surface . but with no suction power , I can feel that the carpet be still dirty . and the brush pick thing up , but do not seem to actually brush the carpet surface . you know the line you get in the nap of the carpet as you vacuum ? even with the lowest setting , I do not see these . you can not get through a vacuum session with this machine without need to wash the filter . I do not need to have one more thing to clean . I do not have the time to wait to get my cleaning do . my husband 's dust allergy be intensify now that this be we vacuum . the dirt canister be easy to empty . I can not reccommend this vacuum to anyone , especially those with child . it just do not do the job . I 'll have to find a different tool .