I have use this vacuum for over six year . it have work great ! the bag hold several week worth of material , include hair from two large dog that shed . the only two problem that have come up be that the latch that lock the vacuum upright have break -lrb- it still stand up fine -rrb- , and I have to replace the belt about every few month . I have find that the belt `` slip '' a lot , so when the vacuum be on , the beater bar do not spin as fast as it should . a quick fix for this be to put a few rubber band around the beater bar under where the belt wrap around it . that will give it more traction and keep the brush spin .