if you do not have any pet , this vacuum may work better for you . but I have have a terrible time with it , especially clean out the dirt cup . EVERY TIME I use this thing , vacuum up cat hair clog up in the space just above the cup -lrb- all around the teal plastic part in the `` cleanview helix '' area -rrb- , which prevent the fur -lrb- and a good chunk of whatever else you just suck up -rrb- from fall down into the cup . so whenever I take out the cup to clean it , a bunch of dust\/cat litter\/dirt\/other nasty stuff fall all over the place . to make matter worse , some of the fur\/carpet fluff do not fall down on its own , so I have to put my hand up inside and pull it all out manually , which result in a disgusting mess every time I use it . I try clean it out between different room , think maybe I be let the cup get too full , but nope , the hair still get stick . poor design for pet owner . I be go to look for a vacuum with bag to replace this thing -lrb- why be vacuum with bag so hard to find these day ?! -rrb- , because if this be any indication of how the one with so-called `` easy to clean '' dirt cup work , I be out . Addendum : the `` filter '' at the bottom section be also a huge mess to clean . the inner core of the filter be a plastic cylinder that have a bunch of groove inside that collect dust and be hard to wash out . I imagine this part will eventually need replace . the outer layer be a sponge that collect dust -lrb- boy do it ever ! -rrb- , and need to be wash out regularly or the vacuum start to lose suction . Yay , more get you hand dirty with all the crud the vacuum get out of the carpet ! -lrb- ? -rrb- once clean , both part have to dry completely before you put they back together , so you can not use it for about a day , even to vacuum up the dust that inevitably fall back out of the vacuum when you open it up to clean it . tl ; dr : this vacuum suck for pet owner because fur clog it up . the filter be also a mess to clean .