do not buy this vacuum . I work in a group home and we have this vacuum that we use every day to vacuum the carpet and it be a piece of junk ! the vacuum have no suction what so ever to speak off . it barely pick up piece of paper on the floor , much less dirt from the floor . I be constantly clean the filter because they get clog so easily . the other day , after clean the filter and the helix tool , the vacuum still have no suction and I be look to replace it with something better . Stay away from this vacuum .