We use it to clean our wood floors. I must say that this is the second one we have bought in the last 2 years (same brand and type, first one 12/16, second one 06/18 ). First one died after 15 months,switch on handle stopped working, but decided to give bissell another try and bought another. It mostly cleans well but does leave residue marks even with the vacuum feature even with a new pad. Not many choices out there to clean wood floors with a machine, so we shall see how it goes. If this only lasts a yr or two, it will be the last bissell we will buy. I never called bissell for a free replacement for the first one because it was over a year and I was sure it would be a waste of my time to sit on hold and then be told NO. BTW, the handle switch is not replaceable.