This vacuum is very simple and straight forward to use. Took about 5 minutes to unbox and hook up all of the parts. The vacuum is surprisingly very lightweight. It was easy to carry up stairs. Even though it was very light, it did a heavy duty job of cleaning carpets. I have a high end robot vacuum that runs a couple of times a week on the carpet. I used this upright vacuum the day after and vacuumed up a lot of pet hair and dust that the robot vacuum didn't get. I would recommend this vacuum as it is very portable and does a great job cleaning.