My son gave this to me for Christmas and I love the suction of it and how easy it is to clean. Recently the unit just quit charging all together. It shuts off after about 10 seconds and even if you put it back on to charge the charging light goes right out and will not work. I used it mostly on bare floors and it has really been a great vacuum and picks up like a charm. I am torn with putting it in the trash because I was so satisfied with it.