I regret buying this vacuum. My in-laws have a rainbow  based off reviews this is the cheaper alternative. I don’t have carpet only hard floors so I figured a canister would be easier with the flatter head under tight spaces. Don’t get me wrong, it does work well but, it is such a pain. You have to deal with the dumping of the nasty water, where you’re going to dump it, the part that sends everything from the hose to the inside of the canister gets muddy buildup, etc. I know certain things can be solved by dumping  cleaning after each use but, I don’t always have time. Which leads me to my next issue. If you leave the water in there after vacuuming, DO NOT turn it on before dumping it the next time you go to use it. The smell of the stagnant water will fill the whole room  linger. I miss being able to just vacuum  dump the dirt  debris into a trash bag.