I have a small home 910 Sq Ft. with hard floors throughout. I must vacuum the whole house every day because I have 3 cats. I love this vacuum and the swerve part to get around things. I recently had surgery and my 83 year old mother had to take care of things. She loved it and now wants one but I've been having trouble finding one in the stores. It was sold out on Dirt Devil's site. I hope they aren't going to stop making this.