I haven't really had a chance to give it a good workout. I bought it for use at the cottage to save time. (vacuum and steam clean at the same time). I just used it briefly to make sure it worked. Actually I had to call Bissell because I couldn't get the steam to work. The gentleman at the other end helped me get it working. For the little I used it, it seems to be fine. I will give it a good trial this weekend. My only disappointment is that it only works as a hard surface cleaner so I still need another vacuum to do the area rugs etc.