I already had the exact same electric vacuum downstairs. We love it so much, we decided to buy a second one for the upstairs. It is great. So easy to use and is purrfect for a house full of pets. We have two "Ian Orphan" cats, an F1 Savanah cats and a Belgian Malinois who herds these cats. Nothing better than having-not one- but two Utimate 800 Complete Home Vacuums to keep this place as clean as possible, easy as can be.