After 6 months of use, the power head stopped working. Have to hold the handle at an angle and wiggle it in order for the powerhead to work. Hard to open the canister to empty. We have a long haired cat, to be able to pick up the hair she leaves, you have to hold the power head over the spot where the hair is for a bit of time for it to pick up the hair. Live in a townhouse with a small carpet area, but with having to play around with it all the time to get it to work, it takes along time to vacuum