I have been cleaning houses for 20 plus years. One of my clients bought this vacuum because it was light weight and she has back problems. I was skeptical until I tried it. It worked great on her hard floors, sucking up the pet hair( two long haired dogs). Pet hair can be the worst to pick up and this worked great! We named her "Snow White", because she cleaned everything completely. I came home and ordered one for myself that day. I call mine "Cinderella" because it is magical! My adult daughter asked me about vacuums the other day.. of course I told her about mine. She is ordering hers soon. Thank you, for a vacuum that works and is good on my back!! Every woman should try this one!!