I have had this machine for 2 months I think. I have 10 cats…. Sooo I clean a lot of messes. I love the smell of the shampoo it came with. The machine is a little heavy, but I find I like it because it makes me feel like it’s sucking more water up. I love how easily everything comes apart so it can be cleaned. The only thing I do not like about this machine is if you go past the fill line it will start to spit out the dirty water through the sides of the machine. It’s pretty gross.