I've had this vacuum for a couple of months now, so I feel like I can write a solid review based on general daily use (housekeeping). I'll update when it breaks or goes out.

I'm happy with this vacuum overall. I work for an eco friendly cleaning service, and I buy most of my own supplies and equipment. I use a canister vac for hardwoods and other non carpeted flooring, but it just doesn't cut it when it comes to rugs and carpets with imbedded pet hair and such. My previous residential hoover with all the newfangled attachments broke within six months of daily use. Enter the Sanitaire!

I wanted to keep my costs down, and this unit fit the bill and has a shake out bag to boot. Putting it together wasn't too difficult. It's definitely not a complicated design. A bit awkward at first, in figuring out how to empty, and in general feel, but you get used to it. The metal bar actually slides off the top of the bag, and the whole bag opens up to be shaken out! Pretty cool, and effective.

My first problem, which was really my fault.. I could easily go a month without emptying it, and I use it about five days a week. The bag is huge. I thought that was pretty dope and tra la la'd on. Before too long, it hit.. The stink. There's no filter that I'm aware of, and since I use it mostly for animal hair and funky rugs, it got raunchy pretty quickly. I'm talking RAUNCHY. The air passes through the bag, so it just blew that hot garbage smell all over client's houses. Easily remedied.. Empty it out fairly often, and it's fine. I throw a few dryer sheets in to combat my laziness, and it's no longer an issue. Just a warning in case you're in my line of work!

Now, for the biggest gripe. The gripe to end all gripes.. the freaking screws that hold the handle together. Only one side can be screwed on with a philips, and the other is smooth. So, nearly impossible to grip to screw in properly, and either way, this baby is powerful. It roars. So, the kind of wibbly wobbly screws tend to just fall out with all of the vibration. This has happened three times.. despite me checking and attempting to tighten them regularly. I always managed to find them, but no less infuriating when you're in the middle of a job and your vacuum handle starts acting like a limp noodle. This was actually an easy fix at the end of the day. I finally went out, spent two bucks on some zip ties and threaded two through each hole. Much sturdier than before. Threw the stupid screws in the trash.

Should you have to zip tie it together? Probably not. That part is just shoddy design, as far as I'm concerned. But I'm still happy I bought it, and feel it was worth the money I spent. My only other complaint is that there's no swivel hook/easy release for the cord, so I have to stand there and unwrap the cord everytime.. which takes all of thirty seconds. But still.. thirty seconds every time I use it that I stand there and wish that it had an easy release for the cord!

But now I'm just being petty.

Been in the janitorial business for a long time. I used quite a few vacuum brands. I like this vacuum for residential homes. It's light unlike the metal ones. Easy to carry up and down the stairs. It is easy to use and I would give it a 5 stars if it would have more power. But again my evaluation is based on my experience with commercial vacuums. For a home use this is perfect.

At first it seemed decent for the money. It start smelling like burning rubber and it was. The belt got cooked due to beating failure on the roller. That happened within the first week I sent it back for a replacement because I wanted this machine work for us. The same thing is happening again, this time after 3 months. Pretty disappointed. 👎ðŸ½ðŸ‘ŽðŸ½ðŸ‘ŽðŸ½ðŸ˜¤ðŸ˜¡

GREAT VACUUM. i have 5 dogs and lots of dog hair and it vacuums it very very well. i have gone through probably 5 or 6 vacuums in 10-15 years and none of them worked nearly as well as this one. they all had those filter "cups" that had to be emptied several times when vacuuming whole house- this shake out bag holds A LOT and no extra expense for new filters or paper bags. i just ordered another one for my airbnb.
only down side is no upholstery vacuum, but i bought a corded small vac for that and am very happy. this vacuum also has a GREAT PRICE compared to the "non-commercial" vacuums out there for sale from hoover, eureka, etc. they are all made of plastic and this vacuum is made of mostly metal.

Purchased vacuum cleaner for our church. It is so lightweight compared to other commercial vacuum cleaners used in the past. It picks up great and you can clean in less time since it is so lightweight. I would purchase this again and probably will. The convenience of not replacing bags is great for the environment and saves money also. The cord is not as long as other commercial vacuum cleaners but you can always use an extension cord to solve this problem (I will not remove a star for this). Only have had this product for a couple of weeks (received 9/27/17) but as of today, it is a keeper. I highly recommend if you want a commercial quality vacuum cleaner that is lightweight.