I wanted to replace my kirby sweeper because of the weight. So i bought a dyson animal. What a waste of money. I does not have half of the suction, the utensils are hard to use and worst of all, you have to tear it apart and clean out at least 6 areas to make sure there isn't a plug after each use! Mine isn't even paid for and i hate it! When i called dyson to complain they said they would check it out to see if there is a machanical problem and send it back. No thanks. Should have stayed with my kirby.