Great suction and edge to edge cleaning for normal carpets - useless for stairs.This vacuum cleaner is really effective on carpets, better than my old 2kw one,but is let down but absolutely bad ergonomics.The hose/tool is too short for stairs or reaching cobwebs on the ceiling.The handle has an odd ridged piece at the end which rubs against the wrist in use.The clip for attaching and reattaching the hose after use is very fiddly.Stupid things that otherwise mar what could of been a great vacuum cleaner.