I recently bought this vacuum after reading many good reviews. While the suction is great and the cleaning power appears to do a great job, the belt breaks every two to three times we use the vacuum and is hard to find in my local community. When I called the Eureka Customer Service line, they offered nothing but excuses stating it is part of the owner's maintenance and there was no warranty on the life of the belt. Very disappointing as I spend money ordering and paying for new belts and shipping just to use this vacuum. Someone should have warned me! Also hose tends to be cumbersome to work with and falls off it's holder easily. Again, knowing this may have prevented me from buying this vacuum.